Annie Mercer has sworn off people after her boss sabotaged her career and her best friend tried to cure her with crystals. Now Jon, her fiancé, said that he needs space while gallivanting around Paris.
So Annie decides to focus instead on her new cleaning business. But when Harper moves into the house next door, Annie can't help being intrigued by the glamorous, yet fragile, woman and makes it her mission to keep an eye on her. Enter Mo, an amateur detective, that Annie teams up with to keep Harper safe.
After breaking her rule by letting two new people into her life, Jon reappears and wants her to come to France. She has a feeling that letting anyone get to close won't end well and that a second chance may not be worth the risk.
From the onset I was smitten with Annie's biting and sarcastic wit—it is so refreshing to read about an intelligent woman (Annie is a scientist). There are going to be a lot of readers that relate to Annie's wanting to withdraw from people in reaction to being hurt. But what's beautiful about this story is that it reminds us that given the chance, there are people that will surprise you in the best way.
The epistolary narrative style was a good choice because it really highlighted Annie's character. She's quirky, direct, and literal. It also played to her scientific mind, how she approached things, and it was the perfect vehicle to show her growth and self-discovery.
Where Pagán missed the mark is in the actual chemistry—the romantic kind, not the science kind. They relationships just didn't work for me, and neither did the ending. And why the Epilogue? Totally unnecessary. Dare I say that it was also perhaps a little more campy than her other books. That being said, I would still recommend it. Simply put, Camille's writing is engaging. She knows when to inject humour, and when to give in to the emotional aspects of the story.
This Won't End Well was a fun, quick, and overly enjoyable book.
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CAMILLE PAGÁN is bestselling author of I'm Fine and Neither Are You, and Life and Other Near-Death Experiences, which was recently optioned for film. Her books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. A journalist and former magazine editor, Pagán has written for the New York Times, The Oprah Magazine, Time and many others.
Pagán lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her family.
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