All I Need by Susane Colasanti | Book Review #144

The Bookish Island's Book Review:
All I Need by Susane Colasanti

Are there spoilers?

There's are some spoilers but then again its all in the synopsis.
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Title: All I Need

Author: Susane Colasanti

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Pages: 240

Publisher: Viking

Published: 2013

Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Women's Fiction

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Date Read: December 22, 2018

Rating: ★★☆☆☆

The last night of summer is only the beginning.

Skye wants to meet the boy who will change her life forever. Seth feels their instant connection the second he sees her. When Seth starts talking to Skye at the last beach party of the summer, it’s obvious to both of them that this is something real. But when Seth leaves for college before they exchange contact info, Skye wonders if he felt the same way she did—and if she will ever see him again. Even if they find their way back to each other, can they make a long-distance relationship work despite trust issues, ex drama, and some serious background differences?

Teen favorite Susane Colasanti returns to the alternating-voice style of her beloved debut When It Happens in this Serendipity-inspired story about summer, soul mates, and the moments that change our lives forever. 

The Rating:

My Review:

All I Need was a quick contemporary YA novel with a girl from a rich family and boy from a poor family who find each other during summer and fall in love.

The author doesn't seem to understand the differences between an Adult Romance and a Young Adult Romance because some things in her book seem out of place. Like the relationships between the main characters and how they think. It's like the situations she puts these characters in are meant to be in an Adult Romance rather than what it is. I often found myself thinking that if this was an Adult Romance I would have liked it better.

I had no feelings for this story or the characters. Mostly because of how the author wrote Sky and Seth's relationship and situations.

The insta-love between Sky and Seth was bad. I disliked every second. They would constantly tell each other and themselves that their love was forever and that they couldn't be apart from each other. But they didn't even know each other's last names or anything.
They meet one summer fall in love and on the last day of summer they arrange to meet and Seth doesn't show up. So they don't see each other since, again, they don't know anything about each other. And when they reunite it is as if they were covered in glue, cause they become inseparable. 

Still, it was an easy read with easy transitions and dialogue but the characters made no impact on me. At all. 

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The DUFF by Kody Keplinger | Book Review #138

The Bookish Island's Book Review:
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger 

Are there spoilers?

There's a pinch of spoilers.
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Title: The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend

Author: Kody Keplinger

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Pages: 280

Publisher: Poppy

Published: 2010

Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Fiction, 

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Date Read: January 4, 2019

Rating: ★★★★.5☆

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She’s also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her “the Duff,” she throws her Coke in his face. 

But things aren’t so great at home right now, and Bianca is desperate for a distraction. She ends up kissing Wesley. Worse, she likes it. Eager for escape, Bianca throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with him.

Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out Wesley isn’t such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she’s falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.

The Rating:

My Review:

The DUFF was awesome!
Okay, yeah -I may be a little biased since I enjoyed the movie. But now I'm caught between two great flavors of ice cream. The book is cookies and cream and the movie is chocolate and brownie bits.

On the one hand, the book made Bianca's friends, Jess and Casey, more compassionate and understanding but in the movie, they were really well-rounded women. Jess was an aspiring fashion designer and super into yoga, while Casey was a football player and into computer coding(hacker). Something that makes me wish those two things were merged into two great friends. Bianca in the book was so much more my kind of girl. She had some family troubles with her parents going through a separation/divorce and socially she wasn't feeling like she belonged. Especially since Wesley Rush opened her eyes to the DUFF situation. But she still manages to be a strong female who knows exactly who she is and what she wants from life. She didn't care what she said or if it sounded rude. She spoke her mind and for that, she's winning the award for the most kick-ass female in YA this year (my personal award ceremony would be super cheesy and lame but the awards would be given out by the truckloads cause I'm cool like that).

