Monday Mini-Reviews: Dear Debbie

I have read several books by Freida McFadden, and while I found most of them entertaining, I also read a few that were less than stellar.  I decided to take a break from McFadden's books but when I heard about Dear Debbie and saw a variety of instagram posts reacting positively to this latest book, it sounded like just what I needed.

 

And it was.

This is a fun, twisty story about Debbie, a suburban mom who has worked part-time for years as the author of the Dear Debbie column giving advice to people who need it.  But when Debbie loses her job, she has time to focus on other things going on in her life: her husband who is keeping secrets from her, the nieghbor whose garden is being featured in a local magazine instead of Debbie's, her daughter being cut from the soccer team - and as things continue to spiral out of control, Debbie decides it is time to take matters into her own hands and get revenge.

This is a fun story.  I found myself chuckling silently to myself throughout the entire time I was reading.  There's still the psychological thriller element and there are a few interesting turns the story takes, but this was a good break from anything heavy and the perfect escape from reality.