As much a story of self-discovery as a romance, there’s plenty of secondhand embarrassment here, but Bella remains a heroine to root for throughout. But when the steps she takes to get life to imitate art backfire, she learns that her real Prince Charming has been there all along-and, more importantly, that life is not a fairy tale. She posts fairy tale–ified versions of her dating misadventures online, gaining viral success that leads her to seek out more experiences she can turn into material. Instead of happily married, she’s single, and her lovey-dovey. Instead of an author, she’s a receptionist at a small press. Her best friend’s attractive but insufferable twin brother, Marty, suggests that she stop focusing on forever and instead have fun dating around: “If you started trying to find someone you actually wanted to spend the night with you’d have much better luck.” Bella takes his advice and her renewed outlook on relationships inspires her to write. Fairytale meets feminism in Luci Adams's Not That Kind of Ever After, a frothy adventure of one woman’s journey to claim happily ever after in times of serial dating, swiping right, and the quest to find your soulmate.Bella Marble’s life isn’t what she imagined. When her parents, whose relationship Bella has always idolized, announce they’re divorcing, Bella has a crisis of faith. Unfortunately, she’s battling writer’s block while working as a receptionist and her efforts at “husband hunting” have only turned up frogs. Adams’s spirited contemporary debut follows hopeless romantic Bella Marble, 29, who dreams of being a successful writer and marrying Prince Charming.
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