A review by rabbitholereader
Finding Felix by Jo Platt

4.0

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Dorothy's beloved grandmother, Nanny Flo, has a severe case of pneumonia, and the doctors aren't hopeful that she will make it through. Nanny Flo's one fear is that Dorothy will be alone and as she tells Dorothy this, Dorothy did the only intrinsically thing she knew: she lied. After concocting a tale that an old beloved friend, Felix, had come back into her life after fifteen years and they were dating; Nanny Flo was overjoyed. And she was even more overjoyed when she made a full recovery, albeit a tad fragile; however, the pressure is on when Dorothy's sister Rebecca's wedding is coming up and their parents and Nanny Flo are absolutely delighted to be meeting Dorothy's beau, Felix. Now Dorothy is in a rush to find her old friend, but once found, Felix doesn't seem too overjoyed to see her.

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Dorothy is such a likeable character, she's hare brained, funny, and endearing. She is nicely three dimensional, she defies equanimity in a quickly witted, captivating way. Her and Felix's relationship weaves undeniably good humour throughout the story, making the narrative immersive and enjoyable.

Felix initially is an enigma. For that reason only is why I read the book so quickly. The author depicts him as a dichotomy; past Felix, kind, caring, supportive, and present Felix, businesslike, dismissive, stoic. The mystery surrounding his inexplicable change is engaging and credible.

The novel concluded really nicely. All questions of any manner were answered, and the ending for me, was a satisfying one.

Thank you to Net Galley and Canelo for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.