Galactic RamblerA Last Time For Everything | Book Review
A few years ago, I liked the novel Dad Camp by Evan S. Porter. When I received notice that his latest novel A Last Time For Everything was available to check out, I jumped at the chance.
Thank you Netgalley and Dutton for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
This was a fun story.
Arthur and Wren have a baby on the way, a loving relationship, and a bucket list. He’s more cautious in life, and she’s more spontaneous and throws caution to the wind. Opposites that attract. A common theme.
Their decade old bucket list, however, throws everyone for a loop. They’re both terrified of having this baby, so the list is a nice, welcome distraction.
The disagreements and arguments felt real — raw — but so did the happy moments. The trip to Chuck E. Cheese was one of my favorite things in the entire book. It was so funny and touching at the same time. Brilliant.
There’s one story beat that I did not love.
SPOILER: I didn’t love Arthur buying the house without discussing it with Wren.
While I understand that it was reinforcing the point that he was kind of desperate to prove that he could be spontaneous as well, it fell flat for me. I thought it was a little bit too much out of character for Arthur, but it wasn’t enough to curtail my enjoyment of this book
I can’t wait to see what’s coming next.
For Porter, over enjoyed the first two novels of his career. I think Dad Camp edges this one out, but I still had a great time with it. Whenever the third one is released, I’ll be checking it out as well.
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