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So Much For My Happy Ending
by
Kyra Davis (Goodreads Author)
When her boyfriend of three months, Tad Showers, proposes, twenty-six-year-old April thinks that everything in her life is finally falling into place. Between her flaky, tree-hugging mother and her she-devil boss, marriage seems like the place she'll find love and security. Tad's exactly the kind of man April wants: smart, ambitious and wildly romantic.
But soon after they'...more
But soon after they'...more
Paperback, 408 pages
Published
November 1st 2006
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I've enjoyed previous books by Kyra Davis, and was looking forward to reading this book. There were some aspects of the book that I did like, and I thought it was very well written. It kept my attention and most of the characters were well written.
However - I thought that the main character was pathetic, and that the plot was poorly written.
In my opinion, there was nothing subtle about this plot -- it beat you over the head with some of the points it was trying to make, then made a big deal ab...more
However - I thought that the main character was pathetic, and that the plot was poorly written.
In my opinion, there was nothing subtle about this plot -- it beat you over the head with some of the points it was trying to make, then made a big deal ab...more
I really enjoyed this book. I felt an emotional connection with the main character and was able to sympathize with what she was going through. I was surprised after reading this book to see so many low ratings and bad comment. I can't fault people for their opinions. I believe it's possible that someone who is a Sophie Katz fan may have come into this book expecting something different. This is not a murder mystery, chick lit, day at the beach read. This was a book about mental illness, personal...more
I really like the Sophie Katz series, but this book was not so good. It was too long and the main character was not so smart. I can't even remember the main characters name, but there was something about her that I didn't like. She's been dating this guy who seems super sweet, but won't share very much of his past with her. She's only been dating him for 3 months when he asks her to marry him. She doesn't really want to marry him, but says yes anyway hoping they'll have a long engagement. I won'...more
Kyra Davis - So Much For My Happy Ending
Myra Books, 2006
Of all Kyrs Davis' books, So Much For My Happy Ending is the least entertaining. It is her only book thus far that strays from the "Sophie Katz" series, which may very well be where her mistake lies. The story is extremely difficult to follow at times and hard to get through. This could be due to the lack of connection between character and reader. In a character series, the reader forms a bond with the main character. In this book, however...more
Myra Books, 2006
Of all Kyrs Davis' books, So Much For My Happy Ending is the least entertaining. It is her only book thus far that strays from the "Sophie Katz" series, which may very well be where her mistake lies. The story is extremely difficult to follow at times and hard to get through. This could be due to the lack of connection between character and reader. In a character series, the reader forms a bond with the main character. In this book, however...more
Jul 30, 2011
Nancy
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Random library selection, found in the romance section, It should have been in the boring chit lit part of the fiction section. Not a romance novel. Rather boring and unrealistic to me. She should've walked and dumped him on his butt the 1st time he went nutty. Who's so blind? Who puts up with that crap? Who pays off the credit card bill instead of filing a police report? Didn't make sense to reality. Characters were wooden and stale. I think Jeremiah was supposed to be the hot bad boy, but it d...more
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Aug 09, 2007
Bonnie Gayle
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fans of stories where the woman has to be strong and move on.
This is the story of a woman who gets married after 3 months of knowing the guy, and after marriage, his behavior becomes increasingly erratic. Following the honeymoon from hell, she discovers that he doesn't sleep, his spending is out of control, he lies to her, and he's getting more and more violent. It ends up that he's bipolar, and she's very unhappy with him, but when you've said your wedding vows, and really want to mean them, when do you decide that enough is enough?
I knew someone in coll...more
I knew someone in coll...more
April has found her Adonis, Tad, and is beeming with happiness. Tad then proposes to April after dating for five months, an irrational and quick decision that April has to recoil from and reply. April agrees to marry Tad, thinking that he's perfect and everything she needs. When April and Tad wed, she is hit with numerous bombshells that leave her speechless, and she has to hurdle obstacles by herself, and one of those obstacles include Tad. Not only does she find out that Tad is in debt from t...more
This book was really good even though April came off as a bit pretentious and overly-dramatic. It's funny to me that she cut out of her marriage over a little thing like mental instability when I've seen so many people around me stay in relationships much worse, for much longer. I suppose Perhaps it desensitized me to her trials a bit, but regardless I enjoyed this book.
This book was like a really long public service announcement for mental health. I half way expected there to be a 1-800 hotline number at the end of the book. Other than the forced nature of the portrayal of mental health symptomes, I liked the book. I actually enjoyed some of the supporting characters more then the main characters (some of them seemed a little flat).
