WELCOME HOME, CAROLINE KLINE by Courtney Preiss is an emotional story about friends, family, and love. Family dynamics and tested friendships are themes in this lovely story. Caroline Kline is a single, 30-year-old woman living and working in New York City. She is living her dream life and falls in love with a pretty boy and agrees to move to California with him. They were together for three years, she quit her job and gave up her apartment when her boyfriend said he was moving to California, only he was going alone! 

Caroline returns to the home in Glen Book, New Jersey she left years ago as her father had fallen and was hurt. He needs her help with many things but mostly to take his place on his men's softball team! What?? Get ready to meet a few toxic men who don't want her playing on their team! WELCOME HOME, CAROLINE KLINE shows just what a hot mess Caroline is when she returns home. The family drama in this crazy story is well done and I giggled quite a bit with the Jewish references. It is hard to remember that WELCOME HOME, CAROLINE KLINE is a debut novel from Courtney Preiss. That's how much I enjoyed it.

Overall, WELCOME HOME, CAROLINE KLINE is an emotional book about past mistakes and growing and changing. I liked that the family members were working hard to become a family once again. I enjoyed watching Caroline rebuild her life. Some of the choices Caroline makes made me want to shake her and tell her to use her brain. At the same time, her bad decisions will lead her to better things. I grew up in New Jersey and spent many summers down at the Jersey shore so this story really gave me many of the feels I crave in a book!

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Fresh Fiction. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.