Book one leaves us with Fiona losing her job and eyeing up a
career in policing. It came as a bit of a surprise to find her marrying long-term on-off boyfriend Tim. It is
clear from the outset that Fiona is not marrying purely for love but also for
the easy life Tim is willing to offer his stay at home new bride. Soon it
becomes clear that living with her new husband is not a bed of roses and when
she suspect her husband is cheating, Fiona drafts in the help of her foul mouth
friend Gloria and little brother Patrick. This is a very funny book as Fiona
and co. deliberate what to do with philandering hubby Tim. I did like the plot
and there are a lot of laugh out loud moments, but I did enjoy it less than
book one, mainly because I missed the cast of eccentric characters from the
first book. Goebels, his sassy but foul mouth assistant and all Fiona’s other colleagues
did add much comedy moments. I felt that Fiona was portrayed a bit too naive and
silly, I mean she must have had some intelligence to do well on an aptitude test
and land the job of programmer. I would
like to see what Fiona does next. What will do her good (like most of us!) is
an honest day’s work and a fulfilling relationship, but knowing Fiona her
delusional mind will lead her down the path of least resistance right into a
big pile of trouble. Fun Aussi comedy, for people who don’t mind a bit of
strong language and dark humour.
I got book one as a review copy of the author and enjoyed it
immensely, so I promptly asked her for the follow up for an honest and fair
review.
