Homecoming by Celeste CastroMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Finished on March 22, 2021
Favorite Scene/Quote: "Only hope lived in Dusty's heart now. Hope for a positive future with the woman that had come into her life, turned it upside down, shown her how to move on and live in the moment."
3.75/5 rounded up
I thought this book was a nice read. Not too much drama that it felt overdone, well-written, and some personal favorite tropes of mine.
Dusty and Morgan are our two main characters. Dusty is a writer who is scarred by events of her past. She doesn’t like to confront those events, so she runs from her feelings and aims to ignore any growing feelings with meaningless sex. She is scheduled to give a speech to Morgan’s class, but they meet before that. Morgan is a professor who also helps run an initiative with some of her students. The two meet and neither of them can deny that there is something there, even if they don’t want to acknowledge what it is. When the two go for a hike together and disaster strikes, can they stand being in forced proximity to each other.
I liked both characters. Dusty wasn’t really open about her feelings and her past but I found that I quite enjoyed her avoidance. Morgan was a lot more open about herself and it was enjoyable. She’s nice and helpful and such a sweetheart. The characters have nice chemistry with each other, and it was nice to see them play off each other.
Probably my biggest issue with this book is that it felt shorter than necessary. I just feel like Castro could have added more into the story, including an epilogue, and the story still would have been really good. There’s also a slight issue with the two falling in love with each other in mere days but that doesn’t really bother me.
I loved how Castro described the areas and emotions of the two characters. She made the feelings of the two obvious during their scenes and it was a nice way to connect with the characters. The setting also sounded really nice, even after the disastrous events happen.
This is a nice book, apparently Castro’s debut novel, and I look forward to reading more from the author in the future.
I thought this book was a nice read. Not too much drama that it felt overdone, well-written, and some personal favorite tropes of mine.
Dusty and Morgan are our two main characters. Dusty is a writer who is scarred by events of her past. She doesn’t like to confront those events, so she runs from her feelings and aims to ignore any growing feelings with meaningless sex. She is scheduled to give a speech to Morgan’s class, but they meet before that. Morgan is a professor who also helps run an initiative with some of her students. The two meet and neither of them can deny that there is something there, even if they don’t want to acknowledge what it is. When the two go for a hike together and disaster strikes, can they stand being in forced proximity to each other.
I liked both characters. Dusty wasn’t really open about her feelings and her past but I found that I quite enjoyed her avoidance. Morgan was a lot more open about herself and it was enjoyable. She’s nice and helpful and such a sweetheart. The characters have nice chemistry with each other, and it was nice to see them play off each other.
Probably my biggest issue with this book is that it felt shorter than necessary. I just feel like Castro could have added more into the story, including an epilogue, and the story still would have been really good. There’s also a slight issue with the two falling in love with each other in mere days but that doesn’t really bother me.
I loved how Castro described the areas and emotions of the two characters. She made the feelings of the two obvious during their scenes and it was a nice way to connect with the characters. The setting also sounded really nice, even after the disastrous events happen.
This is a nice book, apparently Castro’s debut novel, and I look forward to reading more from the author in the future.
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