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The Daughter In Law
Vanessa Spencer is trying her best to outsmart the mother in law who befriended her under false pretenses. When her own husband doesn't seem able to see the light, she just might have to take matters into her own hands.
"I do not want your hag of a mother in my home for the holidays." I moved around the room as I spoke, because if I stood still too long I might commit murder.
"Vanessa I've asked you not to refer to my mother like that."
"Why not? She calls me worst and I've got the Facebook posts to prove it."
"She's my mom. What do you expect me to do?"
"I expect you to grow a pair and tell that nut job how it is, or there's gonna be hell to pay."
"Baby, come on. Can't you just try for me?" He was advancing but I was onto his shit, no way; not this time buddy.
"What? You mean for the one-hundredth time? Uh-uh, all trials are over, she failed. When people fail the trial period you don't hire them. You should know that you're a Captain in the army. If your ass had failed boot camp that shit would be out; and let me tell you something, boot camp ain't got shit on a new daughter in law trying to fit in with a narcissistic tyrant set on destruction."
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First published July 8, 2014
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March 31, 2025
SPOILERS..................!!!!!!
This is totally my jam and a buddy read between me, my Mom and my Mother-in-Law so you are getting 3 opinions in this one review and boy are we all opinionated! 😁 But one thing we all agree is that we absolutely ❤️LOVED ❤️this and couldn’t stop laughing for the 3+ hours we read it! This is going on my top 5 list and will be a re-read for any time I just need a laugh! Lol.
Now, was it perfect? NOPE. There is too much sex scenes like in every other page which after a while becomes tedious & had us skimming over and what's with the constant "coochie" to describe her vagay? But everything else? Perfection. 🙆
So if you want to laugh your butts off and read about a strong heroine & a somewhat clueless hero who quickly learns a lesson and is so much in love & devoted to his wife, well this one is for you!
Plot: Married couple in their late 20’s/early 30’s who I think have been married for 2 years and are deeply in love. Heroine said when she first met her Monster-in-Law, she was kind and sweet but after they got married, she started to criticize and become a nag and a cray-cray lunatic and she finally had enough.
When story starts, she has been pushed beyond her limits and is ready to whip this woman & her youngest (or is it oldest?) daughter to kingdom come! The girl is an Italian-American from Brooklyn and anyone who is from NY knows you just don’t mess with us unless you want a good whooping! And boy did this MIL deserve everything she got. 😁🙋♀️
What I loved about this is that if anyone has ever had a pain in the neck in-law that they don’t get along with, you want to be feeling & speaking like this heroine! This girl had so many names for the MIL in every page that I am surprised author had not run out of new ones by the end of the story! All I can say that after reading this, I am soooo grateful to have wonderful in-laws that I love to pieces! 😅😂🤣
Names for the evil duo:
Agent for the devil
Beelzebub’s bastard spawn
Billaby frig
Black hearted demon
Broom Hilda
Cereberus at the gates of hell
Chucky’s bride
crackpot Nellie
Creature from the dark lagoon
Cujo
Cyclops
Demented sea gnome
Demon from Satan's armpit
Devil’s reject
Dragon Lady
Elizabeth Bathory
Eva Braun
Genghis Khan
Gila monster
Hagar the Horrible
Hagfish
Haggie
Honey boo boo
Imp from hades
Jill the Ripper
Kublai Kahn
Lizard ass
Lucifer’s main bitch
Maleficent
Mata Hari
Minotaur
My bitch in flaw
Old pussy lips
Pig face troglodyte
Putrid twit
Quasiniodo
Rosemary’s baby
Sasquatch
Satan’s concubine
Satan’s hench-woman
Sea Hag from Hades
Serpent from hell
Shanghai Mengele
Skank of Babylon
Stalin
Succubus
The festering boil
Troll from the seventh level of hell
Twisted chromosome of an incubator
Wasted shot of jizz
Widlebeest
Yeti
🤣
"I do not want your hag of a mother in my home for the holidays." I moved around the room as I spoke, because if I stood still too long I might commit murder.
"Vanessa I've asked you not to refer to my mother like that."
"Why not? She calls me worst and I've got the Facebook posts to prove it."
"She's my mom. What do you expect me to do?"
"I expect you to grow a pair and tell that nut job how it is, or there's gonna be hell to pay."
"Baby, come on. Can't you just try for me?" He was advancing but I was onto his shit, no way; not this time buddy.
"What? You mean for the one-hundredth time? Uh-uh, all trials are over, she failed. When people fail the trial period you don't hire them. You should know that you're a Captain in the army. If your ass had failed boot camp that shit would be out; and let me tell you something, boot camp ain't got shit on a new daughter in law trying to fit in with a narcissistic tyrant set on destruction."
----------------
“I’m moving in with the other crazy one when we get back.” That stopped him in his tracks; from what I could tell he was looking around the cabin in search of hazards from which to protect the pregnant lady.
“Who, what?”
