The Corey Effect follows Andi Scott, a 28-year-old Communication Manager who has experienced her full load of hurt throughout her life. Andi is determined to make something out of her life, however with a life changing event, and her boyfriend being a jerk and forcing her to go and do things she doesn’t want to do – she returns to her hometown to find that life continues to move on for everyone even once you leave. After 10 years, her friends have married, gotten divorced and married again, not to mention the ever-growing list of children that now fill the friend group. The thriving businesses they developed, the rekindled relationships… shall I go on.
Andi has to decide what she wants in life now, as she learns that everyone in her life – even her own mother has been lying to her and mistreating her.

This book for me was a pain to read. I felt it dragged through storylines, and there was no real relief. Not one character was enjoyable start to finish, all having moments when I wanted to yell at them for choices and this made me feel like reading the book even less.

I went into this book not sure what to expect and was not disappointed. Andi met Corey in high school while living with her father. He was abusive and Corey helped her through the year she was living with him. They were in love with plans on staying together but distance and other circumstances including her abusive father got in the way. Fast forward 9 years and her father has passed she goes back for his funeral only to find out he and Corey have started a business together. It seems her father changed his life and became a very different person from the one she knew. While at its center it’s a love story it also deals with a lot of other issues and was more serious than I was expecting going but that didn’t take away from the story. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it. I want to thank NetGalley and Red Adept Publishing for the digital arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved everything that this book was about. From the beautiful cover to the characters, the author really nailed everything so well!

Loved the Corey Effect. I had the Corey Effect. great read and enjoyed all that i had read. This was good from beginning to end. Yeah!!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This book was so cute and I love Corey and Andi. The integrating of the past with the present was very well done. The book was a bit more intense than I expected regarding the trauma she faced with her father but I think it was really well done.

I received an arc through netgalley.

The story is a second chance romance. It's told through present day and flashback scenes. I loved getting to see the characters as adults, and also learning about the events in their youth that molded them. I never found myself reading one timeline and wishing it would switch back to the other timeline. Both storylines were very well done. But please check the content warnings - Some of the flashbacks are intense.

I just love how real this book, the story, and the characters feel. This author has a way of writing that brings the characters to life. They are flawed and endearing and even frustrating at times. And they are entirely relatable. The dialog feels natural. And the storyline is heartbreaking and hopeful. It's full of complex relationships and character growth. I loved reading it.

My only negative is the borderline infidelity trope. As much as I loved the characters and the romance, it prevented me from being fully invested in the relationship.

CW: alcoholism, abuse, panic attacks, infidelity

A moving story about friends and family, first loves and second chances, The Corey Effect is about all of these things.

Amazing writing made it simple to relate to Andi and everything she went through. I adored the chapters that took us back in time and gradually explained events that occurred years before the current plot. And in this case, I never felt lost or overpowered since the chapters easily switched between the past and the present.

Andi and Corey's characters both had incredible growth, and the narrative twists had me in tears. It was honest and natural.

I really like how Andi's character really grew into her own and faced some difficult truths during the decade that had passed. Andi's character had already had a tremendous amount of personal and spiritual growth. It was encouraging to see her make different decisions and develop her own identity.

Even though Corey had changed significantly as an adult, he retained his endearing charm and laid-back demeanor. He is really understanding and doesn't put any pressure on the situation.

All of my expectations were fulfilled by the outcome. Although Corey's point of view is only revealed to us briefly, I do wish there had been more of Corey's point of view in this book.

If you're a fan of second chances and would be interested in this book, I highly recommend that you pick it up when it comes out on October 4th, 2022.

Warning: some serious subjects are covered here, including alcohol abuse and its effects.

I thank the opportunity to receive an ARC from Red Adept Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for a honest review..

Thank you to NetGalley and Red Adept Publishing for the preview of this book! The Corey Effect was a complex, layered story following Andi then (in high school) and now, and her complicated relationship with her father. The story leads off with Ryan, Andi's father, dying and her returning to his town for the funeral. Once she arrives for the funeral, the reader is greeted with flashbacks for us to understand the nuances of her parental relationships, friendships, and love. The Corey Effect was so believable and real, and I truly think the artwork on the cover doesn't show the reader that this isn't your typical romcom. I absolutely loved it and would love to read more from Casey Dembowski!

Thank you so much NetGalley and Red Adept Publishing for this #ARC in exchange of an honest review.

This book was magical. I loved it so much. I loved that it was heartbreaking, I loved that it was emotional and that it felt so real. How great it was to read about a love so great as is the love of Corey and Andi. I loved the small town magic; it truly is my favorite.

I loved how the author wrote about alcoholism, divorce, and the trauma it leaves behind in such a light, comprehensive way. All of this without removing the beauty of forgiveness and the romance.

This book was so complete… I love second chance romance because at the end of the day, they are all about hope.

5⭐️

The Corey Effect is a beautiful novel, well-written by Casey Dembowski. Andi returns to her hometown after 10 years to attend her estranged father's funeral. Her past threatens to flood her present as she must relive her past negative experiences while coming face-to-face once again with her first love Corey. I loved having dual timelines showcasing both past and present events and tying them together. One thing I do wish to have gotten more of was Corey's point-of-view. It was a great addition at the end of the novel and would have enjoyed getting a bit more of his background. Casey did a great job at creating a realistic storyline for fiction and romance lovers.

