Well I need to brag about this book. I think I need to disclose that it was first a comedy,then it was pure chick lit. Jaime is my beloved main character and she was a hoot! The real star of the book is not really any one person but the idea of a “different kind of family“. The not-so-perfect couple Derek and Jaime open the book with a 5 year anniversary vacation. To be honest I felt bad for Jaime, she was in a five year relationship with a complete and total moron. When they first started dating he was normal and outgoing and then his job, a promotion, and money went to his head. The way the author describes him is so funny. (I want a celeb who can play Derek, but who??) He has more products, cremes and clothing than a Hollywood star. She has been feeling something off, lacking in every area, and the non existent sex life is wrecking poor daytime talk show producer Jaime. The things Derek says are so funny like “Jaime please hand me those Gucci loafers, and Jaime did you see my Armani suit?” The things Jaime thinks are also funny. BUT, yeah there is a but Jaime’s family is the real star of the book. I can not ruin it but I will say that her sister who is 18 Rachel is a typical girl, you can’t help but adore her. Her mom who is never Mom but Leah, and her live-in lover Katie are so warm, outgoing and crazy they will make you laugh out loud. Then there is her Dad, David (never called David, always Dad) who is remarried to Maureen, Mo. The four of them get along and accept each other so well and their dialogue is like wear a diaper sort of dialogue.

The supporting cast is Lucy,Hanna, Eva (the b****)co worker and Sue who is not there log aind is replaced by Andrew. So the premise is that Jaime gets a life, uses her tv show to find her long lost love Lucas, meets and moves in with a couple Amy and Chris (that is big diaper wearing!) When Hanna takes in Jaime I think he lines are too funny and for sure a high light!

So pretty much can’t say enough good things about this one. I will be having a chick lit event and I need to ask Samantha Stroh Bailey if Rachel can be the next book? I really think characters like these should be embraced. I think the worked needs and wants more Leah and Kate. I wish I could go to live with them for a while. Maybe they open a retreat where we get colonics and massages while cleansing our auras. Wishful thinking I guess. Maybe I can get my wish it doesn’t hurt to ask.

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My quotes:

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At lunch, Derek had said, “That one is going places.” Yeah, straight to hell with my heel in her ass.

Give her a break. Jamie, did you guys have a good time in Montreal?” “Sure.” No need to mention that the best part was the shower head. I have a bad feeling that my family has a cache of sex toys hidden in their houses and would have no problem giving me a detailed demonstration.

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“I’m staying at Hanna’s. Did you know she has a 60 inch TV? And coffee. So, I’ll be okay. I feel like I’m inside the television. Have you ever seen one?” I think I’m a little drunk. “Have you been drinking? You sound like you’ve been drinking.

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Even though it’s free, there is no way I want anyone from high school (crusty Claire, especially) to see my name on this reunion website. So I use her name instead. I type in Claire Howard, list her job as a stripper, and explain that she’s recently gotten out of prison after a prostitution arrest. Hee hee, this is fun. I add that she has four children from different fathers and is living in a rent by the minute hotel in Crack Town.

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It’s all sparkling clean because Hanna’s never cooked a meal in her life. The most useful tool in her kitchen is the phone. 

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Because if they are, then what’s the problem? This is their business, and they obviously enjoy it, so who are you to tell them what to do?” “But they’re porn stars.” Now it’s Andrew’s turn to shrug. “So?”

Silence. “Han, are you there?” I ask. Then I hear the laughter. “Oh, Jaim, ow, my stomach, that hurts, that’s so, ha ha, so funny. How do you get yourself in these situations? Ever since you broke up with Derek, your life has been crazy.”

“You must be so nervous.” I clutch the phone tighter in my hand. “So nervous that I’m almost sick. I’ve put so much energy into wanting him that I’m afraid I’ll be disappointed. And what if he sees me and doesn’t want me? What if he doesn’t even remember me?”

“Sure. Like he’s going to want anything to do with me after this.” “You never know. And it’s time you did something out of the ordinary, you know? Aren’t you tired of being safe all the time?” “Safe is easy.”