A review by skyhazzard
Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was fun and it was interesting how it was told in a dual timeline perspective. You got to see how Natalya’s summer would have went had she stayed in New York with her dad and how it would have went had she went to live with her mother in California for the summer.

I do feel like both storylines for the most part traveled the same path with her working on the relationship with her mother, her getting a little more adventurous and doing things out of her comfort zone, and her heading in the path of thinking about graphic design but they each developed their own romantic relationship separate. I kept going back and forth wether I was feeling NY or Cali more and honestly I liked both her adventures and don’t know which I lean toward. At the end of the book you do get to choose which ending you want for her; whether she ends up with Ellie or Adam, I was listening to the audiobook so I got to hear both.

Our main character Natalya is a bisexual girlie and her friend groups in both places feature many LGBTQ+ characters. She’s also Jewish so we did get to explore some aspects of her Jewish life with both parents, they each do things differently. There was quite a few different background, I believe her best friend was Puerto Rican and one of her love interests had grown up in some type of religious cult.

This is my second read by this author and I’ve really enjoyed the works I’ve read so far.

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