Call me a shame to feminists everywhere, but I did not enjoy the ending to this book. It was interesting enough, inviting, and intrigued me with the rules for being a good Southern woman.
The book was centered around Frederika Mercedes Hildebrand Ware (a.k.a. Frede, pronounced Freddy) and the terrible events that followed her realization that her husband had been having an affair. Honestly, when Nikki, the NC (no class) neighbor from next door was introduced, the book finally picked up speed. Sure, it was fun to follow the transformation of her character, but did it really help the story? I am not so sure.
Also, the men in the book were very interesting. There was the cheating husband, the abrasive neighbor, and finally, the brooding, yet handsome artist. I enjoyed finding out about these characters, though they seemed quite static and did not play as large a part in the story as they could have.
I will never read the book again, though I think it could be fun for a summer day on the beach, no matter how moralistic the ending is.
The book was centered around Frederika Mercedes Hildebrand Ware (a.k.a. Frede, pronounced Freddy) and the terrible events that followed her realization that her husband had been having an affair. Honestly, when Nikki, the NC (no class) neighbor from next door was introduced, the book finally picked up speed. Sure, it was fun to follow the transformation of her character, but did it really help the story? I am not so sure.
Also, the men in the book were very interesting. There was the cheating husband, the abrasive neighbor, and finally, the brooding, yet handsome artist. I enjoyed finding out about these characters, though they seemed quite static and did not play as large a part in the story as they could have.
I will never read the book again, though I think it could be fun for a summer day on the beach, no matter how moralistic the ending is.
I just looked at the website of Linda Francis Lee, the author, and have discovered that the book will be made into a movie, with Jennifer Garner as a lead and a producer. I hope that the movie will give us some of the dimension the book was lacking, but I feel like this movie will rank with Must Love Dogs and other romantic comedies that just didn't fare well.
