Review: a refreshing read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2013
I was given a copy of The Sock Wars by Maia Sepp in exchange for an honest review.Lucy's life takes an unexpected twist when her Aunt Maven dies in a car crash and Lucy inherits her house in Queens, which is in need of some serious renovating.  Her boyfriend Oliver, of 2 years, convinces her that with a little bit of TLC , they can turn the house into a home that they can grow old in together.The Sock Wars which is Maia Sepp's debut novel, takes you along on the journey as Lucy works through her grieving, and moves from her co-op apartment to the upstairs apartment in the run-down house where Oliver moves into as well, when his roommate asks him to move out.  Oliver begins to look forward to his and Lucy's future together which will take the natural progression of renovating the house to marriage to parenthood, but Lucy has her doubts along the way.  Will she be able to move past her grief over Maven?  Do her plans match Oliver's or do her plans veer offtrack along the line?I found The Sock Wars to be a refreshing chick-lit read, which was a realistic read in that it didn't follow any set script and I wanted to keep reading to see how everything would turn out.  Lucy is mostly likeable, although there are times when I wished that she would make more of an effort to get through her grief.  Oliver was lovable but quirky and I could definitely see his love for Lucy and her love for him.  Maven's friends, who became friendly with Lucy were quirky too, but again in a lovable way.  All in all, I enjoyed The Sock Wars and will be looking forward to reading more by Maia Sepp.