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Letters to My Future Husband
Sophie doesn't know what kind of man she's looking for, so her father suggests she write letters to her future husband-and come to know him in the process. But Sophie soon learns her letters aren't the most reliable key to her heart. This hilarious coming-of-age novel is a guaranteed laugh-out-loud read you'll want to share with all your friends.
240 pages, Paperback
First published February 10, 2015
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December 26, 2017
This book is a mess. A really really big mess, starting with a stupid title (and dumber tag) and continuing on at just about every level. It stacked up until I just couldn't any more at a third in. The title and tag are probably the biggest misstep, if only because they set expectations that are disposed of by chapter two (where the letters stop, never to be heard from again).
I can't decide if Sophie's mother is suppose to be read as funny or psychotic because everybody around her (including Sophie's dad) treat her outbursts like they're just amusing quirks. But her mother is a mean-spirited, destructive harpy with a cynical view of everybody around her and nothing but critical denigration for her daughter. That degree of outright evil needed to be shut down by at least somebody for me to take this book seriously. These are, after all, supposed to be faithfully Christian folks and allowing that degree of tearing down to happen to a defenseless child (Sophie when young, and who knows how many others) is irresponsible and partakes of the evil itself if allowed to progress long enough. So when the narrative voice implies that we should find her father patient and kind, I want to barf. That idiot failed in his first duty to his children by reproducing with the human dung-pile and after that disaster, by not taking every measure he could to keep her far, far away from everything innocent and good in the world—starting with his own children.
I could almost have tolerated that as background but then we get narrative jumps at random times that break the flow and pacing all to crap. I suppose it's a mark of talent that McKendrick had me engaged with Peter and Sophie in their couple hours of interaction so far that I really wanted them to see how it would go. But then I'd have to take it away again for her breaking that to smithereens by having another "Ten years later" pop up. Seriously? Ten years just like that? That breaks everything that had been established, and not the least of it is making Peter look like a complete noodle for not tracking Sophie down. It wouldn't have been hard, she gave him enough clues that he could have found a way at least see if they'd fit as well as he (and the reader) suspected.
And then there's the idiot Hanno. I completely hated Sophie's hang-up on the using jerkface. It wasn't like it was hard to see that he was as shallow as a painted puddle. And Sophie going along with him as long as she did made her feel like a limper noodle than Peter. So having him be the center of events again (after the latest time jump) just pissed me right off. Because you just know that even though this is his actual wedding, he's the kind of impervious weasel who might just make a belated play for Sophie, again!
The final straw was arranging for Sophie to be engaged after the jump and when she meets Peter again. So now we're going to have stupid persistent barriers that amount to "I committed to a great guy who, yeah, doesn't float my boat, it turns out, but he's so nice". And I'm just so not interested in a bunch of stupidity built around that flimsy basis. Because we know she'll end up with Peter because we saw those sparks. And we know he's a good guy and that they're going to be perfect for each other. So every good thing we learn about the other guy is going to grate. And every bad thing we learn about him is going to grate even more (because why the heck is she with someone who doesn't fit her the way Peter does?!?).
I think it comes down to being engaged with the characters and McKendrick seems to have gone out of her way to keep me from engaging with either. The big time jumps and the setup that seems designed for adding stupid barriers fills me with dread instead of anticipation so I'm going to stop before the train hits the brick wall.
I can't decide if Sophie's mother is suppose to be read as funny or psychotic because everybody around her (including Sophie's dad) treat her outbursts like they're just amusing quirks. But her mother is a mean-spirited, destructive harpy with a cynical view of everybody around her and nothing but critical denigration for her daughter. That degree of outright evil needed to be shut down by at least somebody for me to take this book seriously. These are, after all, supposed to be faithfully Christian folks and allowing that degree of tearing down to happen to a defenseless child (Sophie when young, and who knows how many others) is irresponsible and partakes of the evil itself if allowed to progress long enough. So when the narrative voice implies that we should find her father patient and kind, I want to barf. That idiot failed in his first duty to his children by reproducing with the human dung-pile and after that disaster, by not taking every measure he could to keep her far, far away from everything innocent and good in the world—starting with his own children.
