Allison is thirty five and has everything figured out, her career and love life both were in a safe place or so she thought. She is shocked and feels betrayed when her fiancée call of their wedding and tells her he loves someone else! Her maid of honour! She is fired from her job of 12 years for reasons she couldn’t find peace with! Everything she built and dreamed about was falling apart. And a family who are more concerned about her biological clock ticking than her actual feelings. But she has her best friend who has got her back no matter what. She leans on self help books for some moral support and Eric from the Coffeehouse has some charms which helps her too! Maybe she will be able to figure it out or maybe she has actually hit rock bottom! She has got a chance to restart everything but will she be able to do that??

✨I took more time than necessary to read this book which totally wasn’t the books fault! It’s a great story and a rather interesting characters.
✨The narration was great and the relationships were perfectly detailed! The book talks about many happy and toxic relationships. How a friend should be, how not to be and what and what not to expect at work or love life!
✨The story is nothing extraordinary, its just what happens in real life or has a chance to happen. If you think your life is messed up or if you feel like you have hit rock bottom then you should probably read this book! It sure will cheer you up!
✨when i think of Neil, that guy has no face in my imagination! I hate him that much while I couldn’t stop dreaming about Eric, he is a sweetheart. Jordan is love, she is a friend we all need and have.
We just have to cherish them more❤️

Allison is 35 years old, she has a good job and after five years living together, is going to get married to her fiance in barely three weeks. But then one day, not different from others at the beginning, it turns out to be a turning point. First, she is fired from her job. And just when she needs her fiance's support the most, he decides to let her go too. And the icing on the cake is that the third wheel involved in the breaking up is one of her maids of honor.
Until then, the story sounds sort of a cliche. Will Allison recover from this tragedy? Will she be able to get some of her life back? It's then, when the author 's magical touch upgrades this book into a very interesting trip.
The characters are beautifully developed and the pace is perfect. It was such a nice read!
It's my first book from this author and it will not be the last.
Thank you Netgalley for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was exhilarating and confusing for me. The only thing I was clear about was the journey of self discovery that the main character went through. And the fact that this was the book which made it easy for me to get out of my reading slump. Starting with Allison, I really loved how her character developed throughout the book. While the book did start with a tragedy, I am so happy that the major focus of it wasn't Romance. Honestly, that was a big relief for me because at the end of the day in a lot of romantic comedy it comes down to romance and not self discovery. So many plus points for that!!

So I'll give a brief description - Allison loses her job one day before her 35th birthday because of false rumors. Moreover, her fiance confesses that he's in love with her maid of honor when only a month is left for the wedding. Suddenly her life collapses around her and she doesn't know anything anymore. With the help of her friend Jordan, the self help book aisle at Barnes and Noble and the coffee shop owner, Eric, she's able to find herself again and the illusion that she had of having a perfect life before clears more and more.

Now here's the thing, the book was really good. I absolutely loved how Allison slowly understood herself better and how she didn't lose hope at all. It was all very like Eat Pray Love, with her journeying through different levels of self discovery and understanding. The only problem, not exactly a problem but more like situation, that I had was the sudden surge towards the end. Starting from the trip to Costa Rica, everything was happening very quickly and to be honest, I was really liking the previous slow pace of the book. And there's one more thing - this book made me think a lot. Like a lot, lot. I mean I'll need two times my age to actually have a midlife crisis but it still made me question a lot of things around me. It was quite an experience!

A perfect chick-lit style read. Lots of fun. Loved this one!

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Charming Falls Apart is your classic romance book.
The story was a bit a cliche, which happens many time in books of this genre, but the premise seemed good enough for me and made me want to read this book.
Unfortunately I didn’t really felt it, although the narrative flow well and the writing was good, the story wasn’t interesting enough and after some chapters became a little boring an ripetitive.
I struggled to connect with most of the characters, also because many as I said were too cliche.
2.5

This story starts with 35 year old Alison getting fired and then coming home to her fiancé telling her that he is leaving her… for her maid of honor. Strong start, right?! It immediately sucked me in and I couldn’t stop turning the pages to see how Alison was going to cope with all of this. She had a strong support system in her best friend, Jordan, and I absolutely adored reading about their friendship. Y’all know I’m a sucker for a strong female friendship. There’s also some Eat, Pray, Love vibes as Alison tries to find herself and what she wants her future to look like now that it’s suddenly a blank slate and she can start over however she pleases. Any contemporary romance lover or *cringes describing the genre this way* chick lit lover will want to pick this one immediately.

This book was absolutely charming (no pun intended)! This story about life being turned upside down unexpectedly and having to deal with shock, heartbreak, finding yourself, and new beginnings was so relatable for anyone who's experienced an unanticipated or upsetting life change and has had to reevaluate what matters to them in life.

I loved the dynamics between the characters in this book - Allison and Jordan's friendship was so supportive and funny, while Allison and Eric's banter, his kindness, and the growing connection between them was so enjoyable to watch. I love the plot line about the self-help books Allison discovers to help her understand what's happened in her life and what she needs going forward. As an avid bookstore browser myself who understands the power of finding the right book at the right time, I loved the scenes in Barnes & Noble and her thoughts as she processed her books!

