3.5 ⭐

To Get To The Other side is a roommates to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, romantic comedy that has elements of co-parenting an injured chicken aswell as dealing with a big meddlesome and chaotic family

i was so inlove with everything about this book when i saw it on Netgalley... the description had me hooked with this really interesting concept and it also has the cutest cover!

i would also classify this as a fate romance because of how our main characters met...and then eventually meet again. we have two mc's that both have childhood trauma that played a lot into the story.
Trixie being this stunning women whose smile never falters but is feeling so alone because of her trouble opening up to others, while Bear feels like he can't truly be himself without getting his masculinity questioned

it had it's silly moments but it was really adorable and sweet, and they really made quite the pair...Bear was definitely a favorite :)

a thing that just bothered me was that Trixie never told Bear about what happened in college, and i felt that would've made him understand her more and her reluctance to open up?

*𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳, 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘤 𝘪𝘯-𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸*

Meet cute involving none other than….the title’s namesake, a chicken.

It took me a bit to read this. Not sure why, just not a
plot I had to pile through. Cute, but midway through, I started to lose interest and skimmed the rest.

Thank you to NetGalley and Alcove Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 feather-studded stars!

Why did the chicken cross the road? To help you meet the love of your life. This book is so feel-good and quirky! And if you love a good ol' grumpy/sunshine trope, you're in for a treat.

I did find a that Trixie's troubles of her past got a bit repetitive at times in the book, but overall I really enjoyed her and Bear's story. And the fact that it was all thanks to a chicken is the cherry on top.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC!
The gorgeous cover. To Get to the other side has a very beautiful cover, I love it.
The story was nice. I enjoyed reading it.

This book was hard for me to get into. Maybe it’s just the timing of me reading it.

The writing style felt juvenile and immature. I never want to bad mouth a book because I know author’s have poured their hearts and soul into them, but this book just wasn’t for me.

Pure gold! It’s not often I give 5/5 but this book should be a 10/5 yes it’s a hea but that is why we read books sometimes for the feel good win with all the feels. What makes this book absolutely amazing is that the chicken is well not just a joke. The main characters are definitely more of a slow burn romance and the family is amazing. I’d want to have sisters that have my back. It’s so well written you can absolutely see the lives these characters live. I can’t wait to see what this author does next because I will be on the short list.

I was fortunate enough to get an arc of this book and all opinions are my own. But let’s be real I was a sucker from page three and I could definitely see all of these things happening in The Windy City!

To get to the other side by kelly ohlert is an adult fiction novel. I really loved reading about Trixie. The main love interest : Bear is relatively quiet and has a close-knit family. I loved how different Trixie and Bear are/