Cindi Madsen
Author of Falling for Her Fiancé
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- Cindi Madsen is a USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance and young adult novels. She sits at her computer every chance she gets, plotting revising, and falling in love with her characters. Sometimes it makes her a crazy person. Without it, she’d be even crazier. She has way too many shoes, but can always find a reason to buy a new pretty pair, especially if they’re sparkly, colorful, or super tall. She loves music, dancing, and wishes summer lasted all year long. She lives in Colorado (where summer is most definitely NOT all year long) with her husband and three children.
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I stumble inside, as graceful as a giraffe on skates and twice as loud.
The man’s worth a fortune, and he proposed with a rock I couldn’t see without my glasses and a prenup smaller than his penis.
“That’s why I like my men like I like my drinks.” Grandma Helen hefts her nearly empty glass in the air. “Extra strong and gone by morning.”
Big talk from the lady who hasn’t invited a man into her room for so long, she’ll have to Google how…
The chime sets off a show more chain reaction, squealing and shuffling and hollers from members of our crew who don’t feel quite ready yet. It reminds me of my first apartment in Miami, where a flip of the light would send roaches running.
...feeling your feelings is not for the faint of heart.
My Review:
Another fun and delightfully amusing adventure with senior shenanigans tucked into a slow-burn romance between a pair of their grandchildren. This eclectic group was quite the handful. I reveled in their sass and pluck and looked forward to their next well-orchestrated rebellion, that’s just how I roll. Each character was authentically conjured, with originally quirky and well-fleshed-out personalities.
Cindi Madsen has superior observation skills and is undoubtedly highly perceptive to have created such well-nuanced women far beyond her own years. The writing style was smooth, engaging, well-polished, easy to follow, and sparked frequent smirks and giggle-snorts during perusal. show less
I stumble inside, as graceful as a giraffe on skates and twice as loud.
The man’s worth a fortune, and he proposed with a rock I couldn’t see without my glasses and a prenup smaller than his penis.
“That’s why I like my men like I like my drinks.” Grandma Helen hefts her nearly empty glass in the air. “Extra strong and gone by morning.”
Big talk from the lady who hasn’t invited a man into her room for so long, she’ll have to Google how…
The chime sets off a show more chain reaction, squealing and shuffling and hollers from members of our crew who don’t feel quite ready yet. It reminds me of my first apartment in Miami, where a flip of the light would send roaches running.
...feeling your feelings is not for the faint of heart.
My Review:
Another fun and delightfully amusing adventure with senior shenanigans tucked into a slow-burn romance between a pair of their grandchildren. This eclectic group was quite the handful. I reveled in their sass and pluck and looked forward to their next well-orchestrated rebellion, that’s just how I roll. Each character was authentically conjured, with originally quirky and well-fleshed-out personalities.
Cindi Madsen has superior observation skills and is undoubtedly highly perceptive to have created such well-nuanced women far beyond her own years. The writing style was smooth, engaging, well-polished, easy to follow, and sparked frequent smirks and giggle-snorts during perusal. show less
After a high-profile snafu at her elite PR job, anxious and perfectionistic Mia takes a temporary marketing job at her grandmother's retirement home in SW Florida (with many prurient characteristics heavily borrowed from the real-life retirement community The Villages in Florida). Embraced by her grandmother and her tribe of auxiliary "grandmothers," Mia is encouraged to let go and live her best life (which includes living that life alongside the best man). But will Mia recover from her show more burnout or will she fall back into her old maladaptive life habits? This was a quick read with a lot of warmth, and had a nice blend of seriousness and fun. It was heavier than expected in some ways, with deeper messaging about aging, body positivity, recovering from relationship trauma, and mental health. (It's clear the author either has experience with anxiety and OCD and therapy strategies, or she's done some pretty thorough research into Mia's struggles. Much of it rang true and lent depth to Mia's character.) Mia's mom is a piece of work, although we grow to understand why a little bit. Grandma Helen is at least loving towards Mia, but there was emotional manipulation that I don't like from her and the other grandmas. (They walked a fine line with Mia between tough love and steamrolling, and while it gave the story some direction there were times I found it to be unpleasant. My heart hurt for Mia, as a parentified child she was emotionally unsupported for a very long time and yet her feelings were still being dismissed even by those who care about her.) Several generations of mother-daughter trauma to unpack added another layer of tension to the story. I definitely related to Mia with her anxiety and over-achiever people-pleasing ways and the interpersonal family dysfunction. While the romance played a large role in the story (including the "love triangle" she finds herself in), it felt like an accessory to what turned into more of a "life lessons" and self-growth type of story. I think people who enjoy their love stories with a large contingency of active (and sassy) senior citizens, some madcap humor, and some deeper themes of generational trauma and loss will really enjoy this book. This review was based on a complimentary DRC of the book, all opinions are my own. show less
Wreck My Plans by Cindi Madsen
Contemporary romance.
