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And One Last Thing
Lacey Terwilligers shock and humiliation over her husband’s philandering prompt her to add some bonus material to Mike's company stunning Technicolor descriptions of the special brand of "administrative support" his receptionist gives him. The detailed mass email to Mike's family, friends, and clients blows up in her face, and before one can say "instant urban legend", Lacey has become the pariah of her small Kentucky town, a media punch line, and the defendant in Mike's defamation lawsuit.
Her seemingly perfect life up in flames, Lacey retreats to her family’s lakeside cabin, only to encounter an aggravating neighbour named Monroe. A hunky crime novelist with a low tolerance for drama, Monroe is not thrilled about a newly divorced woman moving in next door. But with time, beer, and a screen door to the nose, a cautious friendship develops into something infinitely more satisfying.
Lacey has to make a decision about her long-term living arrangements, though. Should she take a job writing caustic divorce newsletters for paying clients, or move on with her own life, pursuing more literary aspirations? Can she find happiness with a man who tells her what he thinks and not what she wants to hear? And will she ever be able to resist saying one…last…thing?
Her seemingly perfect life up in flames, Lacey retreats to her family’s lakeside cabin, only to encounter an aggravating neighbour named Monroe. A hunky crime novelist with a low tolerance for drama, Monroe is not thrilled about a newly divorced woman moving in next door. But with time, beer, and a screen door to the nose, a cautious friendship develops into something infinitely more satisfying.
Lacey has to make a decision about her long-term living arrangements, though. Should she take a job writing caustic divorce newsletters for paying clients, or move on with her own life, pursuing more literary aspirations? Can she find happiness with a man who tells her what he thinks and not what she wants to hear? And will she ever be able to resist saying one…last…thing?
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Molly Harper
59 books8,100 followersMolly Harper is the author of more than 40 romance titles including the Half-Moon Hollow series, the Mystic Bayou, the Starfall Point series, and her first murder mystery, A PROPOSAL TO DIE FOR. She lives in Michigan with her family. For more information, go to www.mollyharper.com.
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June 3, 2013
OH, how I loved this book!! It's fun, sassy, romantic, sexy - and I do mean sexy - truly, a fabulous story! The dialog is so well written, so witty, and the entire book is filled with the kind of dry humor that has you giggling throughout. The sexual chemistry between Lacey and Monroe is off the charts, and they make a perfect couple in their odd mix of cynicism and optimism! In fact, if "opticism" were a word in the dictionary, it'd be accompanied by a picture of Lacey and Monroe!
Wow!
When reading an author for the first time, it often takes a bit of getting used to before I fall into the flow of their storytelling, but that's not the case with Molly Harper's And One Last Thing... In fact, I seldom give 5 stars to an author whose work I'm experiencing for the first time because of that very thing, but again, that's not the case with this book.
And One Last Thing... starts out with Lacey Terwilliger being blindsided when she learns that her husband is having an affair with his secretary, and has been for several months. Lacey really never saw that coming and when it hit, it hit hard. To say she 'lost it' is putting it mildly, but thankfully so, because her brand of losing it made for some laugh out loud funny reading!
Because the story takes place in a small town, it's not hard to imagine everyone taking sides, and everyone did - most siding with her soon to be ex-husband Mike, "the faithless, loveless, spineless, shiftless, useless, dickless wonder he is." To escape the onslaught of ridicule, Lacey heads to her family cabin on the lake, looking for solitude and a quiet, peaceful place to sort through what's left of her life. Only, thanks to Lefty Monroe, the man renting the neighboring cabin, her life is anything but peaceful and quiet.
My only complaint is the outrageous cost of this e-book. $9.73 on Amazon? SHAME ON YOU, Simon & Schuster! What are you thinking here?? If you want to hook people on Ms. Harper's writing, this is definitely the book to do it with, but for Pete's sake! Make it affordable enough that those of us on a budget will be willing - and able - to take the risk. SERIOUSLY!!
Okay, got that off my chest!
People, find this book! Used bookstore, library, yard sale, borrow a copy from a friend... whatever you have to do to get your hands this, do it! You will NOT regret it!
Dorsey, thank you, honey, for recommending this book!!! It's exactly what I was looking for, exactly the kind of brilliant, entertaining story I needed to get my mind off things. I am heading straight back to Amazon to see what else I can find - more reasonably priced, that is - by this incredibly talented Contemporary Romance/Chick-lit author!!!
A favorite quote:
"Honey, you might want to calm down and reassess your situation. You don't want to get into a big legal battle here. Mike's like a cat."
"Emotionally unavailable and fond of licking himself?" I asked.
August 30, 2018
3.5 stars
Also posted at Addicted2Heroines
Warning: I don't personally consider anything in this review a spoiler.
But I will be talking about some of the things that happened, and why they bothered me.
I have a very love/hate relationship with chick-lit.
I love the fluffiness and humor.
I hate the resolution at the end.
And One Last Thing... was no exception. I was having the time of my life for the first 90% of the book. I honestly did not want to put it down. It was like bubblegum crack!
The last 10%, though?
Such. A. Letdown.
Yes, yes, yes. Like all chick-lit, the plucky heroine gets a Happily Ever After.
But, like most of the chic-lit that I've read, the characters that I hated don't really get what they deserve. It all sort of resolves itself with a whimper, instead of the BANG! that I always hope for, but never get.
And maybe that's because, underneath my teddy-bear like exterior, I'm an evil harpy who likes to see assholes suffer and squirm. I mean, is taking the High Road really necessary?
*sigh*
Ok, fine. Maybe it is...in real life.
Another thing that gets me about a lot of chick-lit, is that the heroines seem to get shitty advice from family and friends. Again, this one is not an exception.
Lacey sends out an angry email outing her husband for being a cheating scum.
Instead of giving her a high five, the entire cast of characters reacts with varying forms of dismay. Her family (with the exception of her father - I'll get to him in a minute) is supportive, but none of them think she did the right thing. Her husband sues her for slander, so her lawyer tells her to go hide out in the woods, where she can't get in any more trouble. And Monroe (the love interest) gets angry with her because she thinks about taking a job writing those kinds of emails for other jilted women.
And her father? He won't talk to her and wants her out of his house ASAP.
This part of the story particularly bothers me, because it was never addressed.
During her short stay with her parents, Lacey observes how her father is sooooo sweet to her mother. Like letting the tap get cold before filling her glass. But in the next breath, he's telling her mother that she needs to quit coddling Lacey and feeding her pancakes, so she'll get out of their house.
WTF?!
What father does that?! And she's not even angry about it. Nobody in the entire story gets angry about it. Are you serious? I would be LIVID with my husband if he said something like that. But her mother is all, 'Hush, Dear. She might hear you.'.
The fuck?
Then Lacey got into a fight with Monroe, because he felt like she needed to pursue a 'real' writing career (like him), and let go of the (rather lucrative) offer made to her by a woman who wants her to write the snarky I'm Leaving Your Sorry Ass emails.
I thought she made some perfectly valid points about him not trying to tell her what to do with her life. Thank You Very Much.
But in a shocking turn of events, her brother and his friends all (of course) agree that she needs to apologize to him. After all, if they could find a good man, they'd snap him up in a heartbeat.
And (of course) she realizes they're right. After all, Monroe has her best interests at heart.
The fuck?
Alrighty. Like I said, I thoroughly enjoyed the lighthearted breezy feel of the book, and it was only the ending that really turned me off.
Couple that with the fact that this sucker has rave reviews from almost everyone besides me, and I think that maybe I'm just not cut out for this genre.
Also posted at Addicted2Heroines
Warning: I don't personally consider anything in this review a spoiler.
But I will be talking about some of the things that happened, and why they bothered me.
I have a very love/hate relationship with chick-lit.
I love the fluffiness and humor.
I hate the resolution at the end.
