190 reviews for:

Far and Away

Amy Poeppel

4.18 AVERAGE

thenightowlnook's review against another edition

4.0

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Thank you @atriabooks #Atriapartner for my free copy 💖.

✨What it is about:

Two women swap homes, Texas for Berlin, to escape their messy lives, but neither expects the chaos that follows. Between family drama, culture shock, buried secrets, and unexpected twists, Lucy and Greta’s lives get turned upside down.✨

💭My thoughts:

This was a funny one! Two women looking to escape their chaos swap houses, and of course, what could possibly go wrong? This was a heartfelt story about second chances, starting over, and finding yourself in the most unlikely places. The supporting characters added a lot of depth without taking over the whole storyline, which I really appreciated. It was fun seeing each family adjust to a new place and culture, too.

The story did a nice job showing how sometimes you have to completely step out of your life to really see what’s worth holding onto. Super engaging and entertaining, full of quirky characters you’ll easily love, this is one I definitely recommend throwing in your beach bag this summer!

4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read if you like:

🏡The Holiday movie vibes

🏡Family drama

🏡Character driven stories

🏡House swap

🏡Cultural contrast

⚠️CW: Academic scandal, social fallout, social harassment, estranged family relationships, culture shock. 

baileydouglass's review against another edition

4.25

hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Sweet and light. Perfect summer book.

nbenham's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

maybebetweenpages's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jenkilpat's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tjnewson's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

rondamjones's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

bookinthebath's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

wistyallgood's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lcross1's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Loved it. Tons of characters but found it easy to keep them straight. The epilogue was almost too perfect a HEA, but I appreciated it.