I loved this book and I loved the well written, realistic and relatable characters.
It’s a heartwarming and uplifting story that can make you laugh but it also features poignant moments that moved me.
Ally is a mess at the beginning of the story: she’s homeless, jobless and just ended her first important love story. She has to find a purpose and to rebuild herself a how to be happy being single.
I loved her character arc: at the beginning of the story she’s a mess but we read about her new experiences, finding or renewing friendships and discovering a purpose and what she wants. It’s a trial and error process that will cause troubles but it’s also a realistic description of how growing up.
I liked Jeremy, a troubled and suffering friend, Ally’s father and Malcom the cat, a very realistic description of cat behavior. I think that author did an excellent job developing her characters and I liked how realistic they are.
The plot is tightly knitted and flows, this is a page turner that I couldn’t put it down.
It’s a rom-com but it’s a also a sort of Bildungsroman, a clever and witty description of the process of growing up and becoming an adult.
I found this story compelling and highly entertaining, an excellent debut.
I look forward to reading other books by this author, this one is strongly recommended.
Many thanks to Quercus and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine