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A review by unapologetic_romantic
The Do-Over by Sharon M. Peterson
emotional
funny
hopeful
4.0
How unbelievable harsh and heartless do you have to be to break up with someone over the radio, all for the chance to win tickets to see a cover band? Not even a real band, a cover band!
The Do-Over is the story of Persephone, Perci, and covers a year of her life. From New Year after, just after being dumped by her asshat boyfriend, over the radio no less, to a year from then. It journeys through the transformation Perci takes within the year while trying to follow her anti-New Year’s resolutions.
1. She will not try to lose weight
2. She will not try to be more confident
3. She will not put any more effort into her job
4. She will not date
5. She will not try to be a better daughter or sister
I was thrilled that I enjoyed this book. I saw a lot of myself in Perci and sympathised with her. I was also happy to cheer her on when she started living her life for herself, instead of her mother. She got a new job which she loved, working with children. She stopped worrying about her weight and calorie intake and just let her body tell her what it needed, and she met her new neighbour, the steely-jawed construction worker, single dad/uncle whom she managed to rope into a little bit of fake dating.
This book was serious but fun, sweet but also heartbreaking, I swooned a few times and grinned like a fool; I also didn’t put it down once I got into the meat of it. It really is a page-turner and a feel-good romcom, but it's also finding yourself, living your life to the fullest and family.
The Do-Over is the story of Persephone, Perci, and covers a year of her life. From New Year after, just after being dumped by her asshat boyfriend, over the radio no less, to a year from then. It journeys through the transformation Perci takes within the year while trying to follow her anti-New Year’s resolutions.
1. She will not try to lose weight
2. She will not try to be more confident
3. She will not put any more effort into her job
4. She will not date
5. She will not try to be a better daughter or sister
I was thrilled that I enjoyed this book. I saw a lot of myself in Perci and sympathised with her. I was also happy to cheer her on when she started living her life for herself, instead of her mother. She got a new job which she loved, working with children. She stopped worrying about her weight and calorie intake and just let her body tell her what it needed, and she met her new neighbour, the steely-jawed construction worker, single dad/uncle whom she managed to rope into a little bit of fake dating.
This book was serious but fun, sweet but also heartbreaking, I swooned a few times and grinned like a fool; I also didn’t put it down once I got into the meat of it. It really is a page-turner and a feel-good romcom, but it's also finding yourself, living your life to the fullest and family.