I could almost have tolerated that as background but then we get narrative jumps at random times that break the flow and pacing all to crap. I suppose it's a mark of talent that McKendrick had me engaged with Peter and Sophie in their couple hours of interaction so far that I really wanted them to see how it would go. But then I'd have to take it away again for her breaking that to smithereens by having another "Ten years later" pop up. Seriously? Ten years just like that? That breaks everything that had been established, and not the least of it is making Peter look like a complete noodle for not tracking Sophie down. It wouldn't have been hard, she gave him enough clues that he could have found a way at least see if they'd fit as well as he (and the reader) suspected.
And then there's the idiot Hanno. I completely hated Sophie's hang-up on the using jerkface. It wasn't like it was hard to see that he was as shallow as a painted puddle. And Sophie going along with him as long as she did made her feel like a limper noodle than Peter. So having him be the center of events again (after the latest time jump) just pissed me right off. Because you just know that even though this is his actual wedding, he's the kind of impervious weasel who might just make a belated play for Sophie, again!
The final straw was arranging for Sophie to be engaged after the jump and when she meets Peter again. So now we're going to have stupid persistent barriers that amount to "I committed to a great guy who, yeah, doesn't float my boat, it turns out, but he's so nice". And I'm just so not interested in a bunch of stupidity built around that flimsy basis. Because we know she'll end up with Peter because we saw those sparks. And we know he's a good guy and that they're going to be perfect for each other. So every good thing we learn about the other guy is going to grate. And every bad thing we learn about him is going to grate even more (because why the heck is she with someone who doesn't fit her the way Peter does?!?).
I think it comes down to being engaged with the characters and McKendrick seems to have gone out of her way to keep me from engaging with either. The big time jumps and the setup that seems designed for adding stupid barriers fills me with dread instead of anticipation so I'm going to stop before the train hits the brick wall.
January 22, 2016
I actually really enjoyed this but a few plot twists just didn't work for me. And there were other elements I felt should have been explored further. Lots of potential here.
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March 30, 2015
Sophie, at five years old, is devastated that she can't marry her father. Trying to help, her father challenges her to start writing letters to her future husband. He hopes that in doing so, she will get to know him and love him too. Maybe even find out along the way who it is she'd really like to marry. She is anything but thrilled about the idea...but warms up as she decides boys don't have cooties. The story jumps ahead quickly and she's off to Europe where her life is about to change forever.
I was surprised by how much this book did eventually pull me in. Especially after reading the first few chapters. I struggled with it in the beginning because of the relationship Sophie has with her mother. Her father is adorable and is so sweet...but her relationship with her mother is definitely destructive. What relationship there is any way. Her Mother, though may be well intended in her own thought, is very critical and harsh. I struggled with her character so much. Most likely because she is the polar opposite of my own mother or the kind of Mother I hope I am. It definitely made me do some self checking to make sure I'm not or EVER will be that way. So sad. Anyway, because of that I didn't know how much I would enjoy the story. I ended up LOVING it though. I loved Peter's character,( a.k.a Hero)...he and Sophie's connection was very sweet. I did want to knock Sophie upside the head several times throughout the story but all in all I thoroughly enjoyed it. There was an interesting twist thrown in involving Sophie's future children that I found so different from anything I've read before and had me laughing out loud at times. This story was fun and enjoyable to read. It definitely had quite a bit of humor. This book was LDS fiction and I'm excited to read more by this author.
