Title: Someplace Like Home

Author: Bobi Conn

Publication Date: May 21, 2024

Genre: Fiction

My Rating: 4 out of 5 

Quote: "A long history of sorrow led to my birth."

Someplace Like Home by Bobbi Conn is a fictionalized version of her mother's life.  It is broken up into books.

In Book One, we are introduced to the Caudill Family - Charles, Helen, and their five children Gail, Barbara, Mary, Jenny and William (Billy).  We get to see an overview of what it was like to be a Caudill growing up in Kentucky.

Quote: "So much depends on what you choose next."

In Book Two, we focus on Jenny.  Jenny represents the author's mom.  WHEW!!!  Some of Jenny's life was very hard to read.  I am not going to say much because you need to read it and feel all the feels for yourself.

Quote:  "A parent's legacy is established pretty early in their children's lives."

In Book Three, we get to focus on Charlie.  Charlie is Jenny's daughter.  Again, I'm not going to say much.  However, I will say that Charlie lived through seeing some awful things done to her mom. 

I was drawn into Someplace Like Home immediately from the beginning.  It is very well written, and I felt as if I was part of the family. It made me smile at times and boy; did it make me extremely anger at other times. If you want to get immersed into a book where you are going to feel all the things, I recommend Someplace Like Home.  I will warn you, you will have feelings. 

Quote: "We aren't bound to the past, powerful as it is." 

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review Someplace Like Home.

Content warnings:  Domestic Abuse, Drug Abuse, Child Loss