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We Came Here to Forget
by Andrea Dunlop
Katie Cleary has a dark past. A past so tumultuous that she left her snowy mountainside home to travel to Buenos Aires to reinvent herself as Liz Sullivan. Told between then and now, Katie's past was filled with intense ski training and an intense romance with one of her best friend's Luke. Having left home to live with Luke and her friend Blair, in order to train, Katie's relationship with her sister Penny became strained. Time and time again, Penny winds up in the hospital with various illnesses until she is diagnosed with Mauchesen syndrome.
In Buenos Aires years later, Liz becomes entangled in a messy affair with her dance instructor, Gianluca Fortunado. Oftentimes thoughtless and headstrong, Gianluca treats Liz rather poorly while Liz fumbles through her life amongst other ex-pats.
There is to some extent, a lot, while also very little that happens in this book. The teenage romance and Mauchesen are very conflicting plotlines but both somehow feel natural and relatable. I tend to roll my eyes at the classic, friend romance swap but can appreciate a little cheesiness from time to time.
Spoiler
Ultimately, Katie fled her home after Penny killed her daughter in a case of Mauchesen by proxy. Through the trial and not guilty verdict, Penny becomes infamous across the United States.In Buenos Aires years later, Liz becomes entangled in a messy affair with her dance instructor, Gianluca Fortunado. Oftentimes thoughtless and headstrong, Gianluca treats Liz rather poorly while Liz fumbles through her life amongst other ex-pats.
Spoiler
After some carelessness, Liz gets pregnant with Gianluca's baby and one day, her old friend Blair, shows up in Buenos Aires. Then, Blair confesses his love for Liz, which apparently has tormented him ever since Katie dated Luke. While Liz goes through with the pregnancy, she returns Blair's love and the two get together.There is to some extent, a lot, while also very little that happens in this book. The teenage romance and Mauchesen are very conflicting plotlines but both somehow feel natural and relatable. I tend to roll my eyes at the classic, friend romance swap but can appreciate a little cheesiness from time to time.