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Catch of the Day

by Kristan Higgins (Goodreads Author)

3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 · rating details · 4,200 ratings · 410 reviews

What's the market price on a decent guy these days?

Maggie Beaumont's luck is about to change. Sure, she's known for her bad romantic choices—her former boyfriend broke up with her by bringing his new girlfriend home for a visit. And then there was the crush she had on a gorgeous young Irishman, who turned out to be Father Tim, the parish's new priest.

But romantic salvation...more

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Jan 02, 2013 M.V. Freeman rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read this book via Audio, by Xe Sands. A true gift of the writer is being able to take me away from the world I am and plant me smack in the center of the written one. By the time I finished--I wanted to visit this fictional town in Maine and go the Diner the Heroine owned.

Maggie is owner and operator of Joe's Diner in a small fishing town in Maine. In her thirties she is still not married and it doesn't look like she has any future when there is very little to choose from. To make matters wor...more

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Mar 06, 2012 Angie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: good-uns, romance

Originally reviewed here.

Quite honestly, life is abundantly busy these days. And while my reading hasn't slowed down, I tend to hibernate with an old favorite when real life gets real. So I may have been forgoing some of the new stuff in favor of doing a little re-reading a la Megan Whalen Turner these days. I also made time to re-read one of my favorite Kristan Higgins books on account of it being repackaged and re-released this week in a glossy new edition to match her others. CATCH OF THE DAY...more Originally reviewed here.

Quite honestly, life is abundantly busy these days. And while my reading hasn't slowed down, I tend to hibernate with an old favorite when real life gets real. So I may have been forgoing some of the new stuff in favor of doing a little re-reading a la Megan Whalen Turner these days. I also made time to re-read one of my favorite Kristan Higgins books on account of it being repackaged and re-released this week in a glossy new edition to match her others. CATCH OF THE DAY was originally published in 2007 and was Higgins' second book. I had already read a handful of her books before finding CATCH OF THE DAY, and I sort of thought I had her style figured out, you know? The first two I read remained strong favorites. The rest were like frosting, delectable, fluffy, always-welcome treats. Then I read CATCH OF THE DAY and it shot immediately to the top of my faves (along with All I Ever Wanted and Until There Was You). Together these three make up my Kristan Higgins Holy Triumverate, if you will. I'm delighted it's been reissued, as the dog cover wasn't doing it for me. I get that each of her books has a dog in it, and this one is probably even my favorite pup. He's central to the story in a good way, organically a part of Maggie's life and not a distraction from the heart of the story. But having the dog front and center on the cover still kind of puts me off (and I'm a huge dog person). Make of that what you will.

Maggie Beaumont's life leaves something to be desired. It's to do with the fact that she's staggeringly unlucky in love. Her romantic history is long and undistinguished, veritably littered with the horrific and the inappropriate. Take her most recent foray. The poor girl actually had the monumental misfortune to fall for the local priest (albeit before she found out he was her congregation's new Father). And she hasn't been able to shake the crush. It's been long enough. She's certainly suffered enough constant, good-natured ribbing from her friends, family, and the entire town. But she can't help it. Father Tim is just something special. And it's not like anyone else has come her way in teeny, tiny Gideon's Cove, Maine. So she goes about her days: running her beloved diner, contributing in about a million ways to her local church, hanging out with her twin sister, avoiding her judgmental mother, and trying to rid her mind of a certain incredibly charming, incredibly unavailable celibate. And then one small act of kindness from a person she thought despised her. Suddenly massive levels of uncertainty and anxiety (and romance) are introduced into Maggie's regular routine, along with, just-perhaps, a new friend who needs her, too.

You guys, I love this book. It held up prodigiously well on the second read. And that's what cemented its status in the Holy Triumvirate. I will be re-reading the three of them many times over. I can tell. CATCH OF THE DAY is utterly charming, and the bulk of its charm resides in the unerringly wonderful Maggie, the swoon-worthy Malone, and the makes-me-want-to-move-to-Maine-so-bad Gideon's Cove. Maggie is one of the good ones. She loves her hand-me-down diner. She tries hard, laughs loud, and will never stop falling over her feet when it comes to social situations. Malone is a good egg as well, though the opposite of Maggie in nearly every way. Gruff, silent, married to his lobster boat, he had me at that first broody, "Ayuh." And his giving Maggie a ride home from the worst blind date of her life. I was pretty much sold from then on. This thing that starts between them is complicated and tentative, and everything I love in a simultaneously slow-developing and sweep-you-off-your-feet romance. Once again Kristan Higgins managed to make me laugh merrily even as I'm thinking carefully about the endlessly fascinating, painful, and hopeful facets of human relationships. This is my favorite setting from her books as well, and I was tickled to find out she's returning to it in her upcoming novel Somebody to Love. A few more chance encounters with Maggie, Malone, and the motley crew? Yes, please. Only good can come of it.(less)

