When "Life" shows up at Lucy's door, its not a figment of her imagination or a nervous breakdown as many would think, but an actual character in the form of her own life choices, decisions and how she treats others. Lucy's life is a homeless, battered looking man who wants a new suit and wants Lucy to make a few changes in her everyday dealings and relationships. But Lucy has been depressed since her breakup with a boyfriend and is stuck in a dead-end job that she hates. Its not her fault she has to make up lies and half truths to make herself feel better, or to make others believe shes living a glamorous life.

At first Lucy ignores old suit guy but he wont leave her alone. Everywhere Lucy go's, suit go's with her. To work, to the bar, to her friends, on dates...everywhere. But Life aka...Cosmo, isn't out to hurt Lucy, he wants her to be accountable to her lies, change her outlook on life and be happy. When Lucy finally agrees to let him help her, a few tears, shouts and laughter become a journey to self discovery and a chance at new romance that even takes the reader on a little chance of their own.

Ahern's writing is unique to say the least. Her writing borders on this whimsical everyday feel, to a jumbled imperfect mash up of run-on sentences, jilted transitions, and highly flawed characters. For the most part I found The Time of My Life enjoyable, from the out of the box plot, to the irksome characters not a moment I spent reading this was wasted.

A few scenes in Lucy's journey made her lovable and highly relatable, yet at the same time there were moments that the British humor went over my head and Ahern's writing distracted me from the story, I spent more time figuring out her style then really investing into the characters emotions, so it left me with an overall ok read, but not one that would make a lasting impression.


Rating

Recommended to adult readers and contains: Language and mild sexuality.

3/5-Thanks to TLC and William Morrow for Review Copy

Before she embarked on her writing career, Cecelia Ahern completed a degree in journalism and media communications. At 21, she wrote her first novel, P.S. I Love You, which became an international bestseller and was adapted into a major motion picture, starring Hilary Swank.

Her successive novels—Love, Rosie; If You Could See Me Now; and There’s No Place Like Here—were also international bestsellers. Her books are published in 46 countries and have collectively sold more than 10 million copies. She is also the cocreator of the hit ABC comedy series Samantha Who?, starring Christina Applegate. The daughter of Ireland’s former prime minister, Ahern lives in Dublin, Ireland.