And One Last Thing... was no exception. I was having the time of my life for the first 90% of the book. I honestly did not want to put it down. It was like bubblegum crack!
The last 10%, though?
Such. A. Letdown.
Yes, yes, yes. Like all chick-lit, the plucky heroine gets a Happily Ever After.
But, like most of the chic-lit that I've read, the characters that I hated don't really get what they deserve. It all sort of resolves itself with a whimper, instead of the BANG! that I always hope for, but never get.
And maybe that's because, underneath my teddy-bear like exterior, I'm an evil harpy who likes to see assholes suffer and squirm. I mean, is taking the High Road really necessary?
*sigh*
Ok, fine. Maybe it is...in real life.
Another thing that gets me about a lot of chick-lit, is that the heroines seem to get shitty advice from family and friends. Again, this one is not an exception.
Lacey sends out an angry email outing her husband for being a cheating scum.
Instead of giving her a high five, the entire cast of characters reacts with varying forms of dismay. Her family (with the exception of her father - I'll get to him in a minute) is supportive, but none of them think she did the right thing. Her husband sues her for slander, so her lawyer tells her to go hide out in the woods, where she can't get in any more trouble. And Monroe (the love interest) gets angry with her because she thinks about taking a job writing those kinds of emails for other jilted women.
And her father? He won't talk to her and wants her out of his house ASAP.
This part of the story particularly bothers me, because it was never addressed.
During her short stay with her parents, Lacey observes how her father is sooooo sweet to her mother. Like letting the tap get cold before filling her glass. But in the next breath, he's telling her mother that she needs to quit coddling Lacey and feeding her pancakes, so she'll get out of their house.
WTF?!
What father does that?! And she's not even angry about it. Nobody in the entire story gets angry about it. Are you serious? I would be LIVID with my husband if he said something like that. But her mother is all, 'Hush, Dear. She might hear you.'.
The fuck?
Then Lacey got into a fight with Monroe, because he felt like she needed to pursue a 'real' writing career (like him), and let go of the (rather lucrative) offer made to her by a woman who wants her to write the snarky I'm Leaving Your Sorry Ass emails.
I thought she made some perfectly valid points about him not trying to tell her what to do with her life. Thank You Very Much.
But in a shocking turn of events, her brother and his friends all (of course) agree that she needs to apologize to him. After all, if they could find a good man, they'd snap him up in a heartbeat.
And (of course) she realizes they're right. After all, Monroe has her best interests at heart.
The fuck?
Alrighty. Like I said, I thoroughly enjoyed the lighthearted breezy feel of the book, and it was only the ending that really turned me off.
Couple that with the fact that this sucker has rave reviews from almost everyone besides me, and I think that maybe I'm just not cut out for this genre.
September 15, 2017
I hardly ever read romances - this one was for a challenge - I tend to find them repetitive and clichéd, just not my particular cup of tea:) This one however was great! It was sweet and funny and really entertaining and I read it in one afternoon!
And One Last Thing ... is full of quirky characters doing outrageous things but all of them so charming you forgive them. The two main characters, Monroe and Lacey develop a delightful relationship with some hilarious dialogue. Then there is Lacey's brother, her lawyer, Monroes's mother and brothers and many more, all of them laugh aloud funny.
The main theme of the book is how Lacey copes with the break up of her marriage and the way she takes revenge on her cheating ex has to be read to be believed! Loved it!
If you are in the mood for some well written and funny entertainment then read this book:) I am glad I did!
And One Last Thing ... is full of quirky characters doing outrageous things but all of them so charming you forgive them. The two main characters, Monroe and Lacey develop a delightful relationship with some hilarious dialogue. Then there is Lacey's brother, her lawyer, Monroes's mother and brothers and many more, all of them laugh aloud funny.
The main theme of the book is how Lacey copes with the break up of her marriage and the way she takes revenge on her cheating ex has to be read to be believed! Loved it!
If you are in the mood for some well written and funny entertainment then read this book:) I am glad I did!
November 10, 2012
4 Stars!! Just plain old fun!!
I love Molly Harper's humor, but what made this book for me was the voice that Amanda Ronconi gave to Lacey and her rambling thoughts! She was perfect for the dry sense of humor that was conveyed in the book, and nailed all the characters perfectly.
This book is about Lacey's journey of self discovery after finding her husband has been having a long standing affair with his secretary. She finds her revenge when she sends out a scathing newsletter that lands her in a boatload of trouble. Lacey takes a time-out at her summer cabin, where she meets Monroe, her next door neighbor. He's not too keen on her at first, but eventually they form a friendship, that is incredibly sweet and endeared me to both of them. I adored how they really got to know each other before their relationship developed into something more...you could see it coming, even though they didn't. Monroe was perfect for her in so many ways and his tell-it-like-it-is attitude was what Lacey needed to move forward with her life.
The dialogue is terrific, laugh out loud fun times, a wonderful cast of characters, and a story that gives the reader something to think about. Get over it and move on with your life, or your anger and bitterness will hold you hostage!
I'm fast becoming a huge fan of both Molly Harper and Amanda Ronconi...they make quite a team!
I love Molly Harper's humor, but what made this book for me was the voice that Amanda Ronconi gave to Lacey and her rambling thoughts! She was perfect for the dry sense of humor that was conveyed in the book, and nailed all the characters perfectly.
This book is about Lacey's journey of self discovery after finding her husband has been having a long standing affair with his secretary. She finds her revenge when she sends out a scathing newsletter that lands her in a boatload of trouble. Lacey takes a time-out at her summer cabin, where she meets Monroe, her next door neighbor. He's not too keen on her at first, but eventually they form a friendship, that is incredibly sweet and endeared me to both of them. I adored how they really got to know each other before their relationship developed into something more...you could see it coming, even though they didn't. Monroe was perfect for her in so many ways and his tell-it-like-it-is attitude was what Lacey needed to move forward with her life.
The dialogue is terrific, laugh out loud fun times, a wonderful cast of characters, and a story that gives the reader something to think about. Get over it and move on with your life, or your anger and bitterness will hold you hostage!
I'm fast becoming a huge fan of both Molly Harper and Amanda Ronconi...they make quite a team!
November 3, 2018
I can't fault this book in any way. It's the story of a woman who exacts her revenge on her adulterous husband by outing him in his monthly business newsletter.
It's a laugh out loud funny story which gradually morphs into a more serious story about holding onto bitterness and finding love.
It's a great story, cleverly written.
It's a laugh out loud funny story which gradually morphs into a more serious story about holding onto bitterness and finding love.
It's a great story, cleverly written.
May 27, 2012
If you've been tracking my status updates, you already know how much I was loving this book! And, not just for the obvious reasons of great writing and laugh-out-loud humor; I also loved it for the way it made me feel when a woman is scorned; I wanted to fight right along with her! (Not to mention how I felt when an incredibly sexy, "tall-drink-of-water", hero was about to enter my, (I mean,) THE heroine's life!)
Lacey Terwilliger was a good wife...at least she thought she was. She was devoted to her husband "Mike", in a stay-at-home, junior league, garden-club kind of way, and her husband not only liked it that way, it was "understood." It looked good for his marriage and looked great for his CPA business. Only problem was, Mike couldn't make his pants behave once he hired "BeeBee" his new receptionist; stupid belt and zipper just wouldn't cooperate!
A mix-up at Singletree's only florist was about to change Lacey's life forever. She inadvertently recieved the flowers that were intended for Mike's newly hired, freshly manicured, big-boobed receptionist. (Nope, this won't be pretty.) It goes without saying that Lacey was shocked, humiliated and downright livid with her husband and because she's conveniently the writer for his monthly company-wide newsletter, things are about to get a whole lot worse. Included in said newsletter were "colorful" descriptions of the special brand of "administrative support" his receptionist gave him along with lovely descriptions of Mike's glowing personality. Once that "send" button was hit and flooding the in-boxes of Mike’s family, friends, and clients, Lacey's an instant "Urban Legend!" Although "poopy" is about to hit the fan; and before Lacey knows it, her lawyer, "Sam" advises her to vacate her small Kentucky town before the media rush, or finding out she's the defendant in Mike’s defamation lawsuit. (The nerve!!)
