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How Do You Know?

December 2, 2014 2 Comments

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“How Do You Know?” by Meredith Schorr

Description:

What if you were approaching the end of your thirties and all of the life milestones you took for granted in your youth suddenly seemed out of reach? On the eve of her 39th birthday, Maggie Piper doesn’t look, act, or feel much different than she did at 29, but with her 40th birthday speeding towards her like a freight train, she wonders if she should. The fear of a slowing metabolism, wrinkling of her skin, and the ticking of her biological clock leaves Maggie torn between a desire to settle down like most of her similarly-aged peers and concern that all is not perfect in her existing relationship. When a spontaneous request for a temporary “break” from her live-in boyfriend results in a “break-up”, Maggie finds herself single once again and only twelve months from the big 4.0. In the profound yet bumpy year that follows, Maggie will learn, sometimes painfully, that life doesn’t always happen on a schedule, there are no deadlines in love, and age really is just a number.

Meredith Schorr, best-selling author of light women’s fiction digs deep in her newest novel and raises the age old issue of the ‘proverbial clock’ that haunts many women in a way that is refreshing and sassy no matter your age or relationship status.

My Review:

After reading “Blogger Girl” I became an instant fan of Meredith Schorr. So, when I was asked to read and review “How Do You Know?” I happily and eagerly accepted.

Where do I begin on how to express how much I enjoyed this book? From the first sentence to the last, the storyline and Maggie’s adventure on finding herself, captured my full attention. Though I don’t relate to Maggie (I can’t wait until I’m the big 4-0,), I really liked her character. Her struggle with aging and relationships (I couldn’t decide who I liked her with the best, but in the end, Maggie ended up with the right one) were quite humorous, and at times, had me laughing out loud. With a great support system of friends and family, I was cheering for Maggie the whole time, as she meandered her way through one eventful year, which taught her a lot about herself. “How Do You Know?” will easily be on my top five reads of 2014!

Though this is only the second book by Meredith Schorr, I am already waiting for another to come out. She’s a brilliant writer who creates stories you want to be part of, along with characters you want to be friends with. If you’re a fan of Emily Giffin, I highly recommend you pick up anything by Meredith Schorr!

I give “How Do You Know?” 5 stars!

**Buy Links: Amazon – US   Amazon – UK

Filed Under: Book Review, How do you Know? Tagged With: Book review, Books, Chick-Lit, Fiction, How Do You Know, Meredith Schorr, Release Day, Women's Fiction

Fiction Relationships vs. Real Relationships

April 2, 2012 7 Comments

The picture to the left is what every story requires.  Along with choosing to read a book, whether it be by your favorite author, or you like the storyline, readers shuffle through, eagerly awaiting for the climax (feel free to think of it as a sexual innuendo).  It’s what we wait for, page by page, (though, these days it’s, swipe by swipe).  that’s mostly the reason why we read the book.

It’s almost been a year since Prince William and Duchess Kate got married.  (You can read my blog post on their wedding HERE).  Anyway, I came across THIS article (isn’t that cute?!), and wanted to somehow relate it to writing.  This lead me to think about romantic relationships in fiction, and in real life.

FICTION RELATIONSHIPS:  I’ve read so many books where it goes something like this – boy meets girl, they start dating, they fight, they fix the issue, then they live happily ever after.  We might get a touch here and there about them on a good day with no action, but that’s not fun to read because readers “want drama.”  I, however, don’t.  I ‘d like to see my characters living the day-to-day life together without the drama.  I think this might be why I write like I do, because I want normalcy for my characters.  I want to see my characters working on their relationship, and making it stronger.

REAL RELATIONSHIPS:  Like fiction relationships, couples meet, they fight, they make-up, and they life (happily) ever after.  The thing is that we’re not perfect, and neither is any relationship.  We both must work on it %100 every single day, (I might be watching too much Dr. Phil – ha, ha!).  Yes, we’re going to have fights with the one we love, but that doesn’t mean that it has to be filled with drama.  Like William and Kate, it can be as simple cuddling next to one another and watching TV.  Cooking together can also be very sexy!  Climaxes in real life relationships might happen more often than in fiction relationships, but that’s okay – that’s life.

In closing, I’d like to share two of my favorite relation quotes:

“Little kindness and courtesies are so important.  In relationships, the little things are the big things.” Stephen R. Covey

“The fundamental glue that holds any relationship together is trust.” Brian Tracy

 

Filed Under: Isabella Tagged With: Books, Chick-Lit, Drama, Fiction, Fights, Isabella, Link, Love, Quotes, Random, Real life, Relationships, Romance Books, Writing

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