Review posted on Fafa's Book Corner!

Beware spoilers ahead!

I have read Kade's series and enjoyed them. Naturally Kade has been on my radar and I constantly keep a look out for her new releases. In 2016 Kade started writing contemporaries. Before reading Finding Felicity I was nervous, as I didn't enjoy her previous contemporaries. I am happy to say that I thoroughly enjoyed Finding Felicity!

Caroline has finally graduated high school. Her mother and her celebrate by going to their favourite restaurant. Once they reach home her mother reveals a surprise party and encourages Caroline to invite her friends. Only Caroline's 'friends' don't exist. Of course Caroline has to confess to her mother. Caroline's mother is in shock and suggests that she see a therapist.

Dr. Wegman doesn't give Caroline a diagnosis but instead suggestions for college. Caroline sees him for the whole summer before school. He also has her make arrangements to communicate while she's at Ashmore University. Caroline has a semester to prove that she can thrive and make real friends. Otherwise it's game over.

I'm really happy that I enjoyed Finding Felicity! I've been on a roll of reading underwhelming books. Finding Felicity ended that record. As per usual the writing style was good! Finding Felicity is narrated in first person focusing on Caroline's point of view. There were chapter numbers.

First off you don't have to watch Felicity to read this book. Caroline explains the general plot, giving readers enough information to understand everything. I liked how there were so many tv show references! And for once I actually understood them all.

I was so happy when I heard that Finding Felicity is a YA college book! Usually book's with college are NA. I really appreciated it. And it remained me off my college days. There was some diversity here and there! Caroline's RA was a Pakistani muslim. And one of the counselors was half-black.

As mentioned in the synopsis Caroline took the characters from Felicity and told her mother she had 'friends'. There is actually a specific reason Caroline chose this particular university to attend. Caroline has a crush on Liam. They went to high school together, but she couldn't really bring herself to talk to him and Liam had a girlfriend.

Like in Felicity Caroline plans to get with Liam whom she believes is her Ben (one of the characters in Felicity). In order to accomplish this plan Caroline reinvents herself. She buys a whole new wardrobe and puts on a bubbly persona. This was obviously omitted from the synopsis because it sounds very cringey. And most people wouldn't read it.

I'm not gonna lie when I heard about this, I was planning on canceling it. I changed my mind as I'm sure there are some girls who would carry it out Caroline's plan in reality. Thanks to media plenty of girls believe that if they have the right wardrobe and persona, people will like them and they'll get the guy. I liked how the author through Dr. Wegman and people in Caroline's life address this.

Caroline doesn't really know Liam. She's just built up this whole image about him based on the few interactions they had in high school. And Liam was not end game. There were subtle hints throughout all their interactions that Liam wasn't who Caroline thinks he is. I appreciated Caroline standing up for herself when it came to Liam.

In so many contemporary novels authors write their heroines with the abusive love interest. There is another romance which was very subtley hinted. I liked Del a lot better and it was cute to think of them as eventually starting a relationship. 

Caroline's growth was so well done! She actually made some friends and was happy to be at Ashmore. She made a change in herself, without Liam. Liam was certainly a part of Caroline's growth but not in the same magnitude as she initially thought. And minus the whole stalking Liam to college, Caroline was a pretty smart and mature girl.

I related to Caroline quite a bit. When I was growing up I didn't have any real friends. And because of that school life sucked. I definitely had it easier because I have siblings and we're close. I honestly don't know what I would've done if I was an only child like Caroline. Lying about 'friends' certainly wasn't smart but I understand why she did it. And honestly who doesn't do stupid things from time to time?

I loved the relationship that Caroline had with her mother! Her mother cared so much about Caroline and blames a lot of Caroline's problems on herself. Caroline previously lived in New York. Then her parents divorced and the two of them moved to Arizona. I enjoyed reading about her mother's advice! Her mother was actually a huge part of the story and Caroline's life. Which is another rarity in YA. Their make-up at the end was written beautifully!

I was actually quite surprised by Caroline's roommate Lexi. Lexi was not exactly appealing in the beginning. But her character was a huge part of Caroline's development. I enjoyed getting Lexi's back story and reading their interactions. And through some of Caroline's influence Lexi's character also grew. They made such great friends!

Dr. Wegman played a huge role in Finding Felicity. Caroline refers to their therapy sessions throughout the book. And she started realizing how wrong she was, Dr. Wegman was mentioned. I really liked how their was a positive therapy rep throughout the book.

Overall I really enjoyed Finding Felicity! I recommend it for everyone as I'm sure you'll all find something to relate to.