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salreads's review against another edition
3.0
With thanks to Netgalley and HQ stories at Harper Collin for a digital copy of this book. I greatly enjoyed this novel, settling into the read right from the start. The narrative switches between the present and the past building up a story of the friendship between Emma and Yvonne which started at university. Emma and Yvonne both fall in love with the same man, Lewis. After Lewis breaks up with her, Emma finds out that she is carrying his baby and goes on to have a son, Kiama. Unbeknown to Emma, Yvonne and Lewis are in a relationship which neither feels able to tell her about. As the events in the past are interchanged with events in the present, a grown up Kiama asks Yvonne to accompany him on a trip to Kenya in order to process the events of his childhood. There is a lot to like in this book – the characters are well-drawn, the chemistry between Lewis and Yvonne is strongly evoked, and the trip to Kenya is powerfully observed. The tension builds between Kiama and Yvonne as the trip awakens memories and secrets from the past. Emma and Yvonne’s friendship is at the heart of the book and in particular an exploration of how their relationships with the same man impact on life choices and the integrity of their friendship. How you view the life choices and the reaction of other characters to these choices will affect the reader’s enjoyment of the novel. The central dilemma is very thought provoking.
rumaho76's review
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
A complicated relationship set up combined with trauma is the setting of this book. It was ok but could have been much better.
novellenovels's review
emotional
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? It's complicated
5.0
alipickle's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
miamia1's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This was an ok contemporary novel about love and friendship and tracing your roots to a point
abigailwantstoread_01's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mrsmilkybarkid's review
emotional
sad
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? No
4.0
rjmc's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
laj_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Homecoming alternates between two timelines and is told from the perspectives of a couple of different characters which I love I think it really enables you to get to know the characters better. It’s definitely and emotional journey and the writer is such an amazing storyteller, the characters just feel so real and the relationships are all so interesting and complicated. Will be looking to read Nightingale Point at some stage.Thank you so much @hqstories for having me in the tour and for my #gifted copy.