maralyons 's review for:

Older by Pamela Redmond

3.0

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I was very excited to get my hands on ‘Older,’ the sequel to Pamela Redmond’s previous book and eponymous TV show, ‘Younger.’ Especially since filming of the current season was halted in spring of 2020 in New York due to COVID-19. The story was a fun and quick read. Liza Miller has written a thinly-veiled book about her life pretending to be a twenty-something woman in the publishing industry while actually being a forty-something from New Jersey who paused her career in publishing to be a stay-at-home mother. Her book has been greenlit to become a TV show and her friend, Kelsey, who she previously worked with is the showrunner. There were tons of nods to the real TV Land show, including references to actors involved in the show. The book was entertaining, albeit short and a little rushed. The writing was a bit bland and used clichés, which put me off. The end was sweet, but a little too perfect. All loose ends were tied up very conveniently. Overall a fun, light summer read.

Thank you NetGalley and Gallery Books for providing this ARC.