After calling off her engagement, she’s single for the first time in years and ready to take on the world. Instead, she discovers that starting over isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
When a spinster aunt bequeaths her a house in Portland, Oregon, Lauren intends to fix it up and flip it for a tidy profit. However, her big mouth, which is always a step ahead of her brain, has other ideas. Before she knows it, she’s moving in.
Lauren discovers plenty of surprises and colorful neighbors to shake things up. From faulty wiring and a sinkhole in the living room to the salty curmudgeon next door, Lauren’s new life is heading in unexpected directions. Her friends and family think she’s making a grave mistake, but for the first time ever, it might not be Lauren’s mouth, but her heart, that will finally come out ahead.
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Wounding with words is the talent of this lopsided novel's heroine, so skilled at repelling her friends that she nicknames herself the Alienator. Unfortunately, the Alienator's powers work just as well on readers, who are likely to find her such unpleasant company that they won't stick around for the book's more satisfying second half. At 26, Lauren Peterson uses a breakup with her fiancé as an excuse for an extended jag of self-pity about her single status, stultifying job and advancing age. She also feels abandoned by her parents, who've retired to Florida, leaving her to fend for herself in Portland, Ore. When Lauren's never-married great aunt dies and wills her a Craftsman house, Laura must figure out how to use it without reprising her aunt's chronically solo existence. While bitter and depressed fictional people are no fun to be around unless their gloom is accompanied by an acid wit, Lauren's is not (Geez, it seems you're as short on patience as you are on hair, she snipes at her balding older brother). French (Going Coastal) eventually locates the warmth in her heroine and creates an agreeable fantasy about 20-somethings trying to find a meaningful adulthood. (July)
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Lauren Peterson is in an epic slump. Still reeling from a painful breakup, she loses her best friend, thanks to a tactless blunder. And her big mouth keeps causing her problems at work and with her family. When she unexpectedly inherits a house from an estranged great-aunt, it may be just the jolt she needs to turn around her life. Along with her new home come her aunt's bossy pal, a precocious young neighbor, and a handsome local artist who each play a pivotal role in Lauren's fresh beginning. French shines at writing chick-lit with characters that face bigger problems than a bad shopping habit or a few extra pounds. Her fourth effort follows the lead of her previous novels, combining real issues with healthy doses of humor. Readers who appreciate French's realistic portrayals of young women finding their way won't be disappointed with her latest. Kostovski, Aleksandra
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Not just verbal diarrhea,
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Lauren's greatest flaw is her acid tongue and penchant for verbal diarrhea. After breaking off her engagement and wallowing in a six-month pity party, she discovers that the great aunt she has not seen in over a decade has left her a fully furnished house. Originally intending to sell it, she instead decides to live in it, and soon discovers that he free gift is actually a money pit in need of costly repairs, along with an assortment of eccentric neighbors, particularly elderly Patty who helps her to recall the aunt she barely remembers, and Patty's orphaned grandson, who soon takes a shine to Lauren, bringing out the inner-nurturer in her. A new romance with hunky taxidermist Ethan helps pass the time when her mouth gets away from her and alienates her from her best friend. How long can she keep it in check before she pushes Ethan away too?
French's humorous chick lit romance is pretty funny, though readers will want to put a muzzle on Lauren after awhile (particularly her interactions with her brother Tim). It's no wonder her folks relocated to Florida! French has a knack for dialogue and that is what makes this an above average story.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
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I am a huge, huge fan of this author. But this book just did not do it for me. It felt disjointed and not nearly as cute as the previous ones.
I did not get into the storyline and did not care about any of the characters. This one is a pass although I will buy the next Wendy French.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'm full...,
By Little D (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Full of It (Paperback)
Full of It is just that. It's full of wonderful characters that you just grow to love. It's full of moments that make you laugh and smile. It's full of happiness, pain, heartache, love and emotional growth. It's a book that anyone can and should enjoy. I enjoyed it so much and didn't want to put it down. I finished it in a day!
After reading all of Wendy French's book, I'm really looking forward to her next one too!
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