Mia Andrews was a publicist for a high profile celebrity. Until she took a weekend off and unplugged her phone. Of course her client went off the rails but Mia is the one that lost her job. Her grandmother invites Mia to work at the retirement community where she lives in Florida and without any other choices, Mia takes on the marketing job.
Mia finds chaos at the retirement community. Loofah sponges of varying colors on all the modified show more golf carts, and reporters asking about the spreading of sexual transmitted infections. Plus her grandmother and her group of friends pushing Mia to date the doctor and live it up. Even going so far as dressing her up in their party clothes and doing her makeup.
Mia wants to make the community a success so she can use it as a stepping stone in getting her reputation back. Can she also learn there is more to life than working 20 hours a day?
Amusing dialog and situations as Mia immerses herself in her new job while living with her well-meaning grandmother. The retirees are living their best lives and won’t be told to cover up. No, they insist on jumping out of planes!
Entertaining. With a bit of a lesson in life balance and happiness.
I received a copy of this from NetGalley. show less
Contemporary romance.
Mia Andrews was a publicist for a high profile celebrity. Until she took a weekend off and unplugged her phone. Of course her client went off the rails but Mia is the one that lost her job. Her grandmother invites Mia to work at the retirement community where she lives in Florida and without any other choices, Mia takes on the marketing job.
Mia finds chaos at the retirement community. Loofah sponges of varying colors on all the modified show more golf carts, and reporters asking about the spreading of sexual transmitted infections. Plus her grandmother and her group of friends pushing Mia to date the doctor and live it up. Even going so far as dressing her up in their party clothes and doing her makeup.
Mia wants to make the community a success so she can use it as a stepping stone in getting her reputation back. Can she also learn there is more to life than working 20 hours a day?
Amusing dialog and situations as Mia immerses herself in her new job while living with her well-meaning grandmother. The retirees are living their best lives and won’t be told to cover up. No, they insist on jumping out of planes!
Entertaining. With a bit of a lesson in life balance and happiness.
I received a copy of this from NetGalley. show less
I really connected with Liv and I was so intrigued by the plot of All the Broken Pieces. Cindi Madsen pulled it off beautifully.
I lives the characters as well as Olivia's voice. Spencer was an enigma and hot, just how I like my literary boys to be. Tough guys with tenderness. I really appreciated how he took everything in stride and believed the impossible with Liv.
I felt like I was always on the verge of figuring out exactly what was going on with Liv and why she couldn't remember show more anything but why she was having these strange dreams or flashes of other people and the warring voices in her head. By the end, I had figured out a few of the pieces of the puzzle correctly but it was still a spectacular ending and there were still a few things that I hadn't figured out as well as how they all fit together.
I was surprised at the emotions i felt reading this. Liv really had a beautiful voice, and I got right inside her head. The constant confusion and heartache she felt really came off the page. As well as trying to figure out who was really on her side, if everything was a lie, what to think of her parents, her fear that they or she did something terrible and she just can't remember. The romantic tension with Spencer was also well written. I never quite knew what to think of him, but I loved their playful teasing and banter and the glances of tenderness and how he really cares for others and is in pain with some of the things he keeps hidden about his past.
The rest of the secondary characters were superb as well. Kiera was a great addition to this story and i loved her bubbles and friendliness. Sabrina was also written well and I was wondering what was brewing there. I do think that there was a bit of rushed and unbelievable resolution with their relationship but i can forgive it because of how everything else resolved.
I flew through this book and loved every minute of it.
Bottom line: Connected with main character, and loved the premise and how it was executed. show less
I lives the characters as well as Olivia's voice. Spencer was an enigma and hot, just how I like my literary boys to be. Tough guys with tenderness. I really appreciated how he took everything in stride and believed the impossible with Liv.
I felt like I was always on the verge of figuring out exactly what was going on with Liv and why she couldn't remember show more anything but why she was having these strange dreams or flashes of other people and the warring voices in her head. By the end, I had figured out a few of the pieces of the puzzle correctly but it was still a spectacular ending and there were still a few things that I hadn't figured out as well as how they all fit together.
I was surprised at the emotions i felt reading this. Liv really had a beautiful voice, and I got right inside her head. The constant confusion and heartache she felt really came off the page. As well as trying to figure out who was really on her side, if everything was a lie, what to think of her parents, her fear that they or she did something terrible and she just can't remember. The romantic tension with Spencer was also well written. I never quite knew what to think of him, but I loved their playful teasing and banter and the glances of tenderness and how he really cares for others and is in pain with some of the things he keeps hidden about his past.
The rest of the secondary characters were superb as well. Kiera was a great addition to this story and i loved her bubbles and friendliness. Sabrina was also written well and I was wondering what was brewing there. I do think that there was a bit of rushed and unbelievable resolution with their relationship but i can forgive it because of how everything else resolved.
I flew through this book and loved every minute of it.
Bottom line: Connected with main character, and loved the premise and how it was executed. show less
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