Better Together by Christine Riccio
YA, Lgbt, Magical Realism
Wednesday Books | June 1st, 2022
4/5 Stars
Jamie’s an aspiring standup comic in Los Angeles with a growing case of stage anxiety.
Siri’s a stunning ballerina from New Jersey nursing a career-changing injury.
They’ve both signed up for the same session at an off the grid Re-Discover Yourself Retreat in Colorado. When they run into each other, their worlds turn upside down.
Jamie and Siri are sisters, torn apart at a young age by their parent’s volatile divorce. They’ve grown up living completely separate lives: Jamie with their Dad and Siri with their Mom. Now, reunited after over a decade apart, they hatch a plot to switch places. It’s time they get to know and confront each of their estranged parents.
With an accidental assist from some fortuitous magic, Jamie arrives in New Jersey, looking to all the world like Siri, and Siri steps off her flight sporting a Jamie glamour.
The sisters unexpectedly find themselves stuck living in each other’s shoes. Soon Siri’s crushing on Jamie’s best friend Dawn. Jamie’s falling for the handsome New Yorker she keeps running into, Zarar. Alongside a parade of hijinks and budding romance, both girls work to navigate their broken family life and the stresses of impending adulthood.
Imagine meeting your imaginary friend at a summer camp you were forced to go to only to find out she was actually your sister.
Jamie is an aspiring stand up comedian. She made a deal with her father where she ends up going to ‘discover yourself’ summer camp where she runs into her sister she hasn’t seen in years.
Siri is an amazing ballerina who has been recently injured on top of finding out her boyfriend has been cheating on her with her best friend. Her mom decides she needs to go to this summer camp to re-discover herself.
When the sisters run into each other (literally) Siri thinks she’s losing her mind and Jamie can’t figure out why her sister is acting so weird.
I loved both of the characters in this book. Jamie is outgoing with her not only her personality, but also with her crazy hair color and clothes. Siri is definitely less outgoing, but I still really liked her character because instead of using cuss words she used the actual word for them. It was quite funny and made me laugh a lot throughout the book.
When they swap places with each other they get a taste of what the other goes through on a daily basis and what it’s like living with the other parent.
I really enjoyed reading this book and I highly recommend it especially if you’re a fan of Freaky Friday.
Thank you Wednesday Books and NetGalley for this arc in return for an honest review.
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