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Relatively Normal By Whitney Dineen


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Relatively Normal was recommended by Amazon as a book that I may be interested in. After having purchased several "recommended" books by Amazon that were total flops, I am a little more resistant to purchase their recommendations. When I saw that Whitney Dineen was an award winning author, I figured I would give this romantic comedy a go.

I give this book 3.3 stars rounded down to a 3. I wanted to like this book more than I did. 
Cat is a successful party planner who is in a committed relationship and decides to take her betrothed home to meet her family; however, her family isn’t quite “normal.” So… you can see where this story is going. To make matters even worse her high school love who tragically smashed her heart into a million pieces decides to re-enter her life.
In the beginning, I had a hard time really connecting with the characters. The story was interesting because I wanted to see what the Masterson family was going to do next. As the story went on I really enjoyed the characters, but I never really felt like I knew what Cat would do in a situation.

The romance really isn’t very prevalent in the story. It’s more about Cat realizing what she wants for her life. I would have liked to have more romance blossom between Cat and her chosen man (trying not to give any spoilers). Nan is probably my favorite character, and the fire behind the old woman is very entertaining. Really great job on the family love in the book!

The book is very well written and Dineen’s casual style makes it easy to follow. I did feel like the story was choppy and jumped from one scene to the next. This made it a fast read without a ton of fluff to get tied down in. There was also a lot of extra chaos thrown into the ending of book that made me feel like Dineen was trying to include too much comedic drama/drama for the amount of content, but it all meshed nicely in the end.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. It is worth the read. I loved seeing Cat come to terms with what is actually important in her life and send herself in a more fulfilling direction. I will be reading the next book in the series!

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