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A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey
4.0

A sweet little summer romantic read! The author does a great job at lighting up a difficult subject of regret and death. The main character Natalie is funny and relatable along with her cat pengiun who lends a little light hearted humor to the overall darkness of the book.

I do think that the ending tied out a little too nicely into a bow for me. Everyone forgave everyone and life just worked out. A happy ending with such an awful start. I wish that maybe the visit with Buck was longer or perhaps the reuniting with Jake was more in depth but it also didn't need to be for me to enjoy the story.

The relationship between Natalie and the other marine biologist was a long cat and mouse game. Very little spice until the end and even then it was PG and sweet.

Definitely felt like more of a summer read to me. Had a little romance mixed with some family drama.

Trigger warnings of domestic violence and drug abuse