Wesley in the books was completely different than Wesley in the movie. I would almost say that the book Wesley was better. He was sweeter and open about his feelings for Bianca. As in the movie while he is funnier and totally hot. He isn't as honest. But maybe that's what happens when you add an unnecessary mean girl as is on again off again leach.
Also, let's take into account that because of her he wasn't a manslut lie he was in the books. Also in the books, he was a stoner and is described to look nothing like the actor who plays him in the movie.

All in all, The book was fantastic. There was a fun romance, fists thrown, drinks thrown, love triangles, and beautiful friendships. Which made it hard for me to decide whether to give it a 4.5 or a full 5 stars.

That ending was super perfect though. In both the books and the movie. Love it to bits!


Having read this book I can now tick off one book read in the Romanceopoly. As a part of my 2019 Reading Challenges.

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Rome in Love by Anita Hughes | Book Review #137

The Bookish Island's Book Review:
Rome in Love by Anita Hughes

Are there spoilers?

I tried to not include any.

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Title: Rome in Love 

Author: Anita Hughes

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Pages: 314

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2015

Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Fiction, Italy

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Date Read: January 4, 2019

Rating: ★★★★.5☆

From the author of LAKE COMO comes the story of a young actress who lands the lead in a film that is shooting in Rome, bringing about difficult life choices, new friendships, and a chance at love.

When Amelia Tate is cast to play the Audrey Hepburn role in a remake of Roman Holiday, she feels as if all her dreams have come true. She has a handsome boyfriend, is portraying her idol in a major motion picture, and gets to live in beautiful Rome for the next two months. 

Once there, she befriends a young woman named Sophie with whom she begins to explore the city. Together, they discover all the amazing riches that Rome has to offer. But when Amelia’s boyfriend breaks up with her over her acting career, her perfect world begins to crumble. 

While moping in her hotel suite, Amelia discovers a stack of letters written by Audrey Hepburn that start to put her own life into perspective. Then, she meets Philip, a handsome journalist who is under the impression that she is a hotel maid, and it appears as if things are finally looking up. The problem is she can never find the right time to tell Philip her true identity. Not to mention that Philip has a few secrets of his own. Can Amelia finally have both the career and love that she’s always wanted, or will she be forced to choose again?

With her sensory descriptions of the beautiful sites, decadent food, and high fashion of Rome, Hughes draws readers into this fast-paced and superbly written novel. Rome in Love will capture the hearts of readers everywhere.

The Rating:

My Review:

Rome in Love was my first book of 2019 and by luck, it also happened to be a good one. 
I'm so happy I had to pick this book up. (I say had to but I totally picked it for Romanceopoly's Women's Avenue.)

Rome in Love was a good book with beautifully detailed descriptions or Rome, the food, the fashion, everything. And I loved that about Anita Hughe's writing. Her way of telling the story is so enticing. Like I want to go to Rome and re-read this book. To eat the food that Amelia ate and see the sights she saw. It's that good. 
I'm also reminded of Santorini Sunset because the descriptions in that were just as beautiful. And one of the reasons I got this book was because I fell in love with that. 

These are totally vacation books. You take her books on vacation and just lay back with a drink by your side and enjoy the book along with the sights.

I loved Amelia she was such a cool woman. Not only was she passionate about her acting career but she was out there taking the opportunity that she was in Rome to film a Roman Holiday remake and explore Rome. To see it all and taste the foods. In that I truly liked her.

Philip, on the other hand, made me furious. Why didn't he just -UGH! I can't say cause I don't want to spoil it but he just rubbed me the wrong way.

There were parts in the last half of the book that could have been avoided. Like just say something and also the deceit was too much and went on too long. The very end. The very end was cute. but I still don't 100% support their relationship. I really wish she would have walked away and been like. 

"I'm a strong independent woman that takes no shit from nobody." 
And she'd sashayed away.

Other than one little personal tiff I had with Philip I loved everything about this book. The writing is fantastic, the characters where well written and different so I didn't get any of them mixed up (they had their own stuff happening outside of the main characters,  I loved that), and the romance is good. Plus, there's a princess in disguise and love at first sight.


