A review by theawkwardbookw
Goodbye from Nowhere by Sara Zarr
2.0
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*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review*
When Kyle Baker discovers that his mother is having an affair, and that his father already knows about it, his whole world begins to fall apart. It becomes worse when his parents ask him to keep the affair to himself when they go to their next family gathering at his grandparent's farm. He begins to pull away from his girlfriend, and baseball team. The only person he feels he can talk to is his cousin, Emily.
I was not a fan of this book... Although nothing ever happened per say, it gave me weird incest vibes between Kyle and his cousin Emily that I could not get behind. The other family dynamics and relationships were intriguing, and I liked reading about those. Kyle really bothered me though, and I wish he had just communicated with Nadia and his baseball coach instead of shutting down completely. I do understand his thoughts and feelings, but it just drove me crazy watching him destroy his life and relationships because of what his parents were doing...
Overall, the book just wasn't for me.
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review*
When Kyle Baker discovers that his mother is having an affair, and that his father already knows about it, his whole world begins to fall apart. It becomes worse when his parents ask him to keep the affair to himself when they go to their next family gathering at his grandparent's farm. He begins to pull away from his girlfriend, and baseball team. The only person he feels he can talk to is his cousin, Emily.
I was not a fan of this book... Although nothing ever happened per say, it gave me weird incest vibes between Kyle and his cousin Emily that I could not get behind. The other family dynamics and relationships were intriguing, and I liked reading about those. Kyle really bothered me though, and I wish he had just communicated with Nadia and his baseball coach instead of shutting down completely. I do understand his thoughts and feelings, but it just drove me crazy watching him destroy his life and relationships because of what his parents were doing...
Overall, the book just wasn't for me.