I have done it AGAIN! I found another debut that is smart, fun and fluffy! So another great book. If you enjoy your chick lit this is definitely for you. The story of Cassel Bailey is fun and at times real life real! She lost her parents and her brother Jamison practically despises her. I won’t give away why, but I find out why he has never been close to her. Cassell (sounds like Castle) is working through nursing school. She had a live in boyfriend, Dane, who cheated on her, so of course she trusts NO man! She has great friends who love and support her. One of them is Will Tanner, he is Dane’s former best friend. When she wakes up after a tequila shooter bender in her bed with Will next to her, she freaks.
Cassel has a great BFF Tina, who is so funny and a “tell it like it is” girl. Then there is Rita, her wacky 40something neighbor who takes care of her cat and just uses her key wen the mood strikes. There is the funniest scene when Rita unlocks the door and Cassel is in the tub and is naked and has no clothes with her.
We get to the bottom of her brother and his issue. Also the entire story about her parents and what she does for her niece and nephew every holiday. It was a tear jerker!
Just the right blending of old, new, friendships, family and love. This will appeal to the masses. Dane is always there and I wanted to pinch him so bad. Little frigger needed a kick in the ass and I know who can dish that one out. Calling Will Tanner STAT emergency Doctor Bombay come right away!
One thing is for certain, when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade… when life gives you limes, you grab some salt and a bottle of tequila and learn to take it one shot at a time.
The author:
Crystal Donahue has been fortunate to live all over the US, including but not limited to Arizona, Hawaii, and Georgia but she currently resides near the Iowa/Illinois border with her tornado obsessed son and their mischievous cat, Brownie. She is a procrastinator of epic proportions, finds humor in almost everything, loves sarcasm and loathes washing dishes.
A 2004 graduate of Western Illinois University, Crystal has held several unique jobs including driving a Zamboni and being a relay operator for the hearing and speech impaired. While working as a claims adjuster she realized life is too short not to do something that makes you happy, so she quit her job to go back to school and study nursing. Between work, school, and raising her son she somehow manages to find time to write too, usually to the detriment of her social life. Fortunately her friends and family rock so it isn’t much of an issue… yet.
Reading Renee 