A review by bookishciara
The Way We Weren't by Phoebe Fox

emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Marcie needs a break from her work, her husband, and well her life. So she decides to drive. She ends up in Florida on the beach. Flint comes across her on his morning walk. Flint lets her stay with him until she can sort her life out and get her car back...it's currently in the impound lot along with her purse and everything else. These two don't really have a lot in common but they form a friendship. 


This book could be a Hallmark movie. The Florida coast with storms and an unlikely friendship, I can just picture it now on tv. I liked how the story was told in Marcie's and Flint's POV. It was interesting to see how different and similar they both are. I liked knowing what was going on in their brains. I think it helped round the story out. Flint was my favorite! I thought he was funny. I love grumpy old men. While I thought the story was interesting, it didn't hook me. I'm not sure if it was because I haven't gone through the things Marcie went through, but it was hard to get attached to the story.
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