The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch: A Novel
Oct 2023 · St. Martin's Griffin
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Jacqueline Firkins's The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch is a beautiful story of friendship, and second chances at love.
Imogen Finch has just been through her seventeenth breakup. She saw it coming, so she's not as crushed as she might be, but with all seventeen of her exes leaving her for other partners, she's come to believe a prediction her well-intentioned and possibly clairvoyant mother made over twenty years ago: that Imogen would never come first at anything or to anyone. Is her love life failing due to a magical curse? Insufficient effort? Poor timing or personality mismatches? Everyone has opinions on the matter.
Imogen's ready to give up altogether. But when Eliot Swift, her secret high school crush, returns to their small coastal town after a decade of nomadic travels, Imogen has new motivation to try again. Eliot's full of encouragement. He suggests that her curse is not only imagined, it's easily breakable. All they need is one win--any win--and she can believe in love, and in herself again.
From trivia games to swimming races to corn-shucking contests, the pair sets out to snag Imogen her first first. But when victory proves more elusive than Eliot anticipated, and when his deep-seeded wanderlust compels him to depart for far away places, Imogen fears she's destined to remain in second place forever. Fortunately for them both, sometimes magic lingers in the most unexpected places. And love is far from predictable.
Imogen Finch has just been through her seventeenth breakup. She saw it coming, so she's not as crushed as she might be, but with all seventeen of her exes leaving her for other partners, she's come to believe a prediction her well-intentioned and possibly clairvoyant mother made over twenty years ago: that Imogen would never come first at anything or to anyone. Is her love life failing due to a magical curse? Insufficient effort? Poor timing or personality mismatches? Everyone has opinions on the matter.
Imogen's ready to give up altogether. But when Eliot Swift, her secret high school crush, returns to their small coastal town after a decade of nomadic travels, Imogen has new motivation to try again. Eliot's full of encouragement. He suggests that her curse is not only imagined, it's easily breakable. All they need is one win--any win--and she can believe in love, and in herself again.
From trivia games to swimming races to corn-shucking contests, the pair sets out to snag Imogen her first first. But when victory proves more elusive than Eliot anticipated, and when his deep-seeded wanderlust compels him to depart for far away places, Imogen fears she's destined to remain in second place forever. Fortunately for them both, sometimes magic lingers in the most unexpected places. And love is far from predictable.
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4.7
3 reviews
Kristen Lewendon
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October 31, 2023
Wow. I kind of don’t know what to say about this book. And I think the biggest reason for that is that there’s so much I want to say. Imogen’s story is filled with sneaky little universal truths, and I’m pretty sure that I haven’t identified all of them. From things as simple as “your mindset can determine everything around you”, to ones as profound as “sometimes you have to let go in order to hold on”. Imogen’s struggles kind of broke my heart. She wants so badly to matter, but past experiences
Paula Pugh
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November 9, 2023
A solid five stars for this touching and endearing novel. Imogene and Eliot were friends as children and as teens. He broke her heart and she never answered any of his texts or emails. Back together in the same town, they cannot help but cross paths. I found that the personalities of Imogene and Eliot reached out and grabbed my heart with every insecurity and personal obsessions. I really enjoyed the novel. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Moon Fox
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November 6, 2023
I enjoyed this book. You really have to feel for Imogen. I know my heart simply ached for her. I also like her and Eliot a lot. The story was entertaining and tugs firmly on your heartstrings.
About the author
JACQUELINE FIRKINS is a writer, costume designer, and lover of beautiful things. She’s on the full-time faculty in the Department of Theatre & Film at the University of British Columbia where she also takes any writing class they’ll let her into. When not obsessing about where to put the buttons or the commas, she can be found running by the ocean, eating excessive amounts of gluten, listening to earnest love songs, and pretending her dog understands every word she says. Her books include Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things and Marlowe Banks, Redesigned.
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