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Happy Friday!
I've been spending time with Dr. Maggie Maguire recently, and I'm really enjoying the fun of this story so far. I'm excited to keep reading this weekend and see what happens next.
First Line: Life is filled with irony.
From Page 56: "Well, we need you to have a good time, so the first rule is no talking to the ex on his wedding day. That is not how you start to have a good time on a cruise."
ABOUT THE BOOK
According to Dr. Maggie Maguire, happiness is serious science, as serious as Maggie takes herself. But science can't always account for life's anomalies--for instance, why her fiancé dumped her for a silk-scarf acrobat and how the breakup sent Maggie spiraling into an extended ice cream-fueled chick flick binge.
Concerned that she might never pull herself out of this nosedive, Maggie's friends book her as a speaker on a "New Year, New You" cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. Maggie wonders if she's qualified to teach others about happiness when she can't muster up any for herself. But when a handsome stranger on board insists that smart women can't ever be happy, Maggie sets out to prove him wrong. Along the way she may discover that happiness has far less to do with the head than with the heart.
Filled with memorable characters, snappy dialogue, and touching romance, Kristin Billerbeck's The Theory of Happily Ever After shows that the search for happiness may be futile--because sometimes happiness is already out there searching for you.
Now, feel free to leave a line from a book near you in the comments below.
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*This week, Hoarding Books is hosting an academia-themed FLF.
Today on my blog, I am sharing the first line from To Kill a Mockingbird -- one of my most favorite books ever written. So here I will share from the book I am currently reading, The Theory of Happily Ever After by Kristin Billerbeck. Great minds, huh?! LOL! I am just beginning chapter 14, so I will share the first line from there.
ReplyDelete"Try as I might, I can't release Sam's kiss from my memory."
Have a great weekend!
Sounds like a delightful read. :) Today on my blog I am sharing a book I read a long time ago by Mary Connealy that I greatly enjoyed, Petticoat Ranch. Here I will share the first line from the book I am currently reading/studying, "Saving Truth" by Abdu Murray. "You've been at an intersection before, waiting for the red light to change, and had that uneasy feeling: Is the bus next to me moving forward or am I in reverse?" This book is about finding meaning and clarity in a post-truth world. I highly recommend this author. Wishing you a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday!😊
ReplyDeleteMy FLF comes from a book I will be reading soon, My Heart Belongs in Niagra Falls New York by Amanda Barratt.
As the coachman loaded her trunk onto the carriage, nausea churned in Adele’s stomach.
Have a great weekend and happy reading!😀
LOL I'm inclined to agree. Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteI think the opposite. We can only be happy if we can find contentment within ourselves. My Friday Quotes
ReplyDeleteLife IS filled with irony hahaha! HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
ReplyDeleteThe book I'm sharing on my blog this week is Unblemished by Sara Ella but it's also the book I'm currently reading so I'll share the first line from chapter 4 here: "The expression on El's face before the wall closed was all the proof I required." Hope you have a happy Memorial Day weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteMaggie is much better off without that ex!
ReplyDeleteMy blog post today is sharing the first line from Solo Tu by Narelle Atkins. It's book #7 in the Tuscan Legacy series, and is set in Australia. I'm currently reading another beach book - Sanover Beach Memories by Emma St. Clair. Here's the first line:
"They had both been grounded for a week when Jenna's father found the initials she and Steve carved into the birch tree."
Happy Memorial Day weekend!
Happy Saturday and Memorial Day weekend!
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