I was surprised by how much this book did eventually pull me in. Especially after reading the first few chapters. I struggled with it in the beginning because of the relationship Sophie has with her mother. Her father is adorable and is so sweet...but her relationship with her mother is definitely destructive. What relationship there is any way. Her Mother, though may be well intended in her own thought, is very critical and harsh. I struggled with her character so much. Most likely because she is the polar opposite of my own mother or the kind of Mother I hope I am. It definitely made me do some self checking to make sure I'm not or EVER will be that way. So sad. Anyway, because of that I didn't know how much I would enjoy the story. I ended up LOVING it though. I loved Peter's character,( a.k.a Hero)...he and Sophie's connection was very sweet. I did want to knock Sophie upside the head several times throughout the story but all in all I thoroughly enjoyed it. There was an interesting twist thrown in involving Sophie's future children that I found so different from anything I've read before and had me laughing out loud at times. This story was fun and enjoyable to read. It definitely had quite a bit of humor. This book was LDS fiction and I'm excited to read more by this author.
February 15, 2015
Sophie isn't perfect, but really...who is? She's tall and has big feet, which, according to her mother, will make it hard to get a husband. At her father's urging, she began writing letters to her future husband as a young age, so she could learn what she wanted. There are times when she thinks she knows, but she really doesn't know as much as she thinks.
Sophie's adventures take her to Italy with friends, where she runs into her old childhood crush, Hanno. Her eyes were definitely opened in that situation, which led her to meet his roommate, Peter. Bizarre and hilarious situations followed. I was rolling my eyes and laughing at loud in parts, which was a lot of fun. I loved the way Sophie could imagine what others would say--the voices in her head; I loved the way she could be herself, hairy big toes and all; and I loved the way she follows after her dream and her heart.
Fast forward ten years... Sophie is home for Christmas and discovers that Hanno is getting married. When she goes to the wedding, who should appear, but Peter. Sophie has a boyfriend, but Peter is such a good friend. I loved that Peter has the ability to bring out the good in so many people. He's a really great guy!
There are so many fun, quirky characters and also some I had to hate. Sophie learns that some people aren't worth having in her life and others mean well, even it they're a little abrasive and are an important part of her life. There was a little situation that was interesting and a little strange--Sophie is able to see and communicate with her future child. At first, I wasn't sold on that aspect, but it worked for the story.
Content: Clean romance (hint of current and prior hookups, but only kissing is mentioned); no language; no violence; mild religion (talk of LDS missions, baptism, scriptures--but only casual references, no preaching)
*I received a copy in exchange for an honest review*
Sophie's adventures take her to Italy with friends, where she runs into her old childhood crush, Hanno. Her eyes were definitely opened in that situation, which led her to meet his roommate, Peter. Bizarre and hilarious situations followed. I was rolling my eyes and laughing at loud in parts, which was a lot of fun. I loved the way Sophie could imagine what others would say--the voices in her head; I loved the way she could be herself, hairy big toes and all; and I loved the way she follows after her dream and her heart.
Fast forward ten years... Sophie is home for Christmas and discovers that Hanno is getting married. When she goes to the wedding, who should appear, but Peter. Sophie has a boyfriend, but Peter is such a good friend. I loved that Peter has the ability to bring out the good in so many people. He's a really great guy!
There are so many fun, quirky characters and also some I had to hate. Sophie learns that some people aren't worth having in her life and others mean well, even it they're a little abrasive and are an important part of her life. There was a little situation that was interesting and a little strange--Sophie is able to see and communicate with her future child. At first, I wasn't sold on that aspect, but it worked for the story.
Content: Clean romance (hint of current and prior hookups, but only kissing is mentioned); no language; no violence; mild religion (talk of LDS missions, baptism, scriptures--but only casual references, no preaching)
*I received a copy in exchange for an honest review*
February 15, 2015
As a child Sophie decided she was going to marry her dad. She was determined and unhappy when he told her he was already married and that someday an amazing man would come into her life that she would love more than him. In order to help her on her journey to finding the right man, her father gave her a diary to write letters to her future husband.
The story does a few time skips. The first Sophie is in Italy and comes across her childhood crush. Circumstances are not great and put her into a position to meet Peter, a young man she has an instant bond and attraction to. In fear, she ran from him.
Ten years later Sophie returns home for Christmas. She is successful and on track for her career. This time she has a boyfriend when she and Peter meet again. To make things more interesting, she starts dreaming of her future daughter who humorously guides her to to making choices for her future.
