Flashback Friday: Something Like Normal

Trish Doller writes wonderfully complex characters who’s lives aren’t perfect. Tie that into a great story and I usually find myself unable to put her books down. Something Like Normal wasn’t any different for me and I loved that it was from a male POV. If you haven’t read this book, definitely consider doing so…like soon.

Something Like Normal by Trish Doller
(Website, Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads)Also by this author: The Devil You Know, Start Here
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA on September 24th 2013
Genres: Social Issues, Young Adult
Pages: 240

When Travis returns home from a stint in Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother's stolen his girlfriend and his car, and he's haunted by nightmares of his best friend's death. It's not until Travis runs into Harper, a girl he's had a rocky relationship with since middle school, that life actually starts looking up. And as he and Harper see more of each other, he begins to pick his way through the minefield of family problems and post-traumatic stress to the possibility of a life that might resemble normal again. Travis's dry sense of humor, and incredible sense of honor, make him an irresistible and eminently lovable hero.

About Trish Doller

I have been writing for as long as I can remember, but didn't try to be a published author until more recently, something for which you should be thankful.

I was born in Germany, grew up in Ohio, and graduated with a degree in journalism from Ohio State University. Married someone really awesome and moved around with him a bit from Maine to Michigan and back to Ohio. I've worked as a radio personality and as a staff writer for my hometown newspaper. I also had a couple of kids along the way who have become two of the most interesting adults I've ever met.

These days I live, work, and sail in Florida with a relentlessly optimistic border collie and a pirate.

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