This book felt like a close friend, it was easy to read and get swept up in the story and you laughed along and got angry on Allison's behalf and cheered as she created a new life for herself. Thank you to Girl Friday Productions, SparkPress, and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Allison walks through the door to her fiancee Neil. She is desperate to tell him of her day, but Neil needs to talk. It's a month before their wedding and for the second time that day Allison's world just stops.

In the blink of an eye, everything Allison has worked for is gone. She needs to find herself again and find out what she wants out of life.

The story follows Allison and her journey through grief, rebuilding her life and moving on.
She realises that not all of her friends are true friends.

She finds friendship in independent coffee shop owner Eric and her life slowly but surely rebuilds.

The characters in this book are so well developed. My favourite would have to be Allison and Jordan. They are hilarious.

This book is such a feel good book and is a must for a good pick me up.

I DNF’ed this book at 45%. I didn’t enjoy reading about the main character’s exercise routine and daily coffee order - every day. Both the mother and the ex-fiancé were irredeemable characters that still somehow defined the life of this mid-30s woman. Just like the MC lacked a life without her job and fiancé, the book seemed to lack any sort of development or plot. The narrative did flow well and the voice was easy to read, which saves it from a one-star rating.

There was so much about this book that I absolutely loved and parts of it that I felt was just not working for me. Giving it 3 stars felt like the safest bet since I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it entirely. For one, it took too long for me to understand what was going to happen. But at the crux of it, this is a book about finding yourself and the journey that Allison goes through shows you just that. And that is that great part about the book.

In one day, Allison not only loses her job but also loses her fiance to her maid of honour and suddenly everything feels like a hopeless mess in her life and Allison is ready to give up. But as someone who has routines and sticks to them to keep her steady and sane, Allison continues to live her life and does the best she can to hide how she’s really feeling from everyone around her. Her relationship with her mother is strained - I mean, her mother believes that her fiance (Neil) will come around and this sort of thing happens all the time - but her friendship with Jordan was truly the best part of the book. Jordan is the kind of friend that everybody needs - a badass boss lady who will stand by you through the good, the bad and the ugly and through it all, she will not sugarcoat any of the chaos in your life.

And then there’s Eric, who owns a new coffee shop on her daily route. With every passing day that they see each other, feelings start to brew. But Allison has been wearing her engagement ring and Eric is a gentleman and not taking that extra step. Flirting is okay, but more? He’s definitely not pursuing Allison unless she shows interest. While they are meant to be together, the chemistry wasn’t there. It was almost like Allison had chemistry with everybody else that she met rather than Eric. I didn’t feel like they were going to end up together (even if they do, eventually), but it just didn’t feel right.

While I understand following Allison on her journey through self discovery, every trip to the bookstore felt a bit like a journey of its own. And maybe a little too long a journey. It also felt like a bit of promotion about self-help books, which did put me off a little. But since I know that people do bounce back from the messes in their lives with the help of books, it was definitely a nice way to see Allison come into her own. I think we could have avoided the million trips to B&N to see that happen.

All in all, it was an interesting book. I didn’t particularly care for most of the characters (except Jordan, because she is quite literally the best part of the book) and struggled to connect with a lot of them too.

Thanks to Angela Terry, Girl Friday Productions/SparkPress and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a great piece of chick lit featuring a woman whose life falls apart when she loses her job. The journey of picking up the pieces and moving on is one that so many of us can relate to and the author wrote a great story with this theme.

I really enjoyed this book. NOt my favorite but still a really fun book to read. I thought the characters were very fun!

I just adored this book by Angela Terry! 💕 I was absolutely hooked on the story from the very first chapter and found all of the characters (even crappy Neil and Stacey) so relatable that I really felt like I knew them all personally by the end of the book! I felt a strong kinship to the main character Alison and was so proud of her journey to self discovery and I also want Jordan to be my best friend as I just loved how strong their friendship was throughout! This was the perfect feel-good read that I needed right now during #lockdown2.0 and I look forward to reading more books from Angela 🙌🏼
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A big thank you to Netgalley and She Writes Press for this digital copy to read and review!

This book had me from the first page! I was rooting for Allison to pull through all the horrible things that were happening to her and when she met Eric, I was hoping the two of them would eventually get together. This was a great story and I will recommend it to everyone!

I am such a heart to please reader when it comes to women’s fiction/romance as I find it slushy. But THIS, is way more. I am a huge fan of girl power and feminism and I must admit that I wholeheartedly loved Allison. She gets the worst start to this book she is fired from her job with no real reason why and her finance leaves her for another woman (her best friend). But I must give it to her, for someone with her life falling apart so badly she is determined even through the rough parts to get on track. Turning to self-help books she reflects on her relationship realising it was doomed from the start.

