Life's a bit of a beach these days for Ginger Walsh, who's single at forty-one and living back home in the family FROG (Finished Room Over Garage). She's hoping for a more fulfilling life as a sea glass artist, but instead is babysitting her sister's kids and sharing overnights with Noah, her sexy artist boyfriend with commitment issues and a dog Ginger's cat isn't too crazy about. Geri, her BlackBerry-obsessed sister, is also nearly over the deep end about her pending fiftieth birthday (and might just drag Ginger with her). Toss in a dumpster-picking father, a Kama Sutra T-shirt-wearing mother, a movie crew come to town with a very cute gaffer, an on-again-off-again glassblower boyfriend, plus a couple of Red Hat realtors, and hilarity ensues. The perfect summer read, Life's a Beach is a warm, witty, and wise look at what it takes to move forward at any stage in life.
Overall I was disappointed in this book, Life's a Beach. I chose it to read next because I was looking for something light, funny, and set in a beach town, and the book description seemed to match. Sadly, I was disappointed. Maybe it was just that I couldn't really connect with Ginger, the main character, or really anyone in the book for that matter. Maybe it was just that the storyline was kind of boring. I did enjoy the last 30 pages or so, but that's really it. I would say it was a mildly entertaining book, but definitely not one I would recommend running out and purchasing. It has some quirky characters, but none I really fell in love with or could relate to.
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