Shelly's Book Journal

Underneath all the triteness and sterotypes, there is a story here. A story I thought would be so much better, so I weeded through it until the end.This story, despite the topic, is fluffy. While the characters seem to have struggles, they easily pop through it and come out, not just better, but on top. It's a happy ending for all of the women. Success all around.I also disliked the whole tingling parts and exploring your femininity through all of the themed nights. It was just all so strange. But it was the sterotypes that bothered me the most. Robert, the abusive fiance, has his father pay off REPUBLICAN politicians to keep them from prosecuting him for abuse. Why do they have to be Republicans? After all, there are no corrupt Democrats in Massachutes, right? Why can't they just be politicians, and people can project their own politics into the story.Plus, all of the Christians, with the exception of the minister are right out of Bible Thumping 101. Ms. Lamb was definitely paining a picture of the difference between good and evil (liberal = good, conservative Christian = bad). Yet, the pot smoking and growing Lydia and Julia were granted custody of two minor children, without a home check and with merely a call to the governor's office and a favor. Hmmmmm.Julia also wins Dean's heart back a little too easily, in my opinion. It's just another nice and pretty bow for a character at the end of the story.I love chick lit, because I like to read stories that mirror real life in some ways. This book was a fairy tale, and it's too bad that the subject matter of abuse was used as a backdrop.