I chose this book as a Kindle First selection, and it took me a while to get to it, but I started reading it on my vacation last week and finished it in a couple days. I literally could not put it down. Based on the description, I was afraid it might be dark and sad, but that was definitely not the case! It is very well written, and interjected with just the right amounts of angst, humor, and despair - just like real life. In fact, the main character Libby, and those around her, are so believable that this could have been a memoir rather than a novel. We come into Libby's life in her mid-30s, when she is diagnosed with a rare and terrible form of cancer. Having lost her mother to cancer when she was just 10 years old, she reacts by running out of the doctor's office and vowing to not receive treatment. Arriving at home in tears, her beloved husband misunderstands her distress and drops another bomb on her, throwing her right over the edge. Suddenly "kittens and rainbows" Libby is Demon Libby. She throws her husband out, puts their condo up for sale, quits her job, and flies to Puerto Rico for a month without even telling her twin brother or her father. No spoilers here, but Libby meets some people there who change her life.
Libby is very real, and her struggles are ones that any one of us might have to go through at some point or another. We never know how we will react to bad news until it happens. Libby's journey is compelling and at times hilarious. I love Camille Pagan's writing style, and look forward to more from her. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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