Protagonists: Casey Peabody, friend from restaurant, book writer friend, romantic interests, brother, brother’s friend, father and mother

Casey recently lost her mother and thus was having a very difficult time focussing on the things that needs to. She was grieving and was not very successful with her coping mechanisms.

She meets a couple of men and get involved romantically in a way, though the reason for each is different.

The book focusses on how she makes the choices and how things finally align resulting in positive outcomes.

For a lot of people, Casey is unstable, amoral since she can entertain the idea of dating multiple people simultaneously. But reading the story, the background paints a vivid picture of how lost she is and how incapable of making a decision she is in at that precise juncture. She doesn’t claim physical intimacy or utter any proclamation. She enjoys both her companions but at a different levels. She doesn’t expect any favors from either.

Dating the author with kids was more towards having a family. She is more comfortable with the kids than the author of interest. Through several anecdotes, she realizes that he is self obsessed, hung over with his ex and also very controlling. That helps her understand what she wants. The other person, seems to share a lot of background similar to her including the grieving part. But since he is also trying to get his balance in life, it brings in more uncertainty than happiness.

The book was a little complex for me to read, but it grew on me and definitely ended with a positive note.

With my book of the month subscription, I have been slowly venturing into genres/ books I would have never tried and am enjoying everything very much.