I'm not sure I ever liked Annie, but I did understand her. I was in a 5+ year relationship where he was gone for over half of it. It's easy to "be in a relationship" when you're actually not because the other person isn't there. When it ended, though, it still felt like the rug was ripped out from under me (even if I was the one who did the ripping).

I also didn't understand the saying "you'll know when you know". Like, what? What does that even mean? ... and then I knew.

I'm glad Annie figured it out, even with everyone around her pulling her in different directions.

The First Husband by Laura Dave centers around Annie Adams as her relationship is falling apart and she is trying to decide what is next for her life. In walks another man and after a quick courtship she follows him to Massachusetts to start a new life, but is she just running and running or headed in a good direction for her life.

I have read a few books by Laura Dave and have absolutely adored every one of them and when I saw that a new one was coming out I was excited to try to finish the backlist, I still have a few more to go, but one less on the to do list. I have to say that this wasn't my favorite one of hers, I just couldn't enjoy Annie's journey because I didn't really enjoy her. I am basically the same age as her and I know I am in a different space in life, but she just kept acting in an immature way that I couldn't get on her page.

The concept of the book worked for me and the plot was good, it was the characters that didn't sell m on this one. If you are a reader that can handle a little bit of wishy washy then you may enjoy this one more than me.

I won't ruin an ending for a book, but I will say that it was satisfying. I liked where she ended up and felt it was where she was meant to be all along. So not a complete bust of a book, but not one that I would rave about.