Catch of the Day

Funny, light-hearted, sweet

The fact that is was a heart warming story that made me laugh out loud at times. Maggie was a completely likeble character with all the faults and insecurities all women have. And how she was able to shrug off the embarassing moments of her life with dignity made me admire her.

I think all the dating scenes. Brings me back to when I was dating.

One scene made me cry but for the most part I laughed out loud.

I am now an official Kristan Higgins fan and cannot wait for more of her books to be released on audio.

LMAO at the bowling scene. Quick wit had me laughing throughout and even shed some tears. Could have been a little steamier in the romance department but actually didn't even notice the lack of just because I was too caught up in the story. Totally enjoyed. Can't wait for the next one.

I loved this book, so much that I will probably listen to it again. The narrator was perfect she is what made this book so funny. I laughed out loud a few times and yes there was a part I cried. Good story line and the characters were so real and I liked them all. I highly reccomend this book.

Ok, so how do you fall in love with a guy that doesn't say more than....um.... 3 words in any given sentence? AND that is just my first of oh-so-many-dissapointments about this book.

Very well written, and freaking fantastic narrator! I love her. really good. PLUS i loved The Best Man- so I was primed to love this book to- PLUS being a golden retriever lover.

But nooooo....I don't want to ruin it, but lets just say that i was moved to extremely sad tears (read here: NOT HAPPY) at one part of the book. While the first part is fun and reading about her Dating disasters is quite hilarious- I just kept thinking, OK ....where is the more!? Where is the great guy, or the quiet guy comes out of the shell, or i donno, SOMETHING! but wait.... nothing.

Well let me tell you about that more- sitting here with just an hour and 11 minutes left of the book, i'm still holding out hope for something to turn around. Which I know, because i love this genre of books, that it will work out- i have not particularly enjoyed the ride. I keep waiting for her lot to get better, but so far- no resolution. I mean this book better have the best freaking fantastic ever ending to redeem itself!

Usually when reading this genre you know that something has to turn for the worst and then resolve. Yet, 80% of this book is for the worst. I mean, it gets ultra crappy for our dear sweet heroine (which is, kinda annoying to be honest.)

But anyways, this will definitely NOT be in my reread list. Although, it must be said, that i've been up since 3am listening to it... THAT should tell you how much hope i had for it. I just kept waiting for it to get better. So steer clear if you love SEP, or Lisa Kleypas, etc. Plus the romance left a lot to be desired. just saying.

I listened to this because of the narrator, Xe Sands, whom I really enjoy. However, she had some difficulty with the Irish accent that was prevalent throughout the novel. This aside, I felt like her performance was great. Of course, the novel itself was pretty great - and I enjoyed the characters, their faults, their self-recriminations, and the progression of the tale. I don't really like the way the story is described by the publisher, but that's okay. It was better than described.
One of my favorite characters is Maggie's mother, who is so well written in her constantly embittered and self-righteous denouncement of those around her that I feel like I KNOW HER PERSONALLY. Higgins does a very nice job of creating believable characters whom we love and are uncomfortable with, and I look forward to listening to another of her work.

I have loved all of Kristan Higgins's books, and this was no exception. I am a dog lover, so I enjoyed the way Maggie interacted with her loyal dog and I also loved Malone because he was so surly and quiet, but so lovable at the same time. I highly recommend this book!

I do love Kristan Higgins's books and jumped when at least two were released in audio, but Sands's performance is a kill-joy. The narration is blasé and condenscending and not worth of the book - I'm released "Somebody to Love" was performed by another narrator.