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Oct 17, 2011 Audrey rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary

Good, but I just couldn't connect with the first person narrator, who was alternately annoyingly doormat/saint-like and annoyingly neurotic/overanalytical. Also, Malone is too much of a strong-but-silent type for the first person POV to work here in that, for the romance-factor and the "how does he feel about her" way, we were left totally blind. We really have almost no clue how he feels because we're so cemented into the first person POV and all of the (mis)interpretations that accompany that...more

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Mar 09, 2010 Miss Kim rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Miss Kim by: Teryl

Shelves: 2010, chick-lit, small-town-lovin, favorites

Catch of the Day is a sweet story that really tugged at the old heart strings. I felt for this woman. Maggie is in her early thirties, and she owns a very small town diner in Maine that has been in her family since her grandfather opened it. She is very proud of it, and pours her soul into it. She’s been single for about ten years, since her boyfriend dumped her publicly by showing up with a new woman when she didn’t even know they’d broken up. Her twin sister has the life she envies—a doctor hu...more Catch of the Day is a sweet story that really tugged at the old heart strings. I felt for this woman. Maggie is in her early thirties, and she owns a very small town diner in Maine that has been in her family since her grandfather opened it. She is very proud of it, and pours her soul into it. She’s been single for about ten years, since her boyfriend dumped her publicly by showing up with a new woman when she didn’t even know they’d broken up. Her twin sister has the life she envies—a doctor husband, a beautiful baby girl, a nice home. She loves her sister and is very happy for her, but how can she not possibly be envious? Her mother is constantly ~~nagging~~ on her back about still being single, and how she’s doing nothing with her life by running that diner.
Maggie takes it all in stride, and tries not to let it anything bother her on the outside, but she’s very lonely. She’s got her old dog that she loves more than anything, and takes him everywhere. She ends up developing a huge crush on the new priest. It is one of the many things that make her the butt of many jokes in town. This girl is somehow always getting publicly humiliated. She’s got a good sense of humor, but you’ve got to feel bad for her.
While suffering through yet another embarrassing moment with her ex and his new wife, she’s saved by the town hermit, Malone. He’s a lobsterman that has a mysterious past, but hardly says a word to any body. He’s the extreme opposite of Maggie, where she’s bubbly and tends to ramble on and on, his face is set in a scowl and tends to give one word answers. This book is written in first person from Maggie’s POV, so we never get to see what Malone is thinking. I don’t mind first person at all except in this case, because of Malone’s character, we get to know nothing at all about his thoughts or motivations. This was what frustrated me a little and knocked my rating down to 4 stars. There relationship is interesting, and not as predictable as I thought it would be. Malone doesn’t suddenly start opening up to Maggie, as I thought. This takes place over a period of a few months. However, I did like the ending, even though it was abrupt.

One note and small spoiler: Her old dog dies during the book and it may be hard on some readers that may have recently lost a pet. I have just recently put down my old dog who happened to be the same breed as the dog in the book, and it just sent me tears immediately. It was a part of the story that I appreciated--how the author made the dog a huge part of her life, and showed the impact his death had on her. Some that have read this may not feel the same way, as I may personaly have been more sensitive to it at that time.
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Jan 30, 2010 Amanda rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: EVERYONE

Recommended to Amanda by: Nikki

Shelves: contemporary-romance, reviewed

This is the seconds book by Kristan Higgins that I’ve have read, and it was recommended to me by my friend Nikki. I am very thankful that it was. In this book you meet Maggie a heroine with a heart of gold. I loved Maggie for all her quirks and found it so refreshing that instead of shying away from or becoming bitter about her love life being kind of a town joke and she could face it head on and laugh at herself. I loved her sister Christie and thought the bond between then was great. I loved t...more

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Aug 14, 2008 Tina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance-contemporary

So I am reading the Smart Bitches website a week ago and they had posted the winners of the various RITA awards that were handed out during the RWA conference.

This book won the 2008 Rita for Best Contemporary single title. I am always on the lookout for a good contemporary book and the blurb for this sounded hysterical. So I ran over to my local library and picked it up.

I devoured this book in one sitting. It was sweet, funny as hell and totally romantic. I am a total Kristan Higgins convert.

Ma...more So I am reading the Smart Bitches website a week ago and they had posted the winners of the various RITA awards that were handed out during the RWA conference.

This book won the 2008 Rita for Best Contemporary single title. I am always on the lookout for a good contemporary book and the blurb for this sounded hysterical. So I ran over to my local library and picked it up.