Having read this book I can now tick off one book read in the Romanceopoly, Reading Women, and PopSugar Reading Challenges. As a part of my 2019 Reading Challenges.

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Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding | Book Review #122

The Bookish Island's Book Review:
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding

Are there spoilers?

No.

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Title: Bridget Jones' Diary

Author: Helen Fielding

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Pages: 288

Publisher: Penguin 

Published: 1999

Genre: Women's Fiction, Contemporary, Romance

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Date Read: July 7 > July 8, 2018

Rating: ★★★☆☆

Meet Bridget Jones—a 30-something Singleton who is certain she would have all the answers if she could:
a. lose 7 pounds
b. stop smoking
c. develop Inner Poise

"123 lbs. (how is it possible to put on 4 pounds in the middle of the night? Could flesh have somehow solidified becoming denser and heavier? Repulsive, horrifying notion), alcohol units 4 (excellent), cigarettes 21 (poor but will give up totally tomorrow), number of correct lottery numbers 2 (better, but nevertheless useless)..."
Bridget Jones' Diary is the devastatingly self-aware, laugh-out-loud daily chronicle of Bridget's permanent, doomed quest for self-improvement — a year in which she resolves to: reduce the circumference of each thigh by 1.5 inches, visit the gym three times a week not just to buy a sandwich, form a functional relationship with a responsible adult, and learn to program the VCR.
Over the course of the year, Bridget loses a total of 72 pounds but gains a total of 74. She remains, however, optimistic. Through it all, Bridget will have you helpless with laughter, and — like millions of readers the world round — you'll find yourself shouting, "Bridget Jones is me!" 

The Rating:

My Review:

Bridget Jones's Diary is cute. I wouldn't say I'm happy that I got to experience this book but I also wouldn't say that I'm glad I read it. It was just not as great as I thought it would be. 

I fell in love with the movie so much that I somehow thought I would love the book too. I mean, I don't like to watch movies multiple times because everything is just too fresh in my head but with the movie version of this novel I have probably watched well over ten times if not more.

Colin Firth was amazing and even though I hadn't seen him as official Darcy in the Pride and Prejudice adaptation I loved him as Mark Darcy.

*swoons and fans herself with her fancy hand fan when he's not looking. And tries not to make a fool of herself when he's looking*

As for the rest of the series, I just don't know if I will read the rest or not. I mean, I already own the third book so maybe, maybe not.

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Sisterhood is Deadly by Lindsay Emory | Book Review #100

The Bookish Island's Book Review:
Sisterhood is Deadly by Lindsay Emory

Are there spoilers?

There could be.

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This is one of the books I read after the passing of Hurricane Maria here in Puerto Rico. With no water, electricity or internet I took to reading my books. I decided to not do this for the books I've read on 2018. But it has been 7 months since Hurricane Maria. And I'm happy to announce that now we have water, and electricity.

I read this book on November 6. All in one sitting.  Mostly because it was a mystery and I thought I would love it. 

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Title: Sisterhood is Deadly

Author: Lindsay Emory

Series: Sorority Sisters Mystery #1  

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Pages: 288

Publisher: Witness Impulse

Published: 20l5

Genre: Adult, Mystery, Women's Fiction, Contemporary

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Source: Goodreads Giveaway win.

Rating: ★★★☆☆

"We'll be sisters 'til we die…"

Margot Blythe is a professional sorority girl. As a Sisterhood Mentor for her beloved Delta Beta, she travels to colleges around the country, advising on serious sorority issues (and picking up all the gossip along the way). Margot is thrilled when she's invited back to her alma mater to assist the Delta Betas—but tragedy strikes when their chapter advisor drops dead during a meeting, sending shockwaves down sorority row.

