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I have to agree with the reviewers and say that I really loved this book. I loved the quirky characters and the hero and heroine. Andrew was wonderful, and I agree with the reviewer who said Rachel's story should be the next book. The author's descriptions of Chicago and Montreal were very nice, especially the scene in Chicago when Jamie goes to her parents' home to look for Lucas's letters and her yearbook. I have been spending time going to my parents' home lately so that scene was especially poignant to me - all of the memories. I found out earlier today that they will have to sell their home and stay in a nursing home because of health problems so this scene really hit home.
Jamie's friends and family are a wonderful support system and Eva and Derek were really nasty to her--everything you want in villains. The scene where Hanna helps Jamie with her makeup was laugh out loud funny.
The dialogue rang true for me, especially when Hanna said that she was being Jamie's friend and "you'd do it for me." My friend recently helped me when we found my parents on the floor of their home, dehydrated and with infections and thanks to him, we were able to get them to the hospital. When I thanked him (profusely), he said "that's what friends are for. You know that. You'd do it for me." Jamie's line "Thanks a bunch, o, boyfriend o mine" was funny, too. I always refer to my friend as "o cab driver o mine", and it reminds me of the old "Green Acres" TV show when Mr. Haney was selling birthday cards for Arnold the Pig that said "Happy Birthday o pig o mine." (speaking of that, the pop culture references appealed to me). And I loved when Jamie asked Andrew, "Don't you have anything better to do than listen to my personal conversations?" The same friend I mentioned above said something like that, but with a "y'know" added.
My only problem (and trust me, that was hard to find) was that we didn't find out anything about Lucas until Chapter Seven and I would like to have known a little more sooner. But that's just me - I'm nosy, or so I've been told.
It's one of the best romantic comedies I've read in a long time. I can't wait to read Samantha Stroh Bailey's next book!


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Finding Lucas edition by Samantha Stroh Bailey Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

Events in your current life can really make you long for the past. It's not a good idea to think so much in the past, but Jamie can't help it. She remembers Lucas, someone that made her feel so good. Things were going smooth for the two. One phrase scared her off, and she fled. Now, she lives with regrets.

Jamie is a hard person to like sometimes. I know that's what makes her a good character, because there's no doubt she makes mistakes, does and says stupid things, and can't seem to get things fixed at times. She's not perfect- and those are the best types of characters to read about.

There's a great cast of supporting characters that bring a lot to this book. They are full of laughter, quirks, and great moments. The perfect set up for Jamie is working for a TV show that reunites old lovers- and she wants to be reunited with Lucas.

Finding Lucas is a heartwarming journey of evaluating your life, finding what you want, and learning about yourself along the way. It's a good story!

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review via CLP Blog Tours
Derek, the chain smoking, rebellious, easy going guy 32 year old Jamie Ross fell in love with five years earlier, has become a judgmental, prissy metrosexual who, along with his mother, is always trying to change Jamie into someone she is not. Jamie knows she is not happy in the relationship. EVERYONE knows she's not happy but five years is a long time to invest in someone and things have to get better, right? Wrong. After an encounter at the grocery store between Jamie, Derek and Claire, (Jamie's frenemy from high school and the exact type of girl Derek wishes Jamie would be), Jamie finally breaks up with Derek and wonders if she will ever find a man who will accept her for who she is. When Jamie, an associate producer of a talk show, comes up with an idea for a show to reunite past loves live on television, her friends Hannah and Lucy encourage her to use the studio's resources to hunt down Lucas, her first sexual partner and the one man who always made her feel special. This novel follows Jamie on her journey to find Lucas and more importantly, to find herself.

I adored this book! Jamie was incredibly relatable and likeable and I pulled for her happy ending from page 1. The razor sharp banter between the characters had me laughing out loud on several occasions. Although the love story was somewhat predictable, it was so incredibly charming that it didn't matter. Most impressive, in my opinion, was the author's ability to draw such fleshed out, believable characters from Jamie, to her quirky and loveable family members, her wretched ex boyfriend Derek, her BFF Hannah and work buddy Lucy, her endearing and witty boss, Andrew, her high-strung roommate Amy and, of course, the antagonist to beat all antagonists Eva. I wanted to strangle her!!

A book for the 2012 favorites list for sure!
I have to agree with the reviewers and say that I really loved this book. I loved the quirky characters and the hero and heroine. Andrew was wonderful, and I agree with the reviewer who said Rachel's story should be the next book. The author's descriptions of Chicago and Montreal were very nice, especially the scene in Chicago when Jamie goes to her parents' home to look for Lucas's letters and her yearbook. I have been spending time going to my parents' home lately so that scene was especially poignant to me - all of the memories. I found out earlier today that they will have to sell their home and stay in a nursing home because of health problems so this scene really hit home.
Jamie's friends and family are a wonderful support system and Eva and Derek were really nasty to her--everything you want in villains. The scene where Hanna helps Jamie with her makeup was laugh out loud funny.
The dialogue rang true for me, especially when Hanna said that she was being Jamie's friend and "you'd do it for me." My friend recently helped me when we found my parents on the floor of their home, dehydrated and with infections and thanks to him, we were able to get them to the hospital. When I thanked him (profusely), he said "that's what friends are for. You know that. You'd do it for me." Jamie's line "Thanks a bunch, o, boyfriend o mine" was funny, too. I always refer to my friend as "o cab driver o mine", and it reminds me of the old "Green Acres" TV show when Mr. Haney was selling birthday cards for Arnold the Pig that said "Happy Birthday o pig o mine." (speaking of that, the pop culture references appealed to me). And I loved when Jamie asked Andrew, "Don't you have anything better to do than listen to my personal conversations?" The same friend I mentioned above said something like that, but with a "y'know" added.
My only problem (and trust me, that was hard to find) was that we didn't find out anything about Lucas until Chapter Seven and I would like to have known a little more sooner. But that's just me - I'm nosy, or so I've been told.
It's one of the best romantic comedies I've read in a long time. I can't wait to read Samantha Stroh Bailey's next book!