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A review by amym84
Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins
5.0
The first Kristan Higgins book I read was [b:Until There Was You|11164514|Until There Was You|Kristan Higgins|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327928182s/11164514.jpg|16088584]. For whatever reason, that book resonated with me. I thought that it was really cute and heartfelt. I was happy with how everything in that book turned out. I've read almost every other Kristan Higgins book that she has out and while I've liked all of them, none of them have given me that same feeling except for this book, Just One of the Guys.
Chastity O'Neill is a journalist who has just returned to her hometown to live hoping to be able to meet a good guy and start a family in the place where she grew up with her parents and four older brothers. She's a very tall and sporty / athletic woman and she's found that many guys are put off by this. Her dating life is not completely devoid of relationships, but regardless she's only ever love one man in her entire life, but they both agreed years ago it would be a mistake to start a relationship.
Trevor is an honorary member of the O'Neill family. His family moved to the area when he was an adolescent. Shortly after they moved to town his sister became sick and died. After that his family quickly fell apart and the O'Neill stepped in to give him the stability he needed at that time.
Suffice it to say Chastity and Trevor grew up together and Chastity has always love him, but he has never fully returned her romantic feelings. Since she's lived apart from her family for the past 10 years Chastity has regularly dated other guys and has put Trevor out of her mind, but with being back in town she's seeing and running into him a whole lot more. Can she finally put her feelings for him to rest after all these years?
I thought the book was really well written, and I liked that Chastity doesn't have her version of an ideal life yet, but she doesn't dwell on it and bring the book down. Of course she has her moments, but for the most part she takes everything in stride.
While Trevor and Chastity are the main focus of the book, Higgins does a wonderful job representing the relationships of the secondary characters such as Chastity's brother's and their wives and her mother and father. All of them have their own happy moments, but just as equally they have their problems. Where Higgins excels in this book is how these different couples deal with their problems and the decisions that they make. I will say some of it was expected but just as much was unexpected. Happy Ever After is not the same for everyone and Higgins represents that concept very well.
This is definitely a book that I can see myself re-reading in the future. Highly recommended.
Chastity O'Neill is a journalist who has just returned to her hometown to live hoping to be able to meet a good guy and start a family in the place where she grew up with her parents and four older brothers. She's a very tall and sporty / athletic woman and she's found that many guys are put off by this. Her dating life is not completely devoid of relationships, but regardless she's only ever love one man in her entire life, but they both agreed years ago it would be a mistake to start a relationship.
Trevor is an honorary member of the O'Neill family. His family moved to the area when he was an adolescent. Shortly after they moved to town his sister became sick and died. After that his family quickly fell apart and the O'Neill stepped in to give him the stability he needed at that time.
Suffice it to say Chastity and Trevor grew up together and Chastity has always love him, but he has never fully returned her romantic feelings. Since she's lived apart from her family for the past 10 years Chastity has regularly dated other guys and has put Trevor out of her mind, but with being back in town she's seeing and running into him a whole lot more. Can she finally put her feelings for him to rest after all these years?
I thought the book was really well written, and I liked that Chastity doesn't have her version of an ideal life yet, but she doesn't dwell on it and bring the book down. Of course she has her moments, but for the most part she takes everything in stride.
While Trevor and Chastity are the main focus of the book, Higgins does a wonderful job representing the relationships of the secondary characters such as Chastity's brother's and their wives and her mother and father. All of them have their own happy moments, but just as equally they have their problems. Where Higgins excels in this book is how these different couples deal with their problems and the decisions that they make. I will say some of it was expected but just as much was unexpected. Happy Ever After is not the same for everyone and Higgins represents that concept very well.
This is definitely a book that I can see myself re-reading in the future. Highly recommended.