Type Cast surprised me in so many ways. What I thought was going to be a cute RomCom, and that was definitely an element, but it was also a story of finding oneself. Callie Dressler left college with a boyfriend and plans to move across the country to start her life. By the end of that summer, she was once again single and living in the house where she grew up. Fast forward many years and Callie finds herself struggling to figure out if she is really where she is meant to be in her life. She is still living in the same house, but now her very pregnant sister and her family are living with her once again. In addition to living in a now very crowded house, she also discovers that her ex boyfriend has written a screenplay about the road trip he took with friends right after their breakup.
The best part about this book was our lovely main character, Callie. She was both interesting and relatable. While my own circumstances are very different, I was able to relate to the time she spent thinking about how her past decisions have affected the decisions she made going forward in her life. That relatability created an immediate connection for me because I could easily put myself in her place.
The more I learned about her, the more I understood her decisions and appreciated her emotional state. The parts of her personality that started off as a bit annoying became traits that added to her strengths. These aspects of her personality felt relevant to my own life and my own experiences as a millennial woman of a similar age. Watching her growth reminded me of my own journey and how much I have grown since leaving college.
This book quickly became less of what I wanted, and more of what I needed. It was a reminder to make amends with the past when needed, and to let go when it’s not. Callie’s inner dialog and the way that it was written added to the personal aspects of the story because I could always tell how everything that was said to her was actually affecting her, instead of having to guess. This was especially evident in the fact that there were so many elements of her life that I was able to peek at. Her story includes her family, friends, job and relationships in a brilliantly balanced story. Every aspect of her life got the attention it deserved.
The only part of the story that I struggled with was her flashbacks. Some of them felt irrelevant to the story and the tone shift was jarring at times. This lack of fluidity in the past was made even more jarring because the rest of the work flowed so wonderfully. I found that I was more likely to take breaks from reading during the flashbacks.
Make sure to check trigger warnings, as this book does deal with some heavy topics.
Make sure to check out this beauty when it releases on 9/13!
4.5/5 stars
Thank you to Netgalley and Girl Friday Productions for the opportunity to read this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
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