“Your twisted chromosome of an incubator, I think I’ll move in with her. At least I know her brand of crazy, yours is freaking me out.” He got a hurt look on his face that lasted all of two seconds.
“Cute, but here’s the deal. You, get to carry him or her, I have no control over what goes on inside there even though he or she is mine. So whatever I have to do from out here to ensure their safety will be done and you will follow orders.”
This fool is having an out of body or some shit.
"She's not that bad."
"To you maybe, you're her son, to me she's Cerberus at the gates of hell. And while we're on it honey boo boo can't come either."
"Who the hell is honey boo boo? Have you lost your mind?"
"That would be sister number two. In fact, the only ones allowed are your father and your older sister. Them I like, but if I have to sit at MY dinner table after slaving all day to prepare food for ungrateful people who talk about how much they hate me, I'm bringing Tommy to the table." (Tommie is her GUN)
-------
"Get your mom her pie mama's boy." I know he hates that shit but this is war. If I have to act like a raving fucking lunatic...
"Hey old lady we've got stand your ground in this state, any perceived threat bitch, try me." I yelled that shit into the dining room and just for emphasis popped one off at the ceiling. My dad always said, go big or go home. I started this shit off might as well finish it. Who knows when I'll have the chance again? I guess the stampede heading for my front door was the answer to that. Not tonight.
"Are you happy now?"
"No, I'll be happy when you get your head out your ass and realize that that wasted shot of jizz is not a saint."
"You..."
"Yes I called your mother a wasted shot, your grandfather should've flushed that one."
"Vanessa get back here, this is not how we handle things in this house."
"Tommy says kiss my ass."
-----------------
"Anything else?" Oh he wants to be condescending? Well fuck him.
"Yes why don't you move back in with mommy since you can't seem to get off her tit?"
"You're trying to piss me off aren't you? Well it won't work because if I put hands on you right now they'll be cops at my fucking door."
"You don't scare me."
"Not gonna happen. I might not understand all the dynamics of what's going on with you and my mom but I do know one thing. You belong to me, nothing and no one is ever gonna change that."
We had a Mexican standoff after that. He wouldn't let me leave and I was intent on staying only on my terms. Of course I forgot that outside of the whole monster in flaw thing he was a kick ass no nonsense type who wouldn't think twice about taking me over his knee.
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“Cracked, all the fucking way cracked.” I could only shake my head. Bitch was off her meds again.
I studied him for a hot minute.
“What, what’re you looking at?”
“I’m wondering if we should have you tested?”
“Tested for what? I’m not sick.”
“Yeah but that brand of cray might be hereditary, I think that shit needs to have an end by date. Can’t be spreading that shit.”
“You’re funny,”
“’I think so.” He smacked my ass as we headed back to the kitchen to finish making dinner.
“Babe, I am trying to navigate this minefield the best way I know how. I just found out that my mother, a woman I’ve loved and respected my whole life isn’t…well, you know.”
“She’s an agent for the devil is what she is. And there’s only one way to eradicate such evil, a nice stake through the heart ought to do it.” He glared at me but whatever.
----
“Vanessa, do not forget that this is still my mother we’re talking about. You’re my wife, I get it, united we stand. Now that I understand what that means to you I’m gonna do my best to see that you get what you need from me, though I think you should’ve known this all along.”
“I’m not a mind reader and this little talk better not be leading up to you telling me things are going back to the way they were, because I will pack me and the little pin up and be so gone.”
-----
"She doesn't get under my skin. She's more like an ass ache..."
Safety:
SAFE. NO OW/OM
NO CHEATING
NO SEPARATIONS
DOES HAVE A FEW SPANKINGS AND LOTS OF HOT SEX
HEA WITH MIL & SIL FROM HELL NO LONGER IN THEIR LIVES AND A BABY ON THE WAY.
This is totally my jam and a buddy read between me, my Mom and my Mother-in-Law so you are getting 3 opinions in this one review and boy are we all opinionated! 😁 But one thing we all agree is that we absolutely ❤️LOVED ❤️this and couldn’t stop laughing for the 3+ hours we read it! This is going on my top 5 list and will be a re-read for any time I just need a laugh! Lol.
Now, was it perfect? NOPE. There is too much sex scenes like in every other page which after a while becomes tedious & had us skimming over and what's with the constant "coochie" to describe her vagay? But everything else? Perfection. 🙆
So if you want to laugh your butts off and read about a strong heroine & a somewhat clueless hero who quickly learns a lesson and is so much in love & devoted to his wife, well this one is for you!
Plot: Married couple in their late 20’s/early 30’s who I think have been married for 2 years and are deeply in love. Heroine said when she first met her Monster-in-Law, she was kind and sweet but after they got married, she started to criticize and become a nag and a cray-cray lunatic and she finally had enough.
