Reviewer: Samantha
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
Lily has had it with Aunt Lizzie. She wants her inheritance. She wants to be free. Aunt Lizzie wants Lily to find a husband, though she thinks it’s impossible. To her Lily could kiss freedom goodbye since it might be about the only person who’d allow that.
Aunt Lizzie’s thinking marriage; Lily’s thinking marriage-if-anyone-would-ever-want-me. Aunt Lizzie’s thinking cooking, cleaning and looking after a family; Lily wants a career that isn’t home-running. Aunt Lizzie’s not bent on making Lily have her way. So what would Lily do? She’d plot to gain her inheritance. She’d plot to gain her freedom. Her dad’s will says nothing about Mr. Right, neither does it mention an aspiring actress eager to break into Hollywood.
Join Lily in her quest for freedom as she poses as a couple with Clare behind a camouflage of flashy cars and cupcakes in order to get that inheritance. Follow this hilarious recipe of a low self-esteem girl, a sassy self-employed actress, an Aunt whose quotes would get you raising brows and two grannies who are willing to help low self-esteem girl. But watch out, one has a pistol which she stashes in her underwear.
Review:
This was a cute and short read, funny in some moments, wacky in others. I thought the story about Lily getting her inheritance was a unique one, and the relationship that forms between her and Clare was definitely interesting to read about. Sometimes the plot points got a little too out there for my particular taste, and the more I read novellas the more I realize I just don’t connect with them as well as full-length novels. I always feel like more character buildup could have been written or more subplots put in, but that’s not the point of a novella – I know! Just a personal preference. But overall I thought this one was well-written and made me laugh.
