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    The Theory of Happily Ever After
    The Theory of Happily Ever After
    The Theory of Happily Ever After
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    The Theory of Happily Ever After

    By Kristin Billerbeck

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    According to Dr. Maggie Maguire, happiness is serious science, as serious as Maggie takes herself. But science can't always account for life's anomalies--for instance, why her fiancé dumped her for a silk-scarf acrobat and how the breakup sent Maggie spiraling into an extended ice cream-fueled chick flick binge.

    Concerned that she might never pull herself out of this nosedive, Maggie's friends book her as a speaker on a "New Year, New You" cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. Maggie wonders if she's qualified to teach others about happiness when she can't muster up any for herself. But when a handsome stranger on board insists that smart women can't ever be happy, Maggie sets out to prove him wrong. Along the way she may discover that happiness has far less to do with the head than with the heart.

    Filled with memorable characters, snappy dialogue, and touching romance, Kristin Billerbeck's The Theory of Happily Ever After shows that the search for happiness may be futile--because sometimes happiness is already out there searching for you.

    "Billerbeck has the most delightful voice I've ever read. I adore her stories, and she returns with an enchanting new novel, The Theory of Happily Ever After. I laughed, cried, and rejoiced with her wonderful characters and was sad when the story ended. Highly recommended!"--Colleen Coble, USA Today bestselling author
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBaker Publishing Group
    Release dateMay 1, 2018
    ISBN9781493414031
    The Theory of Happily Ever After
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    Kristin Billerbeck

    Kristin Billerbeck is the author of numerous Christian novels, hitting the CBA bestseller list and winning the coveted ACFW Book of the Year in 2004 for What a Girl Wants and again in 2006 for With this Ring, I’m Confused. She has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, World Magazine, the Atlanta Journal Constitition and been seen on the "Today Show" for her pioneering role in Christian Chick Lit. She has a bachelor’s degree in advertising from San Jose State University.

