Matchmaking for Beginners

Summary:

Marnie MacGraw wants an ordinary life—a husband, kids, and a minivan in the suburbs. Now that she’s marrying the man of her dreams, she’s sure this is the life she’ll get. Then Marnie meets Blix Holliday, her fiancé’s irascible matchmaking great-aunt who’s dying, and everything changes—just as Blix told her it would.

When her marriage ends after two miserable weeks, Marnie is understandably shocked. She’s even more astonished to find that she’s inherited Blix’s Brooklyn brownstone along with all of Blix’s unfinished “projects”: the heartbroken, oddball friends and neighbors running from happiness. Marnie doesn’t believe she’s anything special, but Blix somehow knew she was the perfect person to follow in her matchmaker footsteps.

And Blix was also right about some things Marnie must learn the hard way: love is hard to recognize, and the ones who push love away often are the ones who need it most. (Summary and cover courtesy of goodreads.com)

Review:

This book was adorable.  I read it after a very heavy non-fiction and it was a perfect single-dose lollipop read.   Series are great, but I had a bit of exhaustion with them after a few in a row.  Marnie struggles with various parts of her life and she’s certainly not perfect.  That’s why I found this an enjoyable read because she, and all the characters in NY, were flawed in their own ways.  

There’s a dose of magic interspersed in the book, but as long as you’re willing to pause reality and role with it, it’s a great read.  No, Marnie doesn’t make good choices, no I wouldn’t recommend this as a way to live life, but for a great light read in vein of the Shopaholic series I’d definitely give it a read.

Rating: 4 stars!

Who should read it? Anyone looking for a heartwarming standalone about a woman learning to stand on her own two feet again.