When story starts, she has been pushed beyond her limits and is ready to whip this woman & her youngest (or is it oldest?) daughter to kingdom come! The girl is an Italian-American from Brooklyn and anyone who is from NY knows you just don’t mess with us unless you want a good whooping! And boy did this MIL deserve everything she got. 😁🙋♀️
What I loved about this is that if anyone has ever had a pain in the neck in-law that they don’t get along with, you want to be feeling & speaking like this heroine! This girl had so many names for the MIL in every page that I am surprised author had not run out of new ones by the end of the story! All I can say that after reading this, I am soooo grateful to have wonderful in-laws that I love to pieces! 😅😂🤣
Names for the evil duo:
Agent for the devil
Beelzebub’s bastard spawn
Billaby frig
Black hearted demon
Broom Hilda
Cereberus at the gates of hell
Chucky’s bride
crackpot Nellie
Creature from the dark lagoon
Cujo
Cyclops
Demented sea gnome
Demon from Satan's armpit
Devil’s reject
Dragon Lady
Elizabeth Bathory
Eva Braun
Genghis Khan
Gila monster
Hagar the Horrible
Hagfish
Haggie
Honey boo boo
Imp from hades
Jill the Ripper
Kublai Kahn
Lizard ass
Lucifer’s main bitch
Maleficent
Mata Hari
Minotaur
My bitch in flaw
Old pussy lips
Pig face troglodyte
Putrid twit
Quasiniodo
Rosemary’s baby
Sasquatch
Satan’s concubine
Satan’s hench-woman
Sea Hag from Hades
Serpent from hell
Shanghai Mengele
Skank of Babylon
Stalin
Succubus
The festering boil
Troll from the seventh level of hell
Twisted chromosome of an incubator
Wasted shot of jizz
Widlebeest
Yeti
🤣
"I do not want your hag of a mother in my home for the holidays." I moved around the room as I spoke, because if I stood still too long I might commit murder.
"Vanessa I've asked you not to refer to my mother like that."
"Why not? She calls me worst and I've got the Facebook posts to prove it."
"She's my mom. What do you expect me to do?"
"I expect you to grow a pair and tell that nut job how it is, or there's gonna be hell to pay."
"Baby, come on. Can't you just try for me?" He was advancing but I was onto his shit, no way; not this time buddy.
"What? You mean for the one-hundredth time? Uh-uh, all trials are over, she failed. When people fail the trial period you don't hire them. You should know that you're a Captain in the army. If your ass had failed boot camp that shit would be out; and let me tell you something, boot camp ain't got shit on a new daughter in law trying to fit in with a narcissistic tyrant set on destruction."
----------------
“I’m moving in with the other crazy one when we get back.” That stopped him in his tracks; from what I could tell he was looking around the cabin in search of hazards from which to protect the pregnant lady.
“Who, what?”
“Your twisted chromosome of an incubator, I think I’ll move in with her. At least I know her brand of crazy, yours is freaking me out.” He got a hurt look on his face that lasted all of two seconds.
“Cute, but here’s the deal. You, get to carry him or her, I have no control over what goes on inside there even though he or she is mine. So whatever I have to do from out here to ensure their safety will be done and you will follow orders.”
This fool is having an out of body or some shit.
"She's not that bad."
"To you maybe, you're her son, to me she's Cerberus at the gates of hell. And while we're on it honey boo boo can't come either."
"Who the hell is honey boo boo? Have you lost your mind?"
"That would be sister number two. In fact, the only ones allowed are your father and your older sister. Them I like, but if I have to sit at MY dinner table after slaving all day to prepare food for ungrateful people who talk about how much they hate me, I'm bringing Tommy to the table." (Tommie is her GUN)
-------
"Get your mom her pie mama's boy." I know he hates that shit but this is war. If I have to act like a raving fucking lunatic...
"Hey old lady we've got stand your ground in this state, any perceived threat bitch, try me." I yelled that shit into the dining room and just for emphasis popped one off at the ceiling. My dad always said, go big or go home. I started this shit off might as well finish it. Who knows when I'll have the chance again? I guess the stampede heading for my front door was the answer to that. Not tonight.
"Are you happy now?"
"No, I'll be happy when you get your head out your ass and realize that that wasted shot of jizz is not a saint."
"You..."
"Yes I called your mother a wasted shot, your grandfather should've flushed that one."
"Vanessa get back here, this is not how we handle things in this house."
"Tommy says kiss my ass."
-----------------
"Anything else?" Oh he wants to be condescending? Well fuck him.
"Yes why don't you move back in with mommy since you can't seem to get off her tit?"
"You're trying to piss me off aren't you? Well it won't work because if I put hands on you right now they'll be cops at my fucking door."
"You don't scare me."
"Not gonna happen. I might not understand all the dynamics of what's going on with you and my mom but I do know one thing. You belong to me, nothing and no one is ever gonna change that."
We had a Mexican standoff after that. He wouldn't let me leave and I was intent on staying only on my terms. Of course I forgot that outside of the whole monster in flaw thing he was a kick ass no nonsense type who wouldn't think twice about taking me over his knee.
--------
“Cracked, all the fucking way cracked.” I could only shake my head. Bitch was off her meds again.
