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I Thought You Said This Would Work

I Thought You Said This Would Work

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  • Create Date：2021-04-12 08:31:25
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Ann Wertz Garvin
  • ISBN：B08CMS48FT
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Summary

A road trip can drive anyone over the edge—especially two former best friends—in bestselling author Ann Garvin’s funny and poignant novel about broken bonds， messy histories， and the power of forgiveness。

Widowed Samantha Arias hasn’t spoken to Holly Dunfee in forever。 It’s for the best。 Samantha prefers to avoid conflict。 The blisteringly honest Holly craves it。 What they still have in common puts them both back on speed dial: a mutual love for Katie， their best friend of twenty-five years， now hospitalized with cancer and needing one little errand from her old college roomies。

It’s simple: travel cross-country together， steal her loathsome ex-husband’s VW camper， find Katie’s diabetic Great Pyrenees at a Utah rescue， and drive him back home to Wisconsin。 If it’ll make Katie happy， no favor is too big （one hundred pounds）， too daunting （two thousand miles）， or too illegal （ish）， even when a boho D-list celebrity hitches a ride and drives the road trip in fresh directions。

Samantha and Holly are following every new turn—toward second chances， unexpected romance， and self-discovery—and finally blowing the dust off the secret that broke their friendship。 On the open road， they’ll try to put it back together—for themselves， and especially for the love of Katie。

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Reviews

Annemarie Williams ，

Gets ya in the feelsThis is not something I usually read， but I had been in a reading slump。 When I saw this on Amazon's Firat reads for the month， I thought I would try it。 Let me tell you- it fixed the slump。 This is so cute and funny， but also emotional。 Needing your friends。 Needing to fix things that happened in the past， before its too late。 One minute you are laughing your fool head off and the next trying to keep the hubs from seeing you tear up at some words on a kindle。 Highly recommen Gets ya in the feelsThis is not something I usually read， but I had been in a reading slump。 When I saw this on Amazon's Firat reads for the month， I thought I would try it。 Let me tell you- it fixed the slump。 This is so cute and funny， but also emotional。 Needing your friends。 Needing to fix things that happened in the past， before its too late。 One minute you are laughing your fool head off and the next trying to keep the hubs from seeing you tear up at some words on a kindle。 Highly recommend for anyone！ 。。。more

Katy ，

AMAZON First ReadsOH， My Goodness！ Nearly everyone should read this！A book that ran though my emotional gamut！ I just could not put it down！Holly， Samantha， and Katie--friends since college except whenever down-beaten Sammie and aggressive Holly weren't。 Katie， dying of cancer， asks them to kidnap Peanut， her diabetic Great Pyrennes， from her self-centered， egotistical ex in California。 After the plane trip， they met Summer， a reality type， free spirit who hitches her wagon to their stars， and g AMAZON First ReadsOH， My Goodness！ Nearly everyone should read this！A book that ran though my emotional gamut！ I just could not put it down！Holly， Samantha， and Katie--friends since college except whenever down-beaten Sammie and aggressive Holly weren't。 Katie， dying of cancer， asks them to kidnap Peanut， her diabetic Great Pyrennes， from her self-centered， egotistical ex in California。 After the plane trip， they met Summer， a reality type， free spirit who hitches her wagon to their stars， and goes along for the way， proving。 to be the buffer that both need。 As they kidnap the dog， learn how to take care of a very sick dog， worry about a pregnant wife， and as always， trying to be the best they can for their dying friend Katie， Holly and Sammie finally reconcile， finding decades of misunderstanding if only the other had taken the initiative to ask the other why their friendship ended。A lesson for our lives。。。。 。。。more

Sarah Baker ，

Sometimes books come to you at the right time and they soothe all the hurts and fears in your heart。 This is one of those books。

Bonny B。 Pendleton ，

Loved itI don’t usually give any book five stars， but this one richly deserved it。 The characters are so well developed you wish they could be you BFF’s。 The story line was complex and would have been unbelievable if the book hadn’t been so well written。 I’ll be reading more by this author。

Kim ，

Good， easy read。 Nice twists but mostly predictable。 I really enjoyed reading this book！

Jackie Northall ，

Emotional Very emotionally charged story。But some funny parts that keep you on the edge， thoroughly enjoyed。 Loved all the characters too。

ConnieDavis ，

Not just for dog loversFor me and where I am in my life this had the right balance of lighthearted fun and serious thought。

carolyn selic ，

HeartwarmingI could not put this book down and you won't either。 It has sisterhood， some romance， hope， humor and animals。 HeartwarmingI could not put this book down and you won't either。 It has sisterhood， some romance， hope， humor and animals。 。。。more

