Wait For It

A meet-cute of flawed characters who have made a mess of their lives when barely out of their twenties. Annabelle, a creative director who has married twice already, but hasn’t been left downtrodden by her experience as the embraces a new adventure in a move from Boston to Phoenix. And Nick, a curmudgeonly recluse, damaged by his childhood and a medical catastrophe, a stroke. I have also had a stroke. There are many different kinds of stroke. Mine was ischemic, and impacted my speech. Nick’s was seemingly limb-related, but actually, more of a mental or PTSD issue. The thing that didn’t ring true for me was that the doctors could not center on a cause of Nick’s stroke. Frankly, that’s just inaccurate. There is always a cause, and the story just seemed to blow this off, or seemed to depict that the doctors were just idiots. They’re not. And to prevent recurrences, there are ways to combat, and to not be rendered a ticking time-bombshell of a person - such as surgeries, medicines, behavior, etc. E.g., you are not damaged goods. Anyway, I did love that Annabelle grew in her love of Nick, and didn’t regard him as a detriment in her life, but an enhancement. I appreciated the healing bonds of family and friendships in this story. And loved the creative backdrop of what made Annabelle tick. My entire career was spent in ad agencies, and Jenn McKinlay spoke my native tongue. The whole Carson the Enemy portion seemed unrealistic. But in a comical comeuppance, I cheered when he got what he deserved. Fun, light read. Steamy scenes also fun.