Surviving the Rachel

Surviving the Rachel by Aven Ellis 

Life after college graduation is not at all what twenty-one-year-old Bree Logan expected. Unable to find a professional communications job, dumped by the guy who was THE ONE, and stuck with a pricey city apartment she can’t afford, Bree ends up moving back home with her parents in the suburbs and working as a cocktail waitress at a posh Chicago hotel.

In a desperate attempt to get a fresh start, Bree goes to a hip salon and requests that the first available stylist chop off her long dark hair. Alarmed when the stylist suggests “The Rachel,” after the famous haircut from the show Friends, Bree is hesitant, but decides to go for it when she is assured it will be a “fresh, modern adaptation” of the infamous 90’s cut. Unfortunately for Bree, it turns out to be exactly the same cut, but with horrific heavy bangs added to it. Hideous doesn’t even begin to describe it.

Bree is convinced nothing will ever go right when she meets neighbor Jack Chelten, a twenty-five-year-old German translator. Not that Bree is looking to date anyone, but there's something quirky and intriguing about his freckle-splashed face and blue eyes. And suddenly Bree finds herself seeking out different opportunities and challenges . . . as well as the boy next door.

In her new adult life, Bree learns that sometimes you have to go through crises to get to where you need to be. And if you can survive The Rachel, you can survive anything, right?**

Bree should be on top of the world but she's not. Her boyfriend that she was sure was it broke up with her leaving her to pay for an apartment that she couldn't pay for on her own. Now she's living at home, working at job she hates and has sworn off men.  Her mother has plans for her and one of the neighbors. Even though Bree told her not to start anything and let her get back on her feet but her mother is convinced that she's going to like Eric. The thing is she meets Jack first and hes so sweet, and easy to talk to. She doesn't like Eric at all and I can't say I blame her. He may be in his twenties but he's obnoxious. 

Eric doesn't like that Bree chose Jack so he keeps filling her head with doubt whenever he can. Bree is worried about the past, both of theirs. Is she a replacement for Amy the girl that got away or is Jack the replacement for the jerk that broke her heart?

I have read everything this author has written. I love her writing style. Her characters are great and real. I feel like they're young and they grow through the book. I loved watching Bree become more of an adult, starting a new job and being in a real relationship. Jack seemed genuine but there was some doubt in him and probably because of Eric. I loved seeing girls from other books by this author and I'm hoping that Emma gets her own book!! *hint hint* If you like fluttery romance books and swoony boys then you'll enjoy this author's work!! Leave her love in the form of a review!!

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