An ex-colleague leads her to believe that it was her friend Kate who sabotaged her job, we go through the book hating her only to realise that it was actually Allison’s boss herself. Kate knew about the affair but didn’t feel it was her place to tell Allison. It did make me wonder what I’d be like in that position. On top of her job loss and her relationship breakdown her mum is pressurising and manipulating Allison to freeze her eggs as she is so desperate to have grandchildren. Even to the end I hated Allison’s mum, she was not supportive at any point to Allison and did not consider her feelings. I also liked that this romance novel didn’t focus on this amazing tight knit family.

Everyone knows that after a breakup you have a glow up, whether that’s cutting your hair or something more drastic, for Allison it was to do more things that she enjoyed. She meets a lovely new friend at a new café and becomes pre- engagement Allison again. Her loyal friend Jordan helps her get back on the wagon again by encouraging her to look for jobs, to get back into her marathon running which she stopped doing to spend more time with her ex, Neil. Anyone can relate to this story, an ex you change your life for only to lose yourself in the relationship.

Though there are sad parts I loved this book. Angela Terry used this book to uplift women and to show us that we are more than a man. We are taught a harsh lesson: never lose yourself in a relationship. My favourite things about this book were Jordan and Allison’s friendship. Jordan is Allison’s real friend, someone who is brutally honest to her friend because she cares about her, not saying what she knows she wants to hear. Everyone needs to have a friend like Jordan, the loyal honest friend who lets you know when you’re being a diva, and helps you be yourself again. I have to admit I related more to Jordan than anyone else as I am that honest and loyal friend. With help from Jordan and new friend Eric, Allison bounces back to her old self and finds peace in regaining control of her identity.

I am hugely grateful to Angela Terry for not using Eric as white knight, this is a tale of heartbreak, friendship, strong female characters and ultimately people who love you unapologetically.

I loved this book so much! I adored Allison from the get go! She's a relatable gal in an EXTREMELY shitty situation where she loses her job AND her fiance the day before she turns 35 - thus beginning her journey of self-reflection and discovery. This book covered it all! Heartache, hardship, friendships, personal growth, and healthy love and relationships! Truly a charming read and an awesome debut!

Thank you to Netgalley for the e-ARC in an exchange for my honest review!

From the beginning, I connected to poor Allison and her life that has fallen apart in one day. We've all had the mini version of this day when every relationship and work seem to tilt off-balance at the same time. We can imagine the dread of losing a job, then having a fiance casually end a relationship like it's a conversation over what they're going to watch on TV. The stinger comes when he's actually in love with one of your best friends and that causes other friends to act like she's the plague. Anyone in this sort of desperate moment would turn to self-help books to search for a shred of hope. Anyone, that is, who is going to fight for a great and deserved future.

The problem was that I didn't feel that determination in Allison. She wasn't a fighter. She wasn't searching for inspiration in those self-help books to launch her into the comeback of her life. Things just sort of happened and then other things happened. She had a victim role that I wanted her to pull out of on her own but instead, the story lacked thrust for me. I mean, it was a decent story. It wasn't offensive or badly written, but it wasn't unique either. It walked the line of a typical romance trope when the cafe owner just happened to be cute and fit and they liked each other, and there were cute misunderstandings and lots of fretting. I was expecting a little more of a women's fiction flair with Allison becoming the grown-ass woman she should've been on her own. Sadly, I would not say it's a must-read but I will not discount future books from Angela Terry because she does have a style of writing that I liked. I will look for her other books.

Kick a girl when she's down. You have to feel for this poor thing when bad goes to worse the day before her birthday.
It's not hard to be her cheerleader and want everything to turn around and be better than what she's lost, isn't that what we all want? A great read of living vicariously through one woman's worst and watching her climb out of it.
I received an advanced copy of this book from Netgalley for my honest review.

This was such a fun read! Allie is a character with whom I could connect with easily and rooted for from the very beginning. The opening of the novel with a life-altering day for the FMC automatically gripped me and made me wish I could reach through the pages to give Allie a hug--getting fired, calling off a wedding, and turning 35 the next morning--get this girl a DRINK.

In all actuality, what is, on the surface, a spin on a classic chick lit trope, this book has facets that so many of us can relate to or find solace in. Allie is betrayed by her best friend and her fiancee; she's let go from a job for seemingly ambiguous reasons; she has a difficult and at times painful relationship with her mother; and at times she's left wondering "what is wrong with me?" While Allie's love life and failed relationship is a central focal point, what is really the main point is Allie's growth as an individual and her journey to find happiness in life as whole. Lots of "Eat, Pray, Love" vibes going on (and jokes throughout), but it was endearing in its similarities, I thought.

There were times where I wanted to shake Allie and tell her to get a grip, times where I wanted to just dance it out with her Cristina Yang-style, and times where I wanted to be the one sitting across from her in The Cauldron serving her some Tao over coffee. And while there were a few moments in the story that kind of caught me off guard as misplaced or odd characterization, there were some truly beautiful moments in this book and this woman's journey.

I honestly don't know where to start with this book but wow
This book was amazing i love the themes discussed in this book which is soo important in my opinion
I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for something to transport them into Allison's world