mslingg5's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
bxermom's review against another edition
4.0
Natalie gets diagnosed with breast cancer and then her boyfriend leaves her. Sounds depressing but its not. Natalie, under the advice of her doctor starts a journal to work out all her feelings. She does this then sets out on a journey to track down all her old boyfriends to find out why it didn't work. We get to laugh with her while she explores her past and future self. A fun book and I look forward to reading more of Ms. Winn Scotch's work.
randybo5's review against another edition
3.0
This book is about a high-powered assistant to a senator who is dealing with breast cancer. The idea of discovering what is important in life when you think you're going to lose it is certainly not novel. At the same time, I thought this one was very well done with believable characters.
bookworm32's review against another edition
4.0
This was an easy read, but by no means what I would call Brain Candy (for those of you who are my friends- you know what I mean). It was a pleasure to read about Natalie, a woman my age who is diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. The story itself was honest, frank, and written wonderfully. Told in first person from Natalie's point of view, it was candid and I felt like a friend was telling me her story throughout the book. Thankfully, there is a happy ending in sight, even at times when I thought there may not be. Sometimes I need the happily ever after instead of the sad truth of the world.
lyndsm's review against another edition
4.0
I truly love Allison Winn Scotch’s writing and how she expertly crafts her characters. As with her other books, I finished this one with a feeling of gratitude for getting to spend time with these characters and their stories. Although this book covers the serious topic of cancer, it does so with in a way that makes the reader more positive and uplifted by the end of the book.
readerziyya's review against another edition
4.0
Somehow, I just can relate with breast cancer setting.
life_full_ofbooks's review against another edition
2.0
I picked this book because I saw a Bookstagram friend rave about other books by this author. The only book by Allison Winn Scotch that was available via Overdrive was this one and I definitely wasn’t a fan. I found the storyline to be promising, but the book was extremely predictable and I didn’t like the protagonist. While it wasn’t poorly written, I felt like it could have been better. There are several diary entries included which I didn’t care for, and at the same time parts of the book that weren’t part of the diary were written as though they should have been diary entries (ie: “I’ll spare you the details…”). I will definitely try the other books my friend recommended, though, because I have a great amount of respect for her and her opinions on books, and I firmly believe every author of multiple books will have at least one someone will find to be a dud.
karak's review against another edition
1.0
This is one of those books where "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."
jshettel's review against another edition
4.0
Scotch's debut novel and my first time reading her works. I'll call it chick-lit with a little more depth.
chibitecho's review against another edition
1.0
I absolutely could not get into this book and I didn't finish it. It seemed like the author would go off on a tangent about something, which led to another thought, which led to another and I was wondering when it was going to get back to the original thought! Maybe cancer and chic-lit just don't go together for me.