“Love, Julie” is a humorous, heartwarming tale of self discovery and redemption and even though it’s poignant and tackles quite delicate subjects of loneliness and self forgiveness, I really enjoyed reading Julie’s story and only held empathy and support for her character. 

 

The main focus of Julie’s story is the serious and sensitive topic of alcoholism, which the author admits to having some experience with, although not as an alcoholic. I personally thought she had captured the life of an alcoholic, trying to stay sober, very realistic and the feelings and emotions that Julie vividly experienced, allowed the reader to see just how hard alcoholics internally fight with themselves, over the need to have a drink. The wretched feelings and memories of things said and done during bouts of drunkenness, must cause the conflicted and embarrassing emotions Julie experienced during her low periods and I’m sure many people can relate to similar experiences. 

 

Although I did prefer the more comedic Jamie Anderson’s “Someone to Kiss”, I still very much enjoyed this story. The quirky wedding planning banter, the present emails written by Julie (keeping the suspense of what has happened to Luke) and the ‘will they, wont they’ storyline certainly kept me entertained. With genuinely endearing characters, romantic undertones and some really fun moments, made this an entertaining read and can happily recommend it. 

 

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