Wanda Lane has had a string of bad luck. More accurately, Wanda made a series of bad decisions that have landed her in a very bad place. The one bright spot is Walter, a lawyer who lends her a hand and offers her his heart. But before Wanda can even contemplate a happy future, she feels like she needs to put her miserable past to rest. Wanda's journey of self-discovery is poignant, frustrating and - best of all - hilarious.
You know how sometimes it takes quite a while to get into a book? Well, this was NOT one of those stories. Right from the start I was captivated by Wanda's first person narrative and her biting, sarcastic humor. Wanda is a little...well, trashy is the word that comes to mind. She drinks too much, she's rude and frankly Wanda is her own worst enemy. As the story moves along we learn why Wanda acts the way she does, and there's a surprisingly dark side to this otherwise light and funny story.
As much as I enjoyed this, there came a point where Wanda got to be just too much. Too much sarcasm, too much self-pity and too much all around "woe is me" behavior. Frankly, I found it hard to believe that a man like Walter would even be interested in her in the first place, never mind be willing to put up with all her baggage. Overall it was an entertaining story and I would recommend it for the humor, not for the romance. Walter's character is too vague and insubstantial to be a plausible romantic interest for the hot mess that is Wanda.
"And then Bill O'Reilly came on, and I realized the whole world was a bottomless pit of crap, just like I'd always known" - Wanda Lane
Some strong language and mild sexual content
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