Reviews - Christa Comes Out of Her Shell

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Christa Comes Out of Her Shell

Abbi Waxman

3.65 AVERAGE

transportedlfl's review against another edition

4.5

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: Yes

Thank you to Berkley for the advanced reader copy. These opinions are my own.

Christa Liddle is the daughter of a famous nature TV show host. He went down with his plane when she was just an infant, but 25 years later, he is back and alive. This is a rather outlandish plot, yet somehow I was sucked into believing.

I loved the writing style throughout. It included footnotes and other asides aimed directly at the reader. And they were absolutely hilarious. Throughout, Christa was incredible self-aware. It had such a great and fascinating tone.

I love Abbi Waxman's writing, and this is another great book from her.

CW: cancer, parental abandonment, infidelity, sexual assault

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jjha's review against another edition

3.0

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

felska's review

medium-paced

jtray's review

3.75

emotional funny medium-paced

michaela_arguin's review

3.0

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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: Yes

gabriellasgoodreads's review

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

Interesting concept but too many characters and a lot of talk of therapy/trauma.

abercrombie1986's review

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

This one was such a sleeper for me. I had never read anything by the author and took a chance on it. So glad I did. What a quirky book full of quirky characters that have some weightier issues to deal with.

I love that Christa was a strong willed woman doing what she loved. As if it isn’t enough that’s she’s had to deal with her father dying in a plane crash when she was a child, she is now having her life disrupted as he is found to be alive and well.

While this is listed as a romance and published by Berkley Romance, I love that this one explores more meatier issues of coming of age, dysfunctional families and being yourself. The romance almost takes a backseat to all this and the friendship that first developed between Christa and Nate. And the witty and charming banter between these two. Kept me wanting more.

Since the media takes such an interest in Christa’s family and their reaction to their father’s return, there are all types of media between the chapters covering the story. I really enjoyed this break to the story and while it could have been a real hindrance to flow, I liked the added value. And this is purely a me thing, but I love chapter headings. There was a type of vegetation or wildlife as the chapter heading along with a sketch of it. Fits totally in the quirky vibe.

I love Abbi’s writing style and found it easy to read. I will definitely be looking up her other novels.

Jesse Vilinsky and Jonathan Todd Ross narrate Christa and Nate and made the story leap off the page. I loved listening to them bring it to life and thought their narration added to my enjoyment.