I loved this book! I was captured from the first page and could not put it down. The author did an incredible job at character description. This book really is about so many things; survival, love, family, trust, forgiveness and the evils of addiction. All the way through the book I felt like I was on a rollercoaster of emotion for the characters. This was my first book by Heather Burch and I will be definitely reading more of her work.
Thank you to the Author and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is my first Heather Burch book, but it won't be my last. This is a great book about second chances. Rave hasn't had the best life. His mother did her best bringing him up, but she was addicted to drugs and eventually left him on his own when he was seventeen. Rave hasn't forgiven her for that. He has no clue if she is even alive anymore. Tuck is finally ready to find his grandson, Rave. Rave eventually moves in with Tuck. They form a nice bond. Rave falls in love with a nice girl, Becca. Things start to fall into place until Tuck becomes ill and Rave's mom rolls into town. Oh and Rave's ex-girlfriend decides to leave her son, Daniel (who Rave loves like his own son) with Rave while she travels with a new friend for a few months. DRAMA! Can Rave's new relationship handle all the stress? Will Rave finally forgive his mother? Will Tuck get better? Will Daniel's mom return? What happens if she doesn't? The ending was perfect! Loved it!

I love the many layers and storytelling of "Something Like Family" by Heather Burch, Lake Union Publishing, 2017. I appreciate that the author deals with relevant issues of Veterans of War and Drug addiction and the effects on family members.
The Genres of this story are Women's Fiction and Fiction.
The story takes place mostly in the present, in a small town where everyone knows you and helps each other out. Neighbors look out for one another.
The characters can be described as complex and complicated. Rave Wayne is a young man who has been abandoned by his drug addicted mother for years, and has no idea if she is alive or dead. Although Rave is bitter and angry he befriends a young woman who is pregnant ,who has a son. Rave helps and comes to love the little boy. Rave and this woman enter into a relationship, until she ends it. Rave again feels abandoned. The author describes dysfunctional families.
At the same time his Grandfather Tuck has been looking to reunite. Rave didn't know that he had a Grandfather that is alive and heads to the small town. Rave is one of my favorite characters. He shows compassion, helpfulness, courage, and growth.
The author writes about abandonment, betrayal, loyalty, memories, forgiveness, courage, love and hope. I appreciate that the author also writes about friends, neighbors, and family. What is a family?
I enjoyed this story and would highly recommend it. There are some Kleenex moments. I received an ARC of this novel for my honest review.

I truly loved this book. It is a beautifully written story of love, love of family, past mistakes, forgiveness, and redemption. Rave has had a very hard life. His mom Sharon is a drug addict who just up and leaves him when he is 17. His grandfather Tuck hires a PI to find him and Rave goes to meet Tuck. Tuck served in the Vietnam War and holds a memorial twice a month for his fallen soldiers. Tuck reminds us to always remember our fallen soldiers. Rave starts a new life with Tuck. Both Tuck and Rave learn what family means and how much they mean to one another. I laughed and I cried while I read this book. "Love is always enough. It's the mortar that holds life together." These are my favorite lines from the book and I feel like they sum up the book perfectly. Thank you so very much to Heather Burch, NetGalley, and Lake Union Publishing for an ARC of this book for an honest review.