A review by keepcalmblogon
Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I was granted Here We Go Again on Edelweiss, and while it may not have been a book I would have picked for myself, it was actually a book I didn’t know I needed.  Here We Go Again is a friends-to-enemies-to-lovers sapphic romance that shares its plot with the terminal illness of a mentor and grief.  On the outside, these two plots may not seem to go together, but Alison Cochrun weaved together the intricacies of young queerness, finding a queer mentor, dealing with various losses of a parent, adult relationship issues, neurodivergence, and slowly losing said mentor to cancer in a seamless story of loss, love, and perseverance.  

This book had me connecting so much with the ADHD of both FMCs and the grief of slowly losing a beloved elder.  It portrayed beautiful scenery throughout the Pacific Northwest and western and southern USA.  It also had poignant reconciliations for so many characters throughout.  As I said, I didn’t know I needed this book, but I’m so happy I read it. Five stars.