LOVE, ME

A suburban mom gets a blast from the past when she reconnects with her now-famous high school sweetheart.

Rachel Miller has two wonderful children, a great relationship with her parents, and a successful career as a lawyer. Her marriage isn’t perfect—her husband, Dan, isn’t super helpful or affectionate—but overall, she's happy. That is, until old photos of her with her high school boyfriend, Jack Bellow, are published in the tabloids—along with the love letters he wrote her. Jack is now a mega-famous movie star, and the pictures make Rachel temporarily famous. Suddenly, all the other soccer moms are gossiping about her, she’s getting calls from tabloids, and reporters are even showing up at her house. When Rachel realizes who sold her out, she ends up reconnecting with Jack to explain and apologize. But seeing Jack again makes Rachel realize her feelings for him never really went away, and as she spends time texting and meeting up with Jack while growing more distant from Dan, she wonders if Jack might be the man she’s really meant to be with. Although the writing is at times stilted (especially in the many flashbacks, which lean toward telling versus showing), the book moves quickly as Rachel discovers new things about herself and her past. Saunders creates a fun story for those who can't get enough celebrity gossip, and Rachel's journey to decide if she should stay with Dan or get back together with Jack is genuinely surprising.

An entertaining and quick read about self-discovery.