You can physically feel the whirl of emotions that Joanna experiences. It is a tumultuous journey at times that pulls at your heartstrings. We go on Joanna’s journey of betrayal, happiness, anger, and all of the various steps of grief. Not in a particularly bad way, just not as lighthearted as one might expect from the cover. I have to say, while there are some funny moments, this book was a bit more serious than I was expecting. It was refreshing to see a positive and thoughtfully written sister relationship. Brutal honesty, soft hugs, and a lot of sincerity. She takes care of her sister in the way every sister should. I have to say, one of my favorite characters of this whole story is Joanna’s sister Merritt. Through an interesting recommendation, Joanna decides to give Breakup Boot Camp a try. Until it’s not.Īs Joanna’s life starts to implode she is left distraught and grieving the relationship she thought she had. When we meet Joanna, she is happily engaged to the only man she’s ever been in a relationship with and is working on her perfect wedding. What an interesting story of self discovery. Will 12 steps be enough to get her life back on track? Or will her getaway to get over him prove healing the heart takes a whole lot more? When she meets Todd Aldrich, the handsome and mysterious hotel chef, she has the chance to take her renewed heart out for a test drive and see if she is ready for new beginnings and new love. Joanna will have to come to terms with the career she abandoned, the losses in her life she never fully accepted, and the role she played in the ending of her relationship. But she soon learns the Boot Camp is only the first step to healing her broken heart.
To put the past and her heartache behind her, she sets off for two weeks at the renowned Retreat House Breakup Boot Camp in Topsail Island off the coast of North Carolina.ĭespite her sadness, Joanna throws herself into the experience hoping surfing, yoga, spa treatments, meditation, and talk therapy will be enough to help her get over the one man she’s ever loved. Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a heartfelt look at grief and breakups.Īfter weeks of training to whip Joanna Kitt into shape for her big day, her picture-perfect engagement to her high school sweetheart is torn in two, and Joanna is left out on her perfectly toned rear end.
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