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This book is expected to publish at the end of May, and I can't help but think that it may be the perfect book to start off the summer with! And I have to say, it makes me so glad to be 'old and married' rather than dating, because poor Cara really does have a run of bad luck with her dates from matching apps!
Much of Cara's life is unknown to me - I haven't used dating apps, I don't have a huge family with lots of family events and weddings and the like. But it sure was fun to read about! The women's fiction/contemporary fiction genre is a new one for me, I haven't read many over the years, but I am noticing some standard plot lines from one to the next. This started out much like the others, but I thought the twist of meeting a cool guy friend near the beginning and making a pact to be each other's 'plus one' for the summer's events was a cute idea. Reminded me of a song, St. Patrick's Day, that I always thought would make a cute story. And of course, as Joe and Cara get to know each other more, as 'just friends', their relationship grows and changes. But you expected that, right?
I didn't love Cara's self image at the beginning of the book. But maybe that comes from too many years of lots of dates, of feeling like she was 'less' for not finding Mr Right, with too many suggestions that she was 'too nerdy' for her love of puzzles - even if it did lead to a cool job! - that hurt her self image. I would imagine that happens for a lot of women - and for that matter, a lot of men as well.
This was a fun little book, a quick and easy read, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a light read over the summer months.
This book is expected to publish at the end of May, and I can't help but think that it may be the perfect book to start off the summer with! And I have to say, it makes me so glad to be 'old and married' rather than dating, because poor Cara really does have a run of bad luck with her dates from matching apps!
Much of Cara's life is unknown to me - I haven't used dating apps, I don't have a huge family with lots of family events and weddings and the like. But it sure was fun to read about! The women's fiction/contemporary fiction genre is a new one for me, I haven't read many over the years, but I am noticing some standard plot lines from one to the next. This started out much like the others, but I thought the twist of meeting a cool guy friend near the beginning and making a pact to be each other's 'plus one' for the summer's events was a cute idea. Reminded me of a song, St. Patrick's Day, that I always thought would make a cute story. And of course, as Joe and Cara get to know each other more, as 'just friends', their relationship grows and changes. But you expected that, right?
I didn't love Cara's self image at the beginning of the book. But maybe that comes from too many years of lots of dates, of feeling like she was 'less' for not finding Mr Right, with too many suggestions that she was 'too nerdy' for her love of puzzles - even if it did lead to a cool job! - that hurt her self image. I would imagine that happens for a lot of women - and for that matter, a lot of men as well.
This was a fun little book, a quick and easy read, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a light read over the summer months.
