Review: Shelly Bell is a keeper!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2013
A Year to Remember is everything you want in a curl-up-and-shut-out-the-world read. The heroine, Sara Friedman, is real with a capital R. She's a psychologist who thinks she's good at helping and understanding people's problems, and charmingly can't seem to fix her own life. She's genuine, impulsive, open to love, has a huge appetite for life and is one of the most memorable grown-up Chick Lit heroines I've ever met. I love Goldberg. I love her best friend and her group of non-cliche friends. I got a real intro into the cultural and family life of this character's loving Jewish family. If you want a true to life romance, this is your book and Shelly Bell is your writer. It has some explicit sexual scenes, but they aren't one bit icky. It's warm, humorous, hopeful and a kick. She's on my 'must read' list from now on.