The old lake-house isn't so bad and it's only an hour outside of town. It smells musty and a tad moldy, but it'll work for a while once all the chaos dies down. And wouldn't you know it? She's even got a neighbor...whose freaking HOT and keeps to himself! PERFECT! He's eye-candy and reminds Lacey of Hugh Jackman when he played, "Wolverine" (no complaints here!) AND, he's someone to help out if anything breaks, right? Nope, because he, "Monroe", wants nothing to do with a scorn, soon-to-be divorced 30 year old attractive woman who occasionally swims in the nude at 2am! Hummmm, this could get interesting and trust me, it does!!
I don't come across many books that have so much to offer; brilliant, laughing-so-hard-you-have-to take-a-break-and-e-mail-your-best-friend, humor, not to mention the extremely clever and well timed, fluid writing. I knew a while back that I loved Harper's style and this book was certainly not an exception. It was simply a joy and I am actually sad my fun had to end! WONDERFUL!
Lacey Terwilliger was a good wife...at least she thought she was. She was devoted to her husband "Mike", in a stay-at-home, junior league, garden-club kind of way, and her husband not only liked it that way, it was "understood." It looked good for his marriage and looked great for his CPA business. Only problem was, Mike couldn't make his pants behave once he hired "BeeBee" his new receptionist; stupid belt and zipper just wouldn't cooperate!
A mix-up at Singletree's only florist was about to change Lacey's life forever. She inadvertently recieved the flowers that were intended for Mike's newly hired, freshly manicured, big-boobed receptionist. (Nope, this won't be pretty.) It goes without saying that Lacey was shocked, humiliated and downright livid with her husband and because she's conveniently the writer for his monthly company-wide newsletter, things are about to get a whole lot worse. Included in said newsletter were "colorful" descriptions of the special brand of "administrative support" his receptionist gave him along with lovely descriptions of Mike's glowing personality. Once that "send" button was hit and flooding the in-boxes of Mike’s family, friends, and clients, Lacey's an instant "Urban Legend!" Although "poopy" is about to hit the fan; and before Lacey knows it, her lawyer, "Sam" advises her to vacate her small Kentucky town before the media rush, or finding out she's the defendant in Mike’s defamation lawsuit. (The nerve!!)
The old lake-house isn't so bad and it's only an hour outside of town. It smells musty and a tad moldy, but it'll work for a while once all the chaos dies down. And wouldn't you know it? She's even got a neighbor...whose freaking HOT and keeps to himself! PERFECT! He's eye-candy and reminds Lacey of Hugh Jackman when he played, "Wolverine" (no complaints here!) AND, he's someone to help out if anything breaks, right? Nope, because he, "Monroe", wants nothing to do with a scorn, soon-to-be divorced 30 year old attractive woman who occasionally swims in the nude at 2am! Hummmm, this could get interesting and trust me, it does!!
I don't come across many books that have so much to offer; brilliant, laughing-so-hard-you-have-to take-a-break-and-e-mail-your-best-friend, humor, not to mention the extremely clever and well timed, fluid writing. I knew a while back that I loved Harper's style and this book was certainly not an exception. It was simply a joy and I am actually sad my fun had to end! WONDERFUL!
July 20, 2014
"It's that time of the month again . . .
As we head into those dog days of July, Mike would like to thank those who helped him get the toys he needs to enjoy his summer.
Thanks to you, he bought a new bass boat, which we don't need; a condo in Florida, where we don't spend any time; and a $2,000 set of golf clubs . . . which he has been using as an alibi to cover the fact that he has been remorselessly banging his secretary, Beebee, for the last six months."
When Lacey finds out her husband Mike has been cheating on her for a year, she makes use of the monthly newsletter to his 302 contacts (including work clients) to tell everyone what a "faithless, loveless, spineless, shiftless, useless, dickless wonder" he is. Obviously this results in a total shitstorm. Thus begins one of the funniest books I have ever read. I am not one to have visible reactions when reading a book, but this made me openly chuckle on more than several occasions. It was that funny.
Can I just say that if one of my friends found out their husband was cheating on them, and they wrote a letter about what a douche-canoe he is to everyone he knows, I'd give them a double highfive and shout, "Way to go!"? Because that was totally awesome and called for. Lacey was a hilarious main character and if she existed in real life, she'd be one of my best friends. I loved her relationship with her parents, her gay brother/best friend Emmett, and her sexy new neighbour (who looks like Hugh Jackman) Monroe. The constant jabs back and forth were deliciously playful and make me wish I had a relationship like that. It was perfect.
Having a love interest nicknamed 'Wolverine' by the main character is brilliant. It definitely helped mold him into the sexy, snarky studmuffin that Monroe was, despite his feminine first name (his real name is Francis; his mother calls him Franny). He was just the thing Lacey needed while going through such an awful divorce - a friend (okay, with benefits). And with a little help and some tough love from everyone around her, Lacey gets back on her feet. The process of getting there is so much fun to read.
I'm so glad I randomly picked it up at a book fair. I had no idea if it was any good or not, but let me tell you: it is a gem. If you need a good laugh, make sure you read this book. I promise you that you won't regret it.
May 6, 2015
This is one of those books that just makes you happy. This is actually more chick-lit than contemporary romance but I'm not complaining. This is just a perfect read for me.
Molly Harper wrote a great lead character in Lacey. She's funny, smart and a very relatable. You can't help but root for her. There is plenty of romance in this book but as I've said, this is more of Lacey story -- her heartbreak, her revenge against her cheating ex, and her getting over that hurt with the help of her shark of a divorce lawyer, Sam; her almost-business partner, Maya; her gay and hilarious brother Emmett and of course, her hot and sexy neighbor Monroe.
I loved this book and I will definitely be rereading this one. Highly recommended!
Molly Harper wrote a great lead character in Lacey. She's funny, smart and a very relatable. You can't help but root for her. There is plenty of romance in this book but as I've said, this is more of Lacey story -- her heartbreak, her revenge against her cheating ex, and her getting over that hurt with the help of her shark of a divorce lawyer, Sam; her almost-business partner, Maya; her gay and hilarious brother Emmett and of course, her hot and sexy neighbor Monroe.
I loved this book and I will definitely be rereading this one. Highly recommended!
January 1, 2015
★★★★☆ (This is a review of the audiobook.) Loved this book, the second I’ve ‘read’ by this author, and Amanda Ronconi does a great job of reading it. It made me laugh out loud and smile multiple times. The genre is chick-lit with a splash of contemporary romance thrown in. Maybe it was just me, but sometimes (probably when she gets tired – or perhaps when I do) Ms. Ronconi gets that tone in her voice. I can’t think best how to describe it other than to say it is a tiny bit like Dana Carvey doing ‘The Church Lady’ from Saturday Night Live. Still, it didn’t ruin the book for me and I’ll listen to her again. ☺ This definitely won’t be my last book by this author.
August 8, 2020
Pilsētiņā ir tikai viena floriste, un viņa mīl ieraut sīvo. Kad viņa vieglā žvingulī aizved ziedus Leisijai - pārsteigumu no vīra - ātri vien izrādās, ka tie nebija domāti Leisijai, bet gan vīra mīļākajai.
Sākas vesela drāma, ko vieglāk nosaukt par shitstorm, Leisija iesniedz šķiršanos un aizbēg uz savu vasarnīcu ezera krastā. Tur viņa sastop savu ļoti izskatīgo, bet tikpat nedraudzīgo kaimiņu. Tālāk jūs jau varat nojaust.
