Linda S. (Ladyslott) reviewed on 11/7/2007 + 113 more book reviews

This book is the sequel to Buchan's Revenge of the Middle Aged Woman, which I read last year.

Reviewing sequels is tricking business, since many things that occur in the first book are mentioned and taken for granted. Therefore, if you did not read book one; be very wary of continuing with the review below, as it will be full of spoilers.

Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.

This book picks up a few years after the end of the first book.

Minty is now firmly ensconced in Rose's home, married to Rose's ex-husband and completely miserable. This is the book in a nutshell. It is hard to empathize with Minty at all. In book one she set out to win Nathan away from Rose, and now that she has all she ever wanted all she does is whine. And to make it all just a little more difficult a pill to swallow, Rose is doing fabulously well. With most of Nathan's friends disliking her, Nathan's family disliking her and few friends to rely on Minty is in for a huge comeuppance when she is blindsided by events that turn her life completely upside down.

This was an ultimately difficult book to like, mainly because the main character was so unlikable. Giving her a few redeeming qualities may have made it a little better, but in the end if you don't like the protagonist of the whole story, it's difficult to care about the story's outcome.

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