Just as Adelaide’s life is divided into before and after Rory, I firmly believe my life will now be divided into before and after reading this masterpiece of a book.
I felt all of Adelaide’s pain and heartbreak and joy and love, and I absolutely adored every minute of it.
Adelaide is out in April 2023 and I strongly suggest you put it on your TBR.
(Content warnings: suicidal ideations, mental health, sexual assault)
Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!

Adelaide tells the tale of what happens when you give too much of yourself to everyone else and it literally sucks the will
to live out of you. For anyone who has suffered through a relationship where you are carrying the entire emotional load and you need a cathartic cry, this is the book for you.

That’s not to say that there were not amazing moments in Adelaide’s journey to healing, especially those with her best friends who were there for her as much as she was for them.

Overall, this was a tough but necessary read. It shows that even when you hit rock bottom, there is a way back up, and hopefully you never find yourself tangled up with the Rorys and Emorys of this world.

Thank you so much to St. Martin’s and NetGalley for this ARC.

Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler follows the life of Adelaide Williams, an American in her twenties who is living her dream, living and working in London. When she sees Rory Hughes, the man she once told he was a Disney Prince, on a dating app, she swipes on him and they wind up dating. What she doesn't know is that her relationship with him will eventually end, and she will spiral into a suicide attempt, which is where the novel starts.

Although I loved Adelaide, thought she was just charming, I found the book dragged in many areas. The author was very enigmatic about Rory's feelings towards Adelaide...the reader could see them clearly, but Adelaide could not. However, that was overcome by the strong female friendships that Adelaide had, as well as her life in London, supportive work relationships and I even loved the cover art. I also loved that Adelaide could get the help that she needed, when she needed it...not sure that would have happened in the States!

Thanks to the author,St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review. I did wind up loving this one!

Omniscient narrator? Yes please! Female friendship focus? I'm sold! Young adult American expat living in London? Genevieve Wheeler nailed it! Adelaide is a beautiful, tragic, and hopeful story. And the cover art isn't bad either!

I knew nothing about this book when I started it. Within 2 chapters I couldn't put it down. Adelaide is loving, giving, caring, and a wee bit broken without realizing it. I found myself rooting for her and hoping for all the best in her life. You learn of her loves, losses, past, amazing friendships, and crazy adventures. It's beautifully and sensitively written and I am so glad I enjoy every minute of this book.