CATEGORY: Romance and Self Discovery
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This book took longer to get into than I would have liked, I started my June reads early on May 26th, and didn't finish this book until late June 6th, I finished the second half of the book in two days. The beginning in my opinion could have related the information of the previous dates and building of characters in a more succinct way to get to the meat of the story, which I honestly believe doesn't get going until the second half. If you power through the first half, using those interspersed witty commentary to get you through, the second half of the book is truly a gem.
The book should start when she meets Ruth, and her first real "prize" of a date Matthew, the other dates and witty commentary could have been interspersed throughout the rest of the book or completely scraped, this is where the story started for me. So, if you're anything like me read chapter one to get a feel for the character Julia, then skip to chapter 4, these are super long chapters, so if I had a choice to redo the story I would do it that way, and I probably would have rated this book a 4-wing-review.
Julia's predicament of being lonely, and desperate for human connection, is a common feeling. Especially in a world where we are more divided than ever, it's an all about me society, and creating a feeling of belonging and attention is more difficult than ever to achieve. Julia's character is easy to connect with and you root for her, but also want to strangle sense into her because of her poor choices in men. When it came down to it the story was less about romance and more about finding yourself, and all the lessons she's learned.
It reads like a diary, or a girlfriend telling you about all her dating woes. This was exactly what you want from your best friend when you tell them you want to live vicariously through their dating life. This book is for you. Not just for females, I believe men can learn a lot about how "not" to treat a woman, no matter the circumstances. Also, lots of life lessons and fun witty commentary for everyone.
Though the style comes off as more tell than show, I think the author did a wonderful job. And I'm glad I stuck out through the first half to get to the wonderful theme and growth of the character.
Truth be told I believe every TEEN, every YOUNG dater, every OLDER dater... ALL of the daters out there should read this book. I don't agree with the character's dating methodology and that's the point, so many people date like this character, and they should learn what the character learned at the end.
Here's a little blurb:
Julie Stoddard, once nominated the girl most likely to succeed, sees herself in 3D – divorced, depressed and dating again. After a lifetime of doing what others thought was best for her, she decides to try a new recipe for finding love and quickly learns that a touch of humor makes everything taste better.
The reader joins Julie over the course of a year for the rockiest ride of her life. You'll laugh and cry with Julie as she learns volumes about life, friendship, love and loss on her journey. A poignantly funny novel that is a tribute to perseverance, wit, wisdom, and the unlikely sources they can come from.
Three-wing Review. - Heaven's Fiction Reviews
Please do follow the author around and await her next novel with baited breath.
Bit about the author:
"I was born in Havana and now live in NY, work in the wholesale industry, am happily married and the proud mom of two son's. I love to read, enjoy hiking, yoga and cooking. On a rainy Sunday, you'll find me making soup from scratch, with Dylan playing in the background and a good book in hand."
Want to be reviewed yourself, please visit my review page to request.
Also, Please join me in Twitterverse @authormarie
100% my own opinions. Book was recommended by my Goodread's Author's Needing Review Group, this was read through Kindle Unlimited, not provided by the author.
Book quotes:
"Was there such a thing as a meditative vibrator?""If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got."The Empty Suitors was full of laugh out loud moments and insightful growing pains through very relate-able dating woes.
This book took longer to get into than I would have liked, I started my June reads early on May 26th, and didn't finish this book until late June 6th, I finished the second half of the book in two days. The beginning in my opinion could have related the information of the previous dates and building of characters in a more succinct way to get to the meat of the story, which I honestly believe doesn't get going until the second half. If you power through the first half, using those interspersed witty commentary to get you through, the second half of the book is truly a gem.
The book should start when she meets Ruth, and her first real "prize" of a date Matthew, the other dates and witty commentary could have been interspersed throughout the rest of the book or completely scraped, this is where the story started for me. So, if you're anything like me read chapter one to get a feel for the character Julia, then skip to chapter 4, these are super long chapters, so if I had a choice to redo the story I would do it that way, and I probably would have rated this book a 4-wing-review.
Julia's predicament of being lonely, and desperate for human connection, is a common feeling. Especially in a world where we are more divided than ever, it's an all about me society, and creating a feeling of belonging and attention is more difficult than ever to achieve. Julia's character is easy to connect with and you root for her, but also want to strangle sense into her because of her poor choices in men. When it came down to it the story was less about romance and more about finding yourself, and all the lessons she's learned.
It reads like a diary, or a girlfriend telling you about all her dating woes. This was exactly what you want from your best friend when you tell them you want to live vicariously through their dating life. This book is for you. Not just for females, I believe men can learn a lot about how "not" to treat a woman, no matter the circumstances. Also, lots of life lessons and fun witty commentary for everyone.
Though the style comes off as more tell than show, I think the author did a wonderful job. And I'm glad I stuck out through the first half to get to the wonderful theme and growth of the character.
Truth be told I believe every TEEN, every YOUNG dater, every OLDER dater... ALL of the daters out there should read this book. I don't agree with the character's dating methodology and that's the point, so many people date like this character, and they should learn what the character learned at the end.
Here's a little blurb:
Julie Stoddard, once nominated the girl most likely to succeed, sees herself in 3D – divorced, depressed and dating again. After a lifetime of doing what others thought was best for her, she decides to try a new recipe for finding love and quickly learns that a touch of humor makes everything taste better.
The reader joins Julie over the course of a year for the rockiest ride of her life. You'll laugh and cry with Julie as she learns volumes about life, friendship, love and loss on her journey. A poignantly funny novel that is a tribute to perseverance, wit, wisdom, and the unlikely sources they can come from.
Three-wing Review. - Heaven's Fiction Reviews
Please do follow the author around and await her next novel with baited breath.
Bit about the author:
"I was born in Havana and now live in NY, work in the wholesale industry, am happily married and the proud mom of two son's. I love to read, enjoy hiking, yoga and cooking. On a rainy Sunday, you'll find me making soup from scratch, with Dylan playing in the background and a good book in hand."
Want to be reviewed yourself, please visit my review page to request.
Also, Please join me in Twitterverse @authormarie
100% my own opinions. Book was recommended by my Goodread's Author's Needing Review Group, this was read through Kindle Unlimited, not provided by the author.
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