A Scattered Life begins with the classic boy meets girl. Even more is the time-honored: boy comes to the rescue of the girl and they fall in love. The story opens as Skyla, the girl, is ending her shift as a waitress at a Mexican restaurant in Wisconsin when she is caught in the middle of disgruntled (translated - drunk) patron's fury when he is refused a tequila shot. Skyla bears the brunt of his actions and is knocked unconscious. Thomas, the boy, is at her side when she revives. Thus begins the start of their lives together. Sweet, right?

After that set up, I was expecting an entertaining read. I must say that, overall, I was disappointed. Author McQuestion had the elements of an enjoyable story - Skyla's quirky and upbeat friend/neighbor of whom Thomas disapproved, an over-bearing mother-in-law whose disapproval oozed through the family, and a funky store replete with a fortune teller. For the most part, the characters were static - especially Skyla. Events happened in her life, some of them life-changing, but that's just it. They happened and then the story ended. No great climax. No visible transformation. This was a quiet story of regular people in regular circumstances. Granted, there was one tear-invoking moment, but I wasn't entranced. I finished the book because I kept hoping to root for the heroine, but there really wasn't one.

Perhaps A Scattered Life was much like peeking in on those who are quietly discontent and choose to remain in a pedestrian life.