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OLD GIRLS BEHAVING BADLY
Kate Galley
Publication Date: May 7th, 2024
280 Pages
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Genre: Women’s Fiction | Cozy Mystery
I enjoyed The Second Chance Holiday Club so when the author reached out to me with a widget from NetGalley I jumped at the chance and am I ever glad I did.
I am a lot younger than the ladies in this story (Dorothy and Gina) but I could relate to them with my kids being grown and being divorced. Plus their sense of humour was great too…Gina’s son called the dog shithead for eating shoes etc. and I died laughing. I adored these ladies and how they helped each other and at the same time helped themselves.
The chapters alternate between the two main character’s points of view and I loved being inside their heads…they don’t suffer fools easily and it was amazing reading about female leads of a certain age (and a third young woman in her early teenage years joins them.) I loved these three characters so much. Not all the characters are likable, especially Leonard, I loathed him and his ilk. But even some of the bad ones are trying to do better and I admire anyone who does that. Leonard likes to think of himself as an art connoisseur but he’s really just a hoarder of expensive things. I loved the descriptions of the art, I could visualize each piece so clearly. And I am a lover of Murano glass from Italy.
Even though the book was quite humourous there are some tough topics in the story, especially dealing with grief and divorce. Gina is also having to deal with going back to work and finding a new job late in life. Galley knows how to write strong female characters and their being older just added to the fun. This one goes into cozy mystery territory and I was so here for it. I loved the ending and am wondering if there will be a book two. (Please)
Now I have to pick up The Golden Girls Road Trip for the Kate Galley trifecta.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy. And a special thank you to the author, Kate Galley for reaching out to me on Twitter/X.
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