Beth Wienck ，

Funny， heartwarming bookI received a Kindle edition from Goodreads。 This book made me laugh and cry。 I could relate so much with the main character， how fear of confrontation can affect one's actions and a simple mix up made for years of misunderstood communication。 Actually， there are several ideas from this book， I plan to use in my own life！ The road trip is hilarious！！ Funny， heartwarming bookI received a Kindle edition from Goodreads。 This book made me laugh and cry。 I could relate so much with the main character， how fear of confrontation can affect one's actions and a simple mix up made for years of misunderstood communication。 Actually， there are several ideas from this book， I plan to use in my own life！ The road trip is hilarious！！ 。。。more

Jean ，

A fun change of pace。

Jill ，

This was a fun read。 Made me want to join in on the road trip。

Kriti | Armed with A Book ，

This was a fun read。 I loved the storyline and the characters and Summer truly made this road trip extra fun。 The lifelong friendship between Katie and Sam was lovely to read about。 Sam and Holly's friendship was a good example of misunderstandings that seep into relationships and how we end up distancing ourselves from people we love without giving them a fair chance。 I had lots of chuckles throughout this book。 I recommend adding this to your summer reading list or when you are craving a road This was a fun read。 I loved the storyline and the characters and Summer truly made this road trip extra fun。 The lifelong friendship between Katie and Sam was lovely to read about。 Sam and Holly's friendship was a good example of misunderstandings that seep into relationships and how we end up distancing ourselves from people we love without giving them a fair chance。 I had lots of chuckles throughout this book。 I recommend adding this to your summer reading list or when you are craving a road trip。Many thanks to Over the River Public Relations and publisher for a gifted copy of the book for an honest review。 A more detailed review will be available on Armed with A Book in the coming days。 。。。more

Diana Sue ，

I completely loved this book！ I laughed out loud， cried a little， and just enjoyed all the loveable characters， flaws， and all！ Offbeat， emotional， and very satisfying。 This is a book that I would， and probably will re-read， which is rare for me。 I highly recommend this book。 I won this book as a giveaway from Goodreads which has no bearing on my review。

Natalie Zappa ，

MehI made it about halfway through， then put it down due to lack of interest。 I realized I was skipping over more than I was reading。 The writing style wasn't bad， I just felt like it wasn't going anywhere， even though it was a book about a road trip。 MehI made it about halfway through， then put it down due to lack of interest。 I realized I was skipping over more than I was reading。 The writing style wasn't bad， I just felt like it wasn't going anywhere， even though it was a book about a road trip。 。。。more

Judy Quigley ，

Great characters and story line。。fast paced with drama and laughter。 Really enjoyed it。

SarahRead ，

3。5

Lauren Castle ，

Friendship at its best when things are at their worst。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 The deep friendship between the primary characters touched my heart and the addition of Sunny demonstrated how new friends can bring new joy。 Ann Garvin has a talent for using analogies to create the perfect description of a situation or scene。 Reading this book made me feel like I was on the road trip with my best friends。

Debbie ，

A fun story that is soap opera like twisty turvy but also with a deeper side into relationships， fear and the result of never delving into the whys。 Really a fun beautiful read that left me wanting more from this author

Kathleen ，

A solid mix of stories overall yet oddly written in a few places。 Great characters。 Good for pet lovers。 Old friends。 New friends。 Sickness。 New love。 A misunderstanding that went unaddressed far too long。

ben storch ，

I was really excited to read this， but unfortunately it didn't turn out to be a good as I had hoped。 The characters were two dimensional， the pace was too clunky and slow， and the narrator too whiny and self absorbed。 There were a few， unfortunately rare， funny moments and some of the sadder moments would have had more impact had the characters been further developed。 Overall， there was a lot of promise here that just didn't pan out。 I was really excited to read this， but unfortunately it didn't turn out to be a good as I had hoped。 The characters were two dimensional， the pace was too clunky and slow， and the narrator too whiny and self absorbed。 There were a few， unfortunately rare， funny moments and some of the sadder moments would have had more impact had the characters been further developed。 Overall， there was a lot of promise here that just didn't pan out。 。。。more

Michelle Delgado ，

This is a 3 - 3。5。 I think ， Abe it was trying too hard at times to be deep and sometimes too hard to be funny。 But， all in all it was a decent read with some cute moments and some sad moments。

Lynn P。 Chamblee ，

Fun readGreat book，quick read，and the characters were so believable。 I mean， really。。。dogs， cute guys， kittens，and a road trip， what's not to love？ Fun readGreat book，quick read，and the characters were so believable。 I mean， really。。。dogs， cute guys， kittens，and a road trip， what's not to love？ 。。。more

Jennifer Franklyn ，

Couldn’t put it downIt’s been a long time since I’ve been so taken with a book that I read it in one session。 Literally couldn’t put it down。 It’s so flowing with turns in all the right places that I was hooked。 Not my usual genre choice but wanted something lighthearted and this really delivered。 Would recommend to anyone。

Ruth ，

Amazing I loved it， so good to read， well written， friendship and heart。 And dogs， nothing more needed。 Thank you ❤

Dawn ，

Wit & wisdomThis reminded me a bit of Where’d You Go Bernadette。 A feel-good read that had you laughing out loud at times and then wiping away a tear。 We all need those good friends， our life partners。

R S ，

Delightful quick read。 A great story on friendship。 I found it so very amusing。 This was a great book to get me out of my reading dunk。

Laura Steinert ，

Not laugh out loud funny， but witty and droll and occasionally bitter-sweet。 This is one of my top suggestions for lazy summer reading。 Gal friends， dogs， and adventure。

Krista ，

I picked up this book because it was the most appealing of the Kindle First Reads offered that month。 It's not normally my go-to type of book。 I prefer science fiction and fantasy， suspense/thrillers， and the occasional romance。 Women's fiction is just not something I am normally drawn to， yet this one featured a dog and I love dogs。 It also had some comedic elements I figured I would find amusing。 I was right。 I did find it amusing。 I actually laughed out loud more than once， mostly at Summer's I picked up this book because it was the most appealing of the Kindle First Reads offered that month。 It's not normally my go-to type of book。 I prefer science fiction and fantasy， suspense/thrillers， and the occasional romance。 Women's fiction is just not something I am normally drawn to， yet this one featured a dog and I love dogs。 It also had some comedic elements I figured I would find amusing。 I was right。 I did find it amusing。 I actually laughed out loud more than once， mostly at Summer's shenanigans。 I also got teary-eyed more than once。 Friendships come in many forms。 Some are fleeting and never evolve into a deep， meaningful relationship。 Others are cemented in loving bonds that are tested by misunderstandings， anger， hurt， and resentment。 In this novel， Samantha and Holly have lived for years with the ghost of their broken friendship shadowing their lives。 Only when their mutual best friend， Katie， is once again in the hospital fighting a second round of Ovarian cancer are they forced into circumstances requiring them to work together despite the tension between them。 On a rescue mission to save Katie's beloved dog from her ex-husband's abandonment of the animal to a local animal shelter， the two women are forced into close confines。 Luckily， their duo is made a trio when a bored down-on-her-luck actress takes an interest in cleansing Samatha's aura。 Summer brings the comedy， while Sam and Holly provide the depth and complexity of a damaged friendship。 As one would expect， the misunderstandings， anger， hurt， and resentments are slowly unveiled and confronted。 I was so moved by the book that a five-star rating only felt right。 。。。more

Lallen ，

Glad I Discovered This BookEverything I love about reading， captured in one book。 Flawed characters with redeeming qualities。 The story has some unbelievable and unlikely events， but made for entertaining reading。 Sometimes funny， sometimes sad， and 100% a good read

Theresa Alan ，

This is a fun/sad/original novel about three women who became friends in college who are brought back together many years later when Katie’s ovarian cancer is no longer in remission。 Katie and Samantha remained close friends all these years。 Katie was there for Sam when Sam’s husband died before her daughter was born， and Sam was there for Katie during her divorce and the first round of surviving cancer， but Holly has been furious with Sam all these years， though Sam doesn’t know why。 When Sam a This is a fun/sad/original novel about three women who became friends in college who are brought back together many years later when Katie’s ovarian cancer is no longer in remission。 Katie and Samantha remained close friends all these years。 Katie was there for Sam when Sam’s husband died before her daughter was born， and Sam was there for Katie during her divorce and the first round of surviving cancer， but Holly has been furious with Sam all these years， though Sam doesn’t know why。 When Sam and Holly agree to travel from Wisconsin to California to dognap Katie’s enormous diabetic dog from her ex-husband， who took Peanut because divorcing her for another woman wasn’t enough to hurt her， adventures and debacles force the two estranged women on a journey of self-discovery as well as finally talking about what led to the rift between them all these years。 I identified to a degree with all of the women in the story， and with the complicated relationship between female friendships。 。。。more

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