Overall, I recommend this novel to those who enjoy second chance romances but beware of trigger warnings including parental abuse, alcoholism, and panic attacks.

Thank you to NetGalley and Red Adept Publishing for sending me an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

What can I say about this book? It was a realistic story about family, love and friendships. This book is well written and it stucks to you, at least I couldn't put this book down, even through the most intense scenes. It describes how the lead female character feels about her surroundings, her relationship with her dad, mother, sister, closer friends. Her relationship with her dad is really hard, what they go through together and on their own, how she deals with it and where she finds support and comfort. That's where the lead male characters shows up. Andi and Corey start dating and Andi shares everything with him. I loved how we were able to see a before and after perspective, how they met, started dating, what they used to do, how they felt, their plans, everything. I specially loved how Corey was careful when Andi came back, even with all the drama that was happening. It was real and raw, I didn't thought it was over dramatized, if it was happening in real life, people would have the same reaction or even worse than it and, to be honest, it made this book feel so real! To be honest, I loved all the characters, unless Ryan but, once I saw that he was getting sober and helping people who were close to her daughter? I started liking him, just a bit tho, since we didn't get to see that much about him too! About a few tropes that we can see through out this book: single-parent trope, second chance romance and (kind of) cheating. The last trope isn't my cup of tea which made me a bit unsure about this whole book but I think it was well managed and everything went fine after it. As a whole, I really enjoyed this book and how we got Corey's pov at the end, I think it made it extra special!!

For anyone who might be interested in this book, I would say to be aware of the TW and I will share it in this review since, in the eARC, I didn't see any mention but there is: domestic violence, mention of panic attacks.

A sweet and realistic book about love family and friendship . When Andi's mom had to travel to Paris for work she went to live with her father and his family . Her father is alcoholic and his behaviour is awful .. The only exciting thing is meeting Corey the boy she falls in love . He is her rock . Now 10 years later she is back for her fathers funeral and she will came face to face with all the people of her past . Will she forgive and move on ?
I received this book from net galley and the publisher as an ARC. Thank you! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I wasn’t sure of this book at first because the title didn’t sound super interesting. But wow this book was a work of art.

The writing was incredible and made it easy to connect with Andi and all that she went through. I loved the flashback chapters that slowly helped us to understand what happened 9 years before the present day story. I wasn’t sure if Cory at first because he knew what Andi went through with her dad in the past and still had a good relationship with him in the present day. But those flashback chapters and the letters really helped to understand his thoughts as well.

As someone who comes from a broken home and experienced some of the stuff Andi went through, I loved getting to read this book. There aren’t many books out there like this that I could relate to completely. I wish this was a book that I could’ve read years ago when I was in high school thinking that I was alone in the world.

I will definitely be buying a physical copy once the book is released!

I loved the way its written, the plot is captivating and so are the characters. Its fascinating and witty. It made the story flow in a really fast paced way and I liked it a lot.

i LOVED this story! I adore a second chance romance and this was done very well. I was so captivated by Andi and Corey and just found myself rooting for their love. After finishing this story, I picked up the authors other novel and loved it just as much!

I started this book at around 9pm ish and refused to go to sleep until I had finished It at 2 Am. So to say I enjoyed It would be a understatement.

Andi- our female lead with a very broken and fragile relationship with her past. This ends up bleeding into her current personal relationships.

Ryan- Andis estranged father. I need to mention him in some way shape or form because I related so much to his story line with him and Andi. His battle and struggle with alcoholism was almost like reading parts of my childhood and hs experience. Thankfully, I was able to repair those relationships. And Andi was able to as well, to a degree.

Corey- our male lead and Andis first love.

So without giving too much away, Andi , now 28 works in the city and is pretty successful. She has a rather messed up relationship going on. She gets word that her estranged, alcoholic father had passed away and she is asked to go to his funeral. There are many reasons why Andi does not want to. First of which, she had a lot of bad memories in the house she spent one year in with her father due to his alcoholism. Second- It doesn’t dawn on her that her first love , the one that got away might still live there. Either way she decides to go.

Throughout her stay in her fathers home town she discovers a lot. That her father ended up getting sober, made or attempt to amend his relationships with people and even created a very successful business, with Corey by his side. This aspect is so difficult for Andi to understand since Corey was there to witness what Ryan had put her though.

Again- I don’t want to spoil too much but this book was so well written. I literally could not put my kindle down to go to sleep until I knew how everything ended with Andi and Corey. And Andi and her father. Casey did such a fantastic job going back and forth with the storyline - highlighting important past moments between them and tying them into the current time.

The ending was everything I was hoping It would be. Although I don’t have any complaints on this book, the one thing I wish It did have more of was some POV on Corey’s end. We do get to see Corey’s POV once but I would have loved dual pov or even maybe just a few more pov chapters. I really felt like Corey had so much going on during those 10 years when Andi wasn’t there that really would have contributed to the story line but Atleast we got a little snip It of his pov.

I will give an advisory or trigger warning - if you personal dealt with a parent that was struggling with alcoholism and either verbal or physical abuse , this book might not be for you. There is no actual physical physical abuse in this book, mainly verbal but I just wanted to put It out there for people who still might be struggling (past or present) with any of the above.

Thanks you NetGalley and Red Adept publishing for the ACR of this book in exchange for my honest review.