The setting makes this book more enjoyable. I love the feel of Chicago and the risk taking that the main character takes. A great light, summer read that is empowering.

A sweet little novel with oomf. After Allison’s world comes crashing down around her, she begins to reevaluate her life. Through several self help books, and a true friend, Allison begins to understand how choices can pan out, and how life does not go as planned (no matter how carefully it’s been mapped out).

A cute and quick read! Perfect for ending a slump or needed a book cleanse!

What a fun read! I like books like this, where I pretty much knew where it was going from the beginning, but I still was anxious to see what happened! I found the main character, Allie, to be relatable and her issues to be ones we all face. Even though it was mostly predictable, I found that I couldn't put it down and read it in a single setting! Definitely worth a read!

Okay y’all — I’ve just gotten back in the NetGalley game, but this one was not for me.

Charming Falls Apart by Angela Terry has an incredible premise. Our protagonist, Allison, goes from having just about everything she thinks she needs to losing all of that (except for one great friend and a new local coffee shop) in 24 hours. So what’s a girl to do? How do you move forward when your whole life suddenly collapses?

It sounds totally intriguing, right? I was expecting lots of girl power, a bit of romance and a well-worn realization that she’s enough, in-and-of herself. And yet, the book was incredibly... boring. Allison was somehow both relatable and generic, the romance plot was so light that at the end, it felt rushed and out of nowhere, and I kept cringing at the way Allison was trying to find help and redemption through self-help books and off-the-beaten-path “Eat Pray Love” type retreats. The only parts I truly loved were anytime Allison’s best friend Jordan, a go-getter out-spoken woman who does her best to help Allison whenever she needs, showed up.

I am 100% aware that I may not be the audience for this book, as someone who has a suspicion of many self-help and self-care ploys as merely pyramid schemes, and I’ve certainly never experienced anything Allison encounters. So, this is to say, that while this book was not for me, it very well might be for someone. After all, the writing was decent and the characters could be quite endearing to the right reader, and I finished it, so it clearly wasn’t terrible, as I have no shame DNF’ing books I really don’t like. It just seemed to lack some depth and movement that I really hoped it would have.

I absolutely devoured this book and loved every second of it!

Although not in the same situation as Alison I found her character so relatable and her journey of self discovery so intriguing and endearing even if it was somewhat forced upon her.

I loved all the characters even the mean ones. I found it to be such a realistic and accurate depiction of adult life in so many ways.

I enjoyed the different female friendships (mother/daughter included) to the relationships she had with men. I just felt it all to be natural and authentic which i think alot of that boils down to the great writing.

I loved the little twists and how the end tied things up nicely. 100% a great read and I will probably buy it and reread and I will most definitely be recommending this book!

Thank you NetGalley, Girl Friday Productions, Sparkpress and Angela Terry for
gifting me an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!
First let’s talk about this cover! I’m going to take a wild guess that the title and cover hooked you in immediately. I know that’s how I ended up reading this book! The actual synopsis was just an added bonus.
It seems this summer I’ve been drawn to books about women’s lives falling apart, and the growth that comes after. I, myself, am going through that growth period so I felt connected to Allison in that aspect. I was rooting her from the very beginning. I find stories with realistic heroines to be the ones I enjoy the most. Allison is flawed. But she is funny and caring and reminds the reader that it’s never the wrong time to start all over fresh.
I didn’t think the romance was very strong in this one. I personally didn’t feel a strong chemistry between Allison and Eric, but I don’t think that was the main focus of this one so that's fine!

What would you do if you were fired from your job of twelve years and came home to get dumped by your Fiance a month before your wedding? This is the opening of Charming Falls Apart by Angela Terry. Over the course of this book Terry shows how Allison reacts. I enjoyed this book! At first it stressed me out for her a bit. It was a lot of change and a hard position to imagine myself in, but that made it feel more real. This book reminds me a bit of Husband Material by Emily Belden. Allison was an easy character to like and loved her asides to herself, kind of like the cartoon Lizzie in Lizzie McGuire. Jordan was a great friend and the character development was really good here. I would have enjoyed an epilogue, but I can see why Terry wrote the ending the way she did.

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts are my own and unbiased.

DNF'ed at 42%.

I really wanted to love this book! The cover was cute, the characters were cute, the romance was easy to anticipate! However, at 130 pages in without any romantic developments and an MC who still gets on my nerves, I had to put it down. I found Allison to be whiny and largely too into appearances. I think if I would've finished this those things would have been improved by the end, but I couldn't keep going. Also, there's no chemistry between the two love interests. It was like the Terry said "they should fall in love so I'm going to make them fall in love!" without actually making them fall in love.

HOWEVER.

The writing was wonderful! The style was easy to read and the book itself was very lighthearted. I think the characters were easy to meet and the world was fun to fall into, so for that I think I can give the book 3 stars.

Overall, this book wasn't a bad piece, it just wasn't for me.

The cover of Charming Falls Apart initially stopped me in my browsing and after reading the description, I knew this was the type of book I would enjoy. I loved this story, an excellent debut book by Angela Terry!

Allison James’ life falls apart in a span of a few hours, she loses her job and when she gets home, her fiancé tells her he is leaving her for her maid of honor. As Allison starts to put her life back together she has to figure out if the life she thought she wanted is really what makes her happy.

