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A review by taryn_a
Just Like Home by Courtney Walsh
5.0
I love the way Courtney Walsh novels make me feel. All the characters have a depth and vivacity and life to them that draws you in and as an author, she weaves the story around you as you feel their pain, frustrations, hope, sadness, anger, and love.
Just Like Home follows a prima ballerina who has been trying to earn everything her entire life--and with that come the erroneous believe that she must earn love, approval, acceptance, and a home as well. On the other side of the spectrum, we have a stern football coach who has just gone through a nasty divorce and the death of his sister and is reticent to let anyone in.
With the depth of characters, we also get so many great additional characters with their own smaller journeys alongside the arcs of the major characters. They may be "minor" characters, but there's nothing minor about the way they've been crafted and put into the story and I loved them all as well. (I have only read one other Harbor Pointe novel, so some of them may have more backstory than I know, but it didn't hinder my reading and enjoyment.)
Just Like Home follows a prima ballerina who has been trying to earn everything her entire life--and with that come the erroneous believe that she must earn love, approval, acceptance, and a home as well. On the other side of the spectrum, we have a stern football coach who has just gone through a nasty divorce and the death of his sister and is reticent to let anyone in.
With the depth of characters, we also get so many great additional characters with their own smaller journeys alongside the arcs of the major characters. They may be "minor" characters, but there's nothing minor about the way they've been crafted and put into the story and I loved them all as well. (I have only read one other Harbor Pointe novel, so some of them may have more backstory than I know, but it didn't hinder my reading and enjoyment.)