Why hello there, internet. Long time no see. Apologies for my
absence....I was busy being sick...and then getting ready for camp. And probably just kind of being lazy a few days in there too.
It's hard to get back in the groove when you've gotten out of it.
Anyway...while camping in the sweltering heat with a bunch of
teenagers for a week may not sound like everyone's idea of a vacation (it was
awesome, by the way!), I did do one traditionally vacation-y thing last week: I
read a book! A whole book, start to finish.
You may remember how much I loved Me Before You. After I finished
it, I just wanted more Jojo Moyes, so I immediately placed One Plus One on hold at the library, and it
conveniently became available just before camp. I'd say it's not as technically
well-written as Me Before You,
but it's every bit as enjoyable. Jess is a single mom struggling to make ends
meet and care for her doesn't-fit-into-this-small-town-slightly-goth-but-very-sweet
stepson and her quirky and maths-crazy daughter (who perhaps has a touch of
Asperger's? It's never really gone into in the book, but could be a
possibility). Ed is a wealthy programmer and tech geek who is getting ready to
go to trial for insider trading. He's laying low per lawyer's instructions and
Jess is trying to get her daughter to a Maths Olympiad in Scotland. Jess and
her friend -- who work as house cleaners -- have been cleaning Ed's coastal
house for quite a while, but their first in-person encounter doesn't leave much
of a favorable impression. When Ed happens to come along when Jess's plans get
derailed, he offers to give her, the kids, and their huge dog Norman a ride to
Scotland.
One Plus One is a love story, a family story, a story about
finding your tribe, about optimism and disappointment.
Yay for getting to read a whole book! Funny how exciting that is :) Sounds like an enjoyable one :)
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