Book Review: Really Good, Actually

Maggie is fine, she is broke, going nowhere, newly divorced all at 29 years old. Ready to embrace a new part of life, absolutely. Or is she? She has nine hobbies, takeout and online dating to get her through. 

This contemporary fiction by Monica Heisey depicts what we easily call a mid-life crisis and the scaries of being broken up, after being in a relationship for many years. You can't help but relate if not with most things or at least one thing. I enjoyed this as a book. It was funny and easy going despite the sad moments it did have from time to time. If you feel a bit busier than usual and are finding it hard to find the time to read, this book is great to delve in even if you haven't read for a couple of days. You can pick it up easily. 

The connection you build with Maggie is like a friend. You can't dislike her no matter what self-destructive things she does or weird things she says because at the end of the day it's so raw, that you realise we have all been there. It was like a diary entry from her with a twist of her living day to day. I am a sucker for contemporary fiction books because I find they warm my heart as much as they can be somber from time to time. 

All the different characters, including her friends made it all the more better. It opened up different lives and worked well with Maggie's character as it opened up more conversations from a recently single woman's perspective. 

If I was to pick one thing to make it better, it was definitely the ending. It almost left you on a cliffhanger with where she is within the future and made me think this easily could have had another book. Maybe I was just hopeful. 

I rated this 3 stars.