I was really lucky to meet Catherine Isacc a few years back
at a book event and she was absolutely lovely, so I couldn’t pass up on being part
of the blog tour for her latest book Messy, Wonderful Us and sharing my review.
Review
Messy, Wonderful Us is exactly as the title describes. It
follows Allie who comes from a loving family, but just like most families they
aren’t perfect. This becomes even more apparent when Allie accidentally discovers
a photograph at her Grandmother’s house that throws everything she has ever
known into question. Determined to find out what this means, this takes her on
a journey to Italy with her best friend Ed and more secrets start to emerge
than either of them could have predicted.
This was just the type of read I needed right now. It’s deals
with some serious issues but the whole story felt light-hearted and ‘normal’ if
that makes sense. I really liked Allie, I felt that she was relatable and a
character you could easily get behind.
I also loved the setting of Lake Garda, I felt utterly
transported to the wonderful vineyards and the beautiful scenery. Catherine
captured all this perfectly.
Despite all the ‘secrets’, I thought this was going to be a
pretty straight forward story, but Catherine through a curveball right in the middle
of the story which I genuinely didn’t see coming and then I felt like I was
reading almost a completely different story to the one I expected. I liked that
it was also peppered with different character viewpoints that really added to
the story overall.
I finished this feeling uplifted and with a nice feeling of
satisfaction. I love Catherine’s writing; it was so easy to get into and I ended
up reading the book really quickly.
Poignant, emotional and full of wonderful characters. A perfect
read.
Part of the Messy, Wonderful Us Blog Tour
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