The Seven Steps To Closure (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
I really enjoyed this book. I laughed out loud, cried a little and honestly thanked the heavens I haven't needed closure in a long time. Everything about the story was fun and honest. Tara has had a horrible year but looking back through her eyes, the worst year may have been the biggest blessing. After her marriage abruptly ends she goes through a year of feeling awful and basically going through the motions. Leaning on her 3 best friends and family to get her through it, she finally begins putting her self and her life back together.I loved watching Tara grow as a person and see how much she had lost herself. Seeing her fall in love again was sweet and perfect. There is something to be said for originality - for coming up with a somewhat interesting twist on some of the old standbys. It's hard to do in most fiction and I'd bet it's impossible in romance. Which means that what counts is not the story you tell, but the way you tell it. Which is why I gave "Closure" five stars, despite the fact that it's an often-told story. But it's told well, it's written well, you root for the Aussie heroine who has had her heart broken by a miserable, but very good looking and hot, husband who cheated on her and then to make things worse, is marrying her rich cousin she could never stand. And it is funny. There seem to be more Aussie novels and particularly chick-lit of which this is a variant, but it's still a different environment for most American readers. As the novel opens Tara is still grieving for the loss of her husband Jake a year later, when he rubs salt in the wounds by announcing that he is not only marrying her cousin, but he's running for Lord Mayor of Sydney as well so she will not be able to avoid seeing his picture all over the place. Her friends, a varied lot, insist she has to get over Jake, and fortunately there's an article in Cosmopolitan that tells you how to do it. So she has her hair done and gets a makeover and indulges in some very enjoyable, if uncharacteristic meaningless sex involving a one-night stand with a luscious cricket player, or soccer player, or some kind of footballer. She's so drunk she never figures it out and she never gets his name. But that one night is enough to convince her that life does go on - even after Jake. There's an entertaining twist that is only revealed when Tara travels to India to get out of the country during Jake's wedding. The trip through India is unexpected and it makes the story that much less run of the mill. How many romances feature terrorism and murder and bombs in Mumbai and robbers in other Indian cities? This part isn't funny at all, but it adds a bit of grit and realism to the story. It's not romantic suspense. It's just the way the world is in places today. I could tell you there's a happy ending without giving away too much, but you weren't really expecting an unhappy ending, I hope. The story delivers for readers in not just one happy ending, but a number of them. So, if you're looking for a funny, romantic, moving and satisfying story of how to bounce back from heartbreak, this would be well worth a look.
What do You think about The Seven Steps To Closure (2012)?
Very cute, predictable, and true to the chick-lit genre. It's more of a 3.5 star rating....
—kare
Very funny looking forward to reading more of her books.
—RightSIde
Same author as cocoa and Chanel...good book
—mmommo
