Flirting with Forty: A Book Review

I know, I know. I promised I would lay off on the Jane Porter book reviews. But I couldn’t help it! After reading Odd Mom Out, Mrs. Perfect and Easy on the Eyes, I HAD to buy Jane’s other two books. I couldn’t help it. So two more posts and then I’m done. I swear. At least until Jane comes out with some new books.

Have you ever been at a crossroads? A moment where you look at your life and think “what next?” or “is this where I really want to be?” That’s the theme of Flirting with Forty. But it’s also more than that. It’s about embracing where you’re at in life and then rebelling against it at the same time. Tough to do, I know. But I also know it’s possible.

Perhaps this book resonated with me because I’ve been recently going through my own moments of “what do I really want to do from here” type of thing. Granted, I’m not forty (I’ll be thirty next year) but I still can identify with the concept.

Here’s the bottom line: Jane knows how to write about women. I get frustrated with books (especially books written by women) who don’t seem to convey the inner struggles we go through on an hourly basis. But Jane has a way of capturing her characters in a manner that allows me to identify with them and then I get inspired based on the good and bad decisions they make from there. I feel more inclined to look for my next adventure rather than waiting for it to find me. Because that’s a common theme that her characters go through.

So just one more (look for my review on The Frog Prince on Monday) and then you’ll just have to wait for another review until Jane publishes her next book.

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