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A review by ang0521
The Way Life Should Be by Christina Baker Kline
3.0
3.5
The Way Life Should Be follows Angela through a job loss, trying to find new love, and trying to find herself in a new place. I definitely did not love the beginning of the book and I thought it was a little slow. There are also some moments where I really did not care for Angela or the writing. A couple of times the way someone’s body was described (looking at you “his mammal self”) really threw me off and took me out for a hot minute.
Once Angela started to settle more into her new home and make connections, I was pretty hooked. I love the found family trope, and I think the author did a great job of highlighting that people may come from all walks of life, but they can still make meaningful connections. I especially enjoyed Angela and Flynn’s friendship and banter. I also enjoyed learning more about the other characters.
The book did not start out that strong for me. Some of the writing really fell flat and was not redeemable for a four star rating in my opinion. However, I did end up really liking the story and caring for some of the characters. The ending felt very hopeful and overall this was a good read.
The Way Life Should Be follows Angela through a job loss, trying to find new love, and trying to find herself in a new place. I definitely did not love the beginning of the book and I thought it was a little slow. There are also some moments where I really did not care for Angela or the writing. A couple of times the way someone’s body was described (looking at you “his mammal self”) really threw me off and took me out for a hot minute.
Once Angela started to settle more into her new home and make connections, I was pretty hooked. I love the found family trope, and I think the author did a great job of highlighting that people may come from all walks of life, but they can still make meaningful connections. I especially enjoyed Angela and Flynn’s friendship and banter. I also enjoyed learning more about the other characters.
The book did not start out that strong for me. Some of the writing really fell flat and was not redeemable for a four star rating in my opinion. However, I did end up really liking the story and caring for some of the characters. The ending felt very hopeful and overall this was a good read.