Pietiekami aizraujošs rom-com, lai nozagtu man visu sestdienas rītu. Nu patīk man romāni, kas sākas ar īgniem kaimiņiem.
Sākas vesela drāma, ko vieglāk nosaukt par shitstorm, Leisija iesniedz šķiršanos un aizbēg uz savu vasarnīcu ezera krastā. Tur viņa sastop savu ļoti izskatīgo, bet tikpat nedraudzīgo kaimiņu. Tālāk jūs jau varat nojaust.
Pietiekami aizraujošs rom-com, lai nozagtu man visu sestdienas rītu. Nu patīk man romāni, kas sākas ar īgniem kaimiņiem.
January 20, 2022
Locally, there’s an attorney who has snarky ads on radio reminding listeners drunk driving, bad behavior sometimes requires the help of a good lawyer. She also reminds us that cheaters shouldn’t get away with it, but when it comes to divorce, they can’t be punished. This always annoys me, they should be punished, there should be some sort of karma and some level of justice, a cheater should be, on some level, punished.
I was completely entertained by this story, it’s funny, the characters are quirky, snarky and amusing. The story flows. The email from the blurb is perfect, laugh out loud perfect! The story continues from there, she moves on finds her way to a new HEA
But what doesn’t happen? No real justice. Yes, the husband and his girlfriend are humiliated and embarrassed, but so is the wife, she regrets her public meltdown, but the cheaters show no guilt, no remorse, there’s no apology. And I hate when that lawyer is right.
I was completely entertained by this story, it’s funny, the characters are quirky, snarky and amusing. The story flows. The email from the blurb is perfect, laugh out loud perfect! The story continues from there, she moves on finds her way to a new HEA
But what doesn’t happen? No real justice. Yes, the husband and his girlfriend are humiliated and embarrassed, but so is the wife, she regrets her public meltdown, but the cheaters show no guilt, no remorse, there’s no apology. And I hate when that lawyer is right.
March 19, 2025
Fun and funny. I literally laughed out loud a couple of times.
A definite 3 1/2 stars almost 4.
A definite 3 1/2 stars almost 4.
January 1, 2011
This was an excellent story by Molly Harper. There was lots of good emotion from the characters, poignant moments, and plenty of humor. Perhaps the best part? The ending was happy, but didn't send me into a diabetic-coma from sickeningly sweet glucose levels! :)
June 24, 2013
AMAZING read!
Loved the characters, writing, and story!
Loved the characters, writing, and story!
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May 7, 2012
3 Stars
This one was just okay for me. Why? Well, I thought Lacey was in her own head too much. I've never been one for a continuous blah of euphemisms and I thought this book has this in spades. Okay, so I'm dating myself, but I was never a fan of Mary Hartman or the Airplane movies and I thought this book rode this line. She tried to make everything a joke and sometimes you lose depth when you do this.
There were things I liked:
1 -- "Take this, and that" .. Lacey's way of punching back at her soon to be EX-husband Mike. I thought the newletter just brilliant.
2 -- Loved Emmett, Lacey's gay brother. I could so visualize him. He would be a person I would love to know and hang with.
3 -- Monroe. I liked his character and could understand why he was a bit of a hermit.
4 -- Lacey. I liked how she had no issue poking fun at herself and those around her.
Things I didn't like so much:
1 -- Lacey. Her constant humor. The sheer volume of this. It was so over the top, I lost something in the story. Her depth of character. In the end, I didn't care where she ended up, I just wanted her to shut the f**k up! And the book she was writing was not something I would read or find interesting. I also find it hard to believe, in this age of enlightenment, she was married 12 years to a man who never was able to give her an orgasm! Okay, this says something about her character right there. God help her..
2 -- Monroe. Visualizing the Wolverine .. just YUCK! All I kept thinking was the stupid hair. When I watch the X-Men, I'm okay with Hugh looking hairy, but this is a character. You meet a real person with those sidetaps and the hair, just YUCK again.
3 -- Mike and BeeBee. These two were so typical. Nothing new or innovative here, so why? And, other than BeeBee's name, why spend so much time on this component of the story.
I'm glad I read the story, and I may read more by this author, but I know her style doesn't lend itself to any depth in character development. I could identify with her anger and how humor got her through a tough time, but this is about it.
Other readers seriously like this book, so don't let me put you off. I want to also thank Leslie for the letting me borrow the book - THANK YOU! You [fellow reader] may very much enjoy this book, and I hope you do. For me, it was just .. ehh.
Happy Reading!
This one was just okay for me. Why? Well, I thought Lacey was in her own head too much. I've never been one for a continuous blah of euphemisms and I thought this book has this in spades. Okay, so I'm dating myself, but I was never a fan of Mary Hartman or the Airplane movies and I thought this book rode this line. She tried to make everything a joke and sometimes you lose depth when you do this.
There were things I liked:
1 -- "Take this, and that" .. Lacey's way of punching back at her soon to be EX-husband Mike. I thought the newletter just brilliant.
2 -- Loved Emmett, Lacey's gay brother. I could so visualize him. He would be a person I would love to know and hang with.
3 -- Monroe. I liked his character and could understand why he was a bit of a hermit.
4 -- Lacey. I liked how she had no issue poking fun at herself and those around her.
Things I didn't like so much:
1 -- Lacey. Her constant humor. The sheer volume of this. It was so over the top, I lost something in the story. Her depth of character. In the end, I didn't care where she ended up, I just wanted her to shut the f**k up! And the book she was writing was not something I would read or find interesting. I also find it hard to believe, in this age of enlightenment, she was married 12 years to a man who never was able to give her an orgasm! Okay, this says something about her character right there. God help her..
2 -- Monroe. Visualizing the Wolverine .. just YUCK! All I kept thinking was the stupid hair. When I watch the X-Men, I'm okay with Hugh looking hairy, but this is a character. You meet a real person with those sidetaps and the hair, just YUCK again.
3 -- Mike and BeeBee. These two were so typical. Nothing new or innovative here, so why? And, other than BeeBee's name, why spend so much time on this component of the story.
I'm glad I read the story, and I may read more by this author, but I know her style doesn't lend itself to any depth in character development. I could identify with her anger and how humor got her through a tough time, but this is about it.
Other readers seriously like this book, so don't let me put you off. I want to also thank Leslie for the letting me borrow the book - THANK YOU! You [fellow reader] may very much enjoy this book, and I hope you do. For me, it was just .. ehh.
Happy Reading!
May 6, 2012
Crazy fun! I don't remember the last time I've laughed so much and enjoyed a day of reading like today. I feel like I've had my own personal divorce therapy twenty-five years too late!! All cheating husbands deserve a little of Lacey's "special revenge!"
In my opinion the book is very romantic; however, it doesn't give readers a front row seat to many sexual scenes. This may disappoint many readers but it worked fine for me. Ms. Harper's skills in writing unbelievably witty and sharp dialogue astounds. There are just too many wonderful quotes among the pages to begin to give this book justice by selecting only a few.
The characters, both lead and secondary, are extremely well written and their appeal is off-the-chart entertainment. The extra special details taken in the choice of some character names and chapter titles only added to the colorful quality found in this story. While most of the story keeps laughter alive, there are moments you'll feel sadness and sorrow -- after all, a long-time relationship and marriage is coming apart at the seams.
"And One Last Thing" -- it was nice to see a second chance at happily-ever-after on the horizon!
In my opinion the book is very romantic; however, it doesn't give readers a front row seat to many sexual scenes. This may disappoint many readers but it worked fine for me. Ms. Harper's skills in writing unbelievably witty and sharp dialogue astounds. There are just too many wonderful quotes among the pages to begin to give this book justice by selecting only a few.
