This was a cute read, and I really enjoyed the multiple timeline concept. Fun to explore what could have been, and I think teens will relate to it (I even did, and I’m 35!).

Natalya Fox has a decision to make. One that is life-changing and can help direct her future. Does she stay in NYC with her dad, friends, and the cute redhead she’s crushing on? Or does she move to LA, reconnect with her mom, and fall for the boy she works with? The problem with such huge decisions is that they’re hard to make. For Natalya, it’s an impossible decision, quite literally. Going Bicoastal explores the effects of either of Natalya’s options. It’s the book equivalent of a choose-your-own-adventure game.

I tend to avoid movies with this premise because it often confuses and bores me. It’s just not my type of media to indulge in. However, I love Dahlia Adler and all of her books have been too-tier so I felt I had to be faithful and give this one a try. I’m glad I did. I enjoyed this book a lot and getting to see how Natalya’s life differed from one option to the other. Even better was seeing how, despite taking a different route, Natalya was able to achieve a similar ending.

My only problem with this book was that I wanted more. I loved reading about Natalya’s internship and her falling for the boy. I also loved reading about Natalya with her redhead and trying new things. I loved reading about her reconnecting with her mom, either in person or over the phone. I just wish there was so much more. Each story was enough to get the main ideas across but there were so many moments that had they been expanded, this book would’ve been a heart-wrenching book to cause a good cry.

4.75/5 stars! I loved this book so much. The timelines Dahlia is going through were easy to follow along with and not muddied down or confusing, as happens so frequently with these types of stories. I also loved the bi-rep in this story. Too frequently characters seem to be forced into strictly 'gay' or 'straight' in stories. This representation of bisexuality to engaging and wonderful. Beyond the amazing diversity in this story, the storyline itself was wonderful. I really enjoyed learning more about Dahlia and seeing her decisions on the dual timelines take place. Would highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys LGBTQ+ rep and YA romance.

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

Told in alternating timelines, Natalya (Nat) can’t decide whether to stay at home with dad in New York City where she’s been crushing on a Redhead (she doesn’t know her name) for a year or go to Los Angeles and try to reconnect with mom. When Nat decides to stay with dad, he tells her she needs to get another job and talk more with mom. When Nat decides to go to LA to be with mom, she has an internship at mom’s company where she ends up sharing a desk with cute but annoying Adam. In NYC, Nat meets the redhead (Elly) and gets another job. In LA, Nat and Adam become friends, and she helps him with his work on a design project. As the book progresses, we see both relationships become interesting. Who do you want Natalya to end up with?

Thank you to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I first read one of Dahlia Adler's books last year, an early copy of Home Field Advantage, and I quickly fell in love with her characters and writing. I've been so excited for this book too because the concept sounded so incredibly excited and I love a good romance to binge on Christmas Day (which is exactly what I did)! Going Bicoastal absolutely did not disappoint and I found myself falling completely in love with Natalya and both of her love interests! The parallel timelines were never too confusing and I loved how there were so many overlapping moments between the two places and times. Natalya is absolutely dynamic as a main character; she loves to draw, loves her friends, wants to learn to cook Shabbat dinner for both her parents (and does do in both timelines!), and even gets to fall in love...twice! I'm obsessed with this book and I highly recommend adding to your to-be-read shelves/piles and preording Going Bicoastal coming out in June!!

I have had the wonderful opportunity to read eARCS of Dahlia Adler's 3 previous books, and I have loved them all, so my expectations were high for this one. It did not disappoint. This book includes two different stories; one in which the main character, Nat, decides to stay in New York with her dad and a possible romance with a girl she's been crushing on for months. In the other one, Nat decides to travel to LA for the summer to start an internship in her mom's company and potentially meet a boy.

This book was really fast-paced, perfect to get out of a reading slump and had a lot of representation such as:
- bi, Jewish main character
- trans side characters
- latine side characters
And overall a lot of queer and diverse people. I also loved the main character, and I was rooting for both of the love interests. This was overall a really fun, queer, romance novel.

