Four friends, Dev, Nate, Rachael, and Clarissa, are on the eve of college graduation when the novel opens. The world is unfolding before them. It’s exciting and a little frightening. One of the questions is whether they will remain friends. As the years pass, the story of each character is told from his or her viewpoint. From 2010 through 2018 we have a view of each character's life with successes and failures and interactions with old friends. They grow apart, but in the end tragedy brings them back together.
I thought the author did a good job of making each character distinct. They come to life through the successes, failures, happiness, and disappointment that are part of every life. I particularly liked that we had male as well as female characters. Too many books I’ve read about friendship concentrate on female characters. I kept reading because I wanted to know more about these people
The story takes place between New York and Chicago. However, I think readers from other parts of the country can relate to the characters. If you enjoy character based novels, this is a good one.
Thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for this review copy.
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