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Girl Abroad
by Elle Kennedy
3.5 ⭐️
Girl Abroad follows 19-year-old Abbey who moves to London for a study abroad experience. Having been sheltered for most of her life, Abbey is looking to discover herself and find freedom. In her quest, she ends up in a love triangle with her Aussie rugby-player roommate and a moody bassist with a girlfriend. At the same time, her research for a uni project results in her uncovering love triangle- related secrets about a high nobility family.
Overall, the book was an easy read. It was not my favourite Elle Kennedy book but it was cute. I enjoyed the parallels between Abbey’s own story and that of the people she was researching for her uni project. The love triangle aspect was interesting to read and the spice was giving what it needed to give when we finally got to it. I also related to Abbey’s quest for independence and enjoyed seeing the dynamic between her and her father as it hit close to home.
That being said, I really struggled to get into the book at the beginning as I found the British characters to be a bit two-dimensional and not realistic. As someone who lives in London, I found myself cringing at some of the things the British characters said because it’s not how they actually speak in real life.
Thank you to NetGalley and Little Brown Book Group for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Girl Abroad follows 19-year-old Abbey who moves to London for a study abroad experience. Having been sheltered for most of her life, Abbey is looking to discover herself and find freedom. In her quest, she ends up in a love triangle with her Aussie rugby-player roommate and a moody bassist with a girlfriend. At the same time, her research for a uni project results in her uncovering love triangle- related secrets about a high nobility family.
Overall, the book was an easy read. It was not my favourite Elle Kennedy book but it was cute. I enjoyed the parallels between Abbey’s own story and that of the people she was researching for her uni project. The love triangle aspect was interesting to read and the spice was giving what it needed to give when we finally got to it. I also related to Abbey’s quest for independence and enjoyed seeing the dynamic between her and her father as it hit close to home.
That being said, I really struggled to get into the book at the beginning as I found the British characters to be a bit two-dimensional and not realistic. As someone who lives in London, I found myself cringing at some of the things the British characters said because it’s not how they actually speak in real life.
Thank you to NetGalley and Little Brown Book Group for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.