Maggie May's Diary

I picked up Maggie May's Diary ... The storyline caught me quickly and was a pleasent and page turning read. Would highly recommend to everyone and have just ordered the companion book. Hope more books keep coming as the characters grow on you. Great Book !!!

I have never read any of Thomas E Couglin books,but when we were vacationing in York Maine, I saw in a book store, they had him listed as a local author,I have since read the book when I returned to florida,Mr Coughlin made you feel like you were part of Maggie Mays life,and his writeing is so efficient I actually could picture the different areas of Maine he was writeing about.From the minute I purchased the book,I was so intrigued by it I couldnt put it down,trust me this book was worth every penny.I cant wait to read Route 1.Thank-You :-)

(...)I found the book to be superb! I was drawn back to my own high school days and recalled some of the students from that era. I then remembered my first 15 year reunion and the way some of the people had changed. A few were just as obnoxious as they had been in earlier years and some had become more sensitive to people's feelings. Coughlin was right on target. I enjoyed his dialogue, related to his characters, understood his scenes of intimacy, and felt for the individuals in the story as they faced the issues that challenged them. Once started, I could not put the book down, contrary to what the other reviewer stated. I also enjoyed reading the locations mentioned in the book. As a Mainer, I could visualize each place and put the characters in perspective. Having visited those areas years ago, it brought a feeling of nostalgia to me that I had not thought about in years. All in all, I found Maggie May's Diary to be a great read and I would recommend it highly to anyone who likes a romance novel with a wonderful biting twist.

Tom Coughlin captures the feeling of revisiting a old love...everyone has done that...What is more impressive is the way he takes a female CPA from NH and makes her a strong person that eventually requires your empathy....She is too real to dislike..there are real life female CPAs in NH and they probably would vacation in Maine. Living in NH and knowing Perkin's Cove and Wells ME as well as I do, I find the plot real and Coughlin sensitive. He loves Maggie or he wouldn't put up with her...This book is for anyone who has ever looked back and searched for an old love....It is a great summer read and I have the feeling that Maggie May will appear again in a sequel...I am told that the book has taken the Maine coast by storm. I look forward to Coughlin's next book....He actually inspired me to publish my own novel. Thanks Tom!

While vacationing in southern Maine, I purchased "Maggie May's Diary". I was drawn to the book by its high recommendation by the clerk in the bookstore and also by its setting. I was quick to learn that this book was far from a formula romance. The strong character of Maggie May Keough was so unlike any other female protagonist I could remember! It was only through her relationship with the book's other principal character, Brian Kelly, and with her daughter, that I could see the framework of a decent human being. Driven by her career and social standing, she represented everything I've come to detest in a personality; it was in the character of Brian that I found a decent human being to root for in this unpredicatable romance between a CPA and Maine motel operator.The author has a gift for writing dialogue as evidenced in the many spirited exchanges between Maggie May and Brian - intelligent compared to the conventional romances. Coughlin also goes a few notches above the norm in a steamy, sexual interlude. I get the impression that he puts more effort into this book than the standard romance writer following some cookbook formula. Many of the plot twists and ideas were fresh and unexpected. I would theorize that the author gives us Maggie May and Brian to represent symbollically materialism and humanism at odds. The quandry, you want Brian to be happy but he's only going to be happy if he gets his Maggie May. The novel's ending is unpredictable and most satisfying. I feel like I stumbled onto something a little special in this book.I look forward to a sequel perhaps, but certainly many more pleasurable hours of reading in future books by this author!