I studied him for a hot minute.
“What, what’re you looking at?”
“I’m wondering if we should have you tested?”
“Tested for what? I’m not sick.”
“Yeah but that brand of cray might be hereditary, I think that shit needs to have an end by date. Can’t be spreading that shit.”
“You’re funny,”
“’I think so.” He smacked my ass as we headed back to the kitchen to finish making dinner.
“Babe, I am trying to navigate this minefield the best way I know how. I just found out that my mother, a woman I’ve loved and respected my whole life isn’t…well, you know.”
“She’s an agent for the devil is what she is. And there’s only one way to eradicate such evil, a nice stake through the heart ought to do it.” He glared at me but whatever.
----
“Vanessa, do not forget that this is still my mother we’re talking about. You’re my wife, I get it, united we stand. Now that I understand what that means to you I’m gonna do my best to see that you get what you need from me, though I think you should’ve known this all along.”
“I’m not a mind reader and this little talk better not be leading up to you telling me things are going back to the way they were, because I will pack me and the little pin up and be so gone.”
-----
"She doesn't get under my skin. She's more like an ass ache..."
Safety:
SAFE. NO OW/OM
NO CHEATING
NO SEPARATIONS
DOES HAVE A FEW SPANKINGS AND LOTS OF HOT SEX
HEA WITH MIL & SIL FROM HELL NO LONGER IN THEIR LIVES AND A BABY ON THE WAY.
February 6, 2022
Synonyms for EVIL mother-in-law-
Jackie Spinelli.
Jill the ripper.
Dragon lady.
Mata Hari.
Quasimodo.
Haggie.
Broom Hilda.
Succubus.
Birth Sac.
Narcissistic Bitch.
Maleficent.
Ratchet Crotch.
Beast from the great beyond.
Wild beast.
Old lizard ass Barbara.
Hagfish.
Spawn of Satan.
Satan's Armpit.
Demon.
Haggie.(wait........did i say that already? Umm...it's fine. Once wasn't enough i guess.)
Bitch of Eastwick.
Kublai Khan.
Serpent in grass.
Shanghai Mengele.
Creature from the Black Lagoons.
Incubator.
Elizabeth Bathory.
Sea Hag.
Old ratchet face.
......were a few honorable mentions.
An excerpt-
“Fuck you. Fuck you and your prune faced bitch of a sea hag mother, and fuck
your rot crotch slag of a sister. Take the apology you think she deserves, roll it
up fine and shove it back in your mother’s vajayjay where apparently you just
decided to go back to.” His mouth was hanging open like a landed trout.
Jackie Spinelli.
Jill the ripper.
Dragon lady.
Mata Hari.
Quasimodo.
Haggie.
Broom Hilda.
Succubus.
Birth Sac.
Narcissistic Bitch.
Maleficent.
Ratchet Crotch.
Beast from the great beyond.
Wild beast.
Old lizard ass Barbara.
Hagfish.
Spawn of Satan.
Satan's Armpit.
Demon.
Haggie.(wait........did i say that already? Umm...it's fine. Once wasn't enough i guess.)
Bitch of Eastwick.
Kublai Khan.
Serpent in grass.
Shanghai Mengele.
Creature from the Black Lagoons.
Incubator.
Elizabeth Bathory.
Sea Hag.
Old ratchet face.
......were a few honorable mentions.
An excerpt-
“Fuck you. Fuck you and your prune faced bitch of a sea hag mother, and fuck
your rot crotch slag of a sister. Take the apology you think she deserves, roll it
up fine and shove it back in your mother’s vajayjay where apparently you just
decided to go back to.” His mouth was hanging open like a landed trout.
December 19, 2018
Vanessa has been living under the thumb of her mother in law and she has had enough. She has been complaining to her husband Damian, but he is oblivious to his mother's antics. Vanessa decides to push back and all hell breaks loose.
This was a bit over the top but it was very entertaining. At first I thought Damian was an idiot, but it gets explained why he has been so unobservant. Liked Vanessa, she is a tough cookie who has hit her breaking point. Another entertaining read from Jordan Silver.
This was a bit over the top but it was very entertaining. At first I thought Damian was an idiot, but it gets explained why he has been so unobservant. Liked Vanessa, she is a tough cookie who has hit her breaking point. Another entertaining read from Jordan Silver.
May 28, 2023
I enjoyed the heck out of this little story. The mother in law and sister in law were such psychos. The added a lot of entertainment throughout the story. Jordan's description and nicknames for those two were funny as well. The sex scenes were a little repulsive. I have to wonder if Jordan Silver is a man, as the sex scenes she (he?) writes, are extremely crass and crude, and they sound exactly like they were written by a perverted old dude. Aside from skimming the revoltingly described sex scenes, the story was extremely entertaining.
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April 13, 2025okaaay, this was ridiculous and entertaining af 🤣
March 30, 2025
WTH did I just read!!!
Totally safe but totally nuts🤣🤣
Totally safe but totally nuts🤣🤣
August 8, 2022
3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK decent reads.
