I just felt it was lacking something for me.

Tilly would have seen her life much more clearer and less bitterly if she prayed to God as much as she used his name in vein

A story about getting to know yourself and finding your true place in life.

I'm surprised I even finished this book.

Poor writing. Very juvenile plot. Flat characters. Boring story.

If you need a light chick lit book, this one is a quick read.

I really enjoyed The One That I Want! It was a quick and engaging read that I had a hard time putting down which resulted in my reading the book in two days.
Tilly Farmer is a 32 year old woman who despite having a heartbreaking young adulthood seems to think that her life is perfect: She's happily married to her high school sweetheart, living in her hometown and employed by her Alma mater, her father is a successfully recovered alcoholic, and her siblings are living happy lives, too. Then she's given the gift of "clarity" by an old friend running a fortune telling booth at the town fair and everything changes. Suddenly she sees all the flaws that she's been avoiding or overlooking in her life and the lives of the people she loves. She realizes that just because you want to see everything through rose colored glasses doesn't mean that everything is perfect nor should it be. She discovers that the life she was living may not be the life that will really bring her happiness and that sometimes the imperfect things are the things that mean the most. Allison Winn Scotch has once again written a wonderful novel that readers can relate to because it asks the question: How do we find true happiness?

So if you were given the power to see the future of your life, would you think it was a gift or a curse? Tilly thinks she has the perfect life: she lives in her hometown, is married her high school sweetheart (and is trying for a baby), and works as a guidance counselor for her old high school. She is happy and content as a clam—or so she thinks until she is struck with a curse where she can see into the future and is horrified by what appears. How can this be? She loves her life and can’t imagine life any other way. As Tilly navigates around her feelings and tries to understand why everything is falling apart, she soon discovers that there just might be life somewhere else, and it might even be better. And the ending was a surprise (to me anyway).

I loved this and even though it might appear to be "chick lit", and while it will appeal to young women, it addresses so many universal issues that all women will enjoy it, and maybe even a few men. I also would recommend this for women's book groups as there is much fodder for discussion.

I also loved her previous book THE TIME OF MY LIFE, which appeared on the library's Best Books of 2008.