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    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book. It was far different than the Christian Romances that I normally read, and that was refreshing. I love mixing up my reading, even if I don't realize I did it until after I started it. This book is inspiring and actually had some great thoughts about how to be happy. I am going to try making them a part of my life. I love when a work of fiction is able to inspire and change your life for the better. This was a really quick, easy read and it was the perfect break from my ever growing to read pile. This would be a great beach read this summer, or just a lay out in the backyard read.
    • 1/5
      I really wanted to like this book. It sounded great from the cover information provided. The main character annoyed me with her childishness in the very first chapter. Then I was really put off when she started to bash senior citizens, by referring to "unfortunate Hawaiian shirts" as well as "clothing that looked like it came from her father's closet." My husband and I love to cruise, and yes, we wear those Hawaiian shirts, just like lots of other adults who have the money and time to cruise the islands. She also made some crack about whether it was a seniors singles cruise. These kinds of wise cracks remind me of stand up comedians and TV show hosts who dish on everyone and everything. I am sorry to say I did not finish the book. It was obviously intended for someone much younger than I am. This was an Early Reviewers book that I received for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      A perfect beach read! The best way to describe this rom-com is as chick-lit. There is enough romance to stir your heart, but no heat to make you blush. There is enough drama to make you fear for friendships, but not so much you cringe or hate any characters. Barely a love triangle that feels more realistic but still dreamy. Just enough Christianity in there to let you know the characters have faith, but not so much to offend anyone. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and will read more by Kristin Billerbeck!I am thankful to have received a complimentary copy of the book which does not influence this voluntary review.
    • 3/5
      What better setting for a chick-lit book than a singles’ cruise! Kristen Billerbeck certainly takes off on the right boat here in the Theory of Happily Ever After.Each chapter starts with a quote from Maggie’s own book, The Science of Bliss. Yet, of course, Maggie can’t find bliss herself. Her friends feel the need to drag her on a cruise to restart her work and social lives.Maggie seems unable to pull herself out of her own swamp of despair and live by her own advice. That was just irritating. Maybe I am beyond the Chick-lit genre.The ending glosses over the hard feelings that have been building. Yes, people forgive. However, sometimes it takes a while for the feelings to catch up with reality and sometimes relationships change because of issues, even forgiven ones.“The church is simply people, Maggie. Flawed and sometimes just plain wrong when they make their own rules.” Haley says this to comfort Maggie. While Maggie needed to realize the humanity of the people in the church, I would hope that she would find the God of the Church very real, and another congregation better showing His love. Church was mentioned a lot, but God Himself didn’t seem so important in the characters’ daily lives.This book might work well for twenty-something singles who want a light read. I gratefully received a complimentary copy of the book from NetGalley and the publisher. This in no way influences my review, which I am voluntarily leaving.
    • 3/5
      My favorite part of this book is the quotes at the beginning of each chapter from the book Science of Bliss written by our fictional main character, Dr. Margaret K. Maguire, a scientist who studies happiness. It is surprising that someone who had personally experienced so little happiness could possess so much knowledge of it. From childhood Margaret, who goes by Maggie, had worked to please her parents, to keep them happy. This resulted in very little true happiness for her, and landed, her caught in an engagement with a man who made her feel unworthy and whom she desperately tried to make happy, well at least until he broke their engagement to marry an aerial dancer/trapeze artist. Whisked away from a two-month Hallmark movie and gelato binge and onto a singles cruise by her two best friends, who neglected to mention that she would be required to give a talk on happiness to a ship full of happiness seekers, Maggie is on a search of her own to discover personal happiness. What could go wrong? You will have to read The Theory of Happily Ever After to find out. Kristn Billerbeck deals with serious issues in a lighthearted manner without making light of them. I will admit that as a sixty-year-old grandmother who has been happily married for almost forty years, I may not be in the best demographic group for this book. I think I would have appreciated it more in my twenties or even my thirties. I do thank Revell Publishing for providing me with a copy of The Theory of Happily Ever After in exchange for an honest review. I received no monetary compensation for providing the review and was not obligated to provide a positive review.
    • 3/5
      I had no idea when I got this book it was written by the same author that wrote "What a Girl Wants" which is one of my favorite movies. When I found that out I had high hopes.I read this one over the course of the weekend. It did keep me reading, hoping it would get better and it never did.The lead character came across as weak and whiny rather than slightly flawed and strong underneath. I never did like her, not even at the end. Especially not when she was wearing a Princess costume and zip-lining across a cruise ship. The whole time I was hoping she would buck up and become charming and lovable but that didn't happen.The male characters were better, but I was much more interested in the one she didn't pick than the one she did. He had the most depth of them all.The book was a funny read, it really was, but it just never came together for me. So sad.
    • 3/5
      I received an advance reader's copy of this book from LibraryThing, although I did not manage to read it before the book came out. The cruise ship setting attracted me since I took a cruise a couple of years ago. The story line is clever--a PhD in happiness has been dumped by her fiance and coerced by her friends onto the cruise ship where she is to present a talk on happiness. The problem I saw with the book is that the plot moves very slowly. Maggie Maguire, the main character, spends a lot of her time reflecting on the same issues again and again. For someone who is supposed to be so smart, she comes across as amazingly obtuse. The book has a happy ending and is a decent way to spend time while relaxing at the beach. Although published by a Christian publisher, any Christian aspects of the book are extremely minimal. Recommended, with a few reservations.
    • 3/5
      2.5 stars ⭐️ I had a love/hate relationship with this book to be completely honest. I think my biggest issue with this book were the characters, unfortunately I felt like most of them were flat and irritating. The main character Maggie complains through the whole book and I mean the whole entire book about her life and has this woe is me attitude that in the beginning was fine but after a while was so repetitive that I simply didn’t care anymore. Her friends were horrible and couldn’t even see why they were her best friends, they literally had no redeeming qualities about them. Sam was the only character that I kinda cared about and even he wasn’t a spectacular character. I did like the overall premise of the story and her friends bringing her on a singles cruise to get over a recent breakup but what I wanted to be a fun/light hearted read ended up being more of a headache then anything. Also this book is listed as Christian Fiction and while I didn’t know that when I started reading it, I felt like God and the references were literally thrown in randomly to be classified as a Christian Fiction book. I honestly don’t even think God or faith was mentioned until 3/4 of the way through the book, so personally it felt like an afterthought and a totally confusing one at that. Overall this book was just way too problematic for me to really enjoy. I thought I would fly through it and instead I trudged though it. I did receive this book through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program. All thoughts and opinions are strictly my own.
    • 4/5
      To put it plain and simple—The Theory of Happily Ever After, by Kristin Billerbeck, is So. Much. Fun. It’s been quite a while since a book has made me laugh this much. The wit is superb, yet doesn’t take away the depth of its meaningful spiritual message.Dr. Maggie Maguire is a unique and intriguing character. She is the author of a successful book revealing the science behind happiness, yet her tumultuous love life makes her feel like a fraud. Who is she to tell anyone anything about happiness when she’s reduced herself to a broken-hearted, gelato-eating, cat-stealing, cheesy-movie-watching couch potato?Maggie’s two best friends, Haley and Kathleen, secretly book her on a singles cruise where she learns that she must give a speech on her scientific happiness theory. That’s when things go completely awry. Two men show interest in her when she doesn’t want or trust the attention, her publisher has looming expectations, she’s lying to her parents, and her ex is determined to dump a second helping of misery on her plate.This book is an entertaining rom-com that’s sure to penetrate your heart while offering plenty of high jinks and giggles.I was blessed to receive a complimentary copy from Revell.
    • 4/5
      Maggie is quite a smart young woman.She thinks she has it all figured out about what it takes to be happy. All her scientific facts don't prepare her for a big breakup with her fiance. She sure didn't see that coming. How embarrassing for her to be an author who is suppose to be an expert on happiness. Now what can she do to fix her life?To the rescue is her two best friends. What a plan they have for Maggie. I'm not sure that the idea of a cruise is what she needs but off they go. The characters are fun to know and I liked how the author showed how we can laugh at ourselves and be okay with our mistakes. Can Maggie find true happiness on a cruise? Will she be able to open her heart to a new romance?The story is fun with a great theme of trusting God and finding true happiness in Him.I received a coy of this book from Revell Publishing. The review is my own opinion.
    • 4/5
      When you figure out that these women have been college friends, and are there for one another, and they also work for our main character Dr. Maggie.Be ready for some great laugh out loud moments, and for some big bombshells being dropped, as we go for a wonderful, rather luxurious, and kidnapped cruise. You can see there is a lot going on here, with giving speeches and ending up in a fire, to choking, and they all meld into this story.Cruising with friends and a bit of romance, what could go wrong? You will soon be quickly page turning to see how our Dr.’s life is going to continue after this sudden vacation.I received this book through the Publisher Revell and their Blogger Program, and was not required to give a positive review.
    • 3/5
      I received this book for free from the publisher (Revell Books) in exchange for an honest review. Typically I really like chick lit and rom-coms, but I didn’t really like this one. My main issue with this book was the characters. The main character, Maggie, was pretty annoying for the first half of the book. All she would do was complain about her life over and over again. It got way too repetitive. Maggie’s two best friends were annoying too, especially Haley. I could not stand Haley at all. She acted like a spoiled brat and was not a very good friend, in my opinion. The male characters were slightly better. I really liked Sam, but I thought Brent was just okay. I also found the book to be too short. I felt like towards the end, the story was just starting to take shape. The book definitely could have benefitted from some more fleshing out. In regards to what I liked, I enjoyed the premise of the book. The singles’ cruise was a clever idea.I also liked the references to Disney princesses. There were nods to Beauty and the Beast (at one point Maggie even dresses up as Belle) and one reference to Frozen (pg. 168-“I needed to find solace in another Disney princess and follow her advice: let it go”).Overall, the book would have been more enjoyable if the characters were less bothersome.
    • 4/5
      After Maggie is dumped by her fiancée, she goes into hiding and completely withdraws from life. Maggie is an expert of how to achieve happiness, except for herself. Her friends force her on a cruise to bring her back to the land of the living, but she must also give a talk about achieving happiness. While on the cruise, Maggie meets two very different men who force her to explore what truly makes her happy. Cute, quick read.
    • 4/5
      This was a fun, easy contemporary romance to read. Maybe a bit predictable, but the story was fun. I enjoyed the usual slow build between the main couple. As others have said, I was hesitant to read Christian fiction (just not my thing) but it was really a non issue. I did enjoy this and I was glad Maggie got her happy ending.
    • 3/5
      When I requested this, I didn't realize it was Christian Fiction. And really, it shouldn't have been. It's like the author wrote a romance novel and then someone went back and made the scientist a Christian and threw in a few parts about praying and church, and they didn't really fit.

