A review by rachel_athens
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Journalist Rachel tells the story of her last year in college and first years adulting, living with her best friend James, and working in a bookstore in Caroline O'Donoghue's The Rachel Incident. The fact that there is an incident at all is the point of the book. That love affairs are concealed and crushes are confused makes life so very hard. I loved this story of young twenty-somethings, a closeted professor, and the desire to become someone who matters. For fans of Sally Rooney and Lily King.

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