I devoured this book in one sitting. It was sweet, funny as hell and totally romantic. I am a total Kristan Higgins convert.

Maggie Beaumont is the owner and operator of a charming family diner in Maine. She loves her family and her job and her life. Everything would be perfection if she could just find that great guy, get married and have babies. But Maggie has the absolute worst dating luck. Not only that, but her dating blunders are always cringingly public and offer great fodder for gossip for the whole town (the low point was when she told everyone that the new guy in town was her soul-mate only to learn to her horror he was the new parish priest). It wouldn't be so bad if her identical twin sister had hit the life lottery and married a wonderful and handsome doctor and had the most adorable baby ever.

But sometimes the person you've been looking for all your life has been right in front of your face the whole time. This is what Maggie eventually learns when she "discovers" Malone. A taciturn, Clive Owen look-alike lobster man who has lived in her town forever. He saves her from an awkward blind date situation and Maggie realizes that "Maloner the Loner" just might be the answer to her prayers.

There is just so much to recommend this book. The storytelling is superb. Poor Maggie. As a reader I was by turns embarrassed for her public dating blunders, sad by her yearning and loneliness and gleeful at the sheer hilarity at some of the situations. Her brother giving her a copy of The Thorn Birds after everybody realizes her new "soul-mate" is actually the new priest is priceless.

The book is so nicely written. The humor is outstanding and organic. it isn't forced and not that desperately arch chick-lit humor I detest. Just the scenes where Maggie goes on her series of doomed blind dates are worth the price of the book. The relationships that Maggie has with various people in the town are also wonderfully nuanced. The love-disapproval relationship she has with her mother is contrasted nicely with the quiet supportive one of her father. The super close, best friends relationship she has with her twin sister is a great foil for the good- girlfriend relationship she has with her friend Chantal, the va-va-voom town vamp. And her care-taking, center of town, everybody knows your name relationship she has with the town is a strong cornerstone in the book. I love the various townspeople who all have advice for her, gossip about her, commiserate with her and try to set her up on dates. Higgins has made the town and the townspeople as a group a bunch of supporting characters to great effect.

If I had any criticism of the book, it would be that I thought she made Malone too taciturn and too enigmatic. But even that is a small criticism. Given the flavor of the story with the New England speech patterns ("ayuh" and "Jeezum Crow"), Malone as a silent, loner who works out on his boat works well within the framework of the story. And since he is supposed to be a Clive Owen look alike, I had no problem with his being all quiet and surly.

Great book. Highly recommended!(less)

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Nov 17, 2011 Jennifer rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library, you-did-this-to-yourself

Three stars for Malone.

My disclaimer - I really don't like this genre at all, so take my review with a grain of salt. But it was done really well, in that the characters were nicely fleshed out, and some of the comic scenes were actually very funny.

But, I cannot stand this kind of hapless heroine in ANY genre, the nervous babbling and gossiping and running off her mouth like a teenager. She was petty, passive aggressive, inappropriate, and just all around totally immature. It was hard to pictu...more

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Aug 07, 2010 Allison (The Allure of Books) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010, chick-lit-and-contemporary, own-it, loved-it

Kristan Higgins amazes me yet again: I read this cover to cover in one sitting. Maggie and Malone make a very...interesting match. Sometimes I kinda felt sorry for Malone, Maggie has one big personality! I really love the way he handled her.

And really, its about time Maggie falls for him instead of being a lovesick idiot over a priest! The dude was a major flirt though, he should probably tone that down.

Between Maggie tripping all over herself around a man of God, then her crazy interactions wit...more

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Jun 23, 2012 Dena rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A lighthearted story that was fun to read - I laughed out loud and really enjoyed it.

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Jun 25, 2012 Brenda Audiobooks Only rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Narrated by Xe Sands - Narration 5*s

The story itself 3*s

The excellent narration of this one kept me going with the storyline and bumped up my overall rating for the audiobook version.

While I really enjoyed listening to the quality of the voices given the book its self was sweet chick lit and that's not a genre I'm fond of.

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Mar 20, 2012 Stefanie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It took me awhile to get into the book, but it turned around for me toward the end. I would give it 3.5 stars.

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Feb 25, 2009 Ryann Murphy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Apr 18, 2013 Cphe rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: poignant, romance

This is a really sweet romance. Maggie Beaumont is the owner of Joe's Diner in Gideon's Cove, a fishing town near Maine. She has been very unlucky in love and is waiting for Mr Right to come along and sweep her off her feet. Maggie tries the dating game (with help from the community and her family) with often hilarious results. But as often happens, Mr Right is right in front of her and it's not the new parish priest, the young and handsome Father Tim.

