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Just Look Up by Courtney Walsh is a really cute, relevant book. It is a stand-alone and is my first by this author; I’ve been wanting to read something of hers after seeing so many of my favorite authors gush about her writings.
Lane Kelley is an interior designer who is very focused on her career and the company she’s involved in. She has worked to distance herself from her childhood hometown and make a name for herself in Chicago and the interior design industry. It’s all she thinks about, all she does, all she focuses on. She sleeps, eats, and breathes her career. It’s not until she receives a devastating phone call that her brother has been in a motorcycle accident that she slowly begins to wake up and look at those around her instead of being so solely focused on herself.
Ryan Brooks is Lane Kelley’s brother’s best friend, and was in the accident with him. He had a childhood crush on Lane, and when she comes back to town to check on her brother, he’s hit all over again by his attraction to her, and he determines this is his moment to try and win her heart. Will she be able to tear her eyes away from her phone and her thoughts away from work for long enough to notice him?
This is a sweet story that shares a good message about taking time away from your phone and paying attention to friends and family. It’s appropriate for all ages. I thought the plot moved along pretty well, albeit predictable, and I liked Ryan’s character. I will admit it was a lot harder to like Lane because she was SO focused on her phone for so much of the story that it look me a while to find a reason to feel compassion for her. But a note to those who feel the same way about Lane: stick it out. She does have some redeeming qualities and a backstory that will help you realize why she acts the way she does.
Thank you to Tyndale House publishers for providing me with a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own and were not required to be positive.
*Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention/review it on my blog. I was not required to give a positive review, only my honest opinion – which I’ve done. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own and I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.*


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Just Look Up Courtney Walsh 0031809004234 Books Reviews

Just Look Up by Courtney Walsh

Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Story Notes

Courtney Walsh’s newest novel is a truly wonderful read that makes readers consider just how absorbed they are with their “to-do” list and whether they need to take a moment to “just look up” from their devices and enjoy the life around them.