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Reread August 2022. Added highlights. Mother-in-law and sister-in-law from hell.
==> 2014
No início dei boas risadas com as maquinações da sogra do inferno, mas ao longo da história o foco muda e fica tudo mais sério.
Gostei e recomendo!
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Reread August 2022. Added highlights. Mother-in-law and sister-in-law from hell.
==> 2014
No início dei boas risadas com as maquinações da sogra do inferno, mas ao longo da história o foco muda e fica tudo mais sério.
Gostei e recomendo!
January 31, 2018
I really didn't like the beginning where the husband seemed kind of clueless to the fact that his mother-in-law was a freaking biatch. I was thinking 'OMG! This guy is a mama's boy!' I did like how it ended, though, the mother-in-law got what she deserved.
June 1, 2016
Hands down the funniest book I have read so far this year. I actually learnt new ways to insult someone, it was funny, sweet,naughty and drama filled. I really enjoyed it.
September 3, 2020
For some reason, I really loved this one. Lots of mother in law drama, but it was still great. Separation only when he's out of the country cause he was in the military. Great read.
February 19, 2015
So far, it is like jumping into an excerpt of a book. Again, editing and grammar issues abound and the characters lack depth. Thinking about not finishing and I am only at Chapter 3.
Ok - I finished. I don't think this author is for me.
Ok - I finished. I don't think this author is for me.
March 1, 2016
I thought I had read all of Jordan Silver's stuff. ...I like that they are no angst, hot and sweet
March 30, 2025
My reviews always contain spoilers, I write them so I can remember the story.
This book gets 5 stars for the incredible inventive amount of names Vanessa calls her mother in law and sister in law, they were hilarious and often times accurate.
Damien is a captain in the Army and after marrying Vanessa was deployed for the greater part of their two year marriage. He had moved her away from her family and friends and left for deployment asking his mom and family to take care of her while he’s gone. The monster in law soon showed her true colors and made Vanessa’s life miserable. When Damien returns from deployment he’s shocked at the hostility his wife shows his mom and sister, he has never seen them be mean to her. It takes a few family gatherings but he starts to see his mom in a new light. When Vanessa threatens to leave him he springs into action, he loves his wife and will not lose her. I loved her parents, especially her mom who tells her how she to dealt with a terrible mother in law. The mother in law, Mabel was certifiably crazy, she should have gotten psychiatric help, she was seriously mentally unstable. The father in law and another sister in law were nice but beat down and overruled by the monster always.
Damien was an action guy and once he found out everything he started the ball rolling to cut his family out of their lives, especially since they were expecting their first child. Coming from family wealth he hit his mom where it hurt the most, her position in society and her claim over the family. He kicks her out of the family home his grandfather left to him and when crazy lady doesn’t stop her antics he has his father in law, who you are lead to believe has Italian mob ties, move her out of state where he has people who will keep tabs on her. Several years later she tries again to contact them but Damien is prepared and has her arrested. She had come with a gun, poor guy wasn’t sure if it was meant for Vanessa or him.
I loved Vanessa’s scrappy whoop ass attitude and loved Damien’s commitment to her and their little pin (cute baby nickname). The mother in law was over the top crazy, but sadly believable. Really enjoyed the whole crazy show.
This book gets 5 stars for the incredible inventive amount of names Vanessa calls her mother in law and sister in law, they were hilarious and often times accurate.
Damien is a captain in the Army and after marrying Vanessa was deployed for the greater part of their two year marriage. He had moved her away from her family and friends and left for deployment asking his mom and family to take care of her while he’s gone. The monster in law soon showed her true colors and made Vanessa’s life miserable. When Damien returns from deployment he’s shocked at the hostility his wife shows his mom and sister, he has never seen them be mean to her. It takes a few family gatherings but he starts to see his mom in a new light. When Vanessa threatens to leave him he springs into action, he loves his wife and will not lose her. I loved her parents, especially her mom who tells her how she to dealt with a terrible mother in law. The mother in law, Mabel was certifiably crazy, she should have gotten psychiatric help, she was seriously mentally unstable. The father in law and another sister in law were nice but beat down and overruled by the monster always.
Damien was an action guy and once he found out everything he started the ball rolling to cut his family out of their lives, especially since they were expecting their first child. Coming from family wealth he hit his mom where it hurt the most, her position in society and her claim over the family. He kicks her out of the family home his grandfather left to him and when crazy lady doesn’t stop her antics he has his father in law, who you are lead to believe has Italian mob ties, move her out of state where he has people who will keep tabs on her. Several years later she tries again to contact them but Damien is prepared and has her arrested. She had come with a gun, poor guy wasn’t sure if it was meant for Vanessa or him.
I loved Vanessa’s scrappy whoop ass attitude and loved Damien’s commitment to her and their little pin (cute baby nickname). The mother in law was over the top crazy, but sadly believable. Really enjoyed the whole crazy show.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 10, 2016
I think I enjoyed this cray cray more than I should have...
