3 Sweet Stars!Pregnancy wasn’t exactly in Jenny’s plan but it happened and she embraces it. Jenny thinks her boyfriend Dean does too. After all, he proposed to her. Unfortunately for Jenny, she thought wrong. It becomes crystal clear when he abandons her mere hours before she is due to give birth and yet, she still hopes he’ll come back.. someday. Perhaps those are pregnancy hormones talking?Jenny however, is one tough gal and except for a few blips in the beginning, she is a natural when it com...

Really, really enjoyed. "The Bright Side of Disaster" was, for me, like going to someone's house for dinner. It's exciting. You don't have to do any of the hard work. You eat a fantastic meal. Granted, it's food that you've had before. But it's still really good. You might get a piece of meat in your teeth. Or maybe a corn kernel. It's a little irritating in some parts, but not nearly enough to ruin the whole meal. And you are thoroughly satisfied afterward. Especially later, on the drive home,

Another review that has gone missing! I agree with another Goodreads reviewer (Chloe: Always Booked) that Jenny's Post-delivery behaviour (no spoilers here) with Dean was not rational. I blamed it on hormones or post-partum depression. Dean was pond scum and did not deserve a second chance - at all!!!Jenny had to cope with raising her child on her own, with no financial help from him. Her baby, Maxie was was a crierand a handful, and thank goodness for the hot neighbour, John Gardner, who always...

Katherine Center's debut novel is a charmer. It's a story about single motherhood, bad boyfriends, family and friendship and finding love unexpectedly. It brought back, vividly, those new mother feelings that I had and I related easily to Jenny's initial terror, the late night feedings and lack of sleep. Yes, some might consider this "mommy chick-lit", but it's more than that. And you don't have to be a mother to enjoy it. I had a great time reading this warm, sweet and funny novel and look forw...

All of Katherine Center’s stories are showing the human side of life and how mistakes may happen but they don’t define who you are but maybe they give you a little more character

My rating: R. Too many "F" words. Needless to say, I didn't finish this book. It makes me kind of sad because the author has a unique writing style and she's very witty.

I read this in one sitting...couldn't put it down. While the story isn't new to the world of literature (girl's world falls apart, girl picks herself up, girl finds love again), Center does it justice. Her writing made me care for the main character enough that I didn't care if the laundry got done or if I even left my chair.

Jenny is forced to wade into motherhood alone when her boyfriend Dean abandons her just before her due date. This had delightfully colorful characters and was quite unlike the other Katherine Center book I’d read, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. Absolutely loved the hilariously snarky descriptions of the very real moments of motherhood. That birth plan that so did not go as planned. Nursing. I couldn’t stop laughing at poor Jenny’s experience with the almonds. She was such an everyday charact...

I had a hard time picking out a book to read, nothing sounded good, so I went to my go to author Katherine Center The Bright Side of Disaster. Jenny is due to marry her finance after having her baby. So the days to her birth her finance moves out telling her he doesn't love her anymore. So want does Jenny do, so goes on with her life and makes one of her own. Single motherhood is a challenge but with her new mommy friend and her attractive neighbor Jenny starts to move on with her life, but what...

I love Katherine Center. Every book I've read from her is wonderful. I might not have loved this one, like I have all her other ones, but it was still good and I'm glad I checked it out. I just wish Jenny would have had a backbone. I don't like weak female leads and she didn't do much for me in that regard, but the story itself was worth the read. I'm still a fan of Mrs. Center and will continue reading her work.

This was a nice, easy read to spend a few days with. The simplicity of the story was exactly what I was needing to distract me during mundane parts of my day. Though this book centered around misfortune and crappy circumstances, it was still a cheerful and uplifting read. I wish the ending hadn’t felt quite so rushed, but otherwise I really enjoyed this story.

Entertaining and easy read, albeit frustrating at times due to the heroine's dumbo decision making. Light, easy summer book, not gaining any brain cells here.

This was a cute little novel about dealing with unexpected happenings, new motherhood, relationships, etc. I like that the tone seemed to be upbeat throughout. Good read for a weekend!

3 ⭐️ Stars

I like Center's stuff. She's got a great off beat sense of humor. This book was a romp, filled with unique characters and a cute story line. New mom gets dumped the day before she gives birth. The baby's daddy is a moron. I especially loved Jenny's parents and the way they all interacted. However...I wasn't completely taken with. ..... .Jenny. Sure, she was funny and impulsive. She really made me laugh in spots. But she was also really really stupid with choices and decisions we readers knew wer...

Center is one of my new favorite authors. I really liked this book also. Her characters are so likeable. After reading about what a hard time Jenny had with the baby in the beginning I thought, "If that's really how hard it is, why on earth do people have more than one baby?" And I loved Gardner. When Jenny saw what he had done to his house, I gasped a little bit...so sweet! Center writes such charismatic, charming heroes. I'd like to invite Ms. Center to please write a hero like Gardner or the

I love love love Katherine Center. (ok technically I don’t know her, but I love her books!)The first book I read of hers was How To Walk Away, followed by Things you Save in a Fire, and I was hook line and addicted by the time I read What you Wish For. I just love her style of writing and the storylines she chooses are unique, and the characters very relatable. You can read her books in one sitting, that’s how good they are. I went to the used book store not intending to buy anything (hee hee) a...

Katherine writes feel good books. There may be difficult times involved but she deals with them lightly, never letting her reader get too overwhelmed by sadness for her characters. Always guaranteed to be a page turner. Her heroine was human, real and easy to identify with - you can't help but root for her and hope for the happy ending you know she deserves. If you want a quick read that isn't too heavy but is well written, nicely characterised and just manages to take you out of yourself for th...

Debut for sure, but reminded me why I love KC.

4.5 stars. I loved this book. It was the perfect book at the perfect time for me so that may be why, but I thought the characters were great, writing was wonderful, and the pacing was perfect. I LOVED Gardner. My only complaint is that Jenny makes a choice with Dean later in the book that was REALLY frustrating and annoying. I could sort of understand why she did, but she had such a good thing going it was aggravating to see her blow it. Combined with his wretched parents, I don't see the appeal...