This book was a light and clean read. I didn't like some of the characters that were part of Sophie's life. I was happy to see some of them go. I also liked that she learned that there are some key characters in life that you can't cut out, no matter how much you want to.
This book makes religious references to the LDS faith.
The story does a few time skips. The first Sophie is in Italy and comes across her childhood crush. Circumstances are not great and put her into a position to meet Peter, a young man she has an instant bond and attraction to. In fear, she ran from him.
Ten years later Sophie returns home for Christmas. She is successful and on track for her career. This time she has a boyfriend when she and Peter meet again. To make things more interesting, she starts dreaming of her future daughter who humorously guides her to to making choices for her future.
This book was a light and clean read. I didn't like some of the characters that were part of Sophie's life. I was happy to see some of them go. I also liked that she learned that there are some key characters in life that you can't cut out, no matter how much you want to.
This book makes religious references to the LDS faith.
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January 9, 2016Really enjoyed this one. Review to come.
March 28, 2024
This book is so cute, and I feel like it has some depth that other chick-literature books don't always have; however, the name pretty much has nothing to do with the storyline at all, haha
February 17, 2015
When Sophie was young, she wanted to marry her father and was devastated to learn that she couldn't. He gave her a journal and encouraged her to write letters to her future husband to help her figure out what she was looking for. She had a crush on her brother's friend, Hanno, and was sure he was the guy for her.
Ten years later, her grandmother sent her to Europe. While she was in Italy, she ran into Hanno. She was excited at first but that meeting turned out to be disastrous. She met his nice roommate, Peter, who she felt a strong connection with but got scared and ran away from him.
Fast forward another ten years. Sophie is still single but has a super serious boyfriend, Griffin. She comes home for a visit and learns that Hanno is getting married. She goes to his wedding and runs into Peter again. He's also still single and lives and works at the South Pole. Super serious boyfriend Griffin surprises her by coming to town after all. Things are a bit awkward but that's also where it gets funny. Sophie starts dreaming about her future daughter who helps guide her to the man she wants as a father.
Sophie was easy to like. She had a great sense of humor and made me laugh a lot. Her relationship with Griffin made me laugh as it was obvious to me what she should do but she did have some questions and strong feelings for him. Her relationship with her mother was difficult and complicated and I liked the realization she came to about that at the end. Peter was great at taking awkward situations and making everyone comfortable. I loved him from the first time we met him and was hoping things would work out with him, but super serious boyfriend Griffin was an obstacle.
I had a hard time getting into this book but once it got into the present, it got much more interesting for me and I had a harder time putting it down. This book is a bit quirky, but I really enjoyed it! I laughed out loud a lot and enjoyed where the story went.
There are some LDS religious references but I think anyone that likes clean contemporary romance would enjoy this book!
I received a copy of this book to review. My opinion is 100% my own.
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Ten years later, her grandmother sent her to Europe. While she was in Italy, she ran into Hanno. She was excited at first but that meeting turned out to be disastrous. She met his nice roommate, Peter, who she felt a strong connection with but got scared and ran away from him.
Fast forward another ten years. Sophie is still single but has a super serious boyfriend, Griffin. She comes home for a visit and learns that Hanno is getting married. She goes to his wedding and runs into Peter again. He's also still single and lives and works at the South Pole. Super serious boyfriend Griffin surprises her by coming to town after all. Things are a bit awkward but that's also where it gets funny. Sophie starts dreaming about her future daughter who helps guide her to the man she wants as a father.
Sophie was easy to like. She had a great sense of humor and made me laugh a lot. Her relationship with Griffin made me laugh as it was obvious to me what she should do but she did have some questions and strong feelings for him. Her relationship with her mother was difficult and complicated and I liked the realization she came to about that at the end. Peter was great at taking awkward situations and making everyone comfortable. I loved him from the first time we met him and was hoping things would work out with him, but super serious boyfriend Griffin was an obstacle.
