Many thanks to NetGalley and the Knopf Publishing Group for gifting me a digital ARC of this wonderful book by Caroline O'Donoghue - 4.5 stars rounded up!
It's during the financial crisis in Ireland, and Rachel is working at a bookstore and going to university. James is Rachel's coworker at the bookstore and they become the best of friends, finally deciding to become roommates. Rachel becomes enamored of Dr. Fred Byrne, and James helps her set up an event at the bookstore to promote his new book. But instead of on Rachel, Fred has eyes on someone else.
This is a wonderful coming-of-age story and you can feel the angst through the pages yet it's filled with light and a lot of laughter. It all felt so real as Rachel looks back into this time period from the present. Besides the core group of characters, there is a host of others orbiting Rachel and James and I just loved how everything ended up. There are a host of topics to delve into here but it's all about the relationships! Great read!
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