About the Book
When an advice columnist’spicture-perfect life implodes, she opts to go rogue in this hilarious, heartwarming romance from the author of Meet Me in Paradise.
Violet Covington pens Dear Sweetie, the most popular advice column in the state of North Carolina. She has an answer for how to politely handle any difficult situation…until she discovers her husband, Sam, has been cheating on her. Furious and out of sensible solutions, Violet leaves her filter at the door and turns to her column to air her own frustrations. The new, brutally honest Dear Sweetie goes viral, sending more shock waves through Violet’s life. When she burns Sam’s belongings in a front-yard, late-night bonfire, a smoking-hot firefighter named Dez shows up to douse the flames, and an unexpected fling quickly shows potential to become something longer lasting.
A lot of people want to see the old polished Violet return—including her boss, who finds her unpredictability hard to manage, and Sam, who’s begging for another chance. But Dez appreciates Violet just the way she is—in fact, he can’t get enough of her. The right answers don’t come easily when Violet finds herself at her own personal crossroads. But maybe, by getting real, Violet can write her own happy ending.
My Review
Ooh, I could relate a little too much to parts of this book, but it was a blast to read. I loved when Violet’s feisty-ness final came out – the burning of the clothes, the Dear Sweetie column going rogue – it was fantastic. This book was really relatable to me because I went through a divorce myself and had plenty of rebellious moments after the fact. It’s cathartic and I think a necessary part of the process. The writing was fast-paced, emotional yet funny, and I liked that Violet wasn’t perfect and had to make apologies for her mistakes along the way. That’s so normal and we seem to live in this wannabe-perfect world where no one can mess up without the fear of being ‘canceled’ which is a bit ridiculous. There were a couple secondary plot points that I didn’t totally love or understand that resolution of, but overall it was a really entertaining read on self-discovery that would make a great beach read!
4 stars