Shaken by the death—especially when foul play is suspected—Margot has to step up. Appointed the honor of serving as temporary chapter advisor, she now must manage the drama of fifty frazzled sorority women with secrets to hide; protect the house from the annual fraternity pledge pranks, which are more ominous than they seem; and worst of all, combat the ruinous rumors surfacing about a Delta Beta phone sex ring. If she wants to keep rival sororities and a suspicious (but dangerously cute) local policeman from bringing Delta Beta's reputation down, it's up to Margot to find out the truth—about whether a sister could have committed such an unimaginable sin as murder.

A sassy debut for fans of Susan McBride and Meg Cabot.

The Rating:

My Review:

I was disappointed by this book. I was expecting humor and drama. But I got a lot of terms I didn't understand, and I found myself forgetting what was happening with the murdering.


But there were good parts. Like the police officer, Ty. He was the only character I actually tolerated. Don't get me wrong I liked Margo. She was so dedicated and strong. Margot's a lot like Nancy Drew in this book. She wanted to keep her girls safe and solve the case fast. Get it over with so everyone can breath and feel safe again. Which I totally admire, but something about her made it hard for me to understand her. At times she acted immature, and that probably is what makes me feel a little annoyed by her.


In regards to the murder. I actually didn't get what was going on. I remember that a girl was found dead and that mid book another one died. Heck. I don't even know if that's true. Which doesn't bode well for the story. I did not expect who it was that was doing all of that though. I just didn't picture that person to be the one doing all those things because they just didn't seem like they'd get their hands dirty.

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When We Were Sisters by Beth Miller | Book Review #91

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When We Were Sisters by Beth Miller

Are there spoilers?

I don't really think so.
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This is one of the books I read after the passing of Hurricane Maria here in Puerto Rico. With no water, electricity or internet I took to reading my books.

I decided to not do this for the books I've read on 2018. But it has been 4 months since Hurricane Maria. And I'm happy to announce that now we have water, and electricity. 

Title - When We Were Sisters
By - Beth Miller
Publication - May 1st, 2015 by Ebury Press

Copy -  Paperback, 400 pages

Genre - Humor, Fiction, Family, Woman's Fiction


A funny, poignant debut about female friendship and dysfunctional families

I never think of Laura as my stepsister, but that's what she is.

Once they were the best of friends, inseparable as only teenage girls can be. That is until Miffy’s Jewish father ran off with Laura’s Catholic mother and both of their families imploded—as well as Laura’s intense relationship with Miffy’s brother. 20 years later, they’re all about to meet again.

The Rating:

My Review:

Started this book on November 1, 2018.
I finished reading this book on November 7, 2018.

I've had this book for years and never got to it. But I read it in a week or so and learned that I didn't get anything that was happening. Not only did the main character have a weirdness to her but she didn't get how weird she was being. She thought it was okay to break a solid marriage that her stepbrother had with his wife because they used to date before he was her stepbrother. Plus, her mother was crazy manipulative and when she was confronted she acted innocent which is even crazier. I just didn't get anything that was going on in this book. But I liked it. So I gave it 3 stars.

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Santorini Sunsets by Anita Hughes | Book Review

Book Review:
Santorini Sunsets by Anita Hughes

Spoilers?

Yes!

Title - Santorini Sunsets By - Anita Hughes
Publication - August 2nd 2016 by St. Martin's Griffin
Format - Paperback, 304 pages
Genre - Chick Lit, Romance

