The Girl I Used to Be is the perfect beach book, and there is nothing I love more than a gooid, well written beach book. I fell in love with the residents in the sweet little beach town and cheered for Jill. Highly recommended.

All that glitters is not gold in this delightfully captivating story of one woman’s inner search for and journey back to her true self. There are plenty of pitfalls along the way. Lots of obstacles to navigate. Like a full-time jerk who’s a part time hubby (to put it charitably). Lost friends. Fake “friends.” A humble past Jill ‘s been told to not just forget, but to erase and be ashamed of. Also enough tangled webs, betrayals and duplicity to make Shelob look like a piker.

But in the end, friendship, solidarity, personal fortitude and a refusal to be pressed into someone else’s artificial, pre-fab mold win out. Lots of intrigue and unraveling along the way.

The story grabbed me in the first few pages and reeled me in! I was hooked by the end of chapter one! It's just a lot of fun, especially watching Jill take control of her own destiny and decide what to do with "the Monstrosity" and Marc. Delicious!

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