"I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads."This feel good, gentle romance is a lovely relaxing read. It introduces us to a lot of characters, and whilst the leads are front and centre, there are some enjoyable side stories too. Spin and Jacqui are particularly noteworthy.In my opinion, stories involving food / chefs and so on, are usually winners. If an author can express well the feelings that good food invokes, then they are already a step ahead. Ms Holm clearly knows her onions, and weaving the rest of the tale around Lucy's cooking plans works well. Throw in a retired baseball hunk like Drew and happy reading is guaranteed. I rather wished that we knew what happened next - but maybe that is the very sign of a good book!
Pretty good story line although fairly predictable. I had trouble, however, getting over the lack of editing. A few words misspelled and misplaced here and there but there were two big areas I noticed where the author contradicted herself. For instance I remember Lucy is admiring Drew's crisp white shirt in one paragraph and in the next she is describing his nipples although he still, apparently has that crisp shirt on! And then in another part of the book Lucy is going to her car to get a sweater because she is cold and on the way runs in to Drew who takes a sweater off of her even though she has not even gotten it yet! These little discrepancies made it difficult for me to fully enjoy and get in to this book.
What do You think about Lucy Gets Her Life Back (2006)?
This is one of those books that stayed with me after I'd closed the cover. I didn't want to leave these characters. This is classified as Romance but was a wonderful Women's Fiction with romance. I loved the heroine, whose body might have been a little too perfect. Hero is a lady's man who is knocked sideways by Lucy, a 45 y/o mother of two teenage boys. As a reader who is (as they say) of a certain age, I loved reading a story with a heroine who wasn't twenty-something and totally put together. This book sat around my house in my TBR pile for months. I am so glad it floated to the top!
—Cynthia D'Alba
