Review: The Accidentals by Sarina Bowen

The Accidentals by Sarina Bowen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received this eARC novel from the author. This is my honest review.
Release Date: July 10, 2018

Rachel has gone through the worst thing she will ever have to go through: her mom dying. It's just Rachel and her mom, and now Rachel is lost without her. Sure, they argued. A lot. But that only makes it worse, because now Rachel wants to go back in time and stop the arguing and enjoy the time they had.

In just ONE MONTH, Rachel turns 18. But because she's not 18 just yet, she's at a foster group home. And it sucks. She just has to wait 30 more days, and she will be free and on her own. But then her father, the famous rock star, comes into her life. The only way he's ever been in Rachel's life is when he sends his monthly check to help Rachel and her mother out.

Now, though, Freddy Ricks wants to get custody of Rachel and take care of her. 17 years too late. However, if he gets custody of her, then she won't have to be in the group home, so she's willing to take it.

Plus, she is already going to Claiborne Prep for a year, and then will go off to college after that, so she won't have to see him too much.

But once she is in Freddy's life, she sees all of the things that she's missed not being a part of it. And the more Freddy is around, the more depressed Rachel is becoming.

Maybe her dad showed up too late, or maybe Rachel needs to have the real conversation that they have been ignoring ever since he showed up in her life.

This was such a great novel. It was heartbreaking and raw and it will touch the hearts of many readers. Rachel has gone through an emotional time with her mother's illness and it is understandable that she is having a really hard time cooping with it.

And then her father just waltzs back into her life like nothing happened? Yeah, I don't think I would have been as quiet as Rachel was. I would have yelled at him and made him explain why things happened the way they did and why things were different now. When Rachel finally did talk to him, it was a bit of a let down for me.

I loved the parts when Rachel is at school and is doing her music thing and is with her cool roommate and Jake, her crush.

I feel like this book will touch many hearts and also readers will respond well to the story because many of us can relate to at least one part of this novel.

I'm so glad I got a chance to read this book!

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