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A review by shelfishchar
Kilt Trip by Alexandra Kiley
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
HOLY. MOTHER. OF. SCOTS. (see what i did there?)
this book took me through so many emotions and i handled each one with a good, deep and therapeutic cry. the way alexandra kiley handles grief in this book is such a triumph. i particularly love the fact that kiley explores loss in more than one way: actual grief of addie losing her mom which results in losing her dad to his own grief. it's a different, less manageable form of pain to grieve someone who is still living, and kiley describes it so gently and so well.
and the way she writes the love interest, logan, in an assist way where he allows addie to move around in her pain and grief and doesn't try to fix it or her is so, so refreshing. i love when the main character is given something and isn't forced to grow out of it or change how she's feeling because of love. while love is vast and important, it doesn't fix everything. this aspect of their dynamic was so, so important to me.
this book means so much to me, and is similar to my favorite read last year, you, with a view by jessica joyce. rivals at work trying to peel back layers of each other and falling in love with all the messes they find. maneuvering through life with the heaviness that grief rests on your heart. trying to find pieces of loved ones in places you want to call home.
and, y'all the EPILOGUE. UGH. it's so, so insane. you're all going to love this one so much.
thank you alexandra kiley and netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review. i cannot wait for this to be out in world and i hope it settles in your heart the way it did in mine. <3
this book took me through so many emotions and i handled each one with a good, deep and therapeutic cry. the way alexandra kiley handles grief in this book is such a triumph. i particularly love the fact that kiley explores loss in more than one way: actual grief of addie losing her mom which results in losing her dad to his own grief. it's a different, less manageable form of pain to grieve someone who is still living, and kiley describes it so gently and so well.
and the way she writes the love interest, logan, in an assist way where he allows addie to move around in her pain and grief and doesn't try to fix it or her is so, so refreshing. i love when the main character is given something and isn't forced to grow out of it or change how she's feeling because of love. while love is vast and important, it doesn't fix everything. this aspect of their dynamic was so, so important to me.
this book means so much to me, and is similar to my favorite read last year, you, with a view by jessica joyce. rivals at work trying to peel back layers of each other and falling in love with all the messes they find. maneuvering through life with the heaviness that grief rests on your heart. trying to find pieces of loved ones in places you want to call home.
and, y'all the EPILOGUE. UGH. it's so, so insane. you're all going to love this one so much.
thank you alexandra kiley and netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review. i cannot wait for this to be out in world and i hope it settles in your heart the way it did in mine. <3
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent