Review: Honest if nothing else
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2013
At first, I read this with a bit of trepidation (I sense a recurring cycle here, and not a necessarily negative cycle) wondering if I could get into a story about a call girl recouping every one of her exploits. I was firmly ready to discount this story but as I began to read and get outside of my judgmental head-something we ALL have- I found this witty, scintillating, and above all, honest. Mariah doesn't pull any punches. At. All. And that's what I like about this. Sure, she has her faults and I believe, deep down, she understands them but what it comes down to is that she's merely trying to survive. Yes, it's dirty play when she becomes entangled with her boyfriend and a client and her life as a whole but it is what it is. The title says it for itself, Diary of a Call Girl. If you wanted  a standard romance comedy,  Blow By Blow would definitely not be what you're looking for.With that said, I enjoyed this book for it's frank humor and its glimpse into a life filled with complexity and tribulations. The great thing about Mariah is that she is self-assured, confident, and determined to make her life what SHE wants it to be. If anything, that is the unifying message here.As always, Ms. Roberts yanks the curtain back and gives us an in-depth glance into the complexities of life and love. She's an excellent wordsmith, expertly pulling the reader into the moment adding a dash of humor and humility to the human condition. It's one of the many things I love and will continue to love about her writing.