Would love some feedback on the blurb!

Hi, Lena.

Know what? I like it.
You might break it up so that it doesn't read like one "long" paragraph, etc.
The blurb doctors around here might suggest that.

I think you're blurb is rather nifty: short & to the point & has this (potential)
reader intrigued.

Mind you, this is not even the genre I read in...but you have me interested.
I get the feeling the audience you're aiming for will go for it (the reviews
already prove it). You have no idea how tough it is to get that many
positive reviews that fast.

Looks like you hit the ground running. 

Best,

Kirkee

P.S.

The reason you "don't like it" is because you're too
close to it & looked at it too many times. Like the cover, too.

Hello, Marina, my friend.

Marina is another cool person who has a real knack when it comes to blurbs.

Let me try to reiterate what I believe the blurb to be getting at: the main lead character is talking about
temptation, being human & finding it tempting to live a little before settling down, only
she fears losing the real thing she has back home. There is the additional fear of not merely
having a brief fling, but getting emotionally attached to another person...which would clearly create
a dilemma for her to have to deal with... She is implying: there is always a price to be paid, and would it be worth it?

Perhaps a sentence or two could be deftly inserted, as Marina suggests, but either way, you have a winner, Lena. My gut feeling.

As far as trying to do everything all at once? We've all been there.  Try to pace yourself. You will be
fine. It looks to me like the beginning of an amazing career. The added bonus, in your case, is that you're working in a genre that is huge right now. Promote this book, to the extent that you are able, and get going on the second (& third? If it's a series.)

RE: KB. You won't find a better place, with more kindness & support, than this board. We're all in the same boat: creative types/writers helping one another. As others have pointed out: it's like family here.
Yes, family members can & tend to disagree every now & then, that's normal, but you don't give up/disown a family member because you disagree. In a nutshell: we're connected. Many members will express this same sentiment on here. Peeps are not stingy with love here. 

Best,

Kirkee

Marina, thank you very much for the feedback! (Your name doesn't happen to be Russian, btw? All Marinas I know are Russian!) Yes, I can't shake off the feeling that something is missing, but I'm afraid that if I do say what happens (and she does indeed meet someone else), that I'll be revealing too much... And yes, Kirkee, you got me!  This is exactly what is happening - and - the focus of the novel is exactly on the inner world of the protagonist. I was trying to explore and explain what is happening in a person's world when they are falling out of love (not only falling in love) - and the fear of losing oh-so-familiar stability... Hmm... So it is chick lit, but not really, because typically in chick lit everything is perfect and you clearly know what is right and what is wrong and in real life - well, it isn't clear  .
Thank you for your support  though, really! I'm running a 99 cent promo (not on Kindle Countdown, just by myself) and I haven't sold a single book today! Where to run?  Plus, the day started with a BookBub rejection. But you, Kirkee, are making me feel muuuuch better )).
Yes, I hope that writing will eventually become my career. I'm writing a short novella now "Oh, You Are Having a Baby? Or Confessions of an Unmotherly Mother" and then on to the sequel for My Journey - A Year in the Sky. . I'll just have to hope that I'll find time to do it all!!

I have a few comments, but please bear in mind that this isn't a genre I read in so I may be missing something obvious.

Firstly, I liked the cover. Secondly, I liked the blurb - I especially liked that it had a bit of "voice."

But do they match each other? The tone of the cover seems different to me than the tone of the blurb.

Looking at these two factors by themselves, I struggled to place either in a definite category. Looking at them together, I still struggled. In an effort to pinpoint genre, I went to your Amazon page to look at your categories. Two of these were vague (Teen & Young Adult, and I think the other one was New Adult & College). The other two were more specific (Romantic Comedy, and I think Multicultural & Interracial).

I clicked on the specific categories to see what was in them. I didn't see many covers like yours - they were photo illustrations and more "romantic." The blubs had a stronger vibe of romance as well. And although your book is in a multicultural & interracial category there's no hint of this in your blurb.

So, the point of all this is to ask you a question. Are you sure that your cover and blurb are reinforcing each other and pressing the right buttons for readers of your chosen categories? 

Hi Jack! It's nice to meet you and thanks very much for the feedback... Hmm.. it gives me something to think about. The thing is - my novel doesn't really fall under any specific genre. I would say it's mostly contemporary romance, but it's also YA (because it talks about adventures of 20-year-old college girls), women's fiction (because it's told from a perspective of a 32-year-old mom), memoir (because it's a memoir), multicultural (because it is told from a perspective of a Russian girl in the States), a romantic comedy (because it's funny and designed to make you laugh out loud - I hope!  ) and it's also quite philosophical if you want to dig deeper. So - to answer your question, I have no idea what genre it is, and lovers of true chick lit more than likely will not like it. In true chick lit, everything is perfect, and this novel is all about finding harmony and happiness in the imperfections of this world. I believe the cover reflects the true nature of My Journey more. And the blurb is too clean and fairy-tale like.
As far as the categories go, I'll do just that - I'l go check out which ones have similar covers. If anybody has any ideas what genre my novel will do better in (judging by my quite confusing description above), please let me know!

Cheers!
Lena