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A review by shelleys_book_nook
A Beginner's Guide to Starting Over by Gabi Coatsworth, Gabi Coatsworth
slow-paced
1.0
I really wanted to like this book but the writing style was kind of pedestrian and was more like a girlfriend telling me a story than reading a novel. I know it sounds weird to say because it is a story but this book missed some finesse. I also wish the book focused more on books and the shop. There is a missed opportunity there. A lot of the book was repetitive and it got boring after awhile. Her friends nag her, she sees her dead husband, miscommunication... rinse and repeat.
Why couldn't Molly's friends just butt out and accept that she didn't want to date or wasn't ready to? They kept pushing her even though she wasn't interested in it and I get that...sometimes it'll come for you when you least expect it...when you're not looking for it. She's hurting and she doesn't want to go through it again, she's always been someone's mother or wife and she finally has herself to herself. I would have told them both off, but I have a big mouth.
Don't be fooled...The Goodreads rating for this book is really high at the time of this review (4.3) and I have to be honest and say I think they're all author and friend reviews because there is no way this book deserves four stars or more.
Why couldn't Molly's friends just butt out and accept that she didn't want to date or wasn't ready to? They kept pushing her even though she wasn't interested in it and I get that...sometimes it'll come for you when you least expect it...when you're not looking for it. She's hurting and she doesn't want to go through it again, she's always been someone's mother or wife and she finally has herself to herself. I would have told them both off, but I have a big mouth.
Don't be fooled...The Goodreads rating for this book is really high at the time of this review (4.3) and I have to be honest and say I think they're all author and friend reviews because there is no way this book deserves four stars or more.