Georgie, All Along

3.5 stars

I received this book for free, this does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review

When Georgie's boss decides she's going to take a different direction in life and slow down, it leaves Georgie at a loss as to what to do. For years she's been a Personal Assistant, but when her boss tells her to go enjoy all the things she's wanted to do for years, Georgie draws a blank. So when her childhood bestfriend, Bel, tells her to come back to their hometown and help her get settled into her new house and help her prepare for her new baby, Georgie agrees. But Bel seems to have things under control and her flighty parents forgot they double booked housesitters and now Georgie has a quiet, hot roommate who she can't help wanting to get to know more.

That's how Georgie Mulcahy becomes, for now at least, both my roommate and my dog sitter.

Georgie, All Along was a sweet Chik-lit story told in alternating first person povs from Georgie and her now roommate Levi. Levi was a couple years older than Georgie so she never really knew him, only of him and his black sheep reputation, however, she had a big crush on his younger brother. Georgie comes off a little chaotic and flighty herself but as the story goes on, it's clear that she dances just fine, it's just to the beat of her own drum. Pairing her with Levi, a character who is quiet, keeps to himself, and likes order, delivered a sweet opposites attract feel. The povs were close to stream of conscious (they did go off on tangents that felt a little pointless at times and ruined the flow of the story for me) and you're going to have to like characters who are in their heads a lot because the vast majority of the story is told that way. I can struggle with those two things but I did round up my 3.5 rating because of Levi's dog Hank, he made the story irresistibly cute to me.

I hadn't been thinking. I'd been feeling. Feeling like someone finally understood me and feeling strangely thrilled it was him. Feeling like he was strong and sensitive and sweeter than I expected. I'd been feeling, for once, like I was full of wanting.

With Georgie in town to figure out what she wants out of life, she decides to use an old fic book full of stories she and Bel wrote in eighth grade about dream scenarios they were going to have in high school. Dates, getting asked to prom, jumping from docks, hanging out at popular spots, etc. has Georgie seeing she did have personal dreams and goals at one time and yet in high school, they never did the things they wrote about, so Georgie sees it as a good jumping off point. Bel, being at the end of her pregnancy, can't do some of the things, and that has Levi coming into the picture. Levi now owns a dock building and repair business but still keeps to himself in the small town because of how people still see him as the troublemaker he was in highschool. It takes until the second half to be let in on fully what happened between Levi and his father that caused his father to forbid him to be around Levi's brother and sister. There's some tension there when Levi and Georgie start to build their friendship and start acknowledging their attraction when Georgie ends up working at Levi's family business and readers knowing Georgie had a big crush on Levi's brother and we all know that's going to come into the picture as a some kind of dark moment.

I like the way we fit.

I really liked Georgie and Levi's characters and all the side characters that helped fill them out, Bel, Georgie's parents, Levi's professor and work friends, but, as I mentioned, the first person povs had Georgie and Levi in their heads a lot. They were both characters that took their time working through and resolving their issues and this had the second half feeling a little slow at times.

Georgie Mulcahy, making he mark on me.

The ending gave us a third act break-up that lead to a really cute romantic moment. It was feel good the way Georgie realized, admitted, and accepted what type of person she is and knows she can live her in the moment way and Levi worked through stop letting past hurts interfere in his present life and getting some family resolution. This had a few steamy open door moments but the overall tone was overall sweet. If you like introspective characters in their heads a lot, opposites attract, and adorable pitties, you'll want to pick this one up.