The seventh intoxicating love story by Anita Hughes, set in beautiful Santorini, Greece. When a Hollywood superstar and a NYC society girl fall in love, sparks fly and secrets are revealed.
Brigit Palmer is thrilled to be on the Greek Island of Santorini. She's here for her wedding to Hollywood heart-throb Blake Crawford, one of America's most eligible bachelors. Brigit's parents have rented a villa, and soon guests will arrive from all over the world for the intimate ceremony.
Brigit is a New York socialite, and she's just given up her position at a Manhattan law firm to run her father's philanthropic foundation. Things are finally falling into place. Love, career, family. Everything is going so well...until she steps into the garden and sees her ex-husband Nathaniel hiding in the rose bushes. 
Nathaniel, a failed novelist, announces that Blake sold the rights to the wedding to HELLO! Magazine for two million dollars (donated to charity), and he is the reporter assigned to write the story. Everyone expects Brigit to have her happily ever after, including her mother who taught her how to lead the perfect lifestyle, her younger sister Daisy who impatiently wishes for her own love story, and of course, her fiancé. Things are supposed to work out for them. But when Brigit discovers an unsettling secret about Blake, she questions everything she's ever believed about love, and wonders if she's better off alone.
Told in Anita Hughes' spectacularly descriptive prose, SANTORINI SUNSETS is a story about family bonds, first loves, and the question of when to let go and when to hang on as tight as you can. 

The Rating :

My Review:

My review in a gif. Which equals 3 stars.
Okay. I feel like I have to give my reason for this gif. And its that there were some dramatic moments when I was just sitting there being like "I knew this was going to happen". So it makes sense.

via GIPHY

The Cover:
Although they say never judge a book by it's cover I believe the cover should represent what the book is going to be like or at least some aspect of it.
This cover is very pretty with the gradient in the background and the hills of Santorini but the model made it creepy. She looked like she was possessed or something. I don't know, I guess I would have preferred her to hut be standing there looking at the sunset instead of posing like she was at a high fashion photography session.


The Story:
I did not relate to this story many of the characters. Not one bit. 
Truthfully, I just thought that it was too pretentious. All the characters were rich or knew what it was like, or they were famous actors and that is unknown to me.So when in the story they would mention brand names, or other places I was reading and being totally clueless which made me hate the story. But of course I did like some things about this book.


Relationships:
This book had a bunch of relationships both in family and in couples.

Bridgit X Blake. 
I knew from the beginning that their relationship was either not going to end up in marriage or they were going to end up resenting each other or something similar. I could tell that they did like each other but in a surface kind or way.I mean, that they didn't really know each other. She only ever said when someone asked that he was a smart, handsome and charitable man. She never said that he liked certain things, or hated certain things. She probably didn't know if he was allergic to anything. And he didn't know anything about her either. For him he loved her because she was beautiful blond with blue eyes that was smart and belonged to the “New York Society”. Whatever that means. 

Brigit x Nathaniel
They knew each other since they were kinds, that alone makes them a better match than her and Blake. They shared history, they knew what the other liked or hated. And yes they did get married and then divorce but it was because they were too young when they got married. They needed to learn and grow up in order to understand the other. And they did and they still loved each other in the end.  

Daisy x Robbie
They were the only coupe I actually rooted for during the entire story. I wanted them to be together and be happy. Daisy is such an amazing person but she's too concerned with being an equal to Brigit, who was an attorney and about to marry an famous, handsome actor. She was talented and creative in many ways that made her and Robbie perfect for each other. He was a photographer and she was a pastry chef turned fashion designer.


Family Dynamics:
As for Bridgit and Daisie’s parents, Sydney and Francis
They had their issues which were the lack of communication. After years of marriage they forgot that if they didn't say the important things than the other might feel alienated or even not loved. And that is what happened to them. Not to mention the affair Sydney had and Francic always being at work, or traveling and him not telling her that they might lose the house they had in Summerhill. All of that created a time bomb but they talked and worked it out.


Settings:
This book was filled with descriptions of Santorini and other settings. Making it easy to picture the scenery and the flowers. It was beautifully described and it made me want to be there. See the flowers and the blue waters, the architecture and especially eat the food. 


Overall:
I enjoyed reading this book . The way it was written was beautiful. Full of descriptions of the settings and the people and it was a quick read for me. I think I would have finished it much sooner if it was not or the loads homework I had to do this past two weeks. The last 100 and a half pages I read in two sittings. I had made a rule of giving myself an hour to read whenever I wasn't doing anything and it helped a lot.  