As with any small town where everyone knows...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Sarahjane rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I generally enjoy Kristan Higgins. Quirky characters, fun, bouncy plots, realistic dialogue: It's not deep literature, but her books are often the perfect lazy afternoon read.

This one, though, just didn't quite do it for me. Our heroine, Maggie, is the sort I normally like. She's a little older (about 35, I think) and the owner/manager/main employee in a small diner. She's generally kind-hearted, helping out in the church and community. She has a lovely dog that follows her around. She's a littl...more I generally enjoy Kristan Higgins. Quirky characters, fun, bouncy plots, realistic dialogue: It's not deep literature, but her books are often the perfect lazy afternoon read.

This one, though, just didn't quite do it for me. Our heroine, Maggie, is the sort I normally like. She's a little older (about 35, I think) and the owner/manager/main employee in a small diner. She's generally kind-hearted, helping out in the church and community. She has a lovely dog that follows her around. She's a little bumbling, usually getting both feet in her mouth. She's got a family that she loves, though they drive her crazy. At first, she seems like the type of women I would actually be friends with in real like.

The problem is that it's all a little too much. She's constantly jumping to the wrong conclusions and saying the wrong things, which (naturally) leads to the story conflict. At 35, wouldn't you know enough to keep your mouth shut for a bit, until you had time to check things out?

I also got tired of the constant harping on her woeful single state. She is determined to find herself someone. Which, ok, I get. It's realistic to feel lonely and want to find someone. Again, it's just a bit too much.

The town is a little too small and WAY too up in her business. When she decides to open herself up to dating suggestions, EVERYONE has some. She ends up on a series of blind dates that are all over-the-top farcical. Everyone in town seems to be looking at her with pity. And her mother was, quite frankly, borderline psychologically abusive with her criticism.

Maggie takes all this in stride, of course. I mean, I do appreciate a bit of "pick yourself up and dust off and get back out there" attitude, but c'mon! I spent most of my time wondering why on Earth anyone would put up with this sort of treatment. Why would anyone want to live in a town where rumors are accepted as truth and everyone is always laughing at you? And if you want to get hitched up SO badly, then why are you sticking around a fly-speck so small that there are only two date-worthy men?

Then she meets the hero, a nearly mute recluse fisherman. Well, not meets, she's known him all along. But they start bumping into each other more and more often. He gets her out of a couple of tight spots, so we know he's a good guy. Then, one night, out of the blue, he kisses her. And leaves. Then, after a bit, they start having sex. Honestly, I don't know why this happens, other than lust plus proximity.

Then they go through some stuff and then happily ever after.

I didn't hate the book or anything. I just didn't really get it. It was like watching an old daytime soap, where the characters just kind of end up together because they were both there. So, yeah. (less)

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Feb 13, 2013 Amy A rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Catch of the Day is another good read from Kristan Higgins. Unbeknownst to me beforehand but Catch of the Day involves characters that will pop up again in a secondary role in Somebody To Love. Then other secondary character from Somebody to Love also appear in the main role in The Next Best Thing. I like that these three books are intertwined. Catch was released first, followed by Next Best, then by Somebody. I would recommend reading them in that order if possible.

Catch of the Day follows Mag...more

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Feb 11, 2013 Beverly Diehl rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Maggie, in Catch of the Day, is the unmarried half of identical twins. Her sister Christy has a great husband, a beautiful baby, and a very nice house. Maggie is happy for her sister, but doesn't see why she can't have the same thing for herself. Then Tim O'Halloran comes into the diner: light brown hair, green eyes, broad shoulders, beautiful hands, and an Irish brogue. She falls in instant crush, and the only thing missing is what the man does for a living, because as he was telling her, there...more Maggie, in Catch of the Day, is the unmarried half of identical twins. Her sister Christy has a great husband, a beautiful baby, and a very nice house. Maggie is happy for her sister, but doesn't see why she can't have the same thing for herself. Then Tim O'Halloran comes into the diner: light brown hair, green eyes, broad shoulders, beautiful hands, and an Irish brogue. She falls in instant crush, and the only thing missing is what the man does for a living, because as he was telling her, there was a hubbub in the diner, and she missed that part of their conversation. She felt too embarrassed to ask him to repeat it, but that's okay, she'll be seeing him in church on Sunday.

You guessed it, it's Father Tim. Unfortunately, Maggie is the kind of woman who finds it hard to keep a secret, so half the people in the pews know all about her hot Irishman. The book is light, hilariously funny, as Maggie gets into one dating scrape after another, not always her fault. She owns and runs the diner, to her mother's vast disapproval, she also owns a small house in which she rents an apartment to a 91-year-old widow, to whom she bring food, watches movies with, and cuts bunion pads for. Maggie also babysits her baby niece one night a week, and does Meals on Wheels one night a week.