The characters, both lead and secondary, are extremely well written and their appeal is off-the-chart entertainment. The extra special details taken in the choice of some character names and chapter titles only added to the colorful quality found in this story. While most of the story keeps laughter alive, there are moments you'll feel sadness and sorrow -- after all, a long-time relationship and marriage is coming apart at the seams.
"And One Last Thing" -- it was nice to see a second chance at happily-ever-after on the horizon!
April 17, 2022
3.5 ⭐️
This is funny chick lit with a splash of spicy romance thrown in. The book starts with a fantastic act of revenge Lacey pulls on her cad of a cheating husband. It’s a fairly impressive act of revenge, to be sure. I absolutely loved that part.
There’s a lot of southern small town meddling in this book, which rang true to me since I hailed from one of those. That part also annoyed me, but meddlesome others seem to be part and parcel of chick lit.
This is not my normal reading fare, but it kept me interested and engaged. Molly Harper is pretty funny and she nails a lot of southern colloquialisms throughout. I kind of love that in books.
Hubs doesn’t lose everything, which is not satisfactory to my personal Scales of Emotional Justice, but he was no prize at all, so perhaps *that* is just desserts for the home-wrecking whore? Plus, I like it when the main character triumphs, which she did: Personal growth, new professional pursuits, and a Hotter, more Interesting guy who is better in bed. Winning!
This is funny chick lit with a splash of spicy romance thrown in. The book starts with a fantastic act of revenge Lacey pulls on her cad of a cheating husband. It’s a fairly impressive act of revenge, to be sure. I absolutely loved that part.
There’s a lot of southern small town meddling in this book, which rang true to me since I hailed from one of those. That part also annoyed me, but meddlesome others seem to be part and parcel of chick lit.
This is not my normal reading fare, but it kept me interested and engaged. Molly Harper is pretty funny and she nails a lot of southern colloquialisms throughout. I kind of love that in books.
Hubs doesn’t lose everything, which is not satisfactory to my personal Scales of Emotional Justice, but he was no prize at all, so perhaps *that* is just desserts for the home-wrecking whore? Plus, I like it when the main character triumphs, which she did: Personal growth, new professional pursuits, and a Hotter, more Interesting guy who is better in bed. Winning!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 15, 2024
The banter and wit is great. This is what I expect from a rom-com, sharp sass, sexy banter and strong characters.
Lacey is definitely one of my favorite female characters. Yes, she's been through the ringer and, yes, she's questioning her choices, but she's strong and vibrant and introspective. I love how she navigated her challenges and mistakes and how palpable her growth was. It was such a joy to experience her evolution.
My one grievance with the novel is I wanted more resolution in the end. I guess you could say that Lacey's being the bigger person and walking away in the end was itself a resolution but I craved a comeuppance. I wanted Mike, Lacey's ex, to pay for his transgressions. I wanted to see him suffer some of the widespread damage he caused but he didn't. Sure, I guess he's going to live with his mistakes and one could argue that's enough, but I wanted more.
The love story between Lacey and Monroe was sweet and a delicious slow burn. He was a bit gruff at first, not wanting to let Lacey's brash, intrusive presence infiltrate his quiet existence, but once these two became friends, it was evident how thoughtful and so sweet he was.
Definitely a novelist I will read again in the future.
Lacey is definitely one of my favorite female characters. Yes, she's been through the ringer and, yes, she's questioning her choices, but she's strong and vibrant and introspective. I love how she navigated her challenges and mistakes and how palpable her growth was. It was such a joy to experience her evolution.
My one grievance with the novel is I wanted more resolution in the end. I guess you could say that Lacey's being the bigger person and walking away in the end was itself a resolution but I craved a comeuppance. I wanted Mike, Lacey's ex, to pay for his transgressions. I wanted to see him suffer some of the widespread damage he caused but he didn't. Sure, I guess he's going to live with his mistakes and one could argue that's enough, but I wanted more.
The love story between Lacey and Monroe was sweet and a delicious slow burn. He was a bit gruff at first, not wanting to let Lacey's brash, intrusive presence infiltrate his quiet existence, but once these two became friends, it was evident how thoughtful and so sweet he was.
Definitely a novelist I will read again in the future.
August 11, 2010
Lacey Terwilliger's life is about to change in a big way when she's sent flowers from her husband that says, "To my BumbleBee, Happy Anniversary, With all my love, The Stinger." Lacey's accountant husband Mike doesn't call her by a cutesy nickname, and definitely not BumbleBee. Shock fills Lacey's entire body because Mike's receptionist is named BeeBee Baumgardner. These flowers were sent to her by accident. And then it hits her like a ton of bricks. Mike is cheating on her with his bimbo receptionist. Lacey is more than mortified and wants to hurt Mike badly. She plays it cool, up to a point, and then gets her revenge. Lacey ends up writing and sending out a newsletter to all of Mike's clients and friends announcing what a scumbag cheater he is.
Lacey is through with the Tax King of Hamnet County, and is raging over his betrayal. She has stood by Mike all these years, helping his company grow and suffering silently as he never cared about her needs, including those in the bedroom. As word runs rampant all over town, Lacey is the subject of both pity and scorn. She has no choice but to call a divorce lawyer and lick her wounds at her grandmother's rustic cabin in the woods. Perhaps the alone time will give her what she needs to meditate on her life that has gone down the toilet.
While Lacey tries to relax, she meets her attractive, hermit like next door neighbor who she nicknames Wolverine, with his wayward hair and sideburns that need a trim. He keeps to himself and is less than friendly, until one night, while Lacey goes skinny dipping in the lake, he rescues her. His name is Lefty Monroe and an author. Lacey just call him Monroe, since his first name makes her giggle. Soon these two become friends, and Monroe wants Lacey to channel her aggressions over Mike into writing. Lacey finds her writing to be great therapy, especially since her story is about a wife's horrible husband who's eaten by their house.
As the days go by, Lacey finds a way to move on, and that may mean with Monroe. They fall into a friends with benefits situation, that is, until his family comes for a surprise visit where Monroe announces what Lacey really means to him. Now Lacey has to decide if she's ready for a new relationship, move on with her life, and forgive The Stinger who has embarrassed her with his sweet little Bumblebee.
And One Last Thing… is a combination of romance and womens' fiction about a woman who must go through the steps of finding herself again. Lacey was ruled by her marriage and her husband who took her for granted. Even though she felt her marriage wasn't the best it could be, she tried to create a happy home. Unfortunately, it was her selfish husband who destroyed everything.
Mike is a big jerk who makes it all about him. Not once does he feel ashamed for what he has done to Lacey. His mistress BeeBee is a caricature and typical sex pot that thinks she has a right to Mike because Lacey is at fault for not doing her best to keep her husband from looking elsewhere. Lacey's gay brother Emmett bring forth the laughs, as well as Lacey's divorce lawyer Samantha, and Maya, a woman who was wronged by her fiancé and then started a greeting card company where she creates customized cards for all those unfortunate events that Hallmark doesn't cover. She wants Lacey to come work for her based on her newsletter that has become an urban legend for betrayed housewives everywhere. And then there is Monroe, who is wonderful, as Lacey's friend and lover. These two heat up the sheet together perfectly.
I'd only wish Lacey's parents would have been more supportive with their daughter and what she's going through. It seems they were a bit distance to her dilemma, which I couldn’t understand. It would have been nice if Lacey had a few more tender moments with her mother, including her father, who acts cold to her because of his personality. But, the central focus of And One Last Thing… is not getting revenge, or necessarily looking to others who have your back, but finding a way to overcome a horrible event and moving on.
And One Last Thing… is pretty easy reading, has some nice moments of humor and steamy love scenes. Molly Harper has really written an enjoyable book that can speak on many levels to women about love and life.
