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Not The Trip We Planned by Carol G. kerr, Linda N. Edelstein
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
3.0
What's meant to be a getaway amongst two friends catching up ends up diverted to a long left behind city and uncovered secrets.
I really enjoyed this story which follows Maddy and Chickie who each have opposite personalities learning to uncover another layer of themselves and love who they are. This book had a lot of themes that YA books have, but centers around two women who are around 70, proving that life doesn't need to slow down with age.
While each character has their own strengths, weaknesses, and quirks, i found it difficult to differentiate for about the first 1/3 which character was talking and who we were following. The dialogue for each character was incredibly similar, so until each begins to address their own conflicts, I struggled.
The story wraps up nicely and leaves just enough open ended to infer what the next chapter leaves, while wrapping every bit of the story up with a nice little bow.
Thank you, Netgalley and Köehler Books for this book. This review has been left voluntarily.
I really enjoyed this story which follows Maddy and Chickie who each have opposite personalities learning to uncover another layer of themselves and love who they are. This book had a lot of themes that YA books have, but centers around two women who are around 70, proving that life doesn't need to slow down with age.
While each character has their own strengths, weaknesses, and quirks, i found it difficult to differentiate for about the first 1/3 which character was talking and who we were following. The dialogue for each character was incredibly similar, so until each begins to address their own conflicts, I struggled.
The story wraps up nicely and leaves just enough open ended to infer what the next chapter leaves, while wrapping every bit of the story up with a nice little bow.
Thank you, Netgalley and Köehler Books for this book. This review has been left voluntarily.