October 12, 2022
This was a bit over the top but it was very entertaining. I really didn't like the beginning where Damian seemed kind of clueless to the fact that his mother was a freaking biatch. I did find Vanessa’s colorful and imaginative names for her mother-in-law quite entertaining. I loved Damien’s commitment to her and their little pin. The mother in law was over the top crazy, but sadly believable. Really enjoyed the whole crazy show.
February 22, 2017
I must say this one is really quite good. The plot, the characters, and the drama.
January 29, 2015
This story had potential.
It was different and the premise of the story was like a total winner.
The realistic battle between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law. It happens. Many of us live and breathe it.
But.
The grammatical errors had my head rolling (no, literally). I could not keep up. I was unclear who was speaking, when they were speaking, who said what and why…it was all a mish mashed mess.
Also, the overuse of the of word “coochie” had me cringing. Nothing, and I mean nothing, is remotely a turn-on about that word.
I did find Vanessa’s colorful and imaginative names for her mother-in-law quite entertaining. In fact, I made my own list and will keep it handy.
Here, you can thank me later:
Agent for the devil
Beelzebub’s bastard spawn
Billaby frig
Broom Hilda
Cereberus at the gates of hell
Chucky’s bride
crackpot Nellie
Creature from the dark lagoon
Cujo
Cyclops
Demented sea gnome
Demon from Satan's armpit
Devil’s reject
Elizabeth Bathory
Eva Braun
Genghis Khan
Gila monster
Hagar the Horrible
Hagfish
Haggie
Imp from hades
Kublai Kahn
Lucifer’s main bitch
Maleficent
Mata Hari
Minotaur
My bitch in flaw
Old pussy lips
Pig face troglodyte (or troggy for short)
Putrid twit
Rosemary’s baby
Satan’s concubine
Satan’s hench-woman
Sea Hag from Hades
Serpent from hell
Shanghai Mengele
Skank of Babylon
Stalin
Succubus
The festering boil
Troll from the seventh level of hell
Twisted chromosome of an incubator
Wasted shot of jizz
Widlebeest
Yeti
Can you imagine being able to get away with calling your mother-in-law even three of these names??
So, she gets kudos for that.
Ending was okay, justice was served, blood was boiled and battles were victorious. I would’ve rated this a heck of a lot more if there was more depth to the story and grammatically checked by an editor before being published.
It was different and the premise of the story was like a total winner.
The realistic battle between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law. It happens. Many of us live and breathe it.
But.
The grammatical errors had my head rolling (no, literally). I could not keep up. I was unclear who was speaking, when they were speaking, who said what and why…it was all a mish mashed mess.
Also, the overuse of the of word “coochie” had me cringing. Nothing, and I mean nothing, is remotely a turn-on about that word.
I did find Vanessa’s colorful and imaginative names for her mother-in-law quite entertaining. In fact, I made my own list and will keep it handy.
Here, you can thank me later:
Agent for the devil
Beelzebub’s bastard spawn
Billaby frig
Broom Hilda
Cereberus at the gates of hell
Chucky’s bride
crackpot Nellie
Creature from the dark lagoon
Cujo
Cyclops
Demented sea gnome
Demon from Satan's armpit
Devil’s reject
Elizabeth Bathory
Eva Braun
Genghis Khan
Gila monster
Hagar the Horrible
Hagfish
Haggie
Imp from hades
Kublai Kahn
Lucifer’s main bitch
Maleficent
Mata Hari
Minotaur
My bitch in flaw
Old pussy lips
Pig face troglodyte (or troggy for short)
Putrid twit
Rosemary’s baby
Satan’s concubine
Satan’s hench-woman
Sea Hag from Hades
Serpent from hell
Shanghai Mengele
Skank of Babylon
Stalin
Succubus
The festering boil
Troll from the seventh level of hell
Twisted chromosome of an incubator
Wasted shot of jizz
Widlebeest
Yeti
Can you imagine being able to get away with calling your mother-in-law even three of these names??
So, she gets kudos for that.
Ending was okay, justice was served, blood was boiled and battles were victorious. I would’ve rated this a heck of a lot more if there was more depth to the story and grammatically checked by an editor before being published.
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October 18, 2022DNF @ 46%
This author isn’t for everyone… and honestly, she’s not always for me. I LOVE short doses of telenovela-esque/Jerry Springer literary train wrecks with a twist of raunch … but there’s a thin line between craptastic and just plain old crap… and this one pushed me over the edge.
Her books typically are “told” from the OTT, crazy, cave-alpha man’s POV, but this one is from the h, Vanessa’s POV… and it didn’t work for me. It could be I just expect more from my female leads, but I suspect it was the “tone” of the book which I think might’ve been intended to be funny… but I found her VERY immature.
For example, I found the never-ending nicknames for the evil-MIL (Jill the ripper, minotaur, birth sac, beast from the great beyond, old rachet face, Kublai Khan, etc., etc. etc.) annoying rather than funny… and don’t see the humor in …
“I have to check the cupboards, see how many cans of tuna we have left.” “Nope, I keep them handy to throw at your hag of a mother and your bitch face sister.”
