A few weeks ago I was in search of
some new reads for my Kindle, and came across news of A Life That Fits via a
book blog. The e-book by Heather Wardell was released in June and I instantly
fell for the synopsis.
A Life That Fits is about 28-year-old Andrea, who returns home from a business trip only to be dumped by Alex, her boyfriend of fourteen years. It's a huge shock to Andrea, who thought the relationship was going so well. What hits her ten times harder is the fact that Alex has left her for someone else - someone who, she has been told, is her complete opposite.
Immediately Andrea sets out to do whatever it takes to get Alex back. After all, they've been together for fourteen whole years. The entirety of Andrea's adult life has been spent with this guy, and understandably, his leaving has left her shocked and confused. So what can she do?
Actually, she has the answer. If Alex left her for her opposite, then her opposite she will become.
First Andrea starts with some interior design, redecorating her home in colours that she wouldn't usually have picked. Followed by a trip to the mall, expanding her usually boring business wardrobe with some more colourful garments...
As Andrea begins to change in an attempt to win back Alex, she starts to become a whole new person. But is that enough? Will it help her lure back her lost love?
I have to say, I was excited when I saw the blurb of A Life That Fits. It seemed as though this would be a rather fun read; perhaps a little crazy, what with the heroine changing her life entirely. A lot of us will admit to do doing silly things to attract or win back a partner, so it's something that many can relate to. However, this book just didn't do it for me.
Granted, the book is well-written, and I quite liked Andrea at first. However, at about 25% of the way through, I had to force myself to keep reading. After a while Andrea seemed a little whiny, a bit boring in her ways of trying to become different. At the beginning, when she made a plan to become her opposite, I felt as though she would jump into something adventurous or at least a little bit crazy that would get me laughing and rooting for her, but it didn't happen. (Or maybe I'm just jaded having read so much chick-lit?) Sure, she changed her clothes, made some small life changes, but then continued to moan about Alex. Although the book is well written and had me hooked at the beginning, it got to a point where I could no longer care about what Andrea did next, and to be honest, I couldn't quite work out what it was about Alex that made her so desperate to hold on to him.
I wanted to like this book, and I did enjoy Heather's writing style. However, I think more could have happened in A Life That Fits to make it the brilliant read that it had the potential to be. That said, the book has a good plot - it just could have been better.
Rating: 2/5
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