Today it's my turn on the BlogTour Just a Girl by Becky Monson.
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About the Author
By day, Becky Monson is a mother to three young children, and a wife. By night, she escapes with reading books and writing. An award-winning author, Becky uses humor and true-life experiences to bring her characters to life. She loves all things chick-lit (movies, books, etc.), and wishes she had a British accent. She has recently given up Diet Coke for the fiftieth time and is hopeful this time will last... but it probably won't.
About the book
What happens when the right girl and the right guy meet at the wrong time?
One thing that can be said about Quinn Pearson is that she has a knack for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time. Like, the worst time ever. Take her job for instance. One little slip of the tongue using the mother of all swear words while reporting the news, and suddenly she finds herself with over 18 million views on YouTube and her employment in jeopardy. If that wasn’t bad enough, when she meets the man of her dreams, she nearly chokes to death on a powdered sugar donut.
Thankfully for Quinn, the dashing Brit, Henry, finds her near death experience quite charming. But just when Quinn thinks her luck is going to change, she finds out her timing is all wrong again. Henry is off limits. Or is he? Maybe it’s time for Quinn to quit settling for what life hands her. Perhaps it's time for her to become more than just a girl.
Review
It's fair to say that honesty plays the biggest issue when it comes to Quinn being able to embrace what she feels for a handsome young man she meets. Se becomes her own worst enemy and is extremely talented at presenting herself in a less than favourable light.
What begins as an accidental embarrassing encounter becomes more, but it's a more that entails keeping secrets, and that never ends well for anyone does it?
I think when it comes to Quinn it's a coming-of-age story. Learning to accept yourself and your own limitations without always taking second place to the desires, wants and needs of others. It can become a part or rabbit hole people fall into, the follower and the person who always backs down. The person who always takes a second place to others.
Quinn has to learn to make her own stamp on the world, perhaps even stop being a people pleaser. That is possibly why she is drawn to someone with similar traits, although being utterly charming and hard to resist helps.
I liked the fact Monson gives her main characters, in each book, such different traits. It's gives the old romcom recipe a bit of a refresher. Combining two people who have to find a way to navigate their way through common obstacles is also what draws them closer together.
It's a romance with a YA vibe that can be read by older and younger readers. A contemporary series that will fall into multiple age brackets. Stories addressing issues that may appear minor, but ultimately can have a major impact on the development of people and their relationships.
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