Who doesn't enjoy a fairytale, even a modern one at that? Girl meets boy, falls in love, marries, gets entangled with a family curse that breaks the marriage...wait, what!? That's not the happy endings in fairytales! But you just have to pull the reins on your thoughts as this story does have a happy ending, showing that true, pure love conquers all.
"Never marry a man unless he's short, bald, fat, stupid, and treats you badly". That is the advice that 29-year-old Lily Burns has heard her entire life from her grandmother Dolly and her mother, Selma. Despite this, when she meets Gogo, the handsome, successful pediatrician who treats her like a queen, she has no choice but to let her heart take over.
When she agrees to marry him, Dolly and Selma are inconsolable. They decide it's time to tell her the truth: their family is cursed. If she marries for love, there will be unimaginable consequences.
Nevertheless, Lily and Gogo elope. Unable to believe her good fortune, Lily asks Gogo to pinch her - to make sure all this isn't just a dream. That's where all hell breaks loose. The moment he does, Lily finds herself transported back to the house she lived in when she was single.
Gogo is gone. When Lily tracks him down, she finds that he's married to someone else and has no memory of her. In this modern fairytale, Lily must find a way to break the curse and turn her nightmare back into a dream come true.
A hilarious and at times a powerful tearjerker, the storyline encpsulates the essence of true love perfectly. The words "If you truly love them, let them go" reverberates throughout the story. It portrays that if you truly are mindful of your beloved's wellbeing, sometimes it's much better to give in, as either way someone has to bear the brunt. However, if it was meant for you, she or he will be back in your arms again.
Truly magnificent read, I give my thumbs-up to this chick-lit that is not soppy and purely on the physical side. The book plays on human emotion and the power of true love.
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