I loved this modern re-telling of "Much Ado About Nothing"! Our familiar couples and characters are present in convincing present day garb. I especially loved Beatrice - outwardly she has created a life she loves and is comfortable in her skin. However, underneath that capable exterior is a woman who is still healing from early relationship wounds. I admire the way she is both afraid and also brave. Plus Ben is so patient and understanding. I think their example of love is real and touching. There's a twist in the tale with Heron & Charles but I really liked it. ( )

This was a great story about women in different stages in life and their resilience. Heron is young and is certain she has her future partner all figured out. Bea is older and is just as certain that she doesn't need a partner in her life. When Heron become engaged, she enlists the help of family and friends to get Bea set up with Ben, a former class mate and current co-worker. This story shows that sometimes even when we think we know what we want and how to get it, it is not always what is best for us. Life is hard and only the strong survive and adapt. Thank you to LibraryThing and Egret Lake Books for the ARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own. ( )

I was pleasantly surprised at how invested I became in the characters. Some I loved, some I despised. How to Align the Stars is engaging and a wonderfully romantic read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. ( )

Just finished this ARC! It is scheduled to be released in June. A nice light romantic comedy, enemy to lovers book. I loved it, although there were some small sections that I lost interest, I am glad I stuck with it. I am use to reading a lot of paranormal type stories with high action, so this was definitely out of my "comfort zone". Definitely glad I took the chance. ( )

Bea and Heron are two women bonded in blood on a journey set in what they felt was the path they were meant to be on. Bea is on her way to gaining the tenure she worked so hard for at her alma mater, Messiman College. Heron is in her final year of college with just a thesis away from her next steps in university life. Both women also have to deal with men in their lives that they never figured would be the cause of the difficulties they'd have to face on what should have been a straightforward path to success.

Having read this book, I did enjoy it. Bea is a plus sized woman having to deal with the stigmas of what the public perception of how women should be with their bodies since her days at university. And while she, herself, has come to accept herself for who she was, she never took the chance to try and see if anyone else out there would do the same. Heron, while a stellar student with a whole future ahead of her, is determined to have the perfect marriage life with Charlie.

Throughout the whole book, it seemed somewhat predictable like a TV drama, but in a good way. It touched on a lot of other modern topics like sexism and ethics, classism, and mental health so I felt it was fairly well rounded with the cast of characters.

Overall, this book wasn't so dynamic that nothing in it was to be expected. But I would recommend it to someone that would like something light to read to have a bit of escape from their own day to day. ( )