The Divorced Not Dead Workshop by CeCe Osgood

Divorced five years and recently dumped by Theo, Dorsey Bing brainstorms about a dating workshop for divorced people. Too bad she’s an idea person with zero follow-through. That changes when her pal, Pilar, sets up the workshop, puts herself in charge and gets Dorsey to be her “gofer.” Dorsey’s widowed stepfather Ralph, and his bride-to-be, Audrey, ask Dorsey to join their wedding cruise to Cabo, which will be held on the same weekend. Dorsey and Pilar nip that problem by holding the workshop during the cruise. But do things ever work out as planned. No. No, they don’t. 

Everything goes topsy-turvy with a startling mishap, rebellious workshop attendees and the arrival of Audrey’s good-looking but wily nephew Finn. More trouble comes with the unexpected re-appearance of Theo. Will Dorsey and Theo revive their relationship or will she discover Finn isn’t who she thinks he is? Facing failure and heartbreak, Dorsey must tackle her biggest challenge if she’s to win the love, and life, she’s always desired.

Thank you to CeCe for sending me a copy of this book for review. I really liked this novel, it was quick and easy to read and gave me a good giggle along the way. 

What I loved about this book is that it isn't like a lot of books where woman want to find 'Mr Right', it is simply about having the courage to get back out there after a divorce.

The whole book has a completely new concept to others I have read, you may usually find divorced woman living alone just seeing out the days, going on a few dates and then maybe finding a new man in a simple yet typical way. That's what makes the book stand out from the rest, Dorsey and her 2 best friends realise they are just divorced and not dead, creating the idea of the workshop for other divorced people. The story then goes from there and builds up into a great novel. I loved getting to know the different characters of the people that attended the workshop and the stories they had to tell. The characters are so well written which I think is the reason you get so hooked, it's crazy how you far through the book you get without realising.

I loved how Dorsey and her story is revealed throughout the book and you don't just learn everything right at the start, she is so easily relatable and I'm sure things that happen to her along the way have happened to us all! The things that CeCe writes references to make Dorsey so much more real. At times you feel like you are in the story with her. She definitely had to be my favourite character. This book was so funny I actually laughed out loud in some parts.

I am deliberately being very vague in this review as I want everybody to pick up a copy of this book, it is a perfect quick summer read that will get you hooked and leave you wanting more. This is CeCe's first novel and if it is anything to go by I cannot wait to read the next one.