This would be a nice summer beach read. The characters were fun and likable, but fairly one-dimensional. I do wish they'd been fleshed out a little bit more. ( )

A quick and simple read. Light easy and nothing surprising. Well actually that is not true. It stops on a cliffhanger which wasn't to my liking. This story definitely has more in it.

I liked the characters - simple and clear and easy to relate to. I thought the style was breezy and easy and the relationship to the 12 step program was well handled. ( )

I was super excited about reading this book! It really catches you and you fall in love with the characters. I loved how messy and real the characters were and you could feel the tension and frustration lift off the page. The ending is a cliffhanger for sure!! I wish we had a little more at the end to tie things off but I guess when the next book comes out it will be a on my read list! ( )

I admit, after reading the blurb I realized perfectly well that this was probably going to be a very typical love story. But we all know that novels like this can still be enjoyable or even surprise us.

If I have to be honest.. This one didn't do that. Yes, I loved the story in general, but I didn't like the MC at all. Lucy has her issues, obviously, but for some reason she feels very detached, rude about herself and that ruined the novel.
There were moments that I thought "Yes! This is getting better!" and then Lucy would think something and ruin it all over again. It was frustrating to say the least.

Apart from that I was missing the tension between Lucy and Tom. When reading a novel like this, I want to feel like they're dancing around each other but not quite connecting completely. This? This was a case of two different songs, two different dances in the same room.

The 12 Step Program had potential, but I just didn't enjoy it like I expected to. It was okay, but nothing more than that. A fun novel to just pass the time and get me frustrated once in a while.

2 / 5!

Kathy

I received a free ecopy of this novel through LibraryThing. I am not being compensated for this in any way. All opinions are entirely my own. ( )

I received this book as an ARC from Librarything. I started reading this book, but did not and will not finish it. I could not get nto the authors writing style and the storyline. I am disappointed I wanted to enjoy this book but it simply wasn't worth the time and effort to read it. ( )