Always Something There To Remind Me

Always Something There To Remind Me by Beth Harbison is another chicklit tale of lost love recovered. While the story starts out so promising the novel reads like an endless repeat of a teenage girl’s diary. Unfortunately, the grown woman version of the main character doesn’t sound much different from her lovesick teen self.

Erin Edwards is a 30-something Washington, DC area single mom who gets engaged to her handsome lawyer boyfriend. Erin works as a busy event planner who tries to manage work with raising a teenage daughter. Despite her adult life and its busy distractions Erin still carries a torch for her childhood love Nate Lawson.

One would think that the book would have intrigue and humor and character development. It doesn’t. Instead we must read on and on about Nate and his rejection over and over again. Even when Erin and Nate are reunited the plot doesn’t change. There is still an unending supply of Erin’s thoughts on Nate and more Nate.

If you are looking for a brilliant emotional account of lost lovers check out The Last Time They met by Anita Shreve.