The only thing I didn't like about this story was, like I mentioned earlier in this review, that I did not find myself feeling attached tote characters. I actually came to dislike them at times. Whenever they talked about money and clothes and they many houses they owned I just felt horrible. But I guess the whole point of this book is to be an easy beach read and to make you fantasize of being in these characters shoes. It's just that for me, personally,  it didn't do that. 

A to will I re-read this book again?
 Probably, probably not. I don't know I guess it depends on my mood or whether it's been a long time since I first read it. 

Will I read other books by Anita Hughes?
 Definitely. I loved her writing and the way she made the paces and the character come to life.

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Me Before You by Jojo Moyes | Book Review

Book Review:
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Title - Me Before You
Author - Jojo Moyes

Publication -  December 31st 2012 by Pamela Dorman Books/Viking
Format - Hardcover, 369 pages
Genre - Romance, Chick Lit, Contemporary, Adult

Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick. What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane. Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that. What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour. And neither of them knows they're going to change the other for all time.

My Review:

I along with many other readers have been reading this book recently because of the movie and I'm no different. 

One Less Problem Without You by Beth Harbison | Book Review

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Book Review:
One Less Problem Without You by Beth Harbison

Spoilers?

Yes.

Title - One Less Problem Without You
Author - Beth Harbison

Publication - July 26th, 2016 by St. Martin's Press
Format - Hardcover, 336 pages

Genre - Chick Lit

Source - I got it from NetGalley.com in exchange for an honest review. (which I always do) Rating - ★★★

Meet Prinny, Chelsea and Diana. Prinny is the owner of Cosmos, a shop that sells crystals, potions, candles, and hope. It’s also a place where no one turns down a little extra-special cocktail that can work as a romance potion or heal a broken heart. But Prinny is in love with her married lawyer and she’ll need nothing short of magic to forget about him. Chelsea works as a living statue at tourist sites around Washington, DC. It's a thankless job, but it helps pay the rent. That, and her part-time job at Cosmos. As her dream of becoming a successful actress starts to seem more remote and the possibility of being a permanently struggling one seems more realistic, Chelsea begins to wonder: at one point do you give up on your dreams? And will love ever be in the cards for her? Diana Tiesman is married to Leif, a charismatic man who isn’t faithful. But no matter how many times he lets her down, Diana just can't let him go. She knows the only way she can truly breakaway is if she leaves and goes where he will never think to follow. So she ends up at Cosmos with Leif’s stepsister, where she makes her homemade teas and tinctures as she figures out whether she'd rather be lonely alone than lonely in love. In One Less Problem Without You, three women suddenly find themselves together at their own very different crossroads. It will take hope, love, strength and a little bit of magic for them to find their way together.
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My Review:

This book centers around the life of three women, Diana, Prinny, and Chelsea. and how truly connected they are. And reading the plot of this book I was very interested plus I had read a few pages in If I Could Turn Back Time by the same author. 

I adored Prinny Tiesman and how she just wanted to have her shop, Cosmos. Like I would love to go there. It sounded like such a fun place to visit. Though I also liked Diana and Chelsea.
Though what I loved about this book was the ending. The fact that that evil cowardly guy died was the cherry on to of this story.

The thing that I hated was the flashbacks and the mixed point of views of the characters. And how the summary wasn't like the book at all. I hated how Chelsea didn't tell Diana or Prinny what had happened to her and how disgusting Leif was and how I definitely knew that it was him that hurt Chelsea because it was obvious.

I kinda expected more to this story too. I know it was an unfinished version but having had read 100 something pages in one of Beth Harbison's books, the one I mentioned above, I thought it would be more like that a bit less confusing and a bit more interesting. This was almost like a Lifetime movie and I much prefer Hallmark movies. And I don't think I would read it again.

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