Going Bicoastal

"I really loved this!! I was nervous going in that I was gonna get confused trying to keep up with both of the timelines or that I was gonna prefer one over the other but it was so easy to keep track and I loved both timelines so much!! I really loved that it wasn’t the kind of story where one timeline turned out bad and the other turned out good and instead shows that while your decisions can change a lot about your path, it doesn’t mean that the one you didn’t choose would’ve been better! And I loved that even though some side characters were only in one of the timelines, everyone still felt really fleshed out and whole! I just really really enjoyed this one a lot! Very much recommend!!"

"Like with my previous read, this is a cute and overall enjoyable queer romance, but there was a major fake that impacted my reading experience. The false in this book: the romances moved way too quickly. The storyline with Elly was sort of insta-lovey, though I understood it was because they’ve been noticing each other for months, and Adam’s storyline didn’t have enough development between him and Nat being sort of rivals, they just moved to lovers way too quickly. I understand the author technically only had half of the page count for each story, but it still moved too fast. The rest of the book was pretty good, however. I much preferred Elly to Adam, she just was a lot cooler character and she and Nat just clicked a bit more. The storyline was really original compared to other YA books, especially with the dual storylines. Also there were some themes of parental relationships, religion, and figuring out the future that were quite developed. And the best part(spoiler?)neither of the romances had a third act breakup (just a tiny chapter of tension in Nat and Adam’s storyline that was resolved quickly), which was the most refreshing thing ever, and proved YA couples can be together without a fight at some point. I will admit that I skipped a few pages near the end (only because the book told you that was allowed lol.) This wasn’t flawless, but I will recommend this for those looking for a more unique and charming queer romance."

"Thank you Netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review. <br/><br/>"Going Bicoastal" by Dahlia Adler follows Natalya the summer before her senior year who must choose if she's going to spend the summer with her father in New York to learn more of the redhead she had a crush on or her estranged mother in L.A. working as an intern and getting to know her fellow intern Adam. <br/><br/>I would give "Going Bicoastal" by Dahlia Adler a 3-star review because, I think the author did a great job at the alternative dual timelines, the chapter titles reminded me a lot of the chapter heading for "The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School" which I loved, the alternative dual timelines is unique, I had trouble following along, and I didn't really like the MC main romance choices."