Bottom Line maybe I’m in a mood…or just no-fun, but I didn’t enjoy this one at all. I can get down with OTT drama but not childish behavior. I didn’t look but am wondering if this might’ve been one of her earlier ones, because it felt bad for her which is saying a lot.
This author isn’t for everyone… and honestly, she’s not always for me. I LOVE short doses of telenovela-esque/Jerry Springer literary train wrecks with a twist of raunch … but there’s a thin line between craptastic and just plain old crap… and this one pushed me over the edge.
Her books typically are “told” from the OTT, crazy, cave-alpha man’s POV, but this one is from the h, Vanessa’s POV… and it didn’t work for me. It could be I just expect more from my female leads, but I suspect it was the “tone” of the book which I think might’ve been intended to be funny… but I found her VERY immature.
For example, I found the never-ending nicknames for the evil-MIL (Jill the ripper, minotaur, birth sac, beast from the great beyond, old rachet face, Kublai Khan, etc., etc. etc.) annoying rather than funny… and don’t see the humor in …
“I have to check the cupboards, see how many cans of tuna we have left.” “Nope, I keep them handy to throw at your hag of a mother and your bitch face sister.”
Bottom Line maybe I’m in a mood…or just no-fun, but I didn’t enjoy this one at all. I can get down with OTT drama but not childish behavior. I didn’t look but am wondering if this might’ve been one of her earlier ones, because it felt bad for her which is saying a lot.
January 6, 2016
This book was freaking hilarious!!!
That MIL is a freaking nightmare... But Vanessa was too COOL
That MIL is a freaking nightmare... But Vanessa was too COOL
March 17, 2019
RE-READ 3/17/2019 / *Originally read 2015
When I first started this book I thought Damien was gonna be a big pussy but I'm so glad I couldn't have been more wrong. He turned out to be a hot as hell Alpha bad ass that knows how to protect his woman even if it was from his own family. Damien is a Captain in the Army who has just returned home after being gone for a year. Vanessa is his loving wife that left her family & friends behind to move to another state with him, which so happens to be where his family lives. He thought everything was fine while he was gone he didn't know the abuse his Mother was putting Vanessa through. His Mother always acted nice to her in front of him so he had no idea how bad it was & how upset his wife was because she didn't want to bother him while he was off fighting for our country. I loved this book, Vanessa had me laughing so hard & I loved the way Damien handled his bitch-face hag of a Mother.
When I first started this book I thought Damien was gonna be a big pussy but I'm so glad I couldn't have been more wrong. He turned out to be a hot as hell Alpha bad ass that knows how to protect his woman even if it was from his own family. Damien is a Captain in the Army who has just returned home after being gone for a year. Vanessa is his loving wife that left her family & friends behind to move to another state with him, which so happens to be where his family lives. He thought everything was fine while he was gone he didn't know the abuse his Mother was putting Vanessa through. His Mother always acted nice to her in front of him so he had no idea how bad it was & how upset his wife was because she didn't want to bother him while he was off fighting for our country. I loved this book, Vanessa had me laughing so hard & I loved the way Damien handled his bitch-face hag of a Mother.
November 10, 2014
Damian and Vanessa are in love and very happily married, there's just one problem his mother. She's the mother-in-law from hell, and as much as Vanessa loves Damian, she cannot convince him that his mother treats her badly, and that's putting it mildly. As the story progresses the situation gets worse. The lengths that Diamian's mother will go to are quite scary.
This is a quick read but very well written. Despite the drama there were many humorous moments as well. I loved Vanessa she was feisty and was determined not to put up with the situation. Damian was like a lot of husbands at first, expecting Vanessa to ignore his mother's comments, he even at first refused to believe her just wanting a quiet life. But he soon gets a wake up call.
This is a quick read but very well written. Despite the drama there were many humorous moments as well. I loved Vanessa she was feisty and was determined not to put up with the situation. Damian was like a lot of husbands at first, expecting Vanessa to ignore his mother's comments, he even at first refused to believe her just wanting a quiet life. But he soon gets a wake up call.
May 26, 2024
This was a quick, fun read that isn’t to be taken too seriously, like most of Jordan Silver’s books.
I enjoyed how Vanessa did not back down from her stance that her in laws needed to be dealt with by her husband, Damien. I wish Damien would have gotten his head out of his ass a little sooner and not been so combative with Vanessa about it but he came through in the end.
Overall, it’s a satisfying read especially if you have personal experience with horrible in-laws.
I enjoyed how Vanessa did not back down from her stance that her in laws needed to be dealt with by her husband, Damien. I wish Damien would have gotten his head out of his ass a little sooner and not been so combative with Vanessa about it but he came through in the end.
Overall, it’s a satisfying read especially if you have personal experience with horrible in-laws.
February 12, 2024
I couldn’t even get past the first page. The grammar and spelling mistakes were too much to handle.
