The Diary of V: Happily Ever After?
The third in Kent's Diary of V series has Valerie Ryan divorced from her philandering husband and dealing with her son as a single suburban mom. Her son wants to see his father, but Valerie is seeing entirely too much of her sleazy ex, who has sex with his nubile girlfriend in front of her house. He wants his money back and is suing her for custody of their son. Valerie's entire life is on hold while waiting for her court date, so her mother sets her up on a date with a hunky detective who seems to be the answer to her prayers, but as usual nothing seems to go exactly right for Valerie. A Web site forRedbookmagazine reinforces the popularity of this series, which seems to be the American take onBridget Jones's Diary, if Bridget was older and a suburban housewife writing in her journal, but Kent's heroine definitely has a quirky charm of her own.Patty EngelmannCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved