Marnie MacGraw wants an ordinary life – a husband, kids, and a minivan in the suburbs. Now that she’s marrying the man of her dreams, she’s sure this is the life she’ll get. Then Marnie meets Blix Holliday, her fiancé’s irascible matchmaking great-aunt who’s dying, and everything changes – just as Blix told her it would.
When her marriage ends after two miserable weeks, Marnie is understandably shocked. She’s even more astonished to find that she’s inherited Blix’s Brooklyn brownstone along with all of Blix’s unfinished “projects”: the heartbroken, oddball friends and neighbors running from happiness. Marnie doesn’t believe she’s anything special, but Blix somehow knew she was the perfect person to follow in her matchmaker footsteps.
And Blix was also right about some things Marnie must learn the hard way: love is hard to recognize, and the ones who push love away often are the ones who need it most.
A Bit of Magic. A Touch of Humor. A Lot of Romance. Marnie knows where her life is headed. She’s engaged to the love of her life, Noah, and together they will create a stable, ordinary life. Yes, Marnie can see her future. The problem is that she’s 100% wrong.Noah’s great-aunt Blix only meets Marnie twice, but she instantly recognizes a fellow spirit, another matchmaker who can see the magic and love in the universe. She’s also convinced Marnie has a big, big life in store. And it doesn’t involve Noah. It turns out old Aunt Blix…
“Whatever happens, love that” That was one of my favorite statements from Blix. I was frankly disappointed when I perused the First Reads selections for this month. No Sci-Fi. No Paranormal. No interesting horror. Just like last month (which I passed on). Determined to read an “ordinary’ novel if I had to, I closed my eyes and picked this one. Turns out I’m pleased to have chosen this book.Blix, the strange Great Aunt. My favorite character in a long time. She was wonderfully eccentric and lovable…
Love is everything. It runs the whole universe. ” The subversive truth about love is that it really is the big deal everyone makes it out to be, and it’s not some form of security or an insurance policy against loneliness. It’s everything, love is. It runs the whole universe.”A very sentimental tale that weaves heartbreak, familial love, agape love, philia love and eros love with more than a dash of mystical magic mojo. Some may say too sappy (and they would be right), some would say too predictable (yes that too) but…