THANK YOU NETGALLEY FOR THE ARC!!!!

Okay heres my review:

This is a cute read. It's emotional, it's thoughtful, it isn't the same repetitive story that I read on here nowadays. For that alone it gets ALL the stars!!!

Why 4 not 5? Some of the conversation was not my favorite. You win some you lose some.

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ARC REVIEW:

Where do I even begin?!

I loved this book so much!! JP & Julia go through so many major life milestones and I found myself completely engulfed in their day-to-day lives. The banter is *chef’s kiss* perfect!

“One more chapter” quickly turned into five more chapters — I found it very difficult to stop reading. It’s a quick read but be prepared to experience alllllll the emotions! It hits ya right in the feels. Set yourself up with your favorite comfort items before you dive in!

My favorite quote:
“Love often arrives when you aren’t looking for it. It swoops in on ordinary days and follows you around with every minute that passes. Love is an opportunist presenting ultimatums: fall in love or walk away.”

This is a book I can’t wait to buy and read over and over again. If Gilmore Girls is your comfort show, you will love this book.

This was... fine?

I actually felt myself getting more and more frustrated as the years kept passing, especially the last one.

JP and Jules were fine as characters. I was excited about the plot and this just fell flat for me.

Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was so in awe of this book. It wasn’t what I was expecting and it got me hooked! I loved JP and Julia and how they kept gravitating towards each other. This book got me all the feels with its twists and turns.
I liked how strong and compassionate Julia was. I liked their interactions and how he always, from the beginning, recognized that he could love her. How confident he was. It was like a breath of fresh air.
Caitlin said that “love isn’t a straight line”, and she demonstrated in this book.
For me this book was soo good and I loved every page. So glad I got to read it earlier and I can’t wait for you guys to read it too! ❤️
Thank you, Caitlin Moss and Netgalley for this ARC!

Julia Waters’s world is not complicated until she meets JP Chapman on a flight.

The handsome kindergarten teacher charms her immediately! They spend a magical night wandering the streets of Seattle, and then stumble upon a fortune teller who predicts their futures will forever be entwined. The invisible string!

It was definitely not an easy journey, it took five years, careers, different cities, and missed chances.

Julias grandmother visits her dreams since that first night in Seattle and offers her advice about their situation!

I absolutely loved this story and it had all the feels.

Julia and JP are the definition of "right person, wrong time" and their story had me hooked from the start. Five years of near-misses and what-ifs made their eventual reunion SO much sweeter.

The whole invisible string is done so perfectly well!

I Highly recommend for anyone who believes in fate, destiny, and the magic of true love.

Tropes:
Right person, wrong time
Invisible string
Insta love.

Thank you to Caitlin Moss and NetGalley for the ARC of Goodbye Again in exchange for an honest and independent review.

Let me just come right out and say it, Goodbye Again is easily one of the top 5 books I've had the pleasure of reading this year. No question about it. The story that unfolds here is so wholesome, yet heartbreakingly beautiful in all the right ways that left me crying tears of happiness and sadness for our characters and their journeys through life both together and apart.

Julia Water's never expected to meet one of the few loves of her life on a flight from Chicago to Seattle. She also never expected to spend their next five years missing her chance at love with the one man who was fated to change her life forever, JP Chapman. In a fun twist, JP ends up being a family friend of her brother-in-law and sister, Emily. Because of this, they are destined to run into each other more than a few times over the years, effortlessly picking up where they each left off after a magical night spent together roaming the streets of Seattle, talking about life, and visiting a fortune teller.

As predicted, Julia will have a few loves in life, with most of them being JP. However, JP will have just one love in life, of which the fortune teller was careful not to disclose. What's clear here is that the path walked to love is never exactly straight, as Julia and JP will come to find out. It's marred with heartbreak, circumstance, and horrible timing in equal measure to joy, bliss and the creation of core memories we will carry with us forever.

After continually missing their shot, maybe Julia and JP were never actually meant to be together. It's entirely possible they were put into each other's lives for very specific circumstances and purpose for when they needed each other most. Only fate will ultimately decide how this one will end, and I'm joyfully along for the ride.

I genuinely loved every aspect of this book. It was so realistic in the sense that not everything works out perfectly, especially not right away. And the journey to love is never all that easy, but it's the moments along the way that gets you there and makes it all worth it. The love that exists between Julia and JP is magical and messy, which makes it all that much more special to watch. JP has quickly wedged his way into my heart as one of my absolute favorite book boyfriends, and I know he will do the same for you as well.

