A review by theawkwardbookw
Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

4.0

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Natalya must decide between two very different options. Moving to LA and lreconnecting with her mother while taking a summer intern job at her work OR staying in New York with her father, where her current crush "The Red Head" lives. Finding it hard to decide, both summers play out in alternating chapters.

First off, I'm in love with this cover, I think it is so fun, and I love the colours chosen. This is told in dual timelines - one being LA, the other New York and you follow Natalya through her day to day life in each destination. The different versions of Natalya's summer were both fun, and had likeable love interests. There were neither that I liked more than the other, and actually enjoyed both equally. They were both so different from one another personality wise, but I never felt like I was rooting for one over the other. I liked the conclusion of both storylines as well. I really liked how much Natalya grew in both timelines, and figured out her future and what she wanted in life. The bisexuality rep was really well done, and from the reviews I've read, so is the Jewish rep! I don't know too much about the Jewish culture, so I liked learning small details through this story. I also really enjoyed the side characters in both timelines, they were all fully fleshed out and unique. The one thing I do wish is that there was at least a TINY bit of drama in this... I felt like everything was way too easy for Natalya at times, and it got a bit boring at times... like give me SOME angst.

I do enjoy Dahlia's writing, so I will be checking out more of her work when given the chance!