Review: Not All is Sunny and Bright
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2013
The next volume in the serialized Totlandia novel arrives with all of the characters up to both good and no good in pursuit of maintaining all that is the Pacific Heights Moms and Tots Club. Bettina Connaught runs her club with an iron fist but the facade of her home life is falling apart  - I won't share why so not as to give away major plot points from the last Book in the series. As she struggles to exert control over her life might she just fall apart?The four women with secrets who joined the club for the supposed betterment of their children are also dealing with their separate issues; Lorna has finally told her husband about their son's autism but now he lashes out looking to blame her genetics. Allie finds that the company she so lovingly built is being destroyed by a snake in the grass. Jade knows Brady loves Ally but Jade loves him too - how far will she go to keep him and Jillian finally finds a way out of her money problems but for some reason still loves her rat of a husband.I found this short tale to be a nice respite from my other reading and it did entertain me as the first two books did - but not as much. I'm starting to find the antics silly and to not understand some of the motivations. I was always confused with Lorna's dealings regarding Dante's autism but now Jillian is still pining for her husband after all that he has done to her? The actions in this Book were unbelievable and yet she still wants him back. I don't get it. Nor do I get many of the other behaviors. But for a brief bit of fluffy entertainment it was fine but I'm not as sure I care any more. The actions in this volume have me turning away from these women instead of wanting to follow along further. Perhaps the next book will change my mind.