I had a hard time getting into this book but once it got into the present, it got much more interesting for me and I had a harder time putting it down. This book is a bit quirky, but I really enjoyed it! I laughed out loud a lot and enjoyed where the story went.
There are some LDS religious references but I think anyone that likes clean contemporary romance would enjoy this book!
I received a copy of this book to review. My opinion is 100% my own.
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February 17, 2015
So, the blurb makes it sound like this book is mostly about a girl and the letters she writes to her future husband. It really isn't. She writes in a journal when she is small and then she writes about her childhood crush. That's all in the first chapter or two. The journal doesn't even come back into play until the end of the book where Sophie goes back to the journal and adds a couple entries. I wish the journal had played a bigger part in the book like the blurb suggests. I didn't feel like Sophie came to know her future husband at all through journal entries. It was almost like a before and after thought.
Having said that, there were some good moments to this book. I really enjoyed Sophie's trip to Italy and her initial meeting with Peter. I think that was probably my favorite part of the book. Well, the "rock" scene was pretty good too. Sorry, I'm not giving that scene away. You'll have to read the book to know about that one. It was amusing though.
I wouldn't say that I found all the characters believable, but this is a work of fiction. Sophie's boyfriend is ridiculous and is really made to look that way. It made me doubt Sophie's intelligence. Why would anyone date someone so ridiculous? And Sophie's mother? I just didn't get her.
This is an LDS fiction book with references to religious things specific to the LDS faith. It's not overbearing or anything but this is probably not a book people outside the LDS faith would enjoy.
Having said that, there were some good moments to this book. I really enjoyed Sophie's trip to Italy and her initial meeting with Peter. I think that was probably my favorite part of the book. Well, the "rock" scene was pretty good too. Sorry, I'm not giving that scene away. You'll have to read the book to know about that one. It was amusing though.
I wouldn't say that I found all the characters believable, but this is a work of fiction. Sophie's boyfriend is ridiculous and is really made to look that way. It made me doubt Sophie's intelligence. Why would anyone date someone so ridiculous? And Sophie's mother? I just didn't get her.
This is an LDS fiction book with references to religious things specific to the LDS faith. It's not overbearing or anything but this is probably not a book people outside the LDS faith would enjoy.
December 31, 2015
Know this author personally, love her and her style of writing. Super fast, enjoyable read!
August 22, 2019
3.5
First of all I think the title is not a good fit. Besides a few mentions of the letters in the book they really have nothing to do with the story. In fact she doesn't even show them or mention them to her "future husband" at the end of the book, if that's not an oversight, I don't know what is...
Now, that this is off my chest. I'm going to say I enjoyed it with a big BUT - there were times I was completely lost in the conversations, towards the beginning of the book I had to talk myself into keeping reading it. I'm glad I did because I got used to the author's writing style and while I still didn't love the cacophony of words I did end up enjoying it overall.
Moral Note: Some innuendos, especially where Hanno is concerned, talk of a child outside of marriage, twice. Drinking. LDS themes
First of all I think the title is not a good fit. Besides a few mentions of the letters in the book they really have nothing to do with the story. In fact she doesn't even show them or mention them to her "future husband" at the end of the book, if that's not an oversight, I don't know what is...
Now, that this is off my chest. I'm going to say I enjoyed it with a big BUT - there were times I was completely lost in the conversations, towards the beginning of the book I had to talk myself into keeping reading it. I'm glad I did because I got used to the author's writing style and while I still didn't love the cacophony of words I did end up enjoying it overall.
Moral Note: Some innuendos, especially where Hanno is concerned, talk of a child outside of marriage, twice. Drinking. LDS themes
June 13, 2019
Cute. Oddly enough, I got this review copy from a non-LDS book review for which I do regular reviews, and I'm not entirely sure why the publisher sent it out to them. On one hand, it could almost be just written for general audiences, but there are just enough references to LDS/Mormon culture, practices, and expectations that it might not make complete sense to those who aren't very familiar with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and some of the cultural quirks its members can exhibit. At the same time, some of it doesn't quite fit with what some of my expectations would have been (let's be honest: many women in our faith get married before age 30, given the opportunity, and though the character's mother is always complaining about her daughter not being married yet, it still doesn't quite all "make sense" to me as it's written). And that mother! Sure, I'm willing to believe that there are women like her, but she doesn't quite fit into the narrative as it's written either. Those reservations stated, I enjoyed the book as a light and mostly fluffy read, and I found much to like about it. There were some really delightful interactions between the characters, in particular. I think this would have been even better given a few changes in the storyline and maybe a bit more commitment to the question of "is it written strictly for an LDS market or not".
