Review: Growing Up Is Often Hard To Do!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 7, 2013
As has been the case with every one of the books in this series, I have found Ms Wardell's "take" on life and reality very invigorating and one that deals with reality and all its positives and negatives.  Yes, our heroine is one who has taken a very long time to "get it" about herself, but then again, there are millions of women who have become locked into an internal view of themselves and those visions are extremely difficult to undo.  Suffice it to say, there were times I found the heroine to be a bit wearing but I had to admit that I find these kinds of women "wearing" in real life.  As a helping professional I have dealt with many people who take FOREVER to come to a  more honest understanding of their strengths and it can be the kind of situation where those of us in support roles just have to be patient.  Even in fiction it can be difficult for people to undo the habits of a lifetime.  That's what I liked best about this book:  it didn't gloss over the difficulties, the insecurities that seemed so deeply entrenched, the hurts and the needs that drove her.  It was also the kind of book that I found good to review my own times of struggle when faced with what seemed like overwhelming odds or challenges that put everything I believed about myself on the line.  So kudos to Ms Wardell for writing another grand novel that is plucked right out of reality and one that is so enjoyable, entertaining, as well as intructional.