Concerned that she might never pull herself out of this nosedive, Maggie's friends book her as a speaker on a "New Year, New You" cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. Maggie wonders if she's qualified to teach others about happiness when she can't muster up any for herself. But when a handsome stranger on board insists that smart women can't ever be happy, Maggie sets out to prove him wrong. Along the way she may discover that happiness has far less to do with the head than with the heart."
Author: Kristen Billerbeck
Length: 288 pages
Format: paperback, e-book, hardcover
He left her for Tinkerbell.
Can she find her Prince Charming?
Where I live we skip spring and go straight to to summer. The only upside to this in my opinion is its the perfect time to break out those summer reads.
I personally don't discriminate about what season I read a book in. If I'm in a mood...I'm in a mood. However, since I am a cover snob the bright covers grab my attention frequently in the spring/summer.
I am a rom-com kinda girl. I will sit and happily binge watch Hallmark movies, not even caring about how cheesy they are. So I was super excited to get this book hoping for a light cheesy romance, instead I got a kind of depressing book. Okay, so not depressing in the normal sense of the word, but this book put a weight on my shoulders.
Maggie was such a 'glass-half-empty' personality that it really started to get annoying. Her friends saw her downward spiral and took action to fix it. No it probably wasn't handled in the best way, but THEY TRIED! And the WHOLE time she was whinny about how she'd rather be home shoving gelato in her face and stealing the neighbor's cat. She just came off as super ungrateful.
I will say I've never been through a breakup like Maggie's so maybe I just couldn't connect with that.
While her friends had good intentions, they also had ulterior motives. It was a singles' cruise...you do the math. I truly think they cared for Maggie, but at the same time they had a "grow up and get over it" attitude as well. Trust me I agreed with that attitude sometimes, but other times it just felt cruel.
Sam and Brent were my favorite! They were on complete opposite sides of the character spectrum, but each was funny in his own way. Brent seemed like he cared more about Maggie than her friends did. Sam really was a sweet patient guy, though a little arrogant at times it added to his persona.
There was a great lesson taught in this book: "SELF WORTH AND HAPPINESS ARE NOT FOUND IN SOMEONE ELSE". Everyone deserves a second chance and their own happily ever after.
In the end I rated this a 3/5 stars. I wasn't blown away by it and I didn't hate it with every fiber of my being. It was just kind of there...
Quotes:
"Social butterflies never understand the introvert."
"Data states that people are supposedly more afraid of public speaking than dying--which is stupid. But if you die, someone else has to speak at your funeral and you're off the hook."
*I received this book in exchange for my honest review**I was not required to write a positive review**All opinions are my own*
I personally don't discriminate about what season I read a book in. If I'm in a mood...I'm in a mood. However, since I am a cover snob the bright covers grab my attention frequently in the spring/summer.
I am a rom-com kinda girl. I will sit and happily binge watch Hallmark movies, not even caring about how cheesy they are. So I was super excited to get this book hoping for a light cheesy romance, instead I got a kind of depressing book. Okay, so not depressing in the normal sense of the word, but this book put a weight on my shoulders.
Maggie was such a 'glass-half-empty' personality that it really started to get annoying. Her friends saw her downward spiral and took action to fix it. No it probably wasn't handled in the best way, but THEY TRIED! And the WHOLE time she was whinny about how she'd rather be home shoving gelato in her face and stealing the neighbor's cat. She just came off as super ungrateful.
I will say I've never been through a breakup like Maggie's so maybe I just couldn't connect with that.
While her friends had good intentions, they also had ulterior motives. It was a singles' cruise...you do the math. I truly think they cared for Maggie, but at the same time they had a "grow up and get over it" attitude as well. Trust me I agreed with that attitude sometimes, but other times it just felt cruel.
Sam and Brent were my favorite! They were on complete opposite sides of the character spectrum, but each was funny in his own way. Brent seemed like he cared more about Maggie than her friends did. Sam really was a sweet patient guy, though a little arrogant at times it added to his persona.
There was a great lesson taught in this book: "SELF WORTH AND HAPPINESS ARE NOT FOUND IN SOMEONE ELSE". Everyone deserves a second chance and their own happily ever after.
In the end I rated this a 3/5 stars. I wasn't blown away by it and I didn't hate it with every fiber of my being. It was just kind of there...
Quotes:
"Social butterflies never understand the introvert."
"Data states that people are supposedly more afraid of public speaking than dying--which is stupid. But if you die, someone else has to speak at your funeral and you're off the hook."
*I received this book in exchange for my honest review**I was not required to write a positive review**All opinions are my own*
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