May 26, 2024
The mother in law had me ready to throw punches at her. Crazy crazy crazy.
March 22, 2017
You know who should read this? Those people who say that Jordan Silver can't write for shit. Sure her work needs proofreading but if you read without any prejudice you'll see she writes some noteworthy lines. I'm keeping this book in case I need to insult someone or in case I get in a fight. The lines in this book are priceless!
Story wise it was just mother-in-law on crack amplified to 1000x. It was unbelievable and and it frustrated me how crazy the mother in law was. If I was the heroine I'd have capped the mom a long time ago and left the H when he kept believing his mom. But the H turns things around and decides to man up. So I guess he was okay.
But let's be honest I did not read this for the story. I read it for the insults. Man this is a goldmine.
Some of my favorite Vanessa lines:
“Did you think I was playing when I said that I would straight up twat punch your incubator and that rotted fruit of her womb you call a sister?”
“She’s an agent for the devil is what she is. And there’s only one way to eradicate such evil, a nice stake through the heart ought to do it.”
“Listen you breech born bastard. Yes, I know all about the fact that your skank of a mother wasn’t married to your dad when she got knocked up with you and the poor man had to sell his life away to make an honest woman out of her. Talk about a deal with the devil.”
“I tried to remember at what point the beast from the great beyond had taken up residence in that black putrid mass she calls a heart, but no one discerning moment came to mind.”
“Fuck you. Fuck you and your prune faced bitch of a sea hag mother, and fuck your rot crotch slag of a sister. Take the apology you think she deserves, roll it up fine and shove it back in your mother’s vajayjay where apparently you just decided to go back to.”
Story wise it was just mother-in-law on crack amplified to 1000x. It was unbelievable and and it frustrated me how crazy the mother in law was. If I was the heroine I'd have capped the mom a long time ago and left the H when he kept believing his mom. But the H turns things around and decides to man up. So I guess he was okay.
But let's be honest I did not read this for the story. I read it for the insults. Man this is a goldmine.
Some of my favorite Vanessa lines:
“Did you think I was playing when I said that I would straight up twat punch your incubator and that rotted fruit of her womb you call a sister?”
“She’s an agent for the devil is what she is. And there’s only one way to eradicate such evil, a nice stake through the heart ought to do it.”
“Listen you breech born bastard. Yes, I know all about the fact that your skank of a mother wasn’t married to your dad when she got knocked up with you and the poor man had to sell his life away to make an honest woman out of her. Talk about a deal with the devil.”
“I tried to remember at what point the beast from the great beyond had taken up residence in that black putrid mass she calls a heart, but no one discerning moment came to mind.”
“Fuck you. Fuck you and your prune faced bitch of a sea hag mother, and fuck your rot crotch slag of a sister. Take the apology you think she deserves, roll it up fine and shove it back in your mother’s vajayjay where apparently you just decided to go back to.”
April 7, 2016
Vanessa and Damien. Damien, a captain in the army, married Vanessa, a girl from the NY and plunks her down in his home in the south far from her family but close to his. He then goes away for a year overseas. In the mean time his family, mainly his mother, makes Vanessa's life a living hell. But when Damien talks to his mom she is sweet as pie. So he doubts his wife. Vanessa is ready to leave him (taking their unborn child with her) by the time he gets a clue. The whole story is like a one liner. It was entertaining but as usual way too much swearing and the sex is always kinda brutal. I skimmed a fair bit towards the end as it gets pretty repetitive. The most creative the story gets is the number of 'names' Nessa has for her mother-in-law. The H is the usual hot, take charge kinda guy and that is what I like about this author. But nothing much happens... "or some shit"...
January 26, 2024
an over the too, vindictive, unhinged mother in law nearly destroys a marriage. when she alienates her own son she tries to kill her pregnant daughter in law and later pulls a gun on her own son. cray-Cray is strong in that one. Re-read in june, 2017. Lots of sarcasm. Clueless son at first. Monster in law for a mom too, poor guy. Reread January 2023. Reread yet again in January 2024...
March 30, 2025
I found this story hysterical! All the dialogue from the FMC was funny AF. The end of the story was sad though. The mother in law destroyed her own life because she went nuts for no apparent reason.
Still I will probably reread this book again even though you don’t experience anything. It’s all told to you. Good luck.
Still I will probably reread this book again even though you don’t experience anything. It’s all told to you. Good luck.
February 9, 2015
WOW is all I can say right now and also I hope my future mother in law is not that crazy!!!!
But otherwise then that i really enjoyed this book for once I started to read it I could not put it down, great job Mrs. Silver once again you wrote another great winner.
But otherwise then that i really enjoyed this book for once I started to read it I could not put it down, great job Mrs. Silver once again you wrote another great winner.
June 1, 2021
Basically just the husband never standing up for his wife & being a mama’s boy. A version would’ve been her leaving her shit husband & finding someone better. The plot completely ruins the smut too. Two stars is generous.
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