Lacey is through with the Tax King of Hamnet County, and is raging over his betrayal. She has stood by Mike all these years, helping his company grow and suffering silently as he never cared about her needs, including those in the bedroom. As word runs rampant all over town, Lacey is the subject of both pity and scorn. She has no choice but to call a divorce lawyer and lick her wounds at her grandmother's rustic cabin in the woods. Perhaps the alone time will give her what she needs to meditate on her life that has gone down the toilet.
While Lacey tries to relax, she meets her attractive, hermit like next door neighbor who she nicknames Wolverine, with his wayward hair and sideburns that need a trim. He keeps to himself and is less than friendly, until one night, while Lacey goes skinny dipping in the lake, he rescues her. His name is Lefty Monroe and an author. Lacey just call him Monroe, since his first name makes her giggle. Soon these two become friends, and Monroe wants Lacey to channel her aggressions over Mike into writing. Lacey finds her writing to be great therapy, especially since her story is about a wife's horrible husband who's eaten by their house.
As the days go by, Lacey finds a way to move on, and that may mean with Monroe. They fall into a friends with benefits situation, that is, until his family comes for a surprise visit where Monroe announces what Lacey really means to him. Now Lacey has to decide if she's ready for a new relationship, move on with her life, and forgive The Stinger who has embarrassed her with his sweet little Bumblebee.
And One Last Thing… is a combination of romance and womens' fiction about a woman who must go through the steps of finding herself again. Lacey was ruled by her marriage and her husband who took her for granted. Even though she felt her marriage wasn't the best it could be, she tried to create a happy home. Unfortunately, it was her selfish husband who destroyed everything.
Mike is a big jerk who makes it all about him. Not once does he feel ashamed for what he has done to Lacey. His mistress BeeBee is a caricature and typical sex pot that thinks she has a right to Mike because Lacey is at fault for not doing her best to keep her husband from looking elsewhere. Lacey's gay brother Emmett bring forth the laughs, as well as Lacey's divorce lawyer Samantha, and Maya, a woman who was wronged by her fiancé and then started a greeting card company where she creates customized cards for all those unfortunate events that Hallmark doesn't cover. She wants Lacey to come work for her based on her newsletter that has become an urban legend for betrayed housewives everywhere. And then there is Monroe, who is wonderful, as Lacey's friend and lover. These two heat up the sheet together perfectly.
I'd only wish Lacey's parents would have been more supportive with their daughter and what she's going through. It seems they were a bit distance to her dilemma, which I couldn’t understand. It would have been nice if Lacey had a few more tender moments with her mother, including her father, who acts cold to her because of his personality. But, the central focus of And One Last Thing… is not getting revenge, or necessarily looking to others who have your back, but finding a way to overcome a horrible event and moving on.
And One Last Thing… is pretty easy reading, has some nice moments of humor and steamy love scenes. Molly Harper has really written an enjoyable book that can speak on many levels to women about love and life.
April 27, 2015
Predictable contemporary romance - Way overpriced
This was an "ok" read. I really liked the idea of the scorned wife getting revenge. There were some spells during this read that were slow, but I still managed to finish it. It was nothing exceptional overall, but if you are looking for a light, easy romantic read this would do the trick. If this book would have had an Epilogue I think I would have rated it higher. My biggest complaint is the price. The kindle book cost $9.99 which is insane. I don’t think this book was worth any more than $1.99. There was just nothing original or memorable about it. For a beach read it would work fine, but certainly not for $9.99.
This was an "ok" read. I really liked the idea of the scorned wife getting revenge. There were some spells during this read that were slow, but I still managed to finish it. It was nothing exceptional overall, but if you are looking for a light, easy romantic read this would do the trick. If this book would have had an Epilogue I think I would have rated it higher. My biggest complaint is the price. The kindle book cost $9.99 which is insane. I don’t think this book was worth any more than $1.99. There was just nothing original or memorable about it. For a beach read it would work fine, but certainly not for $9.99.
January 10, 2012
This is one of those books where I've got a smile on my face at the end. Lacey's cahracter grew so much during the book! It was amazing to see her go from angry and revenge-seeking to happy and in a healthy new relationship. I was so proud of her for not stooping to Beebee's crap level at the salon towards the end (I probably would have LOL).
If you've ever been cheated on, or know someone who has, then this is a must read. You'll laugh until you have tears and it will make you feel not so bad for what you've done when you were in the same situation ;0)
If you've ever been cheated on, or know someone who has, then this is a must read. You'll laugh until you have tears and it will make you feel not so bad for what you've done when you were in the same situation ;0)
February 15, 2016
I would say that Molly Harper is a friend-defining author. She writes the types of books that you proudly pass along to friends and if they hand them back to you after reading and say, “I just didn’t get it” or “I didn’t find her all that funny” then they’re ex-communicated. Cut-off and cut adrift! Molly Harper just inspires that kind of loyalty and passion in her readers... and with good cause!
Molly Harper is a chick-lit-romance-genius. I fell in love with her and her ‘Jane Jameson’ paranormal romance series. And in ‘One Last Thing...’, her first contemporary romance, I fall a little bit more in love/creepy-stalker-reader-infatuation with Ms Harper...
‘And One Last Thing...’ is a story of crushing blows and fist-pumping feminism. Lacey Terwilliger has become a cliché at 30 when she discovers that her husband, Mike, has been boning his secretary. In a fit of rage she e-mails a newsletter detailing Mike’s sexcapades to his colleagues, friends and family... and gets slapped with a divorce and lawsuit in the same day. Lacey’s wronged-woman rant goes viral and Lacey has to escape the media furore in the wake of her lawsuit. She decides to play hermit in her grandmother’s abandoned cabin where her solitary wallowing is interrupted by a handsome Hugh Jackman-lookalike called ‘Lefty’ Monroe.
It is at the cabin that Lacey finds peace, orgasms, acceptance, guilt and her literay voice...
It’s no secret that I love Molly Harper. Her ‘Jane Jameson’ series made her an instant-buy author for me, ‘And One Last Thing...’ reiterates why. Harper had me snorting and convulsing within the first chapter, and by the end of the book my stomach muscles were sore from belly-aching laughs.
How to describe Harper’s acerbic wit? She’s a little bit of everything I love and find funny; her characters speak a language I understand and march to the beat of a drum I can hear. Lacey and Jane Jameson’s sense of humour (which is ultimately Molly Harper’s humour) is a dash of Veronica Mars, a splash of Gilmore Girls, a head-nod to Joss Whedon and a salute to Tina Fey. Screw ‘whiskers on kittens’, those funnies are a few of my favourite things!
Molly Harper changes genres from ‘paranormal’ to ‘contemporary’ and loses none of her writing flavour. She seems to enjoy putting her female heroines through the emotional ringer; tearing them down only to make building them up that much sweeter to read. Lacey is absolutely put through her paces in the beginning of the book; lamenting everything about her marriage from Mike’s cheating, to their stilted love-life (he thought ‘racy’ was having sex in a camping tent). Harper also isn’t afraid to write what every woman thinks (at least once in her life) – everything from secretly despising ‘earth tones’ in the home, to navigating the purchase of a vibrator.
And then Monroe walks onto the scene.... right when Lacey is at her most emotional and irrational, a hunky Wolverine-looking next-door-neighbour is dropped into her lap and things perk up. Monroe and Lacey are H-O-T, but I mostly loved them because their repartee was high-notch and hilarious. They bounce off of one another effortlessly and their scenes are fantastic!
“I don’t hate my ex,” I protested. “I just want him alone, broke, bald, impotent, toothless, fat, and wailing and twitching in a twisted tiny ball of spastic misery.”
He shuddered. “Wow, that was visual.”
“You seem fine now,” I conceded. “Somewhat socially maladjusted, but fine.”
He smiled cheekily. “’I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong. But I grew strong. I’ll learn how to get along.’”
“Fine. Make fun of me. In case you’re wondering, this is why people don’t like you.”