Her hero, besides her dog, Colonel, is Malone, the lobsterman whose berths his boat next to her brother's. Malone is almost a caricature of a Maine lobsterman. Nobody even knows the man's first name. In this story, Maggie manages to generate and spread rumors that hurt not only herself, but the man she's fallen for, and her friends.

Although I really like Higgins' engaging voice, and adore her sense of humor, I found it a little hard to read it first, because it's written in first person, present tense. "I ask, I say, I smile, I stand, my mouth drops open…" I also wanted a little more emotional connection and conversation between Malone and Maggie. Maggie was doing too much work trying to build a relationship out of great sex, but in the end it all worked out. This is not the case in real life, boys and girls.(less)

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Jan 13, 2013 Saheeda rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: novels-good-books

As charming and funny as this little book was, there seemed to be some things lacking. The main character and diner owner who is just too saintly and accommodating in my opinion of course; Maggie rambles on endlessly whenever she was in a strained situation; while endearing at first it quickly became annoying along with her uncanny ability to jump to conclusions and embarrass herself. Father Tim, the Irish man of the cloth has his own thing going on while Maggie lusts after him in the beginning....more

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Oct 25, 2012 Brina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Kristan Higgins gehört zu den Autorinnen, mit denen ich bislang nicht warm wurde. Da ich die Kurzbeschreibungen ihrer Bücher jedoch immer wieder unterhaltsam finde, möchte ihr auch weiterhin eine Chance geben und habe es nun mit "Fang des Tages" probiert. Zum Glück, denn dieses Buch ist weitaus besser als alle bisherigen.

Der Schreibstil hat mir dieses Mal viel besser gefallen. Die Autorin beschreibt die Geschichte äußerst humorvoll, chaotisch und immer mit einem Augenzwinkern. Die Schauplätze, C...more Kristan Higgins gehört zu den Autorinnen, mit denen ich bislang nicht warm wurde. Da ich die Kurzbeschreibungen ihrer Bücher jedoch immer wieder unterhaltsam finde, möchte ihr auch weiterhin eine Chance geben und habe es nun mit "Fang des Tages" probiert. Zum Glück, denn dieses Buch ist weitaus besser als alle bisherigen.

Der Schreibstil hat mir dieses Mal viel besser gefallen. Die Autorin beschreibt die Geschichte äußerst humorvoll, chaotisch und immer mit einem Augenzwinkern. Die Schauplätze, Charaktere und Gefühle werden sehr genau und authentisch beschrieben, sodass man sich schnell an die Charaktere gewöhnen und sie ins Herz schließen kann.

Mit Maggie hat Kristan Higgins eine liebenswerte Protagonistin geschaffen, die stets in Fettnäpfchen tritt und das Herz auf der Zunge trägt. Sie sucht mal mehr, mal weniger verzweifelt nach der großen Liebe und dabei kommt es schon mal vor, dass sie sich zum Gespött der Menschen macht, denn die Suche nach der großen Liebe ist alles andere als leicht. Malone ist dagegen zunächst nicht unbedingt passend für Maggie, da er das komplette Gegenteil von ihr ist. Während sie trotz all der Rückschläge nie ihren Humor und ihre Zuversicht verliert, scheint Malone sehr in sich gekehrt und ruppig zu sein. Oftmals wirkt er sehr abweisend, sodass es zunächst nicht so scheint, als wären sie füreinander geschaffen.

Sehr gefallen haben mir die vielen Emotionen, die man als Leser vermittelt bekommt, was man besonders Maggie zu verdanken hat. Sie ist oftmals traurig, enttäuscht, aber dennoch zuversichtlich. Durch ihre Einstellung zum Leben und den Männern kommt es oftmals zu kleinen Lachern, die das Buch so wertvoll machen. Man lacht mit ihr, man freut sich mit ihr, aber man trauert auch mit ihr. Insgesamt werden die Gefühle in dem Buch sehr authentisch dargestellt und nahezu jeder Leser kann sich in der einen oder anderen Situation wiedererkennen.

Ebenfalls sehr gefallen hat mir die Atmosphäre in der Kleinstadt. In Gideon's Cove kennen sich alle und somit ist es oftmals schwer, ein Geheimnis zu bewahren. Vor allem die Fettnäpfchen, in die Maggie tritt, sprechen sich schnell rum und somit ist sie vor amüsierten oder auch kritischen Blicken nur selten sicher. Das Kleinstadtfeeling ist sicherlich nicht für Jedermann etwas, ich fand es jedoch herrlich erfrischend und realitätsnah.

