Review of What Comes Next
- jodiwebb9
- 9 hours ago
- 3 min read
What Comes Next? Since it's December 26, most people would say "New Year's!" But I'm lucky enough to have the perfect book for a New Year's read. No, it's not a self-improvement, break your bad habits, be perfect book. No, it's a novel. We can all relate to with a main character in What Comes Next who has so much dropped in her lap she feels like she's drowning (who hasn't been there?). After reading Alex's story, you'll be sure that you are going to ROCK 2026. Compared to Alex, your life is a piece of cake.
More About What Comes Next
An empowering and heartfelt novel about the complexities of family, the power of sisterhood, and the bravery it takes to choose happiness when all seems lost.
My life is perfectly fine.
Alex has pretended this for years―despite an emotionally absent father, a best friend drifting away, and a floundering dog-training business. At least Alex has her sister, Meredith, a driven polar opposite. But both their lives are upended when their estranged mother dies of a genetic condition that the sisters have a fifty-fifty chance of inheriting. For Alex, a world without her mother is uncomfortable. But a world without Meredith is unthinkable.
Alex suggests a pact to which Meredith tentatively agrees: In three months they’ll get tested. Until then they go after everything they’ve ever wanted. Alex is finally stepping out of her comfort zone and opening herself up to new relationships. Or maybe reconnecting with an old one. Nathan, a boy who once broke her heart, needs a trainer for his mixed-breed rescue. Alex can’t resist. As sparks rekindle, and time passes much too quickly, Alex discovers more about herself, her sister, and her mother than she ever imagined. And that everything in life―especially happiness―comes with a risk worth taking.
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
ISBN-10: 1662528116
ISBN-13: 978-1662528118
ASIN: B0DZY6Q16W
Print length: 317 pages
More About Caitlin Forbes
Caitlin Forbes is a Maine-based author who writes stories that explore the messiness of relationships—from sisterhood to romance to the tricky relationship we have with ourselves. When not writing, you can find her chasing after her toddler (or her dog) and exploring small-town New England life.
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Thoughts About What Comes Next
There are so many coming-of-age books with teenaged characters awkwardly teetering between childhood and adulthood. I think of What Comes Next as Coming-of-Age 2.0. It is a story of that time when you're paying your own electric bill but don't feel like a "grown-up" in the same way that your parents are "grown-ups".
This novel is a touching journey through that time with excellent lines drawn between Alex, a struggling 20-something, and the dogs she trains. One of the things I most admired was the intimate portrayal of the different couples in the book. You could feel their love and connection through tiny clues left in the text, much more powerful than any bedroom scene.
I think we will all recognize ourselves in the characters and struggles of What Comes Next, either something we're going through now or something from our past. This is a great book for all adults, no matter what their age. Because aren't we all wondering, What Comes Next?
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Join the WOW Women on Writing blog tour for What Comes Next and enjoy reviews, interviews and fun guest posts HERE. And I have something extra special - an excerpt from the book tomorrow. I dare you to read this chapter and not feel the urge to read just one more page, one more chapter, oh, let's just finish the book!
