Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for gifting me a digital ARC of the debut novel by Sierra Godfrey - 5 stars!
Fifteen years ago, Natalie made a phone call to the police that shattered her family and sent her two older siblings to jail. She fled to Boston to go to college and has a job researching the history of homes for an architect firm. She's primed for a promotion, has a boyfriend who wants to marry her, and his sister is her best friend. Then she gets a call that her mom has died and their family home is to be jointly inherited by all three siblings, with the caveat that they all have to be together in person to claim it. So she heads out in her car with her cat to drive to Santa Cruz CA to hopefully get it all situated and return home asap. Her sister, Lynn, shows up from NY with her son, Kit, but their brother Jake is nowhere to be found.
I loved this family/sibling drama - it is full of humor, heart, family and forgiveness with a dash of romance on the side. Plus, all of the characters have interesting jobs that you've never thought about and the city of Santa Cruz shines brightly. I really liked Natalie and felt quite protective of her - she lived with crushing grief and estrangement for something she did when she was a teenager. Definitely a book about second chances and living your truth. Can't wait to read more from this author!
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