Valerie Frankel - More than just Chick Lit

Just finished Valerie Frankel's The Not-So-Perfect Man. I am catching up on her backlist. And again a book that is being marketed as Chick Lit, but it has more.

Frankel has a great sense of humor and her characters reflect that. Frieda is a young widow with a young son who is getting over the recent loss of her husband. Her older sister wants her to start dating again, her younger sister has dating problems of her own. When she meets Sam, he becomes more than just a "transitional" guy. So does she end up with the traditional provider of a guy? Or the actor who is on his way up? And how has the death of her husband really effected other members of the family and their relationships?

Frankel writes lead characters with interesting family groups and in this book the three sisters are the real leads. A great edition to her prior works.

A reading Weekend.

Had a chance to catch up on some reading this weekend.

Quick short story read - The True Love Wedding Dress with authors Catherine Anderson,Connie Brockway, Casey Claybourne, Barbara Metzger. The concept - a charmed wedding dress appears through out the ages to bring true love to those who wear it. Time frames range from 1790 to "today". Great quick read with some good authors.

Miss Bubbles Steals the Show by Melanie Murray is a a fun Chick Lit read. If you like the theater world, New York City, cooking and cats, this is a book for you. Stella goes out for auditions, has a great group of friends, a stage mom in Michigan, some dicy boyfriends, a noisy neighbor upstairs and a white Persian cat named Miss Bubbles. What happens when Miss Bubbles wins a role off Broadway in a play? Life gets a bit wacky. Fun, heartache, baked goods and a cat that whistles. Nice and frothy.