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The Woman With All the Answers
Linda Green
Publication Date: February 26th, 2025
Boldwood Books
315 Pages
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Genres: Women’s Fiction | General Fiction
This was my first read by Linda Green and it won’t be my last because I actually have In Little Stars on my to-be-read pile. This was such a unique premise, Amazon Alexa is a real person behind the speaker and has undergone rigorous training. The one in this story is named Pauline and she’s getting ready to retire so she finally reveals herself.
The book has two points of view from both Alexa/Pauline and Michelle who is the owner of the speaker. I didn’t like Michelle at first she is of the sandwich generation and lets her family walk all over her. Her children are teenagers and her husband works from home, whereas she is a personal carer and works outside the home. Instead of insisting her family help her more she just complains about it a lot. She is helping her dad and her mother-in-law. On the plus side, the characters were very real and true to life. I loved Alexa/Pauline she’s the granny everyone wishes they had. She was funny, self-deprecating, full of love and had a caring attitude. I like books where you come to care about the characters.
There are a few side stories that I felt got lost along the way and that’s where the book lost me, I wish they were more in-depth as they were important issues. This was a very quick read and you won’t miss the Mary Poppins vibe and the Banks family name. I didn’t like the jokes about the serious mistake the son made that just gave me an icky feeling all around.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.
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