Review: Troubles, unrealized dreams and pain aren't just reserved for the middle and lower classes.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2014
I read the book "PINKSLIPPED",  when I got it in exchange for an honest review. The book, written by Romina Wilcox made me think of my father and my daughter. My dad was the hardest hit in our family by the down-turned economy. My daughter and her family suffered as well when she lost her job that she had since she graduated college. Both have rebounded nicely, but not without a lot of emotional ups-and-downs, family hardships as well as soul-searching to get their lives and finances back on track.The main character Jennifer Tesler, is well portrayed as a strong-willed, take-charge female rather than playing the victim in this story. This character experiences many of the same emotional turbulence that many must go through when faced with financial insecurities and mounting debt. Although my father has never been a man of many words, I could always see the stress on his face before he was able to find any measure of certainty and security again in his life.I could see some of my daughters situation as well in the character Jennifers' recounting of her financial and employment search woes. Luckily, my daughter and her husband weren't out of work nearly as long as Jennifer was, but certainly long enough to drastically change the course of their lives permanently, none-the-less. I remember my daughter getting her hopes up many times, only to have them dashed one-by-one. Her husband on the other hand, gave up on ever finding work again in the same field, started his own business and is doing quite well.All in all the writing style is very well done by the author. However, if you are reading for pure pleasure you may want to gloss over some of the written communications with the creditors and such in this novel. Otherwise, it could be read as a great example, or a how-to-do-it-yourself guide to getting your own life and finances back on track. Some of the communications are quite detailed and I see how they could help with dealing with being hassled by creditors. Other communications are between prospective employers and the character Jennifer. Perhaps these could be used by someone still seeking employment.Either way, I would recommend this book if you like stories that ring home to many Americans these days. To some this story may hit home harder than they would like. To others, I think this could be a new perspective and a realization that troubles, unrealized dreams and pain aren't just reserved for the middle and lower classes. I don't think the reader will be disappointed with those thoughts held in mind.