Should not have read this fucking book.
the writing was good. great writer, but the fucking characters... Why didn't she HELP him commit suicide?? GOD, and in the end finding out he was cheating with that bitch Gigi.... ugh.
And she's a retard for STAYING with him so long, HECK she is a fucking IDIOT for marrying him after only a couple months!!!!!!!
Book ruined my night... NEVER again reading a book when I'm bored.. I end up picking shit books
the writing was good. great writer, but the fucking characters... Why didn't she HELP him commit suicide?? GOD, and in the end finding out he was cheating with that bitch Gigi.... ugh.
And she's a retard for STAYING with him so long, HECK she is a fucking IDIOT for marrying him after only a couple months!!!!!!!
Book ruined my night... NEVER again reading a book when I'm bored.. I end up picking shit books
I loved this book. Its not like the your normal romance book. I found it funny and enjoyable. I myself connected to the charactor over her miscarrage. I myself just went thru a similar situation and it was something that really made me apprechiate the book more.
DO NOT READ when you need a pick me up. This one left me a little sad, but the characters were great, and I believed I was reading the story of a real marriage build on dishonesty. This was much darker than Davis' other books, but still a great, easy read.
There was nothing good about this book. It truly had potential, but at about the halfway point, it just went all downhill. I was so aggravated with the main character, and the way Kyra Davis just so abruptly "ended" the book.
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I cant say it was a "poignant" book by any means, but it was humerous and moving, I felt for April, the main character, and the other characters. I liked the sexy scenes...well written.
So i totally loved this book. I can somewhat relate to this story but not totally, my boyfriend is bipolar but nothing like Tad. lol... i loved the story and Kyra is my favorite author. So i would reccomend this book to anyone.
When I first start reading about April Silverperson I couldn't warm up to her but continue reading thinking I would in time.
It never happen when she found out her husband Todd crazy behavior was due to he was bipolar and not wanting him after he couldn't be fix....
Wish I hadn't brought the book.
This was the first book of Kyra Davis I read not sure if I want to read another.
It never happen when she found out her husband Todd crazy behavior was due to he was bipolar and not wanting him after he couldn't be fix....
Wish I hadn't brought the book.
This was the first book of Kyra Davis I read not sure if I want to read another.
Dec 28, 2008
Stacey
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I have started this book 4 times now. Its campy and cheesy and I cant seem to get into it. I think I might be perpetually stuck on page 68.
You must not read this thinking of Kyra Davis' character Sophie Katz. This is a very different book but it's a book that really makes you think. It's not a comedy/mystery like the Sophie Katz series but it is very good and very well-written.
A "found" book from somewhere, which I am registering it for BookCrossing. I started it, but it didn't really grab me.
I just finished this book. It was a very good read. The story is basically one where the couple only knows each other for a short period of time and become engaged and married within 6 months. The woman in the story thinks she has the perfect husband and perfect marriage. It shows us all that we must not judge things from the outside and that sometimes the ones with think we know have dark deep secrets. I enjoyed this book because it was an easy read but also shows us that we must be strong and...more
A fanatastic book about marriage and choices that we think we make for ourselves when others that we trust are really making them for us. April is a believable character that represents at l;east 60% of women in America and their need for a normal life and a normal marriage...both cases rarely come true!
Cheers to Kyra Davis for breaking away from Sphie - though we love her so - and giving us this poignant novel about life, marriage and the choices we make which ultimately may seem safe, but can...more
Cheers to Kyra Davis for breaking away from Sphie - though we love her so - and giving us this poignant novel about life, marriage and the choices we make which ultimately may seem safe, but can...more
Jul 25, 2011
Jodi
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An impulsive girl marries a guy who is less that stable... leads to laughs in the beginning, but some serious soul searching later on. Great book.
Not fantastic. Took me quite some time to finish it.
Thought this would just be an easy chick-lit book, but it had some substance.
Dec 08, 2008
Sabrina
marked it as to-read
Like the author - want to read more
I wish I could give this more stars!
Mar 02, 2009
Maureen
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I enjoyed this book..
It was interesting..
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Kyra Davis was born in Santa Clara, California. Her mother was single at the time of her birth and raised her with the help of Kyra's maternal grandparents in Santa Cruz, California. Her mother's side of the family is Jewish of Eastern European descent. Her father was African American and lived in Los Angeles.
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“I nodded, not trusting myself to speak. It's always like that. You think you've blown something off and then you say it out loud and suddenly you're all choked up and pathetic.”
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