The Bridges Before Us
by Christine Ardigo
Haven’t we all made mistakes? Even good people make bad choices.
When Samantha finds herself surrounded by a wall of self-absorbed employees at her job at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, she realizes her people-pleasing nature is getting her nowhere. Longing for the dynamic lifestyle of her coworker Cara, Samantha decides a walk on the wild side might do her some good. But, when she learns Cara's been leading a secret life, not the one she portrays at work, Samantha realizes she’s made a mistake.
When her life goes from boring to appalling, Samantha looks for someone to steer her in the right direction, and it’s someone she least expects. Can Samantha trust the newly hired employee in her toxic department? Or, is he the only one that can teach her to embrace who she really is? Sometimes we need a stranger to tell us the truths we don’t want to hear.
The Bridges Before Us teaches us to love ourselves, embrace who we are, and never change for the sake of pleasing others. A captivating, roller coaster ride of drama, humor, and love, guaranteed to make you wonder if you have everything figured out in your life.
**Can be read as a Stand Alone or part of The Fix It or Get Out Series**
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| https://www.amazon.com/Bridges-Before-Us-Adult-Book-ebook/dp/B01B75DDNW |
Momma Says: 2 stars⭐⭐
While I get the idea of this story, and it's a good one, so much of it was a struggle for me to get through. I realize that it's young adult and the story comes with all the mistakes of that age of growing into your own skin, but nothing goes right for this character. Seriously, nothing. Maybe I'm a little too far past that age to appreciate Samantha's journey, but I became so frustrated with her that I considered not finishing the book more than once. I did push through in hopes that Samantha would eventually learn from her many mistakes, but she continues to move from one bad decision to the next. Granted, some things that happen to her are beyond her control and her low self-esteem is understandable, but this girl seemed to be a magnet for users who treated her like a doormat. I think the thing that pushed it over the top for me lay in the number of coworkers who were just toxic to be around. It started to feel like Samantha was the only person working in that department with any redeemable qualities and it's like they all had it in for her. Even Cooper, who does eventually redeem himself, had his moments of treating Samantha badly. While there are always some in any workplace who work harder at making someone else miserable than actually doing their job, to think that everybody this woman worked closely with was that way is just ridiculous. Even worse is the fact that Samantha realizes that she's making bad choices on more than one occasion, but continues down the same path. What it boils down to is our main character is a follower and continuously chooses the wrong people to follow. In the end, while we do get some satisfaction in the conclusion, most of this one was just frustrating for me.
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