“I’m not making fun,” he insisted, though he couldn’t cover his impulse to snicker. “But do you see how that damn song gets into your head?”
I especially loved Lacey because, whether true or not, I thought there was quite a bit of Molly Harper superimposed on the character. I don’t mean the cheating spouse thing (at least, I hope not!) – but part of Lacey ‘finding herself’ was her discovering she has a talent for fiction writing. We get to read Lacey slog through writing sex scenes, get over her fear of the word ‘penis’, navigate the scary terrain of literary agents and hammer out an entire novel. This was all a fascinating little glimpse into Molly Harper’s writing mind, a very revealing and interesting glimpse.
I also liked Lacey because the destruction of her marriage wasn’t a big, catastrophic event in her life. After getting over her initial shock and hurt, Lacey was able to step back and examine the pitfalls of her unhappy marriage and accept that maybe both she and Mike caused its downfall. It wasn’t any particular trigger that broke them apart, rather a down-ward slide into melancholy and disinterest. What killed the marriage was the ‘coasting along’ that eventually turned into a downhill battle. Yes, ‘And One Last Thing...’ is a fantastic chick-lit read with plenty of laughs, but Harper also uses the novel to discuss some big marriage ideals and disasters and question the whole institution. This is a book chock-full of funny, but with real heart and intelligence to back it up.
I’m not surprised that I loved ‘And One Last Thing...’. Molly Harper rules, and I am embedded in her fan-club. She writes funny like it’s nobody’s business, and her romances are lush to read. And as if that’s not enough reason to love this book, Molly Harper has a chapter entitled; ‘Even Jesus Hates Miley Cyrus’.... I want to cry a little bit at the brilliance.
Molly Harper is a chick-lit-romance-genius. I fell in love with her and her ‘Jane Jameson’ paranormal romance series. And in ‘One Last Thing...’, her first contemporary romance, I fall a little bit more in love/creepy-stalker-reader-infatuation with Ms Harper...
‘And One Last Thing...’ is a story of crushing blows and fist-pumping feminism. Lacey Terwilliger has become a cliché at 30 when she discovers that her husband, Mike, has been boning his secretary. In a fit of rage she e-mails a newsletter detailing Mike’s sexcapades to his colleagues, friends and family... and gets slapped with a divorce and lawsuit in the same day. Lacey’s wronged-woman rant goes viral and Lacey has to escape the media furore in the wake of her lawsuit. She decides to play hermit in her grandmother’s abandoned cabin where her solitary wallowing is interrupted by a handsome Hugh Jackman-lookalike called ‘Lefty’ Monroe.
It is at the cabin that Lacey finds peace, orgasms, acceptance, guilt and her literay voice...
It’s no secret that I love Molly Harper. Her ‘Jane Jameson’ series made her an instant-buy author for me, ‘And One Last Thing...’ reiterates why. Harper had me snorting and convulsing within the first chapter, and by the end of the book my stomach muscles were sore from belly-aching laughs.
How to describe Harper’s acerbic wit? She’s a little bit of everything I love and find funny; her characters speak a language I understand and march to the beat of a drum I can hear. Lacey and Jane Jameson’s sense of humour (which is ultimately Molly Harper’s humour) is a dash of Veronica Mars, a splash of Gilmore Girls, a head-nod to Joss Whedon and a salute to Tina Fey. Screw ‘whiskers on kittens’, those funnies are a few of my favourite things!
Molly Harper changes genres from ‘paranormal’ to ‘contemporary’ and loses none of her writing flavour. She seems to enjoy putting her female heroines through the emotional ringer; tearing them down only to make building them up that much sweeter to read. Lacey is absolutely put through her paces in the beginning of the book; lamenting everything about her marriage from Mike’s cheating, to their stilted love-life (he thought ‘racy’ was having sex in a camping tent). Harper also isn’t afraid to write what every woman thinks (at least once in her life) – everything from secretly despising ‘earth tones’ in the home, to navigating the purchase of a vibrator.
And then Monroe walks onto the scene.... right when Lacey is at her most emotional and irrational, a hunky Wolverine-looking next-door-neighbour is dropped into her lap and things perk up. Monroe and Lacey are H-O-T, but I mostly loved them because their repartee was high-notch and hilarious. They bounce off of one another effortlessly and their scenes are fantastic!
“I don’t hate my ex,” I protested. “I just want him alone, broke, bald, impotent, toothless, fat, and wailing and twitching in a twisted tiny ball of spastic misery.”
He shuddered. “Wow, that was visual.”
“You seem fine now,” I conceded. “Somewhat socially maladjusted, but fine.”
He smiled cheekily. “’I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong. But I grew strong. I’ll learn how to get along.’”
“Fine. Make fun of me. In case you’re wondering, this is why people don’t like you.”
“I’m not making fun,” he insisted, though he couldn’t cover his impulse to snicker. “But do you see how that damn song gets into your head?”
I especially loved Lacey because, whether true or not, I thought there was quite a bit of Molly Harper superimposed on the character. I don’t mean the cheating spouse thing (at least, I hope not!) – but part of Lacey ‘finding herself’ was her discovering she has a talent for fiction writing. We get to read Lacey slog through writing sex scenes, get over her fear of the word ‘penis’, navigate the scary terrain of literary agents and hammer out an entire novel. This was all a fascinating little glimpse into Molly Harper’s writing mind, a very revealing and interesting glimpse.
I also liked Lacey because the destruction of her marriage wasn’t a big, catastrophic event in her life. After getting over her initial shock and hurt, Lacey was able to step back and examine the pitfalls of her unhappy marriage and accept that maybe both she and Mike caused its downfall. It wasn’t any particular trigger that broke them apart, rather a down-ward slide into melancholy and disinterest. What killed the marriage was the ‘coasting along’ that eventually turned into a downhill battle. Yes, ‘And One Last Thing...’ is a fantastic chick-lit read with plenty of laughs, but Harper also uses the novel to discuss some big marriage ideals and disasters and question the whole institution. This is a book chock-full of funny, but with real heart and intelligence to back it up.
I’m not surprised that I loved ‘And One Last Thing...’. Molly Harper rules, and I am embedded in her fan-club. She writes funny like it’s nobody’s business, and her romances are lush to read. And as if that’s not enough reason to love this book, Molly Harper has a chapter entitled; ‘Even Jesus Hates Miley Cyrus’.... I want to cry a little bit at the brilliance.
February 27, 2018
3 1/2
Bumping it up because I laughed quite a bit. Still it was a little long in places and some of the conflict was drawn out. It was cute and definitely chick-lit. I wish she got more female friends as I really liked their interactions.
Bumping it up because I laughed quite a bit. Still it was a little long in places and some of the conflict was drawn out. It was cute and definitely chick-lit. I wish she got more female friends as I really liked their interactions.
December 1, 2015
I read one book by this author a couple years ago and wasn’t impressed. It was a romance involving werewolves in Alaska. Unlike that book, this one doesn’t have any paranormal creatures and doesn’t take place in any exotic locale. It’s a pure chic-lit in the middle of America. And it was wonderful, very heart-warming.
The heroine, Lacey, is a thirty-year-old stay-home housewife. By accident – a drunken florist delivers flowers to the wrong address – she learns that her husband cheats on her with his secretary. This banal incident prompts Lacey to a unique response: she sends an email about her hubby’s extra-marital activities, worded in a very sarcastic language, to all his friends, clients, and relatives, over 300 addresses of his newsletter subscribers. Then she files for divorce and escapes the fallout of her pain-induced email to a cabin in the woods. There, she meets a neighbor, a grumpy crime writer, Monroe. You all can guess, to a degree, what happens next.
The above story recap seems like a thousand other similar stories, but the writing and the characters, especially the protagonist, make it fresh and imaginative. Lacey is struggling to come to terms with her husband’s infidelity. Was there anything she could’ve done differently? Did he ever love her at all? Did she ever love him?
