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Is the enjoyment of a book lessened if you know from the start how it will end? In the case of SOME THINGS I NEVER THOUGHT I'D DO, the answer is no.
Right from the start of the book Regina Burns knows her fate, as told to her by her visionary advisor, her Aunt Abbie. A recovering drug addict, Regina has lost her job, her love, and is close to losing the home that belonged to her mother and her mother's mother. But her "vibrant, self-sufficient, patchouli-smelling" Aunt Abbie predicts … no, she knows that all will be well. "There's a man in Atlanta who's been looking for you across time," she tells Regina. Voices are telling Aunt Abbie that her niece will travel to Atlanta to "complete a task for a fallen friend" and "rescue a damsel in distress."
It's heady stuff for sure, but Regina takes it in stride as she heads off to Atlanta to work for the one person who would hire her: her former boss Beth Davis, a motivational speaker and the mother of her former fiancé. She's not keen on working for the woman who contributed to the demise of her relationship, but it's work and it'll save her mother's house. Beth has employed her to archive her deceased son's papers and work on a memorial to him … to "complete a task for a fallen friend."
Once in Atlanta she finds a neighborhood that verges on too-good-to-be-true. There's no crime, the streets are clean and bright, and the neighbors are all friendly. One man --- Blue --- gets all the credit for the town's charm and it turns out he also gets Regina's heart. Eyes the color of the vast ocean, Blue has indeed been looking for Regina and the spark is instantaneous.
The "damsel in distress" will reveal herself soon enough, so I won't spoil that for you. I will say though that this is a magical story. Passionate and engaging, Regina is a lovable character for whom you can't help but root. You may know from the start what awaits Regina, but the lovely unfolding of the story will keep you reading until the damsel is saved and all in Regina's world is what Aunt Abbie knew it would be.
--- Reviewed by Roberta O'Hara
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