I've Got One Less Problem Without You By Beth Haribson - Reshelved Books

Hello Deweys!  

My latest book review was a book that was gifted to me by Jillian.  Jillian gave me Beth Harbison's I've Got One Less Problem Without You for my birthday, and honestly, could it have been a better fit?  No it could not.  Not only is the title ADORABLE and totally relatable, but the characters just fit me.  Here's why:  

This novel follows the intertwining stories of 3 chracters. We have Diana, the woman who finds out by accident that her husband, Leif, has been cheating on her with many women, one of which who's name he has saved as "The Plumber."  We also have Prinny, the sister-in-law of Diana and half-sister of her husband who was tormented by Leif since she was a baby. Leif HATES her.  Prinny also owns a crystal shop.  (This is important so take note.) The final main character we meet is Hannah, a young girl who wants to be an actor, but actually is one of those people who dresses up as characters in Times Square.  She also works at Prinny's crystal shop. 

Selenite is the white stone, Ceslestite the pale blue cluster,
 & Amethyst is the purple cluster pictured above

If you know me, you'd know that I LOVE crystals and crystal shops.  My favorite crystal shop is Blu Lotus in Montclair.  When I'm upset, simply walking in the store and smelling the sage laced air makes me feel better about myself.  Diana is also BIG into herbal teas for healing ailments.  She likes to spike her herbal teas with vodka.  Big surprise here, I also love herbal teas.  My mom get's mad because I have a million different herbal teas in our pantry.  I also like tequila. Tequila is my vodka.  I like tequila, crystals, and books all at the same time.  So it's safe to say that I adore the setting and the interests of the characters.

This book was a quick weekend read.  It was fast-passed, it was fun, and it was incredibly well written.  The only issue I had with the novel was around page 25 give or take, where it mentions that selenite is a stone that connects people to the angels.  Selenite is a white stone primarily used for charging other crystals.  It's white and instead of clusters, it's sort of made into perpendicular lines.  Celestite connects you to angels during meditation.  This stone is made of pale blue clusters.  Think amethyst but blue.  They sound the same, but are totally different.  

So Dewey Readers, I give this book a rating of 4.5 out of 5 Coffee Beans.  

Happy Reading~
~Jessica 

Below are some of my favorite tea's and why I use them!

Ginger: Sinuses, Bloating 
Jasmine Green Tea: Colds, Purification 
Raspberry Leaf: PMS and Immunity Boost 
Lavender: Stress