December 3, 2015
This book was nothing like I expected - in a good way! I expected the main character Sophie to share letters she wrote throughout her life interspersed with current relationships. Instead Sophie looks back on the few times she wrote during about a ten year period of time (age 5-15) after reconnecting with a great guy. Then she is visited by her future daughter. Sophie's future daughter keeps her up all night begging her to dump her current boyfriend Griffin (who is a "doofus") to marry Peter. The daughter is pretty entertaining and an interesting twist to a book that I already had high hopes for based solely on the title! Definitely a fun read! Ages 13+
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January 22, 2016
Cute, clean read! Took a little bit to get into it but then I really enjoyed it. I would have loved to see her journal/letters have more influence in the story. There was so much talk of it at first then it kind of disappeared. I struggled with Sophia's Mom! She was so rude and critical I'm surprised Sophia turned out as good as she did. Peter was a great guy and I'm happy it worked out in the end. :)
September 12, 2015
3.5 Stars. I thought the premise of this story was cute and I did stay up late reading.
I was a little disappointed in the whole love letter thing tho; Sophie really didn't write that many letters after age 10. Her mother was a piece of work and I felt bad for her dad. I felt this book had more potential than was realized, but still a cute, fun read.
I was a little disappointed in the whole love letter thing tho; Sophie really didn't write that many letters after age 10. Her mother was a piece of work and I felt bad for her dad. I felt this book had more potential than was realized, but still a cute, fun read.
September 16, 2015
There were moments where this had funny/cute dialogue, but I couldn't get past her unborn daughter and her fighting all night long over who she should marry. The main character wasn't very likable. Not my favorite LDS romance.
February 4, 2016
The author is a friend of mine. She is a brilliant author and this is probably my favorite of her books! I can't wait for the next one.
LDS or not, if you like clean romance or young adult fiction--you will enjoy Letters to My Future Husband!
LDS or not, if you like clean romance or young adult fiction--you will enjoy Letters to My Future Husband!
March 7, 2018
Book 12
Sophia goes to Italy for the summer to experience the amazing details of the beautiful city of Florence. While she is there she meets her childhood crush Hanno and they spend the day looking at all the scenery and attractions. Hanno invites Sophie to come to his house with him and she agrees and goes with him. She realizes that she has made a mistake and that Hanno is drunk. Peter, Hannos roomate, walks in and sees that Sophie needs help getting back to her hotel. Peter agrees to take her there and they drive through the streets as perfect strangers. On the way back to the hotel they see a lady that has lost her wedding ring and they go to help her find it. After Peter finds it he confesses to Sophie that even though they just met that he loves her. She goes to another location the next day and leaves him there all alone. 10 years later Hanno is getting married to another girl so Sophie is going to the wedding. Little does she know that Peter will be there. Peter gets invited to stay for the holidays at her house. Sophie gets a huge opportunity for her career but is having trouble with ideas. Peter helps her with her campaign and it is easy to tell that they are falling in love again.
One effect for this book is that Sophie finds Hanno and she goes back to his place because she meets Peter. Because she meets Peter he helps her come up with ideas for her big break when she thinks she going to fail. And last but not least because she met him she finds her one perfect true love and her future husband.
This is a really good book! The main character is mormon so I can kinda relate more to her than most other main characters. She is just trying to find her one true love and has some fails along the way. This is definitely a 5 star book in my mind. It is beautifully written and is well composed. She is a very real life person and doesn't have her head up in the clouds like most people do in books. It seems as if it real when your reading it.