      The protagonist is a "happiness scientist" who appears to be on the autism spectrum. She just went through a bad break-up. Her friends (I want friends like them!) take her on a cruise where *surprise* she's the headline speaker. She has some crazy experiences and falls in love.
    • 2/5
      She wrote about book about how to be happy and forgot to read it as her current life is anything but. Then Maggie's good friends decide to take her on a singles cruise - paid for because Maggie has to give a talk, one that she isn't ready to give and things go wrong from the start but it's a seven day cruise so let's see what happens.
    • 2/5
      This book started off well. It had some really funny moments that had me laughing out loud. However, as the book went on the same issues kept getting over discussed and rehashed laboriously. The drama got old after a while.
    • 4/5
      Amazing! This book really had me thinking about life and the choices that we make in the pursuit of happiness. Sometimes we just have to stop in our busyness and take a look around to make sure we don't miss out on the important things such as friendship, love, and of course happiness. That sometimes we miss out on what's right in front of us because we don't even bother to look and enjoy what we have.
    • 4/5
      Scientist, Dr. Maggie Magguire's life has been turned upside down. Recently dumped by her fiancee, the author of a book on happiness. Maggie spends her days sitting on her sofa eating gelato and watching romance movies until her friends come to the rescue and book her as a guest speaker on a "New Year, New You" cruise to Mexico.

