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A review by beate251
It's Getting Hot In Here by Jane Costello
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for this ARC.
Nice to see a book by Jane Costello again.
47 year old twice-divorced Lisa Darling is juggling single motherhood of a rebellious teenager (and one nice one), work issues, a best friend with cancer, her inability to say no to helping out at the PTA and perimenopause symptoms. But it's the new guy at work who gets her really flustered every time he so much as looks at her. Zach is American and only here for six months so there is a lot of very predictable will they, won't they going on.
I like the subplots because the supporting characters are charming and the love story alone doesn't carry the book. Teenager Leo is very realistic as is Lisa's fruitless attempts to getting round to descaling her kettle.
The menopause subplot is hardly worth mentioning though - I had expected more there, given the title. The character of Zach isn't developed enough and there is a bit more spice than I'm comfortable with but I just skipped a few pages. The ending is a bit abrupt and I couldn't find the advertised bonus epilogue.
All in all, this is an easy and funny read about a middle-aged hormonal woman who always has very long to-do lists because life is so hectic, which is entirely relatable.
Nice to see a book by Jane Costello again.
47 year old twice-divorced Lisa Darling is juggling single motherhood of a rebellious teenager (and one nice one), work issues, a best friend with cancer, her inability to say no to helping out at the PTA and perimenopause symptoms. But it's the new guy at work who gets her really flustered every time he so much as looks at her. Zach is American and only here for six months so there is a lot of very predictable will they, won't they going on.
I like the subplots because the supporting characters are charming and the love story alone doesn't carry the book. Teenager Leo is very realistic as is Lisa's fruitless attempts to getting round to descaling her kettle.
The menopause subplot is hardly worth mentioning though - I had expected more there, given the title. The character of Zach isn't developed enough and there is a bit more spice than I'm comfortable with but I just skipped a few pages. The ending is a bit abrupt and I couldn't find the advertised bonus epilogue.
All in all, this is an easy and funny read about a middle-aged hormonal woman who always has very long to-do lists because life is so hectic, which is entirely relatable.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Medical content, and Alcohol