I really enjoyed going on the soul searching journey with Allison. I felt the anger of what she was going through with the rudeness of her ex-fiancé. You can’t help but root for her. I loved the character of Jordan, everyone needs a best friend like her in their life! And Eric, he was such a great guy, I was hoping him and Allison would find a way to be together.

Add Charming Falls Apart to your to be read list, you don’t want to miss this charming story! Thank you to NetGalley, Girl Friday Productions and Spark Press for providing me with an advanced digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

I'm sad to say but I wasn't a fan of this book at all. The MC came off so freaking whiny and it took pretty much half the book for anything to happen. For me, that's a bit too much. 20% maybe.50%? Not so much.

On top of that, the characters seemed very wooden and unlike real actual people. Even their conversations were super awkward.

I'm sure lots of people will enjoy this but it wasn't my cup O coffee.


I would like to thank NetGalley for this ARC.

The title is so perfect- this book is charming!! Allison lost her job and her fiancé in the same day and she feels like her life has fallen to crap. She turns to her best friend, Jordan (who is amazing!), some self help books and her local coffeeshop owner, Eric, to help pick up the pieces of her life and put them back together. I could absolutely relate to the main character and I appreciated her journey to self-realization and learning to get her mojo back. The ending was a bit rushed, but I enjoyed reading the whole book. Time to head to my local coffee shop after a long run to see if I can meet my own Eric! Also, I would LOVE a sequel to learn more about Jordan's story!

Allison James is sweet and charming...to the point that her fiancé and maid of honor take her for granted and have an affair. Poor Allison comes home, fired, after 12 yrs at her job, on her 35th birthday, to find them in the act.
Allison begins going the local coffeehouse each morning. She meets the owner, hunky Eric, and begins to hit it off with him.
After several failed attempts at finding a job, Allison begins to look for salvation in the self-help aisle at the bookstore, a trip to Costa Rica and finds she may have found her ever after closer than she thought...

Cute story. Great beach read. It was pretty predictable, but i still enjoyed it! I loved that it was set in Chicago too

This was a very sweet, funny book with a main character who was instantly likable and relatable. It felt like the perfect lighthearted read during quarantine!

Loved it!! Amazing book you will love from front to back. You will not want to put this one down. I read it in one afternoon.

I was pleasantly surprised Charming Falls Apart. It sucked me in from the get go and I finished it within a day. Angela Terry's writing is easy to follow and the plot, while not super unique, is definitely entertaining.

Allison has a prominent PR job and a stable relationship with her fiancé Neil, that is until she is fired and in the same day gets dumped by Neil. He doesn't want to marry her because he is in love with Stacey, who happens to be Allison's maid of honor. What a nightmare! I seriously wouldn't wish this scenario on my worst enemy.

With her life crumbling apart, Allison has to maneuver between being single, jobhunting and cancelling a wedding, all while trying to stay sane. Thankfully she has her best friend Jordan (who should've been the MOH in my opinion) and her new friend Eric, who owns a local coffee shop.

I was livid for Allison when Neil broke off the engagement. These two have dated for five years and he just walks out and leaves her for the Maid of Honor?! Who does that?? The way Allison handled her life dramatically changing is admirable and I love that she is such a strong character. She realizes she is better off without her cheating fiancé and lying friend. Instead of throwing herself into a rebound relationship or planning revenge on Neil she works on herself, asking herself the questions that everyone going through a breakup should ask themselves. Was I really happy? Did I change who I was for my partner? Why did we really break up?

Eric and Allison's story is slow burning and I wish it was moving a little faster, but I suppose it's more realistic this way. Jordan is an amazing friend to Allison, and I would definitely read a sequel with her story!

I received a free advanced copy from the author/ publisher through NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Angela Terry's Charming Falls Apart is brilliant. The romance of it is wonderful and imaginative and totally worth reading.

She tells the story with a good balance of feminism and self love. Her characters are fun and the dialogue is witty, exactly what you'd like to see in a 21st century woman.

I loved this book

This was a good read. The author gave us her own spin in the eat, pray ,love story and it was entertaining. I enjoyed the characters, Alison had pluck and Jordan was a good best friend character. I especially enjoyed the friendship turned romance with Eric and Allison. Nice read!
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Charming Falls Apart by Angela Terry had SO MUCH potential but it just disintegrates. I loved the start of the story and was looking forward to our heroine, Allison James, getting out of her funk after losing her fiancee, having a Mother who is a nut job, best friends who are traitors, and a crappy employer. This girl is DOWN on her luck. But, this book turns dull and boring. First, I lost track of how many brand names she drops throughout this book, Barnes & Noble must be paying her a stipend, designer dressmakers (like Kate Spade) and the major brand names are freaking endless that the author drops throughout the book. In addition, Allison reads enough self-help books to be in serious need of an honest shrink yet she is never really down and out (money in the bank - probs Wells Fargo). Then, she meets the super hot and cute owner of a coffee shop. I was waiting for this relationship to heat up but I'll prepare you now....it happens about 99% into the story. Their lack of chemistry is not an issue because the character lacks personality. I'm sorry to be so negative. This book could be better. It had potential. My regrets.

Allie and her changed life really resonated with me for several reasons. I too have changed myself into a model of whom I thought my boyfriend wanted and lost myself and my happiness as a result. I have had things go drastically wrong similar to the day Allie had but ultimately realized when I stopped forcing things to happen in a way I thought they should be was when everything started to go right. When Allie listened to her own heart rather than seeking advice from others she found herself and loved herself again. She was the creator of her own life. Super inspiring!