Everything's Coming Up Rosie by Courtney Walsh

 

After reading several suspense books, Everything's Coming Up Rosie by Courtney Walsh was just what I needed. Like the other books that I have read by Courtney, I could certainly relate to the main character, Rosie.

Rosie Waterman feels like a failure. Things just aren't going her way in much of her life. Her acting dreams aren't coming true, in spite of hard work. She is in debt to her roommate. At the start of the book, she is headed home to a baby shower for one of her good friends. She has three good friends from high school and she thinks that they have it all together. . .only to find out later, that they don't either. 

One of the things I loved about this book is the part where Rosie discovers she is not alone. . .And how many of us feel alone and afraid to open up? I know I could relate to that. 

I also liked Booker, Rosie's romantic interest in her new job. Speaking of the job, Rosie is the director of a production of Cinderella for a retirement village in Wisconsin. I spent two years working with the elderly as an activities coordinator at a nursing home. I love it when books make older folks part of the book. I enjoyed the cast of older characters in this book. 

I love that Courtney's books have a HEA and I know that when I start. It is one of the reasons I love her books. Everything's Coming Up Rosie was enjoyable for me. I don't have any interest in theater but I still enjoyed the story line and the characters. I also enjoyed both of the main characters and the romance that they developed. I liked the ending a lot and it even seemed realistic.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley. All opinions within this review are my own.

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