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A review by beate251
Goodbye Again by Caitlin Moss
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Thank you to NetGalley and Caitlin Moss for this ARC.
Julia and JP meet on a plane and realise they are headed for the same gender reveal party. They feel drawn to each other and attempt some sort of relationship but it never quite works out because there is always something in their way, like a moral dilemma or an overseas job. It takes them years of dancing around each other to realise they have to be together. Yes, there are BIG FEELINGS but there are also other people. Cue Audrey, an old flame, and Donavan, a new one. And a prediction from a fortune-teller's that is repeated ad nauseam. Seriously, the "right person wrong time" trope gets a very big workout.
Julia is a child therapist who has a nice sister but a horrible mother. She comes a lot to her dead Gramma for life advice which I found slightly weird.
JP is a kindergarten teacher with a cliched Italian family of 11 million people who are all warm-hearted and love Julia instantly the one time they meet her.
The story is entertaining enough but the way the characters often talk to each other doesn't feel natural. Some scenes feel beyond awkward, plus, Julia's mother seems a caricature. Surely no one is that openly hostile towards their child? And she just takes it!
There is more spice in this story than is my personal preference but I simply skipped a few pages. If you love this sort of stuff, and big speeches about feelings, this is the book for you.
Julia and JP meet on a plane and realise they are headed for the same gender reveal party. They feel drawn to each other and attempt some sort of relationship but it never quite works out because there is always something in their way, like a moral dilemma or an overseas job. It takes them years of dancing around each other to realise they have to be together. Yes, there are BIG FEELINGS but there are also other people. Cue Audrey, an old flame, and Donavan, a new one. And a prediction from a fortune-teller's that is repeated ad nauseam. Seriously, the "right person wrong time" trope gets a very big workout.
Julia is a child therapist who has a nice sister but a horrible mother. She comes a lot to her dead Gramma for life advice which I found slightly weird.
JP is a kindergarten teacher with a cliched Italian family of 11 million people who are all warm-hearted and love Julia instantly the one time they meet her.
The story is entertaining enough but the way the characters often talk to each other doesn't feel natural. Some scenes feel beyond awkward, plus, Julia's mother seems a caricature. Surely no one is that openly hostile towards their child? And she just takes it!
There is more spice in this story than is my personal preference but I simply skipped a few pages. If you love this sort of stuff, and big speeches about feelings, this is the book for you.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy