BJOYFL: A Must Read
Rating:
5 / 5
BJOYFL is Reviewed by Linda Pannett Author of "Silent Killers." Lynn Barry Author of "BJOYFL" is a wonderful brilliant writer taking her readers on a lively journey through being a student of midlife to wanting love and finding love and uncertain of love to being absolutely in love with a man who she believes is a jerk. Will she marry the jerk and become an instant stepmother? Will she become a teacher or be a dropout? Ms. Barry takes us on the road to a beautiful suspense novel that will make you laugh and cry. "BJOYFL" is a must read.
A JOY TO READ
Rating:
5 / 5
I recommend Lynn Barry's "BJOYFL" for those who simply find reading a joy. Barry invites us into Valerie Martin's life as her road to happiness is currently under construction. She maneuvers around the roadblocks of life with her mind set on being joyful. With her newly earned teaching career she re-encounters a troubled teen who needs her help. What path will Valerie choose as she struggles to befriend this lonely and angry young girl? Will she find the happiness she desperately seeks or will this be yet another dead end? Being joyful may mean different things to different people but everyone can relate to Barry's theme in "BJOYFL." Love, acceptance and belonging.
Jennifer Ragan
Author of "Shadow's Walk"
All the right answers to the wrong questions!!!
Rating:
5 / 5
Valerie Martin is a thirtysomething lady seeking to find herself in life. Long on dreams and short on reality, Valerie has returned to school to get her college degree. She meets up with two more ladies well beyond the average college student age and the three of them share a bond that only ladies in their situation could understand.Valerie has got more than her fair share of problems in places she doesn't even know exist. As she looks around she finds herself surrounded with such problems as being pressured by her mother to get married before she becomes an old maid, falling prey to a young student that awkwardly looses his virginity with her while she is only seeking someone to pay attention to her, possible suitors getting her hopes up only to thank her for being the eternal "friend" that listens to them and dealing with a troublesome child that seems to enjoy the thrill of shoplifting at the store she works. These are some of the fronts she has to conquer. By the time you finish the book, you will have enjoyed her trip through two possible marriages and a surprise finish. Valerie suffers more than a little bit as she places the role of a little, insecure girl trapped in the body of an adult. Torn between hiding in the comfort of her parents house and facing the world on her own, she spends many a night crying, wishing and dreaming of a happiness, yet not knowing what she really needs to be happy. A sidebar story of an author spending time in her parent's bed and breakfast establishment while penning a new book called "BJOYFL" is one that will finally lead Valerie towards her true happiness. She will come to terms with the fact that, to be happy, one has to be happy with themselves. This is the second book that I have read by this highly talented author and I am chomping at the bit to read future works of her. Barry is a very gifted writer that as a humorous, yet dramatic style of getting her characters into problems and finally delivering them towards an ultimate peace with themselves. This book was written in first person format which made it all the more enjoyable as you lived the world through the eyes and ears of Valerie. A very highly recommended read!!!
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