Review: Collecting your kid's from school will never be the same again!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2013
This is an exciting story of five families and how they cope with the worriment of violent marriages, secrets, tragedy and cheating. Their lives aren't connected until they reach the school gates, with smiles and charm plastered on their faces so that no one really knows what's going on behind closed doors. But - as things start to get too much - cracks appear, friendships are formed and the secrets come out! I absolutely loved this book; it's engaging, juicy and fun but also deals with some really distressing issues very carefully and poignantly.The characters are fab - every single one of them - and May's written the book in such a way that you don't get confused; rather than having a whole chapter solely involving one character, she flits for person to person to keeps you `in the loop' without jeopardising a fluent story line.I have to say I was very glad Dana got her comeuppance, it could have easily gone the other way as I'd predicted (In this instance - loved being wrong) and it would have just been too sickly and convenient. Gordon is another especially great character, I don't want to give anything away but after all the troubles he's faced he's still upbeat, charming and still manages to have the girls' best interests at heart; I thought his character gave the story just that extra edge.I will definitely be begging the boss to be allowed to go back and read May's previous books, as if this is one is anything to go by they will be well worth reading.Review by Francesca Verbeeten on behalf of BestChickLit.com