Das Cover ist ganz nett, jedoch mit Sicherheit kein Highlight im Bücherregal. Zum Titel passt das Cover genau, allerdings hätte ich mir für die Geschichte selbst ein anderes Cover gewünscht. Die Kurzbeschreibung ist dagegen sehr gelungen und macht bereits nach wenigen Sätzen Lust auf mehr.

Insgesamt ist "Fang des Tages" ein schöner Liebesroman, der den Leser mit seiner Protagonistin mitfiebern lässt. Humor, Chaos und Liebe ist hier massig vorhanden, sodass dieses Buch perfekt für verregnete Nachmittage geeignet ist. Empfehlenswert!(less)

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Oct 12, 2012 Julie Barrett rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Catch of the Day by Kristin Higgins
Maggie is in love with a priest, Father Tim. She Lives in Gideon Cove, Maine, just over 400 residents a year.
Owns and works at Jo's Diner and meets everybody that comes in so maybe she can get a date. Volunteer a lot also.
After going off the road and diving off her bike cut leg and it started to rain. Malone is the one who picked her up, he's her brothers friend, a lobster man
Maybe if she dates other it'll take her mind off the priest...
She has an identical twi...more

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Aug 15, 2012 Juliet rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, funny, meh

I have started this, and so far I am not liking the lead character AT ALL. She is an idiot. And way too desperate. The scenes are kind of funny, but I don't like when I'm laughing at something just because it's embarrassing. We'll see...
Okay, I finished, and I'm glad I kept reading, because it did get better. It was pretty good overall. I spent most of the book totally turned off by Maggie though, because she is just so desperate. Once Malone came into the picture, the book definitely improved....more

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Jun 11, 2012 Margaret H. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: frivolous-fun-books, contemporary-romance

A sweet, slight book that actually did better on developing secondary relationships than it did on writing the main couple. I was invested in the heroine's diner, her parents' faltering marriage, her own romantic mishaps, her brother's unexpected roimance-- all of it. I liked the town, I loved her dog. Maggie was maybe two shades too saintly for me to love to my bones-- helping out so many people all the time just didn't feel real to me-- but I liked her and I liked her love interest, Malone, al...more

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May 08, 2012 Amanda rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance

I stepped out of my usual historical romance reading, and ordered this as a Barns & Noble price match. After all, who can resist the cute puppy on the cover? I was disappointed on several levels of this book. First, the main character was in love with a priest for much of the book. There was even a reference to "The Thornbirds". I know the set up was so that the main character could have something to move on with, but well, that plot didn't work for me. Second, the hero was angsty. While I l...more

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Apr 17, 2012 Lizz Wodrich rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Apr 14, 2012 cupcake rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm pretty sure I have established that I adore Kristan Higgins. I've read four of her books and have several more on my TBR pile. I probably pay her rent.

But I think she and I might have words over Catch of the Day. Dare I say it? I did not love this one.

Maggie Beaumont owns and operates her grandfather's diner and pines away for Father Tim. Yes, that's right. She's in love with a priest, or at least she thinks she is. Her affections are due more to the fact that she lives in a small town with...more I'm pretty sure I have established that I adore Kristan Higgins. I've read four of her books and have several more on my TBR pile. I probably pay her rent.

But I think she and I might have words over Catch of the Day. Dare I say it? I did not love this one.

Maggie Beaumont owns and operates her grandfather's diner and pines away for Father Tim. Yes, that's right. She's in love with a priest, or at least she thinks she is. Her affections are due more to the fact that she lives in a small town with virtually no available men than to her actually loving Father Tim. Aware of her feelings, he decides he will set her up on a series of dates.

While waiting for one to show up, Maggie is forced to face the man she was engaged to be engaged to, who left her for a blonder, richer woman. I feel for Maggie in this scene, because I like her and want her to be happy. Along comes Malone the Loner, a "silent, slightly scary lobsterman" who moors his boat next to that of Maggie's brother, Jonah. Malone previously rescued Maggie when she was stuck on the side of the road with her bicycle during a downpour. And here he comes again. She notices that he really isn't all that scary, that he has pretty nice blue eyes. And later when he kisses her, she realizes that "Malone knows what he's doing."

But the path of true love never rooms smoothly in Kristan Higgins' world, and Maggie and Malone must confront a few obstacles. There is Father Tim, for one, and Malone's mysterious silence, for another. He doesn't talk much, which makes him difficult for Maggie - and us - to get to know him. Meanwhile, Maggie's family does her no favors. Her mother appears unsupportive and downright mean, while her father is content to not defend his wife or his children. The only thing reliable in Maggie's life is her dog, Colonel.

