Reviewed
by: BigAl
Genre:
Romantic Comedy
Approximate
word count: 50-55,000
words
Availability
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Author:
USA
Today best selling author Rebecca Forster’s twenty-something books
mostly fit within the broad mystery genre, some in the legal thriller
subgenre and others harder to classify. Forster is a two-time winner
in the Books and Pals Readers’ Choice Awards, with Before
Her Eyes topping the
mystery category in 2013 and Eyewitness
(book 5 of the Witness Series) getting the nod from our readers in
2014.
For
more, visit Forster’s website.
“Oh, boy! Oh, Bailey! What are you going to do when Fate decides to have a little fun?
Bailey Devlin is convinced the stork was drunk the day he dropped her in her mother's lap. Mom is blond and beautiful; Bailey redheaded and gawky. Mom's heart longs for her missing-in-action husband; Bailey's for a man she can count on. Now mom is off looking for her one true love, while Bailey is about to realize her dream and become a lawyer. Yet, as the bar exam looms, there is mischief afoot in the heavens. According to her horoscope, the man who will change her life is coming to her door. The man who shows up isn't even close to one she has dreamed of, but Bailey is about to find out the hard way that he is the man she needs.”
Appraisal:
Since
getting my first ereader my reading diet has changed, weighted
heavily to indie authors. In the past, I would grab John Grisham's
latest in hardback as soon as it was released. Now he has three (or
is it four) books out that I haven't even bought, let alone read. My
must-read author list is now longer and much different. One of the
few authors I'd read prior to getting that first ereader who made it
onto my current must-read list is Rebecca Forster. Part of the reason
is I (maybe obviously) like thrillers (especially the legal thriller
subgenre) and suspense, which is her forte. Another is that her
recent books stretch their genre in ways I've enjoyed. But I wasn't
sure what to expect from her latest book, a romantic comedy.
In a
word (or three), I loved it.
This
first installment in the Bailey Devlin trilogy introduces us to the
character of Bailey. She barely knew her father, who disappeared
while she was young, but her hippie-ish mom is convinced he'll be
back some day. Growing up in a home where survival was a struggle,
Bailey figured out that if her life was going to be different, it was
up to her to make it so. She's fun. She's different. And she's
determined. This focus on success is working, as Bailey is just weeks
away from taking the bar exam. For the first time she'll be able to
make a living wage. Maybe she'll even feel like slacking off enough
to allow a little time for romance in her life. (Assuming anyone is
even interested.) That's when the unexpected happens, with two
potential romantic interests and some additional responsibility she
didn't expect, nor want, upset her best-laid plans.
This
was a fun (and funny) read. I'm eager to read the next in the series
to find out where Bailey goes from here.
FYI:
This
is the first of a series that will have three books with plans for
the subsequent installments to be released rapidly.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
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