Motion of Intervals

I LOVED this!! From the very first chapter I was hooked, Kenna and Rachel were such fascinating characters with incredibly complex and fleshed out back stories, traumas, hopes and dreams. McGinnis did such a good job of making them easy to root for, and in making Delta feel like an integral part of the story even though she was never actually in it. Tessa was an easy villain, and her chapters were a welcome break to get a glimpse into her cruel mind. The story was packed full of emotions, and the message of finding yourself after grief and abuse. I couldn't put this down, there's something so easy and carefree about the writing that swept me away. Love, love, love, I'll be thinking about this one for a while.

My thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. (And the author for letting me know it was on NetGalley!) Kristy McGinnis took on the challenge of writing a second novel and knocked it out of the park. I loved Ellipsis. Motion of Intervals? I love LOVED it. The writing is even more beautiful. I was IN the car with Rachael and Kenna. I was in each of their sometimes seedy motel rooms. I could smell the boardwalk at Virginia Beach and see the festivities in Key West. Places I have yet to visit in person. I saw myself in many of their habits and flaws. That journey down I95 is one I've dreamed of. This is a novel about friendships, the family that we get vs the one we choose, finding ourselves when others are trying to stick us in a mold. It is about hurt, redemption (or not), and taking the plunge to break out and try something new. It is about coming home, when you don't even know what that home is. It is about what-if's, what-could-have-been's. It is about LIFE. And it is beautiful.