Relatively Normal

Relatively Normal by Whitney Dineen, 2018, romance comedy

Catriona Masterton and her partner Jasmine are event planners in New York City. During Jasmine’s wedding to Dylan, Cat meets Ethan Crenshaw when she sprains her ankle, and he comes to her rescue. They date for a year, become engaged, and live together for another year before they plan a trip to her hometown for the parents to meet.

To say Cat’s family is eccentric is an understatement, and the uptight Crenshaws don’t know what to make of Cat’s grandma Nan who cusses, her father Dougal, who wears kilts, and her mother, Maggie, who collects things. Her brother Travis smokes pot in the basement.

Unknown to Cat, her family has invited Sam Hawking, her childhood friend and sweetheart who broke her heart after graduating from high school by going off on his own course in life instead of marrying her and living happily ever after. He is shocked to learn she is engaged and professes he’s still in love with her.

Dineen does an excellent job of taking us along on Cat’s journey as she questions her feelings for Ethan and Sam. Ethan is steady and predictable but lacks a love of life and spontaneity that Cass longs for. Sam broke her heart, and she has trouble forgiving him. He has to prove himself.

Humor is Dineen’s strength, and there are plenty of laughs throughout the book as the characters find what is important to them and make life changes. You’ll enjoy the ride.

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