Goodreads Summary:
Graciela "Ace" Jones is mad-mad at her best friend Lilly who cancels their annual trip to Panama City for mysterious reasons; at her boss Catherine for "riding her ass like a fat lady on a Rascal scooter;" at her friend Chloe's abusive husband; and especially at Mason McKenzie, the love of her life, who has shown up with a marriage proposal three years too late. Ace is never mad, though, at her near-constant companion, an adorable chiweenie dog named Buster Loo. Ace's anger begins to dissipate as she takes matters into her own hands to take down Chloe's philandering husband-and to get to the bottom of a multitude of other scandals plaguing Bugtussle, Mississippi. Then, she starts to realize that maybe Mason deserves a second chance after all. With a sharp and distinctive voice, Stephanie McAfee delivers a hilarious and fast-paced tale about Ace Jones and her two best friends-thick as thieves and tough as nails-navigating Southern small-town politics and prejudices, finding love, and standing up for each other all the way.
My Thoughts:
I listened to this one over the course of a week. I really enjoyed the narrator Cassandra Campbell's use of tone. The story was one of your average Pink Book. Ace is getting chunky, she loves a dude but things don't really work there, and her professional life is unsatisfying. I suppose there is a reason for this formula for pink books. I liked the book. I liked that Ace has some serious attitude. I just don't like how predictable chick lit is. I want a little more than what I get. I don't want the same story over and over again with just basic details changed.
That isn't to say I didn't like the writing and there wasn't anything new to this book. There were parts that were pretty unique that I enjoyed quite a bit. I like the old rich lady who comes into the book half way through and I liked the drag store bits. I liked that Ace wasn't afraid to make an ass out of herself. I loved Ace's dog Buster Loo, so very cute.
I would recommend this book to Pink Book readers but that is probably as far as I would suggest it. I don't think this book translates to the masses.
While writing this review I was listening to a political speech from one of the candidates for President.
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