3.5 -- Thank you NetGalley and Wednesday books for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!!

I always devour Dahlia Adler books, they are always super fun and easy to read. After reading Home Field Advantage last year, I had super high hopes for this book and half of those high hopes were met. I looooved Natalya she was super relatable. Natalya and Elly are a literal dream, but as far as Natalya and Adam go, their plot line was very unfinished and I felt the connection to be very forced. I would love to see more of Natalya in New York.

In addition to the romance, I really love how Adler portrayed Natalya's relationship with her parents and it was a great and important to understanding Natalya better.

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I’m probably one of the most indecisive people ever, so parallel universe stories always peak my interest. I love seeing the “what if?” aspect so I’m excited to see how this one goes especially because I’ve enjoyed Dahlia Adler books in the past.
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Pros:
+jewish main character!
+slay filipina best friend representation
+we love the queers<3
+foxy as a nickname is so cute
+both love interests are super fun (jealous she gets two cute summer love stories and i’ve had approximately 0)
+there are no wrong decisions only different ones
+i loved all the characters in this
+learned a lot about shabbat dinners and different jewish practices
+fun little crossover mention of home field advantage
+WAIT i’m so silly and didn’t realize there is major crossover of cool for the summer HOW FUN
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Cons:
+idk if it’s just because i’m reading this digitally, but i wish it was easier to tell when she’s in NYC vs LA (i think it just switches but still confusing at first)
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This book was so fun! I honestly don’t have any complaints and it was a fun reminder that even though making decisions is scary, life has a funny way of ending up okay.

i’m completely obsessed with this book and i need everyone to read it and start talking about it. this book is told in alternating timelines and it’s like two romance novels for the price of one!! i love the main character and wish she existed in real life because i would totally be friends with her. this was a really cool take on a normal romance story and i think that makes it really unique.

Ahhhh this was so good. I loved the different parts of the country and the bi diversity in this one. The man? Swoon. the woman? swoon. I was left wanting more!

I loved every single moment of reading this book. The only thing I could fault Dahlia Adler for is that I'm not one of her characters living the most extraordinary, exciting, queer and Jewish lives.

This book felt like a breath of fresh air, I've never read anything like it! Dahlia perfectly laid out these two timelines of story without anything getting confusing or blurry. The thru lines of Shabbos dinner and our MC"s talent and passion for drawing kept it all grounded so well. This character was a whole person in her own right who had a personal path of family and faith and passion to travel AND ALSO she had two great love stories surrounding her. My favorite part of each of those love stories is that I wanted them BOTH to work out. I found myself rooting for them equally and it made the read all the more fun!

Thank you, Wednesday Books, for allowing me to read Going Bicoastal early.

I didn't enjoy Dahlia Adler's Home Field Advantage as much as I wanted to so I started reading this book with some hesitation. I didn't need to worry, though, because I liked Going Bicoastal far more than Home Field Advantage. And that cover is simply stunning!.

Well it's safe to say that Dahlia is now my favorite YA author and will put all upcoming books on ibstabuy. I LOVED the dual plot lines that shows off the mcs bisexuality. So cute, so fun and the Easter eggs from past books make me smile so big. One hundred percent a give star book.

I absolutely loved this! I feel like if you enjoy books like Maybe in Another Life, by Taylor Jenkins Reid, or other forms of groundhogs day-esque themes, you would love this. I felt like I was rooting for both sides of this story, which is a great sign of the development of the characters and plot on the two opposing timelines. Such a great read!

This was a great queer YA rom-com. This book was immediately on my radar since I have read Cool for the Summer and cover looks adorable. I was really happy to get approved for an ARC and glad to say that I enjoyed this one alot. I was happy to say that this book had a good amount teenage angst and lots of feels involved. I thought the romance really worked and I believed in them but I could have added another 2-3 chapters easily. Really fast-paced so it’s perfect to get you out of a slump.

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.