Genre:
Chick-lit
Description:
“Sabrina Mayerson is turning 40, and all she wants for her birthday is
one night of hot, sweaty, twenty-something sex.
Twenty-eight-year old Andrew Whelan is happy to oblige. But when one night becomes a weekend, and a
weekend turns into a relationship, Sabrina knows she's in trouble. Because Sabrina's desire for Andrew is
rivaled only by her desire for a child.
And the responsibility of fatherhood is something Andrew definitely does
not want.”
Author:
“Beth Orsoff writes chick lit, romantic comedy, and humorous
mystery/suspense novels. She recently attempted to write a dark and brooding
book, and even that one turned out to be funny (see The Billionaire Who Wasn't). So Beth has decided to feed her dark
side on Netflix, and embrace her love of witty repartee in her books.”
Appraisal:
The book kicks off with us meeting the protagonist, Sabrina. She’s
turning forty and the Silicon Valley corporate lawyer is celebrating by
spending a weekend with her best friend Gillian in Napa Valley. Needless to
say, wine is consumed. Sabrina’s reasonably happy with her career, but her
personal life, not so much. That becomes apparent as you get to know a bit
about her ex-husband (aka “the lying bastard”) and she ruminates on her desire
to become a mother, but the lack of viable father candidates is a concern.
Enter Andrew, the man serving up drinks at the winery where Sabrina
and Gillian are currently hanging out. He’s too young and in a completely
different place in life than Sabrina, but when the sparks fly a short fling
doesn’t seem like that big of a deal, right?
As you should be able to guess, things get complicated. Then they get
even more complicated. Then they get … well, you get the picture. How all of
this happens and subsequently gets resolved is humorous (since it is happening
to someone else), entertaining, and a fun read.
FYI:
Some adult language and content.
Format/Typo
Issues:
My review is based on a pre-release copy and I can’t judge the final
product in this area.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 70-75,000 words
2 comments:
Sounds like a fun read.
Yes, it definitely was a fun read.
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