Well done, Caitlin! You have captivated and awed and made me shed a couple of tears in the process. May we all be fortunate enough to have a love story as beautiful and raw as Julie and JP.

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was a great read! I loved the depth and exploration of great and healing. Honestly my expectations weren't as high as my appreciation for this book!

Goodbye Again weaves a captivating love story around the weighty themes of trauma and grief, creating a heartwarming yet heart-wrenching journey.

I was hooked from the very beginning. As someone who believes in the invisible string and a sucker for discussions on fate, destiny, and dreams, I was immediately drawn to the novel's exploration of those, with fortune tellers and even dreams playing a role in the main character’s love story. The themes of this book were right up my alley, so it’s not surprising that I couldn’t put it down because I wanted more with every chapter. I loved the tone set by the fortune teller and grandmother throughout the book. The perfectly balanced pacing kept me engrossed, never being too fast or too slow. Caitlin Moss's prose is clear, punctuated by moments of delightful humor that hit all the right notes. Reading this felt like I was in their circle, watching the love story of the main characters unfold. I loved how all the characters were portrayed–they felt very human and real. There were times when I got angry at the characters, but that’s what made them feel real as characters. I loved JP, and I connected with Julia so much (it probably also helped that I recently graduated with a Psychology degree LOL). It felt like I was reading a version of myself in another universe, navigating love and loss.

I am not a big fan of insta-love, and it definitely gave off that vibe at first (minor spoiler: even the character acknowledged that), but it redeemed itself. I found the obstacles realistic as they encapsulate the complexities of timing and circumstances in relationships. This book is an emotional rollercoaster, from moments that made me so kilig to tearing up. I felt so many emotions to the point where I had to message my friends in the middle of reading it and say how much I was tearing up because of this book. “Goodbye Again” is a must-read, especially to those who love the concept of the red string/invisible string, fate, and destiny.

This was my first Caitlin Moss book, and I can't wait to explore more of her work! Thank you to Netgalley and Caitlin Moss for giving me the opportunity to read this book ahead of the publication date.

Link to Review: https://www.instagram.com/p/C82OPSMyf9w/?igsh=azhpZjFpdXVqNzc2 and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6628607885?book_show_action=false

Oooooh this was a great read! The main characters are so likeable, and I rooted for them the whole book to finally get their great ending... together. And just when you think that moment is there, something happens that you didn't see coming, opening up some new themes (ie illness, an unideal relationship). This was hard to put down, thanks to some humour and the riveting will-they-or-won't-they storyline.

Thank you Netgalley and KDP Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was wonderful! The characters were so enjoyable and I found myself really rooting for them. I took my time reading this one because I just didn’t want it to be over! Such a perfect summer beach read!

This book had me laughing, crying, frustrated, sad, overjoyed, and IN LOVE with Jules and JP! Wow what a rollercoaster these characters go through to find love, purpose, and meaning! And the depth of each character and the emotional turmoil they go through? I just want to hug em! I really enjoyed the pacing and how Caitlin just keeps you on your toes throughout it all…excellent writing style! Chefs kiss SO good, pick up your copy on September 3rd!

5 stars!

Goodbye Again was such a spectacular book and one of my favorites I have read this summer. This was a long time coming love story between JP and Julia. We get to go along for the ride and really see how the characters stories evolved. There are some parts that are pretty sad but I was very happy with how the book ended. I loved all the characters and thought they were well developed. This is my first book by the author and it definitely will not be my last. Overall, this book really had it all and you will not be disappointed with it, highly recommend.

In Goodbye Again Julia and JP are seated next to each other on a flight from Chicago to Seattle. Julia is a therapist while JP is a kindergarten teacher. It turns out they are going to the same gender reveal party for Julia's sister, Emily. Jp is friends with Emily's husband, Austin. This is really when their love story starts but there are a lot of bumps and other people along the way to finding each other.

Thank you Netgalley and CAITLIN MOSS for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Goodbye Again is a beautiful and complex mix of love, happiness, sadness, romance & distress. It shows the importance of second chances; the possibility of truly falling in love over and over again with the same person; that things are not always what they seem.

Julia is a logical, critical thinker who loves to live life by a plan and schedule. That is thrown to the wind when she meets an unlikely person on a plane trip.

JP is a heartwarming, caring kindergarten teacher who by the looks of things, could blow anyone's mind in more than one way.

This book is filled with endearing characters, great character building/progression with the use of both colloquial and formal language along the way, which can sometimes make things seem more complicated to read than they are.

With some "slow" parts of this book, you MUST push through, don't place this in the "DNF" file - keep reading and ENJOY!