Sophia goes to Italy for the summer to experience the amazing details of the beautiful city of Florence. While she is there she meets her childhood crush Hanno and they spend the day looking at all the scenery and attractions. Hanno invites Sophie to come to his house with him and she agrees and goes with him. She realizes that she has made a mistake and that Hanno is drunk. Peter, Hannos roomate, walks in and sees that Sophie needs help getting back to her hotel. Peter agrees to take her there and they drive through the streets as perfect strangers. On the way back to the hotel they see a lady that has lost her wedding ring and they go to help her find it. After Peter finds it he confesses to Sophie that even though they just met that he loves her. She goes to another location the next day and leaves him there all alone. 10 years later Hanno is getting married to another girl so Sophie is going to the wedding. Little does she know that Peter will be there. Peter gets invited to stay for the holidays at her house. Sophie gets a huge opportunity for her career but is having trouble with ideas. Peter helps her with her campaign and it is easy to tell that they are falling in love again.
One effect for this book is that Sophie finds Hanno and she goes back to his place because she meets Peter. Because she meets Peter he helps her come up with ideas for her big break when she thinks she going to fail. And last but not least because she met him she finds her one perfect true love and her future husband.
This is a really good book! The main character is mormon so I can kinda relate more to her than most other main characters. She is just trying to find her one true love and has some fails along the way. This is definitely a 5 star book in my mind. It is beautifully written and is well composed. She is a very real life person and doesn't have her head up in the clouds like most people do in books. It seems as if it real when your reading it.
April 2, 2021
First of all, the title of the book was very misleading. I thought I was going to be reading the letters Sophie wrote to her future husband, but nope, that all ended in about 2 chapters. She wrote a total of about 3 letters.
The beginning of the book was ok, and I thought it might be saved, even if the title didn't fit, but after the second ten year break it fell apart for me. The mom was terrible. At first I thought she was strict and a bit critical, but the further I read the worse it got. She is emotional abusive, but everyone just goes along with it and pegs Sophie as the bad guy for getting frustrated with her.
And then there's Hanno. The book doesn't really show any good qualities in him besides the fact that he is good looking. Also, considering her values and what she knows about him, you'd think Sophie would be smart enough to not go home with him when he's drunk. The friendship between him and George seemed weird to me as well considering how different they seem.
A lot of things that happen between her and Peter seem like way too much of a coincidence. Like how he just happens to know her brother and be staying at her parents house. Or how he just happened to convert to her religion. Also I found it weird that he wasn't bitter at all about her running away after kissing him and then never talking to him for 10 years.
Lastly, Sophie should probably go see a psychiatrist. She stays up all night talking to her overdramatic ten year old future daughter, who refuses to let Sophie sleep unless she listens to the future daughter's advice about her love life. That was just a bit too crazy for me to handle.
The beginning of the book was ok, and I thought it might be saved, even if the title didn't fit, but after the second ten year break it fell apart for me. The mom was terrible. At first I thought she was strict and a bit critical, but the further I read the worse it got. She is emotional abusive, but everyone just goes along with it and pegs Sophie as the bad guy for getting frustrated with her.
And then there's Hanno. The book doesn't really show any good qualities in him besides the fact that he is good looking. Also, considering her values and what she knows about him, you'd think Sophie would be smart enough to not go home with him when he's drunk. The friendship between him and George seemed weird to me as well considering how different they seem.
A lot of things that happen between her and Peter seem like way too much of a coincidence. Like how he just happens to know her brother and be staying at her parents house. Or how he just happened to convert to her religion. Also I found it weird that he wasn't bitter at all about her running away after kissing him and then never talking to him for 10 years.
Lastly, Sophie should probably go see a psychiatrist. She stays up all night talking to her overdramatic ten year old future daughter, who refuses to let Sophie sleep unless she listens to the future daughter's advice about her love life. That was just a bit too crazy for me to handle.
