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The Corey Effect by Casey Dembowski

4.0

Ten years ago Andi Scott was determined to leave her past behind which includes her high school sweetheart Corey. After the death of her estranged father Ryan. Andi returns to her home to attend the funeral, she’s overwhelmed with past memories. She’s soon shocked to discover that Corey is still in her hometown and to make matters even harder he is the cofounder of a local business with her father before he passed. We soon learn of Andis past with her father, who was an alcoholic and what led to her building walls around her heart and difficulty trusting people. Throughout her stay and as she begins to spend more time with Corey she learns more about her father and the changes he made. It’s hard for Andi to understand her father changing because Corey witnessed Andi and what she went through in the past with her father. We watch Andi as she faces her past and other family members and deciding if she can move forward and maybe get a second chance with Corey. This book was so much deeper than I expected and it wasn’t always a light hearted read, I do want to add a trigger warning of emotional abuse and alcoholism.