None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive: A Novel by Carolyn Prusa is a book that I had to read. That title alone guaranteed it, no matter what the story. The story is about a tumultuous 48 hours in the main character’s life where she finds out about her husband’s infidelity, evacuates for a hurricane, deals with an inconsiderate boss, and revaluation of her entire life.

I really enjoyed this one. I read it in one sitting. I liked the main character Ramona. From the moment she was introduced, she was likable and identifiable. Dealing with an unreasonable boss, finding out her husband is cheating on her, trying to evacuate her home, and basically reevaluating her entire life. The hits literally just keep on coming for Ramona.

One thing that is pretty clear from the beginning, is that Ramona is a huge Prince fan, which I actually just love. If you don’t know who Prince is, I feel sorry for you. If you have never had the joy of watching Prince perform, you really missed out. If you never had the opportunity to just watch that man exist, I pity you. Prince was an unparalleled, unrivaled, unmatched talent the likes of who we will probably never see again. Ramona equates everything in her life to before Prince died and after Prince died.

“Prince has been gone six months, and the world already feels less sparkly, specifically my world. He is never again going to don a shoulder-padded blazer with a billowing scarf and remind us that we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.”

Ramona, at her core, is every woman. Every wife and mother that is doing a lot, sacrificing parts of her personality, her wants and dreams, and her passions just to be able to get through the day. Only to be rewarded with her husband stepping out on her because he needs sex and she is too tired at the end of the day after doing everything for everyone but herself to simply fall on her back in bed. I admired Ramona’s reaction and her handling of the situation because I would have been doing my best Angela Bassett impression from Waiting to Exhale. Honestly, Ramona’s journey is a joy to watch and by the end of None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive, you really enjoy not only Ramona but her journey.