It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood

Another book review?

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This was ANOTHER ARC provided by the lovely wonderful people at Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

It Sounded Better in My Head is the debut novel by Nina Kenwood. 

First of all - let’s think about this title. How many of us have said this in reference to something? I found the title to be perfection.  I also found the book to be perfection.

The book starts off with 18 year old Natalie on Christmas Day finding out that her mother and father have decided to get a divorce (after 20 years of marriage) - I think we all agree that is a pretty crummy Christmas gift. 

Kenwood goes on to present Natalie in a way that I found to be a little different from the norm.  Natalie is presented to us in almost a raw form- we learn that she suffers from cystic acne and the anxieties that are associated with her cystic acne, and who her best friends are (Zach and Lucy).  Right off the bat, we are introduced to Alex - Zach's older brother.   

Then as the reader, we get the see the relationship between Natalie, Zach and Lucy and how Natalie once fancied the potential of her being with Zach. 

I felt that Natalie was a character that we know.  Either we have felt like Natalie or we know a girl like Natalie.  As a reader, you could feel that her challenges and her feelings are very real.  These are feelings that aren't just felt in the beginning of the book - they are felt the entire way through.  Even in the characters of Lucy and Zach, there was honesty that was felt and they were relatable in their own ways.  Nothing that Kenwood wrote about in this book was less than honest.  

Would I recommend this book? 

You betcha I would! 

A huge thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to review this title (albeit super late!)

- Jillian