Look on the Bright Side
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4.3 • 81 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unexpected rewards that come from life’s detours.
Lark Smith has always had a plan for her life: find a fantastic guy, create a marriage as blissful as her parents’, pop out a couple of kids, and build a rewarding career as an oncologist.
Things aren’t going so well.
For one, the guy didn’t work out. Theoretically, she’d love to find someone else, but it hasn’t happened. Two, she’s just been transferred out of Oncology for being too emotional. (Is it her fault she’s a weeper?) Three, her parents just split up.
Deviating from the plan was … well, not in the plan. A potential solution comes from the foul-tempered and renowned surgeon Lorenzo Santini (aka Dr. Satan).
He needs a date this summer for his sister’s wedding. His ancient Noni wants to see him settled. In exchange, he could make a few introductions and maybe get Lark back into the field of her choice.
As a sucker for old people and fake relationships, Lark agrees. Teeny problem—she instantly falls for his big, warm family. Especially his estranged brother.
Meanwhile, Lark’s mom has moved in with Lark’s colorful landlady, Joy, and an unlikely friendship blossoms. The three women have a long summer and a big, beautiful house on the ocean to figure out what’s next … and quite possibly learn that the best things in life aren’t planned at all.
Customer Reviews
Story good audio not great
Loved the story but the audio was so difficult and hard to hear when “Lark” was speaking. The other characters were much better
Almost DNF
First, the narrator for the main character, Lark, is awful. So breathy, sing song-y…just weird. Almost like she was always about to cry or something. Hard to describe but it was bad.
Second, the story is mostly depressing. There are way too many mundane details about people you aren’t attached to and too much focus on other sad details that the author beats you to death with. The only good parts take way too long to develop.
The story had potential but there is too much muck to get through. I had to skip several parts because I just couldn’t listen to the overly detailed and repeated descriptions of sad and terrible things. Skip this one unless you want to kill a good mood.
Definitely don’t judge this book by its adorable and happy looking cover.
Horrible narration!
I think I might have liked the book, but I had to stop reading because I could not listen to the woman’s voice who was narrating the story! So if you want to read this book, I say read it and don’t listen to it!