Review: Laugh Out Loud Funny
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 3, 2014
If you know me, you know I have twins, so I'm always delighted to read books about parents with multiples, though more often than not I find them somewhat unrealistic. I'm absolutely ecstatic to report that this book handled the twin issue very VERY well.OMG, the whole book was hilarious. I knew I was in for a treat and a delight when, at location 70, when Sam's friend/SHeri's brother approaches him about stepping in as a temporary nanny, Sam's response is:"I appreciate you saving my life in Baghdad. I do. But can't I just buy you a beer or a car or something?"That was only one of many great lines in here. Like I said, the realism for a mom of twins (esp. one who's doing it on her own) was spectacular, as seen here (location 117):"I spent all morning thinking Jeffrey was Jackson and Jackson was Jeffrey. And then I got halfway through putting on their diaper rash cream before I realized it was toothpaste. What sort of mother does that?""Well, they are twins. And now their little backsides are minty fresh and tingly."Having had trouble in the early days recognizing/remembering which was which of my girls (and they are fraternal, not even identical), I totally buy the not recognizing thing.Sam, who despite his claims to Sheri (because he has to to get into her life) has no clue how to take care of a baby and his priceless reaction to changing a diaper made me giggle so hard:The baby screeched with displeasure. He studied the squirming bundle and tried to remember the steps in the video.Point the barrel in a safe direction and move the selector level to "safe" before pressing the magazine release button and --No. Those were the steps for disassembling an M16 rifle. Well, same idea, Sam thought as he stripped off the waterproof pants and the soggy cloth diaper.The ex-husband that Sam is protecting Sheri from is a total jerk, and completely worthy of his nickname. Didn't see the end result of said jerkness so that was a bit of a surprise.Watching these two go, not to mention all the fantastic humor to be found throughout, only a small sample of which is given above, made for one of the best all around reads I've had in a very long time. I can't wait to read more books by Ms. Fenske. 5 stars all the way and thank you Entangled!