‘Cure for the Common Breakup’: Breakup book about getting over it, not getting even

In 'Cure for the Common Breakup,” you won't be short on laughter, romance or drama. All these make it the perfect book for you to tuck into your pool or beach bag this summer.

Summer Benson has the perfect life as a flight attendant. She can tour the world with her handsome, pilot boyfriend. On a flight to Paris, she realizes he plans to propose. But their future is halted by a disaster. Benson has nowhere to go and no family to take care of her, so she goes where a magazine article leads her to Black Dog Bay, Del.

Black Dog Bay has gotten its notoriety being the place women and men go when they need to get over a bad breakup. Marla at the Better Off Bed-and-Breakfast plays hard ball with cellphones and desperate phone calls and texts. Jenna at the Whinery makes a mean 'Cure for the Common Breakup” drink and the bonus is that the recipe is included in the book. Hattie, the matriarch of Black Dog Bay, is a force to reckon with and gives Summer a lot to think about. Of course, there has to be a male interest in the story, and Dutch Jansen plays that part well. He is mayor of Black Dog Bay and has a history that will impact everyone who lives there.

Beth Kendrick has written a fun, lighthearted, romantic and hilarious novel that is perfect for your summer beach read. The protagonist is sassy, spunky and snarky. I loved each of the characters and their role in Summer's healing.

For example, when Benson arrives at the Better Off Bed-and-Breakfast, Marla takes her cellphone away. Benson asks, 'So this is like breakup boot camp?” Marla states, 'Mm-hmmm. With homemade blueberry muffins for breakfast.”

There were so many similarly great one-liners.

This book isn't about getting revenge or being nasty, but about letting go, finding a new direction and starting over.