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Getting Clean with Stevie Green - Swan Huntley

4/5 ⭐

A story of getting your life in order. On the inside and outside as well. With themes of alcoholism, self-discovery, and coming out, Huntley gives us Stevie Green, a perpetual runaway-er who has started her own organization business back in her hometown she originally ran away from 20 years earlier.

I thoroughly enjoyed this read. While light in some spots, with humor and wisecracks being made about social media and the likes, there were some heavier moments as well. Although some of the bigger reveals felt very predictable and I wasn’t surprised when I read about them later.

The characters themselves were... at points very frustrating and sometimes felt as if they were trying too hard to be realistic. And while a lot of people were frustrated with Stevie, I was most annoyed with the mother, Kit. Who seemed totally fine with talking about her children behind their backs, keeping tragic secrets from them, and just throwing money at them to make herself feel better.

The POV shifts were a little jarring. And while the narration didn’t bother me as much as first-person usually does, I still wasn’t fond of how it read slightly choppy. But that’s just a personal preference.

All in all a great read about discovering who you are and what you want by getting your life organized.

Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

2/1/22

*This review was previously posted on my Google Site.

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