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A review by belellcollins
To Get to the Other Side by Kelly Ohlert
Synopsis:
Trixie isn’t exactly sure what she was thinking when she stopped her car in the middle of downtown Chicago, scooped up a chicken struggling to cross the road, and drove off… but she does know that she has to find a new home for herself and her new feathered friend. The landlord at her apartment doesn’t allow pets and has caught Trixie in one too many pet-smuggling attempts in the past.
Bear likes his quiet life with his close-knit family, who own a flower business, but he’s in for a rude awakening when his meddlesome sisters post an ad to rent the spare room in his simple home, without asking his permission. Still, when Trixie responds to the ad, he agrees to let her move in, despite immediate worries about keeping things platonic.
Determined to keep her new room, befriend Bear, and give her rescue chicken the care she deserves, Trixie fights to keep her walls up and resist her romantic feelings for Bear. However, it’s not long before the pair’s proximity and chicken parenting ignite flames that have Trixie and Bear testing the boundaries of their platonic ground rules. They have to figure out how to save a family business, pay for mounting vet bills, and navigate their own emotional baggage if they want to find the love that they all deserve.
Review:
I really enjoyed Trixie and Bear's stories. They were well rounded and flawed and utterly human while trying to make the best of their lives in the midst of trauma and hurt.
I enjoyed their individual stories and found a lot of the aspects of their relationships funny, heart warming, and adorable. That all being said, Chick-Chick the chicken was one of the best parts of this book and she doesn't talk so that goes to show how diificult I found it listening to Bear and Trxie rehashing their trauma and feelings inside their own heads without every talking to each other, their friends, family, or certified professionals about it.
It was a cute story with some hilarious parts and a wonderful ending, but the middle felt flat for me. There wasn't a lot of richness in their growth together - until the end when everything is resolved.
Trixie isn’t exactly sure what she was thinking when she stopped her car in the middle of downtown Chicago, scooped up a chicken struggling to cross the road, and drove off… but she does know that she has to find a new home for herself and her new feathered friend. The landlord at her apartment doesn’t allow pets and has caught Trixie in one too many pet-smuggling attempts in the past.
Bear likes his quiet life with his close-knit family, who own a flower business, but he’s in for a rude awakening when his meddlesome sisters post an ad to rent the spare room in his simple home, without asking his permission. Still, when Trixie responds to the ad, he agrees to let her move in, despite immediate worries about keeping things platonic.
Determined to keep her new room, befriend Bear, and give her rescue chicken the care she deserves, Trixie fights to keep her walls up and resist her romantic feelings for Bear. However, it’s not long before the pair’s proximity and chicken parenting ignite flames that have Trixie and Bear testing the boundaries of their platonic ground rules. They have to figure out how to save a family business, pay for mounting vet bills, and navigate their own emotional baggage if they want to find the love that they all deserve.
Review:
I really enjoyed Trixie and Bear's stories. They were well rounded and flawed and utterly human while trying to make the best of their lives in the midst of trauma and hurt.
I enjoyed their individual stories and found a lot of the aspects of their relationships funny, heart warming, and adorable. That all being said, Chick-Chick the chicken was one of the best parts of this book and she doesn't talk so that goes to show how diificult I found it listening to Bear and Trxie rehashing their trauma and feelings inside their own heads without every talking to each other, their friends, family, or certified professionals about it.
It was a cute story with some hilarious parts and a wonderful ending, but the middle felt flat for me. There wasn't a lot of richness in their growth together - until the end when everything is resolved.