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A review by analenegrace
Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I do believe Kate Clayborn is becoming one of my favorite authors (although I've only read two of her books). Her books make me feel emotional, but they also make me laugh and kick my feet because of the way I love the characters, and their relationships, and Georgie was no different!
I really enjoy the way Clayborn introduced both Georgie and Levi to us, to show the expectations that the world around them has about them. Georgie was a character I immediately felt drawn to because of the way she loves people and places and her home. When we first met Levi paying for her milkshakes, I had a feeling he would be the love interest, and I was very excited for the grumpy/sunshine dynamic, which we got, but Clayborn also made Levi so compelling and more complicated than just "grumpy."
I enjoyed Georgie's perspective of this book, and her, greatly, but I do think I loved Levi's more. I loved the way he talked and thought about Georgie, especially the way his mind worked through his holdups. Even during the third-act breakup, which I usually hate, I enjoyed seeing both of their personal growth over the short period they were apart and how much it was necessary, even if they hated it! His relationship with his siblings was really well-done, and I liked that we got a resolution, but not a perfect one, making the characters feel more real.
Lastly, I loved how fleshed out the side characters were, especially Annabel and Hank... Yes, I mean the dog... I loved that we got details about Hank that made him feel like a real dog and constantly had me laughing or awwing at him. Annabel was a character whose ending I didn't expect, and I really enjoyed it!
I'm not sure why I'm not giving this book 5 stars but I know that while i loved it, it didn't do the thing to my brain that 5 star books do, so there we go!
I really enjoy the way Clayborn introduced both Georgie and Levi to us, to show the expectations that the world around them has about them. Georgie was a character I immediately felt drawn to because of the way she loves people and places and her home. When we first met Levi paying for her milkshakes, I had a feeling he would be the love interest, and I was very excited for the grumpy/sunshine dynamic, which we got, but Clayborn also made Levi so compelling and more complicated than just "grumpy."
I enjoyed Georgie's perspective of this book, and her, greatly, but I do think I loved Levi's more. I loved the way he talked and thought about Georgie, especially the way his mind worked through his holdups. Even during the third-act breakup, which I usually hate, I enjoyed seeing both of their personal growth over the short period they were apart and how much it was necessary, even if they hated it! His relationship with his siblings was really well-done, and I liked that we got a resolution, but not a perfect one, making the characters feel more real.
Lastly, I loved how fleshed out the side characters were, especially Annabel and Hank... Yes, I mean the dog... I loved that we got details about Hank that made him feel like a real dog and constantly had me laughing or awwing at him. Annabel was a character whose ending I didn't expect, and I really enjoyed it!
I'm not sure why I'm not giving this book 5 stars but I know that while i loved it, it didn't do the thing to my brain that 5 star books do, so there we go!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy