Marnie is marrying her romantic boyfriend, Noah. They go home to the South to meet his family
and she instantly bonds with his Great-Aunt Blix. Blix is a matchmaker and the black sheep of
the family who lives in Brooklyn. She
rents out apartments to a motley crew of people. The problem is, Blix is sure that Marnie and
Noah are not meant to be and that she is perfect for the mysteriously scarred
Patrick that lives in her basement apartment.
Blix holds her tongue at the engagement party, but tells Marnie that she
is meant for a great big life.
Marnie finds that hard to believe when life takes some
unexpected turns. Will she be able to
tap into her inner strength and the matchmaker magic that Blix is sure she has?
I don’t want to give more away of the plot as there
were quite a few twists and turns. I
thought it was a great story. Life is stressful
right now at work and with moving and this book was a great way to relax at the
end of the day . . . although it was so engaging it kept me up instead of
helping me to sleep!
I loved the characters in the story. I will admit that Marnie annoyed me at times
with her decisions, but I really enjoyed reading her journey and how she went
from a very low point of life to really understanding herself and where she
wanted to go. I loved Blix and would
love a spinoff of her in her younger years with her various adventures. I also enjoyed that the story had a bit of a
magical element to it as well. The story
was told between alternating viewpoints of Marnie and Blix.
Favorite Quotes:
“My California life, my adulthood, quietly folds
itself up like a map and tiptoes away.
Nobody but me even sees it go.”
“But no, it’s a star.
Blazing out, probably from millions of years ago. Isn’t that what they say? That when we look at the stars, we are seeing
the past.”
Overall, Matchmaking for Beginners was a wonderful
story of a young woman really discovering herself and her potential, and of
another woman at the end of her life trying to help others.
Book Source:
E-book Copy for being a part of the TLC Book Tour. Thank-you!
I had to get my library to order a copy of this book because it sounds like such a fun read. So it's on the way and I am impatiently waiting for it. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is fantastic - I hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteBlix is one of those characters I wish were real so I could have her in my real life. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for being a part of the tour!