Review: Brilliant Comedy+Chick Lit!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2013
(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to Jaimie Admans!)29-year-old Mackenzie is sick of her mother interfering in her life. Mac and her boyfriend Dan recently moved in together, but her mother even interfered in that - finding them a house to rent only 3 doors down the road from her.Moving out hasn't stopped Mac's mum though, now she pops round every night and puts on her soaps, and Mac and Dan get no time alone together in peace.But then Mac comes up with an idea - maybe if she found a man for her mum, then her mum would leave Mac and Dan alone. Now Mackenzie just has to find the perfect man for her mum.Deciding the best thing to do is vet these men before letting her mother meet them, Mackenzie goes on bad date after bad date, and being propositioned by 50 year old guys is not exactly her most favourite thing to do.Can Mackenzie really find the perfect man for her fussy mother though? How many dates will she have to go on with lousy men? And is matchmaking something that Mackenzie was born to do?This book was just funny! I mean laugh your face off funny! By about 15% of the way in I was crying with laughter - talk about comic relief!I'd describe this book as a chick-lit, with a healthy dose of comedy, so if you're feeling a bit miserable (after reading all those sad books), then read this - it will definitely cheer you up!Mackenzie is a great lead character. She tries so hard to find her mother someone to love, as well as trying to distract her mother so that she can have some quiet nights in with her boyfriend - even if he doesn't really appreciate the lengths she is going to for him.The men that Mackenzie `dates' while trying to find someone for her mother are a right mixture, and they're not obviously hideous at first, so when they then do something weird, it is sort-of unexpected. While some of the men's faults are maybe a tad cliché, it doesn't actually feel that way at all as you read the story, purely because it is written so nicely, and Mackenzie is such a normal sort of girl.I did laugh a lot at Mackenzie's failed adventures though, and it was nice that she tried to find men in several different ways so that the story felt that it was constantly going somewhere. The story also had a beginning, middle, and end which was nice, and although I did guess who her mother would end up with, there were plenty of twists and turns in the plot so that you were still kept guessing as to what would happen next.Overall; I really enjoyed this book, and it had great comedy value, as well as being an awesome chick-lit read. If you're looking for a pick-me-up or just a great chick-lit story - grab a copy of this! You won't regret it!8 out of 10.