I had to work a little to get into this story, but afterwards? I really liked it. Especially because I could see myself in a lot of characters. It was a little bit clichéd and a little bit lecturing at times, too, but I still enjoyed it very much.

I liked how important the side characters were. All have their own little back stories and I don't know which one I liked the most.

I especially liked how cute the building romance is and how slow. But romance is not the only thing about Fragile. It's about being and becoming who you are and how not everyone has the same idea about a happy life.

Disclaimer: I was provided by the publisher with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. Thank you. ( )

This book was very real. Verisimilitude dripped from every page. And in this case that made it better.

It's the story of Carly and Ashley. They meet after both finding jobs at the newly opening Marshalls in the town in VT where they live.

Carly is in her early twenties and home after college. Her mother, Jillian, is distant and Carly sometimes seems more like a mother to her little sister Cynthia than Jillian.

Ashley has her own baggage as well, and quite a backstory that unfolds very naturally during the novel (I won't spoil it).

I don't think that I'd ever read any novel that ever even mentioned Marshalls (or any TJX store either). But, I am familiar with the stores and I thought the author did a good job getting the feeling of Marshalls in the book.

And then there was the driving. Perhaps it was because I was a... late bloomer... when it came to driving, but all the descriptions and Carly's feelings regarding driving felt so real.

It was a fun read, and a fast read too ('cause I don't think I put it down too many times).

I got this advanced galley through Netgalley on behalf of Ylva Publishing. ( )