{{NEW RELEASE & REVIEW}} THE DATING BENDER By Christina Julian
Title: The Dating Bender
Author: Christina Julian
Genre: Chick Lit/Romantic Comedy
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Here I am, on my
knees in front of the Trevi Fountain, hoping like hell the legend is true. That
the fountain gives you solace and love by a mere toss of a coin.
Why am I here,
exactly? Let’s see…
It started with my
parents telling me to get married. Of course, being the good Catholic girl I
am, I did.
Needless to say,
that marriage nosedived, and my parents weren’t exactly happy about it.
Newly ditched and
shamefully disowned, I decided to follow the advice of Babs, a
tart-of-a-mentor, who offered me a job in Colorado.
Her advice? Sex…and
lots of it.
The temptation of
freedom, to do whatever—whoever—I wanted was too damn strong for me to say no.
And that’s how it
all started. The men, the sex, the journey…
The dating bender.
Because everybody
deserves a do-over.
***ARC provided in exchange for an honest review - Michelle / Scandalous Book Blog***
How can one person be so unlucky in life, Samantha was definitely dealt a rough card in her life, although she doesn't help herself most of the time. She goes through life with parents that try to bring her up as catholic but have no morals and they do not follow the same beliefs they try to push her into. They are harsh and cruel, how Samantha put up with their ways for the length of time she did was beyond me. Then there is her love life..... married, divorced, caught up in an affair, desperately trying to find the one and randomly puking at very random times !?! I know that last part sounds weird even to me after reading the book ! Her work life followed the same pattern, full of crazy people, no wonder she wasn't always sane ! Seriously,, if I'm honest this book had me feeling dizzy, there was so much going on I felt it jumped situations very quickly without explanation for some of the situations she found herself in. However this is just in my opinion. Samantha's character came across as quite comical but I wasn't sure sometimes if that's how she was meant to be portrayed, I laughed at most of her ways and did cringe a little at others. Reflecting back on the book I think I laughed more at her antics after I finished reading, the story line made it feel quite serious at the time and had you feeling fairly sorry for her. I was glad of the way Samantha turned it all around even if it took her on a very long journey to get there.
Christina Julian writes
snarky rom-coms that celebrate the underdog and live to
make people laugh. She adores dysfunctional leading ladies and the tangled
twisty lives they lead. She adamantly believes there is nothing in life that can’t
be conquered with a bodacious wine, strong cup of coffee, or a generously iced
cupcake. When she is not tapping out her next novel or wrangling her 3-year-old
twins, she can be found sipping and swirling in the name of research as a wine
and food columnist in Napa Valley. She strives always to live her life to the
extreme.
Christina's work has appeared in the San Francisco
Chronicle, Wine Enthusiast, California Home + Design, 7×7, Weddings California,
NorthBay Biz, Napa Valley Register, Napa Valley Life, Bohemian, Weekly
Calistogan and beyond.
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