Review: Great book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2013
I liked the way the author bounced right into the book with "Starting over is hard. And sometimes, you have to burn a few bridges to do it. Whitney Brown is average - average intelligence, average height, average weight - but she wants something new. To kick-start her rebirth, she wears formal mourning, a black veil and vintage dress, to a wedding in her hometown, Woods Cross, a community that treasures family values. Is it an attack on marriage or has she just gone bonkers?"As a reader, I found myself asking, "What do you do with that?" I desperately wanted to find out. The author begins each chapter with the title of a song and I found myself jumping up to find it on iTunes so I could get in the same mood as the chapter I was beginning."'White Wedding by Herman's Hermits, When Pigs Fly.' Upon arriving at the church, Whitney Brown achieves a new social status - a scandalous one. Before today, no one in Woods Cross, Missouri could have imagined wallflower Whitney attending a wedding wearing heavy black mourning. Normally unassuming in frumpy jeans and a t-shirt, she's dressed to be noticed-her full figure shown to its curvaceous best in a vintage dress."Now, the book is not all about weddings, it is just the beginning of Whitney's story. And, as the book continues we follow her through a tumultuous time in her life - as she leaves friends behind, begins a new career, and finds friends where old enemies once existed; all part of growing up and maturing. One pair of missing socks may mean the end of one friendship, and at the same time, the beginning of another. We follow Whitney as she sails in unchartered waters trying to find her place in the world."'Get the party started by Pink, M!ssundaztood'. DJ Kelly Carter adjusts her headphones so only one ear is covered. Outside, beyond the radio station's walls, she's Whitney Brown, but she prefers being someone else on the air - someone new and unknown even to her."Strong Enough is a delightful book with a host of interesting characters. It is a journey through life attempting to find where you are meant to be, and what to do once you find that place. Strong enough is a well written book encompassing humor, life issues, and friendship."Returning home, Sadi Chavez crosses the overpass behind a cherry-red truck. There's nothing special about a red Ford pickup, but the white swoosh down the side is distinctive. Rolling to a stop at the light, Sadi glances in the cab. The driver's hair is centimeters short and his profile Adonis-like in its perfection. No flaws reveal themselves as he reaches over to the passenger side of the cab. He twists the plastic cap off of a 20 oz. bottle adorned with the trademarked script. Lifting it high, he gulps down the iconic cola. It's practically a damn commercial in the middle of her drive to work...As he holds his drink high in the air, his right bicep bulges like an ad for protein powder. Does this guy have any lifestyle choices not sold to him?"I was provided with a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. More can be read on my blog.