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A review by clskvarce
We Came Here to Forget by Andrea Dunlop
4.0
I have to admit, this one took me by surprise. I wouldn't have even picked it up had it not been one of MomAdvice's book club selections for 2020. It languished on my TBR stack for months. But when I finally opened it up, I was engrossed from the first page.
First of all, the writing is flawless. The language immediately draws you into the story, and the author gives you just enough to keep you reading. The actual plot summary doesn't do the novel justice, and is most likely why I wasn't excited about the book. But without giving away any spoilers, the novel is about Katie Cleary, an Olympic bound downhill skier whose entire life is turned upside down when something happens with her sister. Her life in shambles, her career ruined, her relationship done for, Katie finds herself at an airport, bound for Buenos Aires. The story then alternates between the present time in Buenos Aires and the past, where the reader finds out, little by little, what happened.
I caught on pretty quickly about what was happening with her sister, but I was still glued to the story as Katie made new friends, learned to live with herself again, and rekindle a piece of her past. The ending was somewhat of a let down for me, just because the rest of the book had been so strong. But this was a solid 4 star book and I recommend it whole-heartedly.
First of all, the writing is flawless. The language immediately draws you into the story, and the author gives you just enough to keep you reading. The actual plot summary doesn't do the novel justice, and is most likely why I wasn't excited about the book. But without giving away any spoilers, the novel is about Katie Cleary, an Olympic bound downhill skier whose entire life is turned upside down when something happens with her sister. Her life in shambles, her career ruined, her relationship done for, Katie finds herself at an airport, bound for Buenos Aires. The story then alternates between the present time in Buenos Aires and the past, where the reader finds out, little by little, what happened.
I caught on pretty quickly about what was happening with her sister, but I was still glued to the story as Katie made new friends, learned to live with herself again, and rekindle a piece of her past. The ending was somewhat of a let down for me, just because the rest of the book had been so strong. But this was a solid 4 star book and I recommend it whole-heartedly.