Review: Clay Helps Courtney Find Out What Comes After Someday
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2014
We’ve all thought about what our someday would look like…someday, we’ll marry the person of our dreams…someday, we’ll start a family…someday, we’ll have the job we’ve always wanted. But then that someday comes, and what we thought or hoped would happen doesn’t. For Courtney Grayson, the heroine in Carey Heywood’s The Other Side of Someday, her someday came and went when she was betrayed by the man she had spent the last eight years loving. Now, she’s given up on the future she always envisioned for herself. The idea of trusting someone enough to fall in love again is no longer an option for her, or at least that’s what she thinks until Clay Bradshaw shows her that what happens after someday can be so much better.Clay comes into Courtney’s life when she’s at her lowest, and while there’s an instant attraction between them, she’s not quick to act on it because she doesn’t want to rush right into another relationship; she wants to be able to remember what it feels like to be herself again. Courtney lost who she was as an individual in her relationship with Michael; she gave up things and changed to meet his needs. She doesn’t want that to happen again, so she thinks that she can just casually date a few guys and figure things out as she goes. Clay has never really been in a relationship before, but he’s willing to try because his feelings for Courtney are ones he’s never experienced before. Her idea of dating other men doesn’t work for him, so he goes out of his way to show her how things could be with him, and boy does it work. Courtney can’t stop thinking about Clay, and soon enough, she decides she only wants to be with him. As their connection grows, Clay helps Courtney to rediscover herself; he opens her up to what a relationship should really be like by making sure she knows that he wants her to have her own passions and outlets. Even with all of the family turmoil that circles around them, their bond remains strong, proving to Courtney that Clay can give her the life that she’s always wanted…the life that is beyond someday.This is my third story by Carey, and what I love most about her writing is that it’s realistic and honest. Her characters are everyday people who have the kind of struggles that a lot of readers experience themselves. The trials and tribulations her heroes and heroines face are not sugar coated or made larger than life; they’re presented in a way that gives hope to all who endure similar situations. Courtney’s struggle to hold on to her individualism while in a relationship is a realistic concern as is the family drama that Clay deals with in terms of his sister and niece. Readers are able to connect to the characters easily because Carey’s writing style and presentation of circumstances allows for it to happen.The Other Side of Someday is a feel good story about finding out who you truly are and what you truly want. Courtney and Clay are the perfect match because they give each other what they so desperately need, and even though everything may have happened a bit too quickly, it just goes to show what happens when you finally find what you’ve been looking for…there’s no way you can go slow when everything feels so right. It’s a sweet, sexy, and quick read that will have readers looking for what comes after their someday as well.A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.4 poison apples (The Fairest of All Book Reviews)