Review: This book is heartbreaking and romantic, you don’t’ want to put it down.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 3, 2014
Written by TashMARC provided kindly by author for reviewing purposesA couple of months ago, the author asked me to read this book. At the time it was half complete and I was in love with the characters. I wanted more. Fast forward to January. I was given a finished copy to read and I thought it wasn’t possible to fall in love with this book more. I was wrong, this book is heartbreaking and romantic, you don’t’ want to put it down.How to Liv is a quintessential Australian book that embodies all things Aussie and the heroine is no exception. Liv wants one thing: love. But she has been hurt before and has her heart locked up tight and has thrown away the key. She doesn’t want a relationship and she just wants to try and make something of her life. She is broken inside and doesn’t want to admit to anyone that she is lacking self-confidence. It’s hard to when you have a younger sister who basically is a better version of you and your family don’t sense her turmoil. Spending her time mostly at work, you get the sense that something is missing from her life. Liv needs a gentle soul to wake her from her slumber and give a new reason to fight for herself.Enter Joel, and he definitely seems the right person for her. The sense you feel coming from him seems to be a gentle soul that’s interested in the girl who snatched the Tim Tams from him in the supermarket.  He ticks all the boxes you want in an Aussie guy: he’s hot, sexy and considerate, and best of all, he’s single. Liv, the woman that she is, feels that Joel is too good to be true and the whole picture isn’t there.But it’s hard to deny there’s something between them and soon there is a relationship unfolding in front of us. It’s like two teenagers, honestly. The nervous jokes and silly little things but lurking at the back is the sense of the darkness. Liv’s issues are not something trifle and it is affecting them. She struggles with the past and its hurt and at the same time Joel is not immune from his past. His baggage is something that has set him apart for years and a secret that is tearing him apart as he doesn’t want to wreck this fairy-tale romance that is happening.If you don’t believe that there is a fairytale ending for you, read this book because it will change your mind. How to Liv is a beautiful, breathtaking story from this Megan Keith, it’s hard not to fall in love with her contemporary stories. She has a way with words that make you want to devour her books in one sitting, given the chance. This the first time I truly have hated one of her characters and that’s the only thing I hated in this book. Ally will rub you the wrong way despite her intentions. There’s something wrong with that woman.  I want my own Joel now after reading this book.5 couples