Jennifer Brown's Journey by Angie Langley is a tale about a woman who suddenly has her life turned upside down. With the help from some great friends, both old and new, and a very strong determination to make something of herself, Jennifer goes through an amazing journey as she works to piece her life back together.

I had a bit of a hard time starting this story. At the very beginning, the main character is having some trouble with her marriage. This is a bit of a sensitive topic for me with my family history and such, so I was treading very lightly. I quickly realized that I was already rooting for the main character, so that kept me going. Soon enough, the story took a turn where the main character began to think more positively, and from that point on, I was absolutely hooked!

I loved how strong the main character, Jennifer Brown, was! She was so realistic as well and I felt that I could almost hear her literally talking as I was reading her dialogue and inner thoughts. I really enjoyed her sense of humor and the banter between herself and others around her. She was a bit aloof at times, which landed her in some hot water, but her inner thoughts of embarrassment or the comments she would make about the mistakes made me crack up.

I really enjoyed watching Jennifer grow as a person with each situation that she got herself into. It was really exciting to see her go through so much, but to also get so much out of each and every trip or job. I loved the variety of the situations that were covered; each of them were interesting and exciting in their own ways.

I especially loved when Jennifer would "woman up" and say these little one liners that got under the skin of the person who had been so awful to her. I wanted to hoot and holler and congratulate her for a wonderful burn!

When the author sent me a copy of this book, she commented, "I hope it makes you giggle!" Oh my goodness... the number of times I was crying laughing! The humor included in this book really hit my funny bone! I had so much fun while reading this book!

When I was logging this in Goodreads, I saw "The first in a series of three" and I just about flung my laptop onto the floor! I would LOVE to see where the story goes next!


My favorite passages:
'You know what I did?'
'What?'
'Went into Ann Summers and bought some mucky underwear. Leather. Not for him. Not really. Just to cheer myself up.'
'Nice.'
'Except it isn't. I look like an over inflated tyre.'
Will spat coffee onto the table. He wiped at it with a napkin.
'It's not funny! I hated myself in it. And, to cap it all, I was sweating so much, I couldn't get the bloody thing off! I had to take the scissors to it!'
'Bloody hell.'

We cling to life by a system of delicate threads held by others. When most of my threads had frayed and snapped, Viv and Roger had thrown a rope around me and held on tight.

Life could be good, it seemed. Perhaps it was just a matter of how you chose to look at it.

The white blossoms had fallen from the weeping cherries in the courtyard and Spring was shedding its cardigan and gearing up for the short sleeves of Summer.

'Welcome to life! It's a bit shit. But not always.'

'Don't wait.'
I looked blank.
'To do the things and say the things that matter. Don't hesitate.'


My final thoughts:
The characters were lovely. The adventures were exciting. The overall story arc was interesting and kept me totally engaged. This book was just so much fun to read!

If you enjoy fun tales about women who are dealt the worst, but wind up back on their feet again, then I highly recommend this one!