Review: A Very Funny and Uplifting Novel
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2014
I read this novel in a couple of sessions, it was that good. I wanted to see what would happen next and kept tapping those Kindle pages. :-)First of all, this story has so much humor in it, I laughed and laughed (my husband kept asking me what was SO funny).The characters are well developed and came to life as the story unfolded. I could picture how they looked and felt like I knew every one of them.I loved Maddie most of all. She is a "real" middle-aged woman, with hang-ups that often go along with getting older:unhappy with her appearance, fighting loneliness, money problems, job worries...real life problems. But along with those problems, she also has dreams and has carried a torch for many years for a man she has never met in real life.Then Maddie's  lonely life unexpectedly takes a turn for the better when she meets up with her new quirky neighbor David, who has a lot of secrets of his own and dreams as well.I won't spoil the story, but if you like books that include real-life characters, romance,  lots of laughs, dreams that do come true, some unexpected twists and turns...you will love this book.Loved the cover too, how beautiful and eye-catching!I'm giving 4 instead of 5 stars as I think the story would have been even better without as much coarse language. I never like too much of that in any book.Geraldine Helen Hartman author of: Third Chapter, Second Chance