I think my problem with this book is that in trying to make Malone consistently silent and removed, we are deprived of the opportunity to know him. That makes it difficult to root for him, as I did other love interests in previous Higgans books. For instance, Maggie makes a nice gesture toward Malone, but he reacts angrily, all but kicking her out of his home. Why? We never really find out. Nor do we ever find out what draws him to Maggie in the first place.

Still, though, I can't say I didn't like this one. I just didn't like it as much as My One and Only (my favorite, so far). I think I needed more Malone. I needed to understand him a little more.

Catch of the Day is cute and fun to read. It's ultimately not as satisfying as other Higgans books, though, because the love interest is just a little too mysterious for his own good.(less)

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Apr 06, 2012 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This was a really fun read. Haven't giggled out loud that much since the first time I read Stephanie Plum! Well-written, with some great characterizations, great dialogue, great humor.

That said, I knocked a star off because the ending felt anti-climactic and blah. Maggie's relationship with Malone felt hollow and contrived....there really wasn't anything there for me to root for. I was actually hoping that she would meet someone else. I just can't get into these guys who act like jerks, so not s...more

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Jul 12, 2011 Laurie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, favorites, hot-irish-guys, just-a-little-romance

Maggie is the owner of Joe's diner and is quite happy with her quaint life - except her love life. It seems she has a crush on the priest who is trying to match her up with the fine young men of her community. She tries to date, but it is destined to end in disaster every time. She envies her sister who has a loving husband and a cute baby, but almost gives up hope completely on having a love life.
Malone is a man of few words and the words he uses involves nodding and grunting. He's a a lobster...more

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Jun 24, 2011 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When I first finished the book, I was prepared to give 4 stars but after giving it some thought, I'm so annoyed with certain aspects that I was tempted to knock it all the way down to 2. I settled up at 3 stars and a need to explain what didn't work for me.

First person present tense is not my favorite. However, it worked for most of the story. At times, Maggie came off as a little too much but I chalked it up to the tense and moved on. Present tense has a way of making every little detail sound...more When I first finished the book, I was prepared to give 4 stars but after giving it some thought, I'm so annoyed with certain aspects that I was tempted to knock it all the way down to 2. I settled up at 3 stars and a need to explain what didn't work for me.

First person present tense is not my favorite. However, it worked for most of the story. At times, Maggie came off as a little too much but I chalked it up to the tense and moved on. Present tense has a way of making every little detail sound important and in some cases that made little behaviors and scenes seem more important than they truly were.

I liked the characters, primary and secondary. The development of most was good. However, I don't feel like we got to "know" Malone as much as we should have for it to be a believable romance. It felt like the story ended abruptly and could have used at least one more chapter. At least. Too much of the book, in my opinion, focused on the Father Tim angle and not nearly enough attention was paid to Malone and his interaction with Maggie. Yes, he was brooding and quiet but for me to buy into their HEA I felt like there should've been more. Maybe some more explanation about his past or maybe just some more opportunities to see him and Maggie after the conflict (hence needing at least one more chapter). After all, we're in Maggie's head so we should "get" why she has these feelings for him.

The downfall of this being in first person for me is we heard so much of what Maggie really wanted out of life, marriage, babies, etc from her... that it's annoying to finish the book and not know that Malone wants to give that to her. Sure we can extrapolate from small examples of his behavior,the sweet baby comment for example, but such focus was given to what she wanted out of life that it was disappointing not to see her get some of that. This was my first book by Kristan Higgins. I'm not sure I'll read another. The writing was well-done and the pacing was good until the rushed ending. I don't know if that's consistent with her other stories and I'm not sure I can invest myself in characters again only to find another abrupt ending.(less)

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May 19, 2011 RomReader rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary

The story is about a chatty & friendly small-town Maine diner owner/waitress who has a crush on the new priest & tries to get over it by dating other people recommended by the priest & others but nothing works out. She unexplicably finds herself suddenly attracted to loner & very silent lobsterman who she has quick affair with. But she's uncertain about their relationship since she doesn't know much about him because of his reluctance to talk about himself or their relationship....more

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Apr 30, 2011 willaful rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: made-me-laugh, angsty-goodness, made-me-cry

4.5 stars. I’ve graded this up a bit, because it’s so unusual for me to enjoy this type of book so very much. Sometimes cliches are the simple truth: I laughed, I cried, I couldn’t put it down.

The story is a pretty familiar one (especially if you’ve ever read a Higgans book.) Our narrator Maggie is a small-town Maine girl in love with a man she can’t have -- in this case, a Catholic priest. Maggie tries valiantly to move on with her life, embarking on a series of truly terrible blind dates. This...more 4.5 stars. I’ve graded this up a bit, because it’s so unusual for me to enjoy this type of book so very much. Sometimes cliches are the simple truth: I laughed, I cried, I couldn’t put it down.

