Shortest Summary Ever: Sophie O’Neill has a gorgeous hubby and an adorable son, but her ho-hum upper middle class Texas life needs some kick. Enter Margot Banks – the Regina George with minions, money, and martinis! Sophie can’t help but fall under her spell and soon becomes embroiled in murder.

Thoughts: This is a fluffy read – a beach read to savor in some sun. It’s Damn-this-was-a-rough-week-and-I-need-a-break reading. Reasons you’ll like reading this:

You’ll feel better about yourself because you’re probably

A) not as alcoholic-y as these women 🍸

B) you can honestly state “Mo’ money, mo’ problems! And feel shamelessly smug about not having money. 💰

C) You’ll feel ok being a little pudgy or having cellulite after the endless descriptions of boob, legs, and butt perfection (I mean damn) because look what you require to have all that! You have to be all “murdery” (a real word if you watch the ID channel). Is it worth it, I ask you? (Hmmm…)

A pet peeve of mine is the beautiful, rich protagonist who behaves in stupid ways and that’s intensely Sophie O’Neill. She dumb, girl. I rolled my eyes many times but in a weird way I kind of laughed? She’s so stupid, so lacking in substance that I felt her as a comically ironic protagonist. For some reason this didn’t grate on my nerves but more made me shake my head like I do at those Atlanta Housewives (best ones… bro come at me).

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Genre: Domestic Cheesy Fiction

Recommend to: Real Housewives fans/haters because you’ll be jealous or you’ll make fun. Win-win.

Not recommended to: if you are tired of the rich & beautiful (I worry you will explode.) oh and Prudes.

Thank you to the author, NetGalley and Berkeley Publishing for my advanced copy in exchange for my always-honest review and for making me kiss my small teacher paycheck and my fat ass for the first time ever (I’m very bendy).