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A review by yannalovesbooks
Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn
5.0
Oh my god I don’t even know where to begin on this review and to be honest I think I’m gonna finish it in the morning!!
However for starters I am ABSOLUTELY UNAPOLOGETICALLY IN LOVE WITH LEVI AND GEORGIE! They are such amazingly written characters.
Hearing about Georgie’s struggle with whether or not she is a “mess” or just always ducking up in my life is so relatable it makes my heart ache with understanding. To not have your life together or know what you want is something so many people struggle with that I felt like I truly *seen* her and in a sense met this person in my own life. However it also made me think about all the friends I know who live in the present and how I really should appreciate them and TELL them how much I appreciate what them. To have those people and those connections who pick you up when you’re down even if they may be going through their own stuff is something so rare and so beautiful.
As for Levi, wow wow wow I don’t know what to say!! His past and the way his family dynamic was really resonated with me (almost more than I’d like LOL)! On the surface he was nearly the opposite of what Georgie was, but then when you look closer, you realize that he’s just as lost (if not more) because as the book states, he never had a soft place to land. He has been forced to grow up and learn into this idea of who he was mainly because he resented the person his father wanted him to be and for that, just wow. Watching his character growth throughout the book was beautiful and so so amazing. Being able to watch him become vulnerable and deal with the struggles of his past and make mistakes, yet get back up made me love his character to my CORE!
Now aside from Georgie and Levi, I absolutely LOVED the town and their families. I loved hearing about Paul and Shyla because they are just so fucking hilarious!! They remind me of people I know in my life and so I just could not stop laughing (especially the end scene with Evan LMAO). Hearing about Annabel’s worried and vulnerability during her labor scene made me understand her and feel her even more. I see myself as Annabel as well as Levi and so to hear Georgie tell her that it’s okay if life isn’t going as planned and that all of us are messes, it felt safe and comforting. Harry and Annabel cracked me up and their relationship also made me swoon (along with Levi and Georgie ofc!)
Although the Fanning siblings are hardly mentioned (as far as saying their own dialogue), I must say that after the intimate moment Evan had with Levi and Liv had with Georgie I liked them a lot more. And for me it felt even more personal since here we are seeing a broken family slowly wanting to mend what has happened in the past and realizing that it wasn’t all their fault because *they were just kids*!
Overall, I loved this book so much and it was EASILY a five star read! I would read again for sure and can’t wait to annotate my physical copy once I buy it
However for starters I am ABSOLUTELY UNAPOLOGETICALLY IN LOVE WITH LEVI AND GEORGIE! They are such amazingly written characters.
Hearing about Georgie’s struggle with whether or not she is a “mess” or just always ducking up in my life is so relatable it makes my heart ache with understanding. To not have your life together or know what you want is something so many people struggle with that I felt like I truly *seen* her and in a sense met this person in my own life. However it also made me think about all the friends I know who live in the present and how I really should appreciate them and TELL them how much I appreciate what them. To have those people and those connections who pick you up when you’re down even if they may be going through their own stuff is something so rare and so beautiful.
As for Levi, wow wow wow I don’t know what to say!! His past and the way his family dynamic was really resonated with me (almost more than I’d like LOL)! On the surface he was nearly the opposite of what Georgie was, but then when you look closer, you realize that he’s just as lost (if not more) because as the book states, he never had a soft place to land. He has been forced to grow up and learn into this idea of who he was mainly because he resented the person his father wanted him to be and for that, just wow. Watching his character growth throughout the book was beautiful and so so amazing. Being able to watch him become vulnerable and deal with the struggles of his past and make mistakes, yet get back up made me love his character to my CORE!
Now aside from Georgie and Levi, I absolutely LOVED the town and their families. I loved hearing about Paul and Shyla because they are just so fucking hilarious!! They remind me of people I know in my life and so I just could not stop laughing (especially the end scene with Evan LMAO). Hearing about Annabel’s worried and vulnerability during her labor scene made me understand her and feel her even more. I see myself as Annabel as well as Levi and so to hear Georgie tell her that it’s okay if life isn’t going as planned and that all of us are messes, it felt safe and comforting. Harry and Annabel cracked me up and their relationship also made me swoon (along with Levi and Georgie ofc!)
Although the Fanning siblings are hardly mentioned (as far as saying their own dialogue), I must say that after the intimate moment Evan had with Levi and Liv had with Georgie I liked them a lot more. And for me it felt even more personal since here we are seeing a broken family slowly wanting to mend what has happened in the past and realizing that it wasn’t all their fault because *they were just kids*!
Overall, I loved this book so much and it was EASILY a five star read! I would read again for sure and can’t wait to annotate my physical copy once I buy it