After being together for ten years, Sylvie and Dan have all the trimmings of a happy life and marriage; they have a comfortable home, fulfilling jobs, beautiful twin girls, and communicate so seamlessly, they finish each other's sentences. However, a trip to the doctor projects they will live another 68 years together and panic sets in. They never expected "until death do us part" to mean seven decades.
In the name of marriage survival, they quickly concoct a plan to keep their relationship fresh and exciting: they will create little surprises for each other so that their (extended) years together will never become boring. But in their pursuit to execute Project Surprise Me, mishaps arise and secrets are uncovered that start to threaten the very foundation of their unshakable bond. When a scandal from the past is revealed that question some important untold truths, they begin to wonder if they ever really knew each other after all.
Published: 13th February 2018
Publisher: Dial Press
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Series or Stand-Alone: Stand-Alone
Source: Owned
MY REVIEW
What I liked about this story... I liked that this story depicted a fairly true to like picture of what being together with someone long term can really be like - flaws and all. There was no fairy dust or magical unicorn to make things better. Obviously, Sylvie and Dan have issues that they need to work on and it can be very easy to lose track on what's important in life.
What I didn't like about this story.. For me, even though real life is not always a bed of roses and sometimes you can dig your head in the sand, there do come moments where you have to step up and deal with the issues you have in front of you. In this story, it seemed like the main characters are doing all they can not to address those problems. The fact that a particular plot point in the story comes up and both go into panic mode about it would, if I was one of those characters, make me want to step up and face reality. If you are with someone for a long period of time, married or living together, its kind of a given that you will probably spend a lot more time together if not the rest of your lives. Would it really be a surprise or put you into panic mode if something happens which means that this future would be a certainty?!
Also, the ending for me was a bit predicable. With a title like 'Surprise Me', I was hoping that I would be surprised a little bit also with the story, but I wasn't.
In summary... Not one of my favourites I am afraid. I think this is more my personal moral judgement rather than the story itself, which was well written and easy to follow. I was hoping for something a bit more light hearted and fun but unfortunately did not find it here.
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