I'll admit, I haven't been reading as much off NetGalley lately, mostly because I'm swamped with my endless stack of physical books that keeps toppling beside my bed, but when I was approved for THERE YOU'LL FIND ME by Jenny B. Jones, I decided to jump back into ebooks and give it a try. And, I definitely wasn't disappointed. 
 First things first -- yes, this is a Christian novel, geared towards young adults. I'm often surprised at how often I'll find reviews negatively positioning the "religious" aspect of the novel, as if it weren't specifically part of that genre. While this book definitely wasn't one that beat you over the head with its proselytizing, it does explore issues of forgiveness, finding God through hard times, and perseverance in spiritual battles. If you are generally offended by Christian novels, be aware that yes, this one does mention the word "God" and doesn't contain gratuitous sexual exploration, and like many Christian novels it does tend to be a bit glossy and over idealized in sections. Beyond that, I do think it would appeal to general fans of realistic YA fiction, especially involving personal struggles and teenage romance. 
 Starting then with the plot -- Finley is a high school student spending a semester in Ireland, accompanied by her brother's journal from when he visited the same location. Finley still has not gotten over her brother's recent death and she hopes that recreating her brother's recent spiritual journey overseas will help her get past the hurt that has crippled her life since he passed away. 
 Once in Ireland, though, Finley discovers that she has a hard time finding herself -- and God -- in this foreign land. To make matters even more complicated, she has a snide encounter with a teenage heart-throb (the star of many popular vampire movies) that soon turns into potential romance -- except it seems that he might be living a double life and Finley's not sure which parts are truth and which are fiction. On top of everything else, Finley must compose a song for her violin auditions back in New York, in remembrance of her brother, and her entire future rests on her finishing the last few bars -- which she can't seem to do until she rediscovers her faith. And, when she gets assigned to befriend a bitter, dying woman in a nursing home, Finley starts to wonder if she'll ever find God, or herself, in Ireland. 
 I'll admit it -- when I read the plot, I was initially a bit hesitant about this one. Christian romance novels tend to work out too perfectly, making them feel a bit unrelatable to their intended audience. On the one hand, I completely understand the desire to paint an idealized picture of faith and love, but on the other hand I feel, as a reader, that I want to see a bit of myself in what I read -- and let's face it ... romance is rarely as perfect in reality as it is in fiction. However, I think THERE YOU'LL FIND ME actually did a wonderful job of balancing the idealized WITH the realistic. Yes, there is a "perfect" love story here, but it's not really the focal point of the novel at all. 
 The real focus of the story is on Finley's personal struggles to regain her life after the death of her brother. We learn that she has been recently released from counseling, due to issues of depression and anxiety, and that she may also have a history of eating disorders that stem from these afflictions. Also, Finley has found herself almost dismissing the idea of God's love after the death of her brother, wondering how an all perfect God could possibly be present in a world that would take away someone so young who was embarking on so much good in his life. These struggles made the book feel real and appropriate for the teenage audience that was probably intended to read the novel. 
 However, it's not heavy enough that it feels dark or gloomy, I don't think. The author does a nice job of balancing the frivolous with the serious, and she keeps the story going in such a way that I really did find myself wanting to know how things would play out (even though I did figure it would be another perfect ending, as is common in the genre). 
 Overall, I very much enjoyed this novel and I'm glad I had the chance to read it on NetGalley.