{"id":1602396,"date":"2020-09-23T00:20:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T04:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/?p=1602396"},"modified":"2020-09-23T00:20:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T04:20:49","slug":"divine-reads-feel-good-womens-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/divine-reads-feel-good-womens-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"DIVINE Reads: Feel Good Women’s Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you need a pick me up?\u00a0 There is nothing like feel good women’s fiction<\/a> to turn your blahs into ahs.\u00a0 Sometimes you want to read something deep and thought provoking and sometimes you just need a book where you know that there is going to be a happy ending.\u00a0 Our latest picks for DIVINE Reads will keep you smiling even when you don’t know how it will all end.\u00a0 We couldn’t decide which book to feature for feel good women’s fiction, so we reviewed both!<\/p>\n

Book #1: The Day We Meet Again By Miranda Dickinson<\/h2>\n

\"Feel<\/p>\n

About the Book<\/a><\/h3>\n

Their love story started with goodbye\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll meet again at St Pancras station in London, a year from today. If we\u2019re meant to be together, we\u2019ll both be there. If we\u2019re not, it was never meant to be. …\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Phoebe and Sam meet by chance at St Pancras station. Heading in opposite directions, both seeking their own adventures, meeting the love of their lives wasn\u2019t part of the plan. So they make a promise: to meet again in the same place in twelve months’ time if they still want to be together.<\/p>\n

But is life ever as simple as that?<\/p>\n

This is a story of what-ifs and maybes \u2013 and how one decision can change your life forever\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Review<\/h3>\n

When you begin reading this book, you think it will be a cross between the movies “An Affair to Remember” and “Before Sunrise”.\u00a0 The characters do stay in touch and each has some baggage that accompany them on their trips, and by that we mean emotional baggage.\u00a0 The story didn’t feel far-fetched.\u00a0 The ups and downs of a long distance relationship that started with a chance meeting felt authentic.<\/p>\n

The character of Sam was especially real and fleshed out.\u00a0 You could feel why he was hesitant in parts of the book.\u00a0 His backstory was well thought out and the more emotional of the two.\u00a0 Phoebe was still very likeable, but it felt like she had less to overcome in her journey.\u00a0 It was more about expanding her horizons.<\/p>\n

There were surprises in the plot and there were moments that will choke you up.\u00a0 The book is well-paced and an enjoyable story with characters that do seem made for one another.\u00a0 It will make you want a to chances in your own life and see them through.<\/p>\n

Book #2: The Love Square By Laura Jane Williams<\/h2>\n

\"Feel<\/p>\n

About the Book<\/h3>\n

She’s single. But it can still be complicated….<\/p>\n

Penny Bridge has always been unlucky in love.<\/p>\n

So she can\u2019t believe it when she meets a remarkable new man.<\/p>\n

Followed by another.<\/p>\n

And then\u00a0another<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n

And all of them want to date her.<\/p>\n

Penny has to choose between three. But are any of them The One?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Review<\/h3>\n

This is definitely a feel good book.\u00a0 Laura Jane Williams creates witty, fun stories, like “Our Stop” and “The Love Square” is no different.\u00a0 If you just go by the cover, and even the description, they don’t describe the emotion of the book.\u00a0 Penny has been through a lot. We won’t spoil the story, but suffice it to say, that her life is complicated, even without a trio of men vying for her attention, at least temporarily.<\/p>\n

Circumstances take her away from Francesco, Guy #1, who she meets in London.\u00a0 She temporarily takes over her Uncle’s pub in Havingley, where she meets Guy #2, Thomas, who makes her appreciate the small town, but their arrangement is unusual.\u00a0 She also meets Guy #3, Priyesh at the pub.\u00a0 For someone who has never had an easy time with men, Penny is overwhelmed by her suitors.<\/p>\n

You will root for Penny during the first half of the book. She is feisty, strong and smart.\u00a0 She becomes more trying because of her inability to make a decision, that should be obvious during the last half of the book.\u00a0 “The Love Square” does end on a high, and Penny does redeem herself.\u00a0 The likeable supporting cast of characters including Penny’s sister Clementine and Charlie, her co-worker at the pub, help move the book along.<\/p>\n

Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n

Feel Good Women’s Fiction is perfect this time of year when you want to get lost in a book, and just enjoy the journey.\u00a0 “If Only” by Kate Eberlan<\/a>, is another book in this genre that we reviewed on DIVINE and if you are looking for more book recommendations, keep checking back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you need a pick me up?\u00a0 There is nothing like feel good women’s fiction to turn your blahs into ahs.\u00a0 Sometimes you want to read something deep and thought…<\/div>\n
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