A review by bargainsleuth
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

3.0

I really wanted to like this book because it was written by a Wisconsin author. I don't normally read chick lit or rom coms but occasionally dip my toes in. I thought the book was good, not great. The main character's life in New York was utterly unbelievable. I was also unimpressed with the way she handled herself before her trip to New York. Her husband leaves her, he still has some contact with the kids on holidays and birthdays with cards and cash, and not once does she ever think to ask for money to help raise said kids. She just acts like a put-upon doormat and struggles for three years to keep a roof over her head and her kids in a fancy private school. The kids are not entirely believable, either. They're both too mature for their ages, in fact the daughter's writing doesn't sound much different than the mother's. I'm glad Amy grew a backbone in the end because there's only so much self-pity I can take.