Center Ring by Nicole Waggoner– 461 pages
Book Blurb:
Norah Merrit, a dedicated obstetrician known for her bedside manner and service to Doctors Without Borders, walks into girls night out with a confession to make and what she has to say shakes the group to its core. In the aftermath of Norah s revelation, each of the women she calls her sister-friends photojournalist Camille, stay-at-home mom Leila, publicist Ellison, and designer Kate are left questioning the roads they haven t taken, and revisiting the vastly different choices they’ve made in life and love.
My Review: 3.5
If you’re a chick-lit fan, get ready to gobble up Center Ring because you’ll love it! This book is filled with all the characters, drama and issues that make up a classic chick-lit story.
Told by five main characters, all friends by assorted connections, that call themselves “sister friends.” Each of the five women has their own distinct voice, which the reader will be able to connect to, or they’ll know someone that these characters remind them of. Some of the issues peppered throughout this ring of women are: working women, infertility, adultery, troubled past, hidden past, abuse, eating disorders, trusting men, stay-at-home moms, being broken hearted loving the right man vs. the wrong man, grief, success, family and relationships with their men, children and each other.
The author made many references to rings, juggling acts and life as a circus, which were obvious writing techniques, but she handled them well. The book read quickly and almost like we were in the heads of one the Housewives shows on reality TV.
This is a long book and it’s the first of a trilogy. It ended abruptly in a dramatic way that will leave the reader anxiously waiting for the second book to come out. I would’ve preferred a softer and semi wrapped up ending, that still encouraged me to keep reading the series.
Perfect light read for the beach and summertime!
Quotes I liked:
Have you ever taken a breath that was so pure it made you realize you’d been suffocating?”
-“Life is this crazy combination of love and risk and loss; then, just when you think you have it figured out, it throws you a curveball.”
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