Helpful Score: 4
A fun story. I liked it. Didn't want to (the cover mentions "female empowerment," for crying out loud) but I did. Picked it from the 'clearance' cart at the UBS, thinking it might be appropriate for a pre-teen niece. (It's not.) Other reviews describe the plot: Fat Charlotte is told she is dying. She robs a bank, stashes $2 million in suitcases in the used car she bought, runs off to Hollywood, gets a fabulous apartment, becomes un-fat, finds a fabulous pool boy (who happens to be a lawyer). But he's married... wait, no he's not. Sounds like a Lifetime movie, sappy and improbable. But remember the F-word: it's Fiction. The cover has the title in pink script, so it has to have a happy ending. Of course everything works out with the trial, jail time, the former best friend, the new boyfriend, and (almost) everything else.
Was hooked after the first few pages. Charlotte is a delightful character. The dog-loving neighbor, Dolly, reminds me of Margery, the purple-clad landlady in Elaine Viets' Dead-End Job series. Dolly-- improbably, and sadly-- figures in the ultimate contribution to the happily-ever-after ending. The book is fairly long (430 pages in MMPB) but fast to read. Two police officers are minor characters. I would like to see them have a bigger role in some future book.
Was hooked after the first few pages. Charlotte is a delightful character. The dog-loving neighbor, Dolly, reminds me of Margery, the purple-clad landlady in Elaine Viets' Dead-End Job series. Dolly-- improbably, and sadly-- figures in the ultimate contribution to the happily-ever-after ending. The book is fairly long (430 pages in MMPB) but fast to read. Two police officers are minor characters. I would like to see them have a bigger role in some future book.
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