pickThis one is a bit of a Romcom with a serious side . You have to pull for Emma, who worked hard on her sobriety & got that one year chip. Now she wants to begin dating again, she‘s not sure where to start. Life still throws a lot at her, her mother has kept a year long relationship on the qt , Emma‘s alcoholic father reaches out,after barely communicating for years , she doesn‘t know what to expect.There is dark humor & a lot of heart in this one.
pickEmma has reached one year of sobriety in AA. Instead of feeling like a completely different person she still has struggles like how to tell her coworkers she doesn‘t drink, how to handle her relationship with her alcoholic father,, and on top of it all how to even think about dating again. Yes there is a bit of romance and a bit of comedy but this is really the journey of a character finding confidence in herself in this new chapter of her life.
pickThis cover gave me Margo‘s GMP vibes so I jumped in without knowing more about the story. At the onset, we see Emma is a year sober after a crazy decade of sex, drugs and alcohol. Can she stay sober after earning that one year pin at AA? I really liked how this outlined just how easy it is for so many situations to pull an addict back to a dark place, how strong they have to be to overcome and how important community is to their success.
pickThis was a romcom with enough depth to make it feel like a slightly more serious book than many in the genre. Of course, true to the genre, there was a lot of humor and a modicum of spice. It follows Emma who has just completed a year of sobriety and is ready to move on with her life. She soon realizes that even sober, life can be hard. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. I really enjoyed it, as it was light but did not feel like fluff. 4/5 stars
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