Add gift options Have one to sell Sell on Amazon See all 2 images Follow the Author Genevieve Wheeler Adelaide: A Novel Hardcover Apby Genevieve Wheeler (Author) 4.4 178 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 16. I do appreciate that Adelaide is confident enough to ask for help and that her struggle shifts to knowing how to love and support herself. Buy Now Secure transaction Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Ultimately, I think I felt deeply uncomfortable seeing myself reflected in the ways I’ve been taught and culturally conditioned to believe that all the things I do and bring to a relationship - the things one is “supposed” to do to keep their partner happy - generally are for nothing when the partnership just isn’t progressing. It brings up triggers from her past, and she spends a lot of her precious time evaluating the relationship with Rory. He’s unavailable and unresponsive yet 100% willing to let Adelaide bend over backward to do nice things for him, all with a smile on her face. Essentially, her life is derailed when she meets and begins a relationship with a boy named Rory, who can’t give her what she needs despite her trying ALL THE THINGS. Adelaide is driven and lovely, a girls girl depicted as an amazing friend, student, and employee. The main character is Adelaide, an American with her own family drama and history, exploring her young adulthood in London. But, BUT, I feel like it was positioned as a coming-of-age romance story, and the so-called romance that took up most of the book was…. The cover is absolutely gorgeous - hands down my favorite book cover of the year! I don’t want to drag it, because there was much to love about it. I’m torn up about this book! I selected it as my April selection for my Book of the Month subscription.
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