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Now That You Mention It A Novel eBook Kristan Higgins

This is a tough one. I love this author, especially her women's fiction. I have read and recommended her to anyone who would listen. She is terrific.
However, this book surprised me. And not in a good way. The story is so well-written--she truly is always at the top of her game--but I feel sort of misled.

Now that You Mention It has all the trappings of a Kristan Higgins novel; humor, likeable protagonist, sassy friends, cheerful cover and jacket description. However, that's where it ends. I wish there was some indication that this was NOT a lighthearted romp. Every author has the right to branch off and try something new, but the last thing I was expecting was a story with so much violence and misery. It was like watching a TV reporter smile pleasantly while delivering a story about death and mayhem. Or a singer --as I once saw on American Idol do -- perform 'Gimme Shelter' while dancing around and grinning. It just doesn't add up and not what I expected when I picked up the book. I suspect the marketing department is more to blame than the author, but those are my thoughts.
However, I remain a huge fan and look forward to her next book.


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Now That You Mention It A Novel eBook Kristan Higgins Reviews

I’m a big fan of Kristan Higgins, and this is the first book I’ve read of hers that falls flat. First off, where is the romance, or even a basic love story? It’s dark and depressing and she repeats the same things over and over. Kristan has an incredible gift of developing characters with depth. Even in her early books that were more romance, she really made it feel you knew each of her characters. This story didn’t really go anywhere either. Parts of it were unbelievable, I mean come on. Her mother is a woman who shows no emotion towards her daughter, yet gives hugs to strangers for therapy? Also, she makes you think her attacker will be caught, but that part of the story just ends unfinished. Also, Sullivan ‘s brother’s story is practically the same as her first traumatic event. I don’t get it. It’s like someone else wrote this book. I see none of the qualities of Higgins’ writing style at all. This is coming from someone who has not only read everyone of her books, but read them at least twice. I really thought long and hard about this review. I’m giving it 2 stars, but I think I’m being generous. Come on Kristan. Please write us another great book. I’ll be waiting. I’m not giving up on you. This one doesn’t even come close to your caliber of writing.
Gonna be honest- I’m a huge fan of this author but this seemed really similar to some of her other works especially Fools Rush In. Same came back to island to be doctor story, similar high school sister drama, similar body image drama for pages, very familiar aunt/adult trying to bond with teen story. Except the romance was like a weak throw in that never really felt developed. We heard more about her annoying ex than the sweet love interest. Her mom was super one dimensional;town cruelty exaggerated beyond belief - Also didn’t love the higher price for a worse book. And I really don’t think all these characters would keep so much information from each other - dad’s illness, her attack, etc. Still some good laugh out loud moments. And I adored Xiaowen. Any other Higgins freaks out there who felt like you just did a reread of one of her old books without the good parts?
I finished Now That You Mention It, in one day. I did like it, obviously, because I couldn’t put it down. But it’s not amongst my favorite Kristan Higgins. I’m not sure why. It’s a more serious novel more about a dysfunctional family and how those that remain are reconciled. It is about two young girls and how the abandonment by their father wreaks devastating consequences for them both. One ends up in prison and our heroine, Nora, manages to pull herself out of the black hole of her childhood and become a doctor by hard work and leaving the cruel and hurtful climate of her childhood home by winning a scholarship to Tufts University. The Higgins humor is still there, just not as pervasive as in her early works. Here’s one of my favorite descriptions of her Mother
I still had my Maine medical license, just in case my mom ever needed me in an emergency, though she wasn’t the type to have emergencies, and certainly not the type to call me if she did. Say a grizzly bear came down from Canada and bit off her arm. Mom would just shoot the bear, sew her arm back on with the thick black thread she used to sew our buttons back on when we were kids, then butcher the bear, make it into chili and use the skin as a rug.

Classic Higgins.

Nora’s Mom is the acme of Higgins' long line of crazy mothers. There are also 2 classic slapstick comedy episodes that had me laughing out loud.
It is certainly not the light frothy romance of her early efforts. Although even then she was delving into pain and disfunction. Her two novels prior to this one, were certainly more women's fiction than romance and I loved them. Her bridge between the two genres was one of my favorites Anything for You. I think the main reason this in on the periphery of "great" for me was that the romance part seemed a little tacked on rather than being an integral part of the story. It could have been cut out completely and hardly missed. In addition, there were some things I really didn’t understand. The drama and conflict did not seem well supported.

The inexplicables
[Why did she put up with her sisters mess for so long? Why was she such a victim and martyr when it came to her worthless cruel and destructive sister? Why did she still love her so much?

Why was her mother so cold and blind to Nora’s childhood suffering? Why didn’t she try to reach out to her later in life? Everyone could see that Nora was a kind, strong, lovely smart woman. Why was she still so mean to her? I mean, I can understand Maine reserve and stoicism, but this woman was so distant and unsympathetic to her wonderful daughter who would have made any parent so proud. And only her daughter. She was well-liked and respected in the community and doted on her pet bird, and she started a hug therapy business, for heaven’s sake. Where did that come from? Nora did nothing to deserve such apparent indifference.

Why did her winning the Perez scholarship cause such hostility in the community? Why was she blamed for the accident? How could she blame herself? Many knew of Luke, the town golden boy’s, drugging and slipping grades. The teachers knew he hadn’t even come close to winning the scholarship and it was Nora’s all along. Luke knew it. His doting mother would have known about his grade slippage. Yet they blamed Nora for “stealing” the prize. This is a small isolated community. More people would have known and spread the word. Nora was a daughter of one of the mainstays of the community. She wasn’t some intruder. Come on. He flunked out of Maine Uni. Whose fault was that? After the bullying and cruelty Nora endured as a child, how could any of the townspeople blame her for not coming back for 15 years?

How could it have taken Poe so long to love and appreciate her Aunt?

All in all I did enjoy the book. The suspense of unanswered questions, high anticipation of events that were bound to happen, and characters one gets greatly invested in kept me reading throughout the day. I was pleasantly surprised that she stayed clear of certain dramatic and potentially angst-ridden events that could have happened but didn't. I was just a little disappointed in the romance and some of the plot points. ***3.5 stars***
Alright. Going to do something I rarely
do, not finish a book. Was so excited when I started this book described as a light-hearted comedy. Clearly 30% into I was shocked to read one of the most graphic rape scenes I have ever encountered. I do not mind intense, dark books if I know on the front end that is what I am going to read. I enjoy reading a variety of types of literature. But I want to choose when to read a dark, intense work. This is not a book of comedy.

While this author is talented, this book was woefully misrepresented and was not what it seems.
This is a tough one. I love this author, especially her women's fiction. I have read and recommended her to anyone who would listen. She is terrific.
However, this book surprised me. And not in a good way. The story is so well-written--she truly is always at the top of her game--but I feel sort of misled.

Now that You Mention It has all the trappings of a Kristan Higgins novel; humor, likeable protagonist, sassy friends, cheerful cover and jacket description. However, that's where it ends. I wish there was some indication that this was NOT a lighthearted romp. Every author has the right to branch off and try something new, but the last thing I was expecting was a story with so much violence and misery. It was like watching a TV reporter smile pleasantly while delivering a story about death and mayhem. Or a singer --as I once saw on American Idol do -- perform 'Gimme Shelter' while dancing around and grinning. It just doesn't add up and not what I expected when I picked up the book. I suspect the marketing department is more to blame than the author, but those are my thoughts.
However, I remain a huge fan and look forward to her next book.