The story is a pretty familiar one (especially if you’ve ever read a Higgans book.) Our narrator Maggie is a small-town Maine girl in love with a man she can’t have -- in this case, a Catholic priest. Maggie tries valiantly to move on with her life, embarking on a series of truly terrible blind dates. This is a well-used chick-lit theme, but still made me laugh:

“Unable to look away from my dinner companion, I watch as he rips off a smaller leg and chews it in horrifyingly delicate nibbles, working the lobster meat up with his teeth, sucking, slurping. A sudden vision of sex with Roger deals my appetite the death blow.”

“‘You’re a lovely girl,’ Al says as he pays the check (at least there’s that.) He puts away the pictures of his grandchilden and smiles. ‘And you’ve been so kind to an old man like myself, sitting here all night listening to me go on.’

‘I’ll probably kick myself for letting you go,’ I say, horrified to realize that Al’s been my best date in years.”

The main reason I don’t usually like this sort of book is that I dislike humor based on people doing stupid, embarrassing things. Maggie makes it work because she’s so honest: when she gets caught in a screw up, she owns up and apologizes. And her situation is sad, but not irritatingly pathetic; she really is trying hard to change her circumstances, rather than just lying around moaning about them.

On the romance side, this also had the plus of being a real gut-puncher at times. Nothing I love more. I could’ve used more input from the hero and a stronger HEA -- that kept this from being a 5 star book. Also, Maggie seemed very inappropriate at times -- spying and eavesdropping -- and never really got called on it or grew from it. I don’t normally care that much about epilogues, but if ever a book needed one, this is it. Still, it was very engaging and I enjoyed it tremendously.(less)

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Jun 22, 2010 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: loved-it

What a wonderful romance story that had me gripping to the edges of my seat in anticipation and staying up all night just to finish it.

Maggie was a very real type of girl and I think the author conveyed Maggie's feelings in a way that everyone can relate to. The story had me rooting for Maggie and squealing whenever something good happens to her. The dog in the book tugged at my heartstrings and made me quite emotional as well but overall the flow of the book and the consistency certainly was t...more

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Hello! I’m flattered that you clicked the button. If you clicked by mistake, well, hello anyway.

I live in a small Connecticut town with a beautiful library, a great agricultural fair, nice people and not much else. I have two lovely, entertaining children and a brave firefighter for a husband, who is, perhaps more importantly, a fantastic cook. Digger from Fools Rush In is inspired my very own Dig...more Hello! I’m flattered that you clicked the button. If you clicked by mistake, well, hello anyway.

I live in a small Connecticut town with a beautiful library, a great agricultural fair, nice people and not much else. I have two lovely, entertaining children and a brave firefighter for a husband, who is, perhaps more importantly, a fantastic cook. Digger from Fools Rush In is inspired my very own Digger, our cheerful Lab mutt. We also have two cats and grieve for an occasional, short-lived beta fish.

I worked as a copywriter until I had kids and started writing fiction when my children graced my life with simultaneous afternoon naps. Writing, I surmised, was infinitely more satisfying than folding laundry, and so I started my first novel. Before long, I had finished Stalking Joe, whose title was later changed to Fools Rush In. Catch of the Day followed, winning the 2008 Romance Writers of America's RITA© award, which just thrilled me to my toes. Then came Just One of the Guys (August 08), Too Good To Be True (Feb 09), The Next Best Thing (Feb 10), and All I Ever Wanted, summer 2010. More books are in the pipeline.

I love to write books about relationships, since the search for love and security is one of the driving forces of life. And I try to focus on an aspect that’s common, if not universal, hence the “stalking” in Fools Rush In and the crush on the unattainable man in Catch of the Day. People ask if I’ve ever stalked a guy. Of course not! Jeez! Come on! It’s fiction! They also ask if I’ve ever had a crush on a priest. Of course not! Jeez! Come on! It’s fiction! As far as being crazy about one of my brother's friends, which is the plot of Just One of the Guys, well, yes to that one. But I'm not naming names. Dating a fictional man, like Grace does in Too Good To Be True? Um...can I take the fifth on that one? Whether it's my own experience or not, I try to find something we can all relate to.

When I’m not writing, I like to be with my kids, goof around with my husband, read, watch baseball, ride my bike and bake. I suffer from chronic bedhead and an unhealthy (and completely understandable) obsession with Derek Jeter, shortstop for the New York Yankees. Like Millie Barnes, I run, which provides the neighbors with some real entertainment.

We spend as much time as possible at our family home on Cape Cod, swimming in the Atlantic, shivering on the beach, swatting horseflies and watching fish evade my lure at Higgins Pond. It’s as close to heaven as it gets.(less)

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