All the Good Parts

By: Loretta Nyhan

Narrated by: Karen Peakes

Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

At thirty-nine, Leona Accorsi is broke, single, back in school, and living in her sister Carly's basement. She's perfectly content being quirky Auntie Lee to Carly's four children. That is, until Leona's doctor tells her that if she wants to have a child, she'd better do it now.

Leona does want a baby. She always has, but the circumstances have never been right. Now she has a huge decision to make: face motherhood on her own or risk missing out on its rewards.

Unfortunately, she's let her romantic life go stagnant. She barely even knows any single men. She has just a few prospects: a Vietnam vet and partial amputee, his intimidating son, the sweet but troubled man who tutors her niece, and a fellow nursing student she's never actually met.

As Leona discovers more about each one, she realizes any of them could be the right man for the job. The more important question is, has she become the right woman?

©2016 Loretta Nyhan (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

loved

I loved the story. Allthough as I am finding in most books now too much swearing especially the F word which I hate please clean up your writing not all of us speak in that manner or enjoy it. Even though sometimes it might be appropriate. I think the character was very strong in this much stronger than the people around her that kept telling her she was not.To me she was holding everyone else together with great empathy and positive thinking they just kept giving her negative advice although some of it was true. We can all learn that none of us are perfect and we're all struggling and trying in this world.The narrator was wonderful really made the book alive. Loved it.

All the Good Parts

Enjoyable. Sympathetic characters. Interesting plot. Overall a satisfying read. I will read her other novel.

Couldn't continue

I couldn't make it past the first chapter. The style of writing was too repetitive and rhetorical.

Entertaining

Narrator was great. A lot of ideas presented really were very thought provoking. Interesting story. Good character development. Got a little bit long at the end!

loved every second

I don't agree with the characters' choices but I loved their flaws. they were very real.

Entertaining story.

I really enjoyed most all of this book except for all of the crude language used by the women. In the real world, I don't know many Mothers, who care about their families who use this kind of language. I was also shocked that a 13 year old would be allowed to be in the room while her Aunt was inseminated! This could have been a very sweet story, filled with lots of wisdom about love and life but all the other stuff ruined it for me.

my fave so far from Loretta!

I love, love, love this book. I guess for me humor, sarcasm is just a must in life. I know there are times we need to be normal or quiet and listen ...but silliness is a must in my book. I look forward to reading more from Loretta soon enough!! YOU feel for Leona ... so many moments pull at heartstrings. such a great listen (or read). Check it out!! ( ;

Tender, Real, Delightful

I had just finished a great book, but it was one that left me feeling spent. It'd wrung me out. I wanted a lighter read but didn't want fluff. So, I found this book and it was exactly what I needed.

It's a heartwarming tale, but not saccharin sweet. The characters are dealing with difficult things, but they deal with them in the way we'd all hope to, with a gentle hold. They embrace them, but are not devastated by them.

I love the relationships between Leona and her family, but there was something special and genuine in her relationships with her home health patients. I've seen it in real life and it was beautiful to "see it on the page".

A different type of coming of age story.

Leona is a 39-year-old who is trying to grow more confident, self-assured and become self-aware in ways that she has run away from or never learned how to before. With the help of some unlikely life-altering decisions, she will have to grow up to become the kick-ass woman she wishes she was.

We have all been Leona at some time in our lives. It's is a great book with a relatable storyline. I thought some of the story could have moved faster, but it would have taken away from the story.
Good read, worth my time.

Cheap ending

Although I liked the writing style, there were a lot of plot threads to weave together here and I'm not sure they all worked. In the end, if she was going to pick the sperm donor she did, why not just sleep with him and uncomplicate it all. The little last "afterthought" with all the letters was completely unnecessary and cheapened the ending even further.