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The Single Mums' Book Club
by Victoria Cooke
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Can we give a round of applause to all the mums? You are warriors!
This book was first and foremost a self-love journey before it was a romance novel. A coming of age novel for
Stephanie is a former bookkeeper, divorced mum of three who is learning how to navigate life after her husband decides he can’t do it anymore. She meets Janey, her neighbor who is also going through life with a physically and mentally absent husband, and Amanda, a recently widowed older woman, and together they form the Single Mum’s Book Club. Their dynamic really shows how friendships can be formed as we mature and don’t have work or school to help with facilitating it.
Stephanie and Mike do a great job of showing the nuances of learning to co-parent (or actually parent for the first time on Mike’s side) and it shows how not every parental relationship needs to be completely one-sided. But her relationship with Edward, the hottie vet a village over (and her boss), is so natural and adorable, I squealed every time they were together. Edward is a quirky, awkward, but super nice gentleman, who accepts Steph for who she is and loves her because of everything she brings to the table, not despite it, and is even excited to spend time with her children.
4 out of 5 stars
Thanks to NetGalley and HQ (Harper Collins) for providing me with the eARC and the opportunity to read this work of art and for letting me meet an amazing author.
This book was first and foremost a self-love journey before it was a romance novel. A coming of age novel for
Stephanie is a former bookkeeper, divorced mum of three who is learning how to navigate life after her husband decides he can’t do it anymore. She meets Janey, her neighbor who is also going through life with a physically and mentally absent husband, and Amanda, a recently widowed older woman, and together they form the Single Mum’s Book Club. Their dynamic really shows how friendships can be formed as we mature and don’t have work or school to help with facilitating it.
Stephanie and Mike do a great job of showing the nuances of learning to co-parent (or actually parent for the first time on Mike’s side) and it shows how not every parental relationship needs to be completely one-sided. But her relationship with Edward, the hottie vet a village over (and her boss), is so natural and adorable, I squealed every time they were together. Edward is a quirky, awkward, but super nice gentleman, who accepts Steph for who she is and loves her because of everything she brings to the table, not despite it, and is even excited to spend time with her children.
4 out of 5 stars
Thanks to NetGalley and HQ (Harper Collins) for providing me with the eARC and the opportunity to read this work of art and for letting me meet an amazing author.