This is the first non-mystery/crime book I have really enjoyed in a long time. I am sure that others will raise their hands along with mine that when we have a job or project to finish we become so focused on it that everything else, including our families and friends, becomes secondary. Not that its a good thing but its the truth, and this truth is the main theme of Ms. Walsh’s latest story. (My review is outlined a little differently than the book as much of the early story is told in flashbacks) Lane Kelley is an extremely successful interior designer who works in Chicago. She has spent the last seven long years working to build a name for herself and her employer J. B. Sweet and if she can land her latest potential client she will achieve her dream – Creative Director of the company. Before she can officially meet with said client, a call from her hometown leaves her scrambling to reschedule her calendar and head back to her childhood home. Her older brother Nate has had a serious motorcycle accident and is in a coma. Dreading going home to see the family who she believes betrayed her and never really loved her, Lane decides that as Nate was the only one who always made time for her she will go for a few days to make sure he will recover before coming back to grab her clients before someone else does. I loved the start of this book, knowing there would be so much that would have to be examined and deep dived for this story to turn out well with completeness. Ms. Walsh presented a situation that is often the case for those who feel they don’t fit in with their family – that no one is on their side and they are far from lovable. Lane’s struggle to fit in was not only emotional but physical as well. She was the only child in her family that was overweight and not the least athletically inclined. Unfortunately dubbed “Pudge” by those around her, Lane lives her entire childhood with extremely low self esteem and few friends. One of those friends is Ryan Brooks, a boy from the other side of the tracks who is taken in, along with his sister, by Lane’s family when their alcoholic father tries to hurt them. As they grow up together both Ryan and Lane slowly begin to the see the other in a new light, one that could lead to a deeper relationship. But after an embarrassing game of truth or dare with the other kids from town the summer before senior year, Lane believes Ryan would never see her as “girlfriend material”. Spending her last year in high school incredibly focused on her grades and getting into Northwestern University with scholarships, Lane hides her hurt and looks forward to the day she can put the town and all those she knows in her rear-view mirror. Ryan regrets hurting Lane but can’t find a way to make it right since she avoids him very well. After graduation he enters the military seeking direction and discipline in his life and will find friends and family there he never thought he’d find outside of the Kelley family. When he returns after his required overseas tours and discovers his father is still the raging alcoholic he always was, Ryan decides to live near the Kelleys in Harbor Pointe and seek a business degree. Acquiring the dilapidated Cedar Grove lakeside community and turning the cottages into a big tourist draw allows Ryan to use his business know how and still put in the physical labor he loves. Lane, meanwhile, finds solace in her studies at Northwestern and a new found love of fitness, transforming herself into the person she wants everyone else to see – successful in all areas of life. She meets a man named Jasper who likes her for who she is and quickly becomes engaged. But once again, Lane finds herself facing disappointment and heartache when her sister, Lindsey, both sleeps with and marries Jasper, and her family does nothing to stand up for her. Determined to have nothing further to do with them, Lane takes on more classes and remains in Chicago after graduation to make her way alone, vowing to never return to Harbor Pointe. Having done some of the same things when I went to school myself, I found myself identifying with Lane in several ways – with the weight issues, the drive to be the best in my studies, and to be seen as a person who was successful in all that I did. I learned much quicker than Lane that success is not determined by awards, degrees or clothing size. Yes, its good to be healthy, exercise and do your best in all pursuits, but not being the top of the list doesn’t mean you failed. Ms. Walsh has Lane learn many painful lessons in this book but my favorite two she learned was that one although it was painful to “lose” her fiance to her sister, Jasper turns out to be a very selfish, egotistical man who is nothing like the man(Ryan) God has for her, and, two that slowing down and really living life with those around you is the best way to live. It was good to see that Ms. Walsh had Lane stand up for herself and tell Lindsey to show her real repentance by ensuring that her marriage to Jasper does not fall apart. And while she had hoped to hear the words of apology before, Lane realizes that God took care of both her and those who hurt her, all while keeping her heart safe for a better love. Lane despised the “sleepy” town she grew up in for years because it reminds her of all the ways she believes she failed to be what everyone expected of her. When she finds her health in crisis after the stress of her job becomes too much, she quits her job and agrees to come home and work with Ryan on his Cedar Grove community project. Through their working together to make the cottages perfect in time for Ryans military friend’s families to stay, they will both find forgiveness, peace and a love that never really died. I just loved how Ms. Walsh brought the two of them together and showed that forgiveness is necessary if one seeks true healing in their relationships. My only issue with the entire book was that Ms. Walsh didn’t really address how Lane’s mother treated her – both as a child and as an adult. Instead of defending her daughter against those who bullied her as a child, Dottie Kelley tells her “they didn’t really mean it”. That is extremely hurtful to a child when their parent is not their defender, not to extremes of course, but especially when their physical appearance is different from everyone else. Dottie should have helped Lane find confidence in her own abilities and looks rather than telling her “I told you you shouldn’t have worn/done that”. The worst however was when she didn’t actively pursue her daughter when she found out about Lindsey and Jasper. My mother would have broken down the door to comfort and help me if someone did that do me, even if it was a sibling. So while I would have liked to have seen more contrition from Dottie, I still really loved this book. I will most certainly be recommending this book to others; its one I know I will be re-reading as well.

I received this book free of charge from Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for a fair and honest review. I will receive no fiscal compensation from Tyndale House Publishers for this review.
Just Look Up by Courtney Walsh is a really cute, relevant book. It is a stand-alone and is my first by this author; I’ve been wanting to read something of hers after seeing so many of my favorite authors gush about her writings.
Lane Kelley is an interior designer who is very focused on her career and the company she’s involved in. She has worked to distance herself from her childhood hometown and make a name for herself in Chicago and the interior design industry. It’s all she thinks about, all she does, all she focuses on. She sleeps, eats, and breathes her career. It’s not until she receives a devastating phone call that her brother has been in a motorcycle accident that she slowly begins to wake up and look at those around her instead of being so solely focused on herself.
Ryan Brooks is Lane Kelley’s brother’s best friend, and was in the accident with him. He had a childhood crush on Lane, and when she comes back to town to check on her brother, he’s hit all over again by his attraction to her, and he determines this is his moment to try and win her heart. Will she be able to tear her eyes away from her phone and her thoughts away from work for long enough to notice him?
This is a sweet story that shares a good message about taking time away from your phone and paying attention to friends and family. It’s appropriate for all ages. I thought the plot moved along pretty well, albeit predictable, and I liked Ryan’s character. I will admit it was a lot harder to like Lane because she was SO focused on her phone for so much of the story that it look me a while to find a reason to feel compassion for her. But a note to those who feel the same way about Lane stick it out. She does have some redeeming qualities and a backstory that will help you realize why she acts the way she does.
Thank you to Tyndale House publishers for providing me with a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own and were not required to be positive.
*Disclosure of Material Connection I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention/review it on my blog. I was not required to give a positive review, only my honest opinion – which I’ve done. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own and I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.*