Review: Hidden beneath the stereotype wife lies a cougar
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 24, 2013
3.5 stars I received books for honest reviewAoife Brennan and her husband Paul have been separated for close to five years. Like most women Aoife begins to feel used, undesirable and not worthy of another man’s attention.“I’d like to start dating again, I wonder if anyone could possibly want me.”Caring for two sons Denis and Andrew, a home and juggling a career had taken its toll on her. Add to the equation her father has dementia and her mum needs help with him from time to time.Tired of being alone she signs up on a dating site and will soon discover she is far from undesirable.Take a wild ride with Aoife as she discovers the cougar that lurks within. A blow by blow description of the ups and downs of online dating. From men who are instant turn-offs to a sexy and younger DJ to a master of BDSM she soon learns that sex after forty is the best sex and orgasms of her life.“Everywhere he touched felt alive and shivers ran through my body.”The author did a great job in describing the everyday struggles a woman faces while trying to piece her life back together and there is quite a few steamy sceneshowever, it missed the mark with me; I didn’t feel a connection to any of the characters.There was a lot of conversations about her parent’s situation, divorcelawyers and office chit-chat that filled too much of the storyline. Too much chatter on the life of the everyday wife with all the problems the title brings with it.I want a story to draw me in and has me fantasizing about the swoony men and hot sex without all the daily trivia of everyday life.The Cougar diaries, the PrequelThree short stories; all the characters known to Aoife.Shirley, a friend of Aoife who isn’t happy in her marriage.She compares her life to Aoife and wonders if she would be better off without the slug that sleeps next to her when not on the road. A one night fling proves the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.Frank the butcher, notices Aoife shopping habits have changed. Buying for one less he realizes MR. is out of the picture. He always had his eyes on her and now they are lust-filled. He makes his move and asks Aoife on a date. Hmm… time to find a new butcher.Derek, a biter enraged man with money and ex-wife problems corner Aoife and asks her on a date. Let’s just say…it didn’t work out.