I really enjoyed the beginning of this book! I got to chapter eight when I hit a formatting issue that was not surmountable. I deleted, redownloaded, and reset my iPad, kindle, and phone, and it hard closed the book at chapter eight on all three. I couldn’t get around it. A disappointing formatting issue for a book that had a promising start.

Goodbye Again follows Julia Waters and the events taking place after a serendipitous flight from Chicago to Seattle where she meets JP. The two have an instant and deep connection and spend the weekend with one another. This story is about the obstacles that take place over the course of their relationship, and what, if anything they can do to overcome them.

This is my first book by Caitlin and coincidentally, my favorite read so far this summer. I am blown away.
The way she wrote about Jules and JP had me rooting for them at every turn.

I had the pleasure of getting a digital ARC copy of this book! Thank you @NetGalley and thank you Caitlin Moss! I would rate this book a 4 star! I really enjoyed reading this! It’s my first Caitlin Moss book I have read and I can’t wait to check out more of her books! Julia and JPs relationship and the falling in and out of love (but never truly out of love because lets me honest the feelings were there all along! )

I feel like this had a few different tropes-

He falls first (don’t get my wrong she falls shortly after)

Forbidden love! (Their timing always seems to be off and and one point they are will other people)

I always write down my favorite quotes from books and here are some of mine!

“My heart sees your heart”

“Apparently falling in love is easy. It’s a silent sweep. A reckless hope that knocks the wind out of you”

I loved seeing their journey and them finding their way back to one another!

Thank you to NetGalley and Caitlin Moss for this ARC.

Julia and JP meet on a plane and realise they are headed for the same gender reveal party. They feel drawn to each other and attempt some sort of relationship but it never quite works out because there is always something in their way, like a moral dilemma or an overseas job. It takes them years of dancing around each other to realise they have to be together. Yes, there are BIG FEELINGS but there are also other people. Cue Audrey, an old flame, and Donavan, a new one. And a prediction from a fortune-teller's that is repeated ad nauseam. Seriously, the "right person wrong time" trope gets a very big workout.

Julia is a child therapist who has a nice sister but a horrible mother. She comes a lot to her dead Gramma for life advice which I found slightly weird.

JP is a kindergarten teacher with a cliched Italian family of 11 million people who are all warm-hearted and love Julia instantly the one time they meet her.

The story is entertaining enough but the way the characters often talk to each other doesn't feel natural. Some scenes feel beyond awkward, plus, Julia's mother seems a caricature. Surely no one is that openly hostile towards their child? And she just takes it!

There is more spice in this story than is my personal preference but I simply skipped a few pages. If you love this sort of stuff, and big speeches about feelings, this is the book for you.

3.5 stars

Well sh*t. This was such a show stopper for me! A total ARC win, I love so much when I get this lucky to stumble upon such a perfect read. The very beautiful (and quite lengthy in years) love story of JP and Jules (swoon), that was un-put-down-able! Any easy 5 star, that I knew would be a 5 star within the first few chapters. Well done!

Big thanks to Caitlin Moss and Netgalley for this absolute honor to read and rate this ARC!

One of the best parts of getting advance copies of books from authors who I've never read before is the chance to read new to me authors that make me fall in love with beautiful writing. I want to read every single thing that Caitlin Moss has ever written! This book made me mad at times and oh my gosh did it make me feel things... deeply. Books that grip your heart, rip it out and then scotch tape it back together are the kind of books I want to read over and over. I want to say so much more about the story but it's not necessarily the "plot" that I want to talk about.. it's the writing.. it's the feeling between this couple that can never seem to get on the same page at the same time. I adored the author's note and insist if you are reading this book that you read what motivated those "dream" scenes. Finished this in July and know this will be on my top 10 books for this year!
Thank you NetGalley and KDP publishing and Ms. Moss for the ARC.... I am now a devoted fan!

Firstly, thank you to NetGalley and Caitlin Moss for allowing me to get early access to this book! Well I was instantly hooked. The way Caitlin introduced the FMC and MMC had me falling in love with them on the first page. Outside of the two main characters she did an amazing job creating side characters you cared about. I did not expect to care about Audrey as much as I did , but her story and development was beautifuland tragic all at the sam tomw. I was a little worried at the 1/3 mark that would find the book t be repetative with the constant "right person wrong time ", but Caitlin introduced new characters and added more depth to why JP and Jules wouldn't work and I was hooked again. I finished this book in about 6 hours (don’t think I put it down once). Would recommend it to anyone who loves a happy ending that with fun banter and beautiful character development along the way.. Excited to read more books by Caitlin in the future!