August 1, 2019
The title and blurb of the book are misleading. I thought this was going to be a book of letter where Sophia matures and figures out what she want and learns things along the way. Nope! Practically no letters and very few if any lessons learned. There were a couple cute parts and dialogue but that didn't really make up for the things I struggled with in this book. Most of the characters (pretty much everyone except Peter and Sophia's Grandmother.) bugged me or downright disgusted me. Seriously her mother was abusive and everyone just let it happen like it was endearing or something. Hanno was awful and didn't seem to have any redeeming qualities which doesn't say much for Sophia's character. There was a lack of flow in this book and it jumped all over the place and was disjointed. I didn't like that Peter stayed up all night to help her come up with a campaign slogan and ideas then it turned out that what happened was lame. The proposal at the end bugged me too. I mean who wants to be proposed to and kissed after they had been sleeping. Sorry I guess I'll hide this if that's a spoiler but I just didn't like it at all. I may try other books by this author but this one definitely didn't work for me at all.
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April 9, 2018
I like this book, though it was not what I was expecting. The mother was quite horrible to her daughter, ALL the time. And then it wasn't until about half way through the book that the letters actually really came into play.
Other than that, it is a classic second chance at love novel that wouldn't let me put the book down!!!
I know that sounds cliche...but seriously, I tried to go to bed and ended up picking my phone back up to continue reading!
Though this is a second chance love, I think you will be surprised with how the girl decides which guy to go with...because I certainly would've never dreamed it up.
Other than that, it is a classic second chance at love novel that wouldn't let me put the book down!!!
I know that sounds cliche...but seriously, I tried to go to bed and ended up picking my phone back up to continue reading!
Though this is a second chance love, I think you will be surprised with how the girl decides which guy to go with...because I certainly would've never dreamed it up.
December 31, 2025
Cute and very well written. Sophie doesn’t know just what she wants out of life and I love how patient and how low pressure Peter is. Sophie’s unexpected visitor was also a fun surprise.
Downs:
-Sophie’s mother is awful and I kind of thought they would make some kind of amends.
- I can’t believe it took Sophie so long to realize how completely wrong Griffin was for her, and probably any girl.
- Yes, Peter was charming and patient but I feel like Peter’s flirting was too low-key. He didn’t seem willing to fight for Sophie.
-Their kisses didn’t seem so “romantic”.
Downs:
-Sophie’s mother is awful and I kind of thought they would make some kind of amends.
- I can’t believe it took Sophie so long to realize how completely wrong Griffin was for her, and probably any girl.
- Yes, Peter was charming and patient but I feel like Peter’s flirting was too low-key. He didn’t seem willing to fight for Sophie.
-Their kisses didn’t seem so “romantic”.
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October 21, 2019
Sort of Romantic comedy. Overall a good read that kept me captivated throughout in the anticipation of what happens next. Few plots didn't work for me. Best part about this book that it is such a clean romance unlike other romance genres that explore the physical intimacy in too much detail sometimes taking up a chapter or two for it.
Description of Peter is good enough to make the female readers fall in love with Peter. The title is bit misleading but nevertheless a good read.
Description of Peter is good enough to make the female readers fall in love with Peter. The title is bit misleading but nevertheless a good read.
June 18, 2018
This is the first book of Lisa's that I've read and I really enjoyed it. She has a great sense of humor and the characters are fun and full of personality. It's a wonderful, simple, romantic read. I would recommend it to anyone!
July 21, 2019
This is a great book! Really got my attention and I read it in one evening. I believe this is the first book I have read by this author, but I will now search out her books. If you like a clean romance with a fairytale ending, you will love this book!
July 21, 2024
I liked most of the characters in book. I did not like the big time jump nor the lack of letters. From the title I thought there would be a letter heading every chapter, but there were a total of 3 letters - the test were alluded to.
September 25, 2017
What a great book. I absolutely loved it and will read again!
November 14, 2017
hilarious! I love this heroine.
April 12, 2018
I wish there were more letters, and a "ten years later" with one out the characters, but overall it was great.
October 10, 2018
Fun story. I guess i had hoped to read more "letters", but overall a cute story.
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