Happy After All by Maisey Yates is how I started my new year. I mean a title like that is guaranteed to be awesome or so I thought. Amelia Taylor desired for a new way of life. Her prior life was just that – gone. She buys a motel in Arizona to start again.
Her hotel features pink flamingos and fun times for its residents. There are some interesting full time residents who are truly characters. The rest of the rooms are rented by vacationers. Except for two summers room 32 was rented by an author, Nathan Hart, who seems to need total withdrawal from everything and everyone. However, there seems to be a connection between Amelia and Nathan. The connection is never fulfilled until Nathan shows up for December and actually spends time outside his room with the other characters. Amelia and Nathan connect and sparks fly.
I am totally conflicted by this book. I love Maisy Yates and her writing usually, but not so much in this novel. I was disappointed in how ‘wordy’ it was. It seemed like so much of the book was full of too many words that I felt took away from the story line. The premise of the book started out strong, but the book kept with an undertone of blah,blah, blah. Having said all that, I read the entire novel and was able to enjoy scenes between the characters and the overarching story. There were some poignant moments and some great lines. For me, this book was not a hit, but I am sure other people who can handle wordy books will enjoy it. Meanwhile, I will wait for her next novel happily in hopes that her past style will reemerge.
Happy After All by Maisey Yates is an okay read. It has great moments among the storyline that make the book interesting.
