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A review by attytheresa
California Girls by Susan Mallery
4.0
Three sisters all go through break-ups on the same day. Finola, a local LA morning show host, finds out her husband Nigel is leaving her for the latest hot young country star just a few minutes before she is interviewing said country star (who goes by the totally appropriately ironic name of Treasure) live on her show - and naturally this is going to be a paparazzi nightmare. Middle sister Zennie, an OR nurse, meets Clark for their 4th date only to have him break it off because he says 'she's clearly not that interested in him' and sees no reason to continue dating (Zennie doesn't disagree - but she's usually the one who break's things off so this is unusual. Zennie is a tad emotionally removed, a bit of a loner). Ali, the youngest, is getting married in 7 weeks - only she's not as her fiance's brother shows up on her doorstep 2 days after the invites are sent out to say Glen no longer wishes to marry her and was just planning on not showing up at the church in 7 weeks. Behind all 3 sisters is mom Mary Jo who is constantly berating them for not providing her with grandkids and badgering them to come to Burbank to help her clean out the family house so she can sell it and move to the beach.
What follows is the story of the weeks following this epic day of break-ups, with each character following her own unique path to a better place. Along the way each makes critical decisions that change the course of their lives forever not necessarily in a predictable way, and some very timely and interesting themes are explored. I really enjoyed this standalone by Mallery, the issues it explores and the journeys each sister takes.
What follows is the story of the weeks following this epic day of break-ups, with each character following her own unique path to a better place. Along the way each makes critical decisions that change the course of their lives forever not necessarily in a predictable way, and some very timely and interesting themes are explored. I really enjoyed this standalone by Mallery, the issues it explores and the journeys each sister takes.