Everyday Rowena

This book was one of those books that when I first saw the cover, I got a little excited. I like pretty covers and I think the book cover for this one is so pretty and perfect for the summer. I popped this book open and didn't think that I would be getting the story that I got. I was expecting something light and fluffy and what I got was an emotional story about friendship and courage.The story follows four author friends who met at a writer's conference at the beginning of their careers and it's interesting to see the different roads their lives/writing careers take. We have Mallory St. James, the most successful of the bunch who is a bestselling author who works really hard at what she does, so hard that she sacrifices family time just so that she can write those 20 pages each day then there's Tanya Mason who is a single mother living with her controlling mother and working two jobs to stay afloat and Fay Truett is an inspirational writer who is married to a televangelist who has a pretty big secret herself and finally there's Kendall Aim's. Kendall Aim's writing career is being shot down the toilet but before she can leave her publishing house, she owes them another story and her friends all come together to help Kendall get this book written. They all collaborate on the book and use bits and pieces from their personal lives to write the book and when Kendall turns it in and it becomes a national bestseller, each of their lives are changed forever.I enjoyed this book, I thought it was extremely well written and I thought it was a book that I could sink my teeth into time after time. This is definitely going on my keeper bookshelf because I really enjoyed getting to know each of the authors and Ms. Wax did a great job of keeping me engrossed in the story. When the shit hits the fan, you don't really know what's going to happen but you can't help but keep reading to find out. My heart was heavy for these guys because their friendship was tested and they each realized how much they don't know about each other. I mean, it made me think about my own friendships with my friends. The friends that I'm the closest with, the ones that I think I know so well can truly be different people than I actually think and this book made me want to fix that.Out of all of them, I think my heart hurt the most for Kendall. I mean, even though I sympathized with them all, it was Kendall's storyline that I related to the most which doesn't make any sense since I'm the single mother working everyday to support my kid so you would think I'd relate or connect with Tanya the most but for me, it was Kendall. I really enjoyed getting to know her and I really felt for her with finding out about her writing career then her husband and then with the fallout from Sticks and Stones, I could the frustation that she felt and I thought Ms. Wax did a fantastic job fleshing her character out, she wasn't perfect but that's why I liked her. She felt real to me and I liked that.I thought this was a great book, there were times when it dragged a bit in the middle of the book but for the most part, it was a very engaging story, one that I enjoyed and one that I'm glad that I read. I enjoyed all of the characters and I enjoyed the storyline, it was a refreshing read from what I normally read and I just flat out enjoyed it.