      Maggie fears she is unqualified because she can't find happiness herself. Then she runs into a handsome stranger who insists that smart women can't be happy, this makes Maggie determined to prove him wrong.

      I enjoyed this book, it was fun, witty and full of suspense. The characters were believable and interesting.
      The writer proves that if we listen to God and follow our hearts, happiness will follow.

      This is a wonderful book that is hard to put down.


    • 4/5
      To put it plain and simple—The Theory of Happily Ever After, by Kristin Billerbeck, is So. Much. Fun. It’s been quite a while since a book has made me laugh this much. The wit is superb, yet doesn’t take away the depth of its meaningful spiritual message.Dr. Maggie Maguire is a unique and intriguing character. She is the author of a successful book revealing the science behind happiness, yet her tumultuous love life makes her feel like a fraud. Who is she to tell anyone anything about happiness when she’s reduced herself to a broken-hearted, gelato-eating, cat-stealing, cheesy-movie-watching couch potato?Maggie’s two best friends, Haley and Kathleen, secretly book her on a singles cruise where she learns that she must give a speech on her scientific happiness theory. That’s when things go completely awry. Two men show interest in her when she doesn’t want or trust the attention, her publisher has looming expectations, she’s lying to her parents, and her ex is determined to dump a second helping of misery on her plate.This book is an entertaining rom-com that’s sure to penetrate your heart while offering plenty of high jinks and giggles.I was blessed to receive a complimentary copy from Revell.
    • 3/5
      I received this book for free from the publisher (Revell Books) in exchange for an honest review. Typically I really like chick lit and rom-coms, but I didn’t really like this one. My main issue with this book was the characters. The main character, Maggie, was pretty annoying for the first half of the book. All she would do was complain about her life over and over again. It got way too repetitive. Maggie’s two best friends were annoying too, especially Haley. I could not stand Haley at all. She acted like a spoiled brat and was not a very good friend, in my opinion. The male characters were slightly better. I really liked Sam, but I thought Brent was just okay. I also found the book to be too short. I felt like towards the end, the story was just starting to take shape. The book definitely could have benefitted from some more fleshing out. In regards to what I liked, I enjoyed the premise of the book. The singles’ cruise was a clever idea.I also liked the references to Disney princesses. There were nods to Beauty and the Beast (at one point Maggie even dresses up as Belle) and one reference to Frozen (pg. 168-“I needed to find solace in another Disney princess and follow her advice: let it go”).Overall, the book would have been more enjoyable if the characters were less bothersome.

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    The Theory of Happily Ever After - Kristin Billerbeck

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