It Had To Be You

It had to be you
It had to be you
I wandered around, and I finally found
The somebody who
Could make me be true
And could make me be blue
And even be glad
Just to be sad – thinking of you -Frank Sinatra

Liv Goldenhorn has run her wedding planning service, In Love, with her husband Elliott for twenty years. On the day of a wedding gone wrong, Liv learns that her husband has died and that he was having an affair to a woman whom he has left half of his business. OUCH! Samantha, the woman he is having an affair with is also much younger. Double OUCH. Plus, Samantha wants to run the wedding planning business with LIV. How Rude! Because who does not want to run a business with their dead lovers’ wife?

Plus, this is not the only storyline going on in the book. There are several individuals/couples as well – couples/individuals who are friends and have ties to In Love and Liv and Samantha. Which for me gave it an almost Olive Kitteridge vibe to it – not in the subject matter but in that all the other characters all are woven in and around Live and Samantha.

Second chances are the name of the game here. Starting over, making peace, finding love, making friends, picking up the pieces, etc. There is laughter, some tears, love, and commitment. Plus, there is diversity in this book which makes it more appealing. As the book dives into all the couples in this book, it really does take on a Love Actually feel as the synopsis states.

This is a charming book that some readers are enjoying more than I did so check out their reviews as well. This is an ensemble book with interesting characters who are experiencing a myriad of issues in their relationships. With romance it is a journey, and I enjoyed the journeys in this book!

Charming, Cute, Diverse

Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.