Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Blog Tour Review feat Giveaway- Thirty-Two Going on Spinster by Becky Monson

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Thirty-Two Going on Spinster by Becky Monson
Julia Dorning is a spinster, or at least on the road to becoming one. She has no social life, hates her job, and lives in her parent’s basement with her cat, Charlie.

With the arrival of Jared Moody, the new hire at work, Julia’s mundane life is suddenly turned upside down. Her instant (and totally ridiculous) crush on the new guy causes Julia to finally make some long-overdue changes, in hopes to find a life that includes more than baking and hanging out with Charlie.

But when the biggest and most unexpected change comes, will the new and improved Julia be able to overcome it? Or will she go back to her spinster ways?







My Review:
 Thirty-Two Going on Spinster was a short and fun read. Julia is the type of character that you can relate to, oh and not to mention she is funny!

Julia is working at a job where she isn't happy and living in her parents garage. She doesn't have a life outside of work and home. Her current job is hiring for an HR position and Julia just knows she is going to get it. Only she doesn't.

Instead the job goes to a newcomer, Jared, who just so happens to be attractive. Hot. Sexy. You name it. Just one problem, he's a job stealer and he's arrogant.

But...

Julia and Jared become friends. And throughout the book we get to see that friendship progress. Until one gets betrayed.

There were many things I loved about the book and then there were the things that kind of annoyed me. Such as how it seemed every other pages she was referring to herself as spinster. I get it, that's kind of the point right? It's the name of the book so obviously it would be incorporated into the story.

Only, I didn't have to read about it so many times. It actually made me sad that she would refer to herself that way. She's only thirty-two, not sixty-two. I may have gotten married very young but that doesn't mean every woman should or even wants to do that.

I think it's empowering to be independent in your own way. Well... Julia isn't really that independent per se, so I guess that pretty much defeats my argument. Which is probably why in the end I did see mass improvement on Julia's part.

Thirty two going on Spinster is funny and at times romantic. I enjoyed reading about Julia and I love even more watching her overcome obstacles that have been thrown in her way.

Jared is also a great character even if he did overstep his boundaries. A notable character, Brown, is the co-worker everyone loves to have. She's spunky and tells it like it is.

Overall, I liked this sweet story and recommend it to those in need of light read. 

 
Excerpt

“I feel that, as a friend, I need to tell you something,” Brown says to me as we go outside to the smoking area. It’s near the end of the day and Mr. Nguyen had a meeting, so I figured I could take a little break.
“What is it?” I ask, not truly caring. I am still annoyed with her. I want to say something, but there is no point. She wouldn’t care anyway.
“Friends do not let friends go around with that,” she says, pointing to my upper lip.
“What do you mean? Is there something on my lip?” I ask, walking over to the door to see if I can see my reflection in the glass. I can’t see anything.
“Yes, there is something on your upper lip… hair.”
Whaaaaaaaaat? “Are you serious? I have a moustache?” My hand immediately goes up to my mouth, covering it and my upper lip. “But… I… How bad?” Somehow this is very fitting. A spinster with a moustache.
“Look, it’s not bad. And we do not call it a ‘moustache,’ it’s referred to as ‘upper lip hair,’” says the perfectly-put-together prom queen. “You have sort of… always had one. But it was always blonde hair, so I never said anything. But now, all of the sudden, there are brown hairs as well as the blonde.”
I guess right now would be a good time to die. I mean, I recently had a conversation with a good-looking man and this hasn’t happened in, well, over a decade. And I realize it wasn’t a real conversation since I couldn’t say more than three word sentences. But he was talking to me up-close and—oh my gosh, he could have seen it. Of course he did because that is how my life goes. I am an under-a-conference-table-hiding-deaf-mute-possibly-slow-spinster… with a moustache. Next comes sagging boobs and trailer parks.


Purchase your copy for just $2.99!!
  Praise for Thirty-Two Going on... Spinster   "Oh my, oh my. I have just finished wiping the tears of laughter from my eyes. This is seriously funny." ~Julie Darley (Never judge a Book by its Movie) "This was a refreshing change of pace for me to read. Some good clean romance was found in it’s pages and that is a rare find these days. It was some great chick-lit. I would not have thought this was Becky’s debut book, it was so well done." ~Liberty Ann (SnifferWalkBooks) 

   Becky Monson 

Author Becky Monson 
 By day, Becky Monson is a mother of three young children, and a wife. By night, she escapes with reading books and writing. In her debut novel, Becky uses humor and true-life experiences to bring her characters to life. She loves all things chick-lit (movies, books, etc), and wishes she had a British accent. She has recently given up Diet Coke for the fiftieth time and is hopeful time will last... But it probably won't. Becky runs a large book club on Facebook called "This Chick Reads".  


    Blog Tour Giveaway 
 $25 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash Ends 10/12/14 Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code or Paypal Cash. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. 

This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Kathy from I Am A Reader and sponsored by the author. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. 

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