I loved this book! Why? It made me feel good, it made me laugh, it gave me hope and who doesn’t need that once in a while. Mary Kate hasn’t had a good marriage but she has stuck it out because isn’t that what she is supposed to do? Her husband has told her what to do for so long, she just goes with it and isn’t that what she is supposed to do? One day on an impulse, Mary Kate acts on her own desire and things begin to change. It all started with a hitchhiker on the street, Mary Kate’s husband has been warning her about them for years but today……she picks one up and well, her life starts to change. The one Mary Kate picks up is a male: muscular, tan and nothing like the low-life her husband has warned her about. Smoothie has no destination in sight and after some talking; Smoothie and Mary Kate are headed north, leaving all their troubles behind. Where did such irrational behavioral on Mary Kate’s part come from and how did Smoothie land on her side of the street is a fun adventure that as a reader, you just sit in the backseat and enjoy the ride. Great conversation, self discovery and history are shared on the stretches of miles before they reach their final destination. Can Mary Kate leave her previous life behind or is this just a small break from her normal life? My heart fell for Mary Kate and her bullying husband. I had to laugh a few times when he was telling her what to do and what her reactions were to his comments. She really was disrespectful to him but she saw no way out until she finally acted on her own and just did something on her own. Smoothie was almost too good to be true for her and I almost thought he would be a vision of her own imagination and she would wake up and realize she was dreaming. Smoothie though also had some faults that they were able to work around while on the road. Great book and I will read more from Jenny in the future!