Every woman in her situation asks herself the same or similar questions, but there are as many answers as there are people. And everyone deals with her disintegrating life in her own way. Some channel their hurt into religion. Others into bitterness. Lacey, a journalist by education, even though she's never worked, writes a snarky horror novel while falling in love with her new neighbor.
The writing is good, masterfully weaving together serious and funny. Lacey’s dry sense of humor makes her dialogs priceless, while the juxtaposition of witty and sad turns the story poignant.
Through all the plot twists, some expected, others not, runs one strong theme: self-realization. All her life until now, Lacey tried to please others: her husband, his friends, her parents, his parents. It was all about compromise. Now, for the first time in her life, she doesn’t want to please anyone, doesn’t want to compromise. She gets the second chance in life and she wants to figure out who she is. Tired of people telling her what she should fix in herself to please them, she can’t hear anyone pointing her mistakes anymore.
Not the best attitude for the beginning of a new relationship, and of course, her new relationship doesn’t end in the happily-ever-after. It doesn’t end at all. By the last page of the book, her new relationship begins. She knows who she is now, or at least where to look to find herself. She hopes to build a beautiful relationship with Monroe, and so do the readers.
A lovely and original book.
The heroine, Lacey, is a thirty-year-old stay-home housewife. By accident – a drunken florist delivers flowers to the wrong address – she learns that her husband cheats on her with his secretary. This banal incident prompts Lacey to a unique response: she sends an email about her hubby’s extra-marital activities, worded in a very sarcastic language, to all his friends, clients, and relatives, over 300 addresses of his newsletter subscribers. Then she files for divorce and escapes the fallout of her pain-induced email to a cabin in the woods. There, she meets a neighbor, a grumpy crime writer, Monroe. You all can guess, to a degree, what happens next.
The above story recap seems like a thousand other similar stories, but the writing and the characters, especially the protagonist, make it fresh and imaginative. Lacey is struggling to come to terms with her husband’s infidelity. Was there anything she could’ve done differently? Did he ever love her at all? Did she ever love him?
Every woman in her situation asks herself the same or similar questions, but there are as many answers as there are people. And everyone deals with her disintegrating life in her own way. Some channel their hurt into religion. Others into bitterness. Lacey, a journalist by education, even though she's never worked, writes a snarky horror novel while falling in love with her new neighbor.
The writing is good, masterfully weaving together serious and funny. Lacey’s dry sense of humor makes her dialogs priceless, while the juxtaposition of witty and sad turns the story poignant.
Through all the plot twists, some expected, others not, runs one strong theme: self-realization. All her life until now, Lacey tried to please others: her husband, his friends, her parents, his parents. It was all about compromise. Now, for the first time in her life, she doesn’t want to please anyone, doesn’t want to compromise. She gets the second chance in life and she wants to figure out who she is. Tired of people telling her what she should fix in herself to please them, she can’t hear anyone pointing her mistakes anymore.
Not the best attitude for the beginning of a new relationship, and of course, her new relationship doesn’t end in the happily-ever-after. It doesn’t end at all. By the last page of the book, her new relationship begins. She knows who she is now, or at least where to look to find herself. She hopes to build a beautiful relationship with Monroe, and so do the readers.
A lovely and original book.
January 24, 2012
This was such a fun book. I love Molly Harper's writing style - her main characters are full of spunk and sarcastic humour. Her side characters are so real, picking up such crazy idiosyncrasies that it just makes the book so much more fun and real. (Those idiosyncrasies may be exaggerated, but you can't tell me you don't see them every day in life!)
I try to avoid chick-lit, but she is one author I now know I can trust to pull together a fun book without making the heroine a complete basket-case. Thanks Molly for this amusing interlude.
I try to avoid chick-lit, but she is one author I now know I can trust to pull together a fun book without making the heroine a complete basket-case. Thanks Molly for this amusing interlude.
May 23, 2017
2.5/5; 3 stars; B-
This was an OK contemporary romance but not up Molly Harper's usual style IMO. Just ok. I usually like Amanda Ronconi as a narrator but in this one her voice was kind of grating.
This was an OK contemporary romance but not up Molly Harper's usual style IMO. Just ok. I usually like Amanda Ronconi as a narrator but in this one her voice was kind of grating.
July 23, 2019
This was a great -- a fun summer read! Monroe was a mature and refreshing hero - swoon!!
June 13, 2013
This book.... seriously... this was written for me... right? It had to be. I think it was.
Now, I fought with a friend over this book. Ok... fighting isn't the right word. I bickered. Ok, it was more of a NA-UH!!! Because I thought that this book was one of Molly Harper's Naked Werewolf books. I mean, the cover looks like it might be, could be, should be. But Sunny, told me that it was a stand-alone book and yeah... she was right.
I also thought that this book would be paranormal. I didn't read the synopsis. I just knew that it was by Molly Harper, should be funny, and hey... she normally writes funny paranormal books.
To my surprise this is an adult contemporary about a woman getting divorced.
Oh....
Now, I was a little heartborken when I found this out. I was like, "Ahhh!! I want something funny and awesome and paranormal".
If you say that.... then just keep reading. IT gets better!!
Once the main character leaves her husband, sends out a humorous mass email about how her hubz was cheating, and moves to her grandma's old cabin you will soon learn why I think this book was written for me.
Because THIS
LIVES NEXT DOOR!!
Well, not Hugh Jackman... but a guy that looks VERY close to Hugh Jackman and who Lacey keeps referring to as Wolverine.
I couldn't stop laughing.
Why you ask?
Because this is my Facebook banner!!
And.... just like Lacey, I do own The X-men Trilogy. Well, actually, I own the Quadilogy (is that a word) on Blu-Ray. I also went to go see Real Steel like 5 times (you can ask my husband cuz he sat through every showing with me) at the dollar theater.
I even have a friend who lives in NYC who sends me newspaper clippings of him!!
And yes... I got questioned if I was in NYC the day that his stalker found him. Seriously, that wasn't me. I would have ran away from embarrassment if I had ever met the guy lolz!! But I still got asked... by my husband!!
So, with that being said, I loved this audiobook!! IT was well written and funny in all the right places. The narrator did well too!! I totally recommend it for light reading or on turtle walks (which is what I did).
Fun to be had!!
Now, I fought with a friend over this book. Ok... fighting isn't the right word. I bickered. Ok, it was more of a NA-UH!!! Because I thought that this book was one of Molly Harper's Naked Werewolf books. I mean, the cover looks like it might be, could be, should be. But Sunny, told me that it was a stand-alone book and yeah... she was right.
I also thought that this book would be paranormal. I didn't read the synopsis. I just knew that it was by Molly Harper, should be funny, and hey... she normally writes funny paranormal books.
To my surprise this is an adult contemporary about a woman getting divorced.
Oh....
Now, I was a little heartborken when I found this out. I was like, "Ahhh!! I want something funny and awesome and paranormal".
If you say that.... then just keep reading. IT gets better!!
Once the main character leaves her husband, sends out a humorous mass email about how her hubz was cheating, and moves to her grandma's old cabin you will soon learn why I think this book was written for me.
Because THIS
LIVES NEXT DOOR!!
Well, not Hugh Jackman... but a guy that looks VERY close to Hugh Jackman and who Lacey keeps referring to as Wolverine.
I couldn't stop laughing.
Why you ask?
Because this is my Facebook banner!!
And.... just like Lacey, I do own The X-men Trilogy. Well, actually, I own the Quadilogy (is that a word) on Blu-Ray. I also went to go see Real Steel like 5 times (you can ask my husband cuz he sat through every showing with me) at the dollar theater.
I even have a friend who lives in NYC who sends me newspaper clippings of him!!
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And yes... I got questioned if I was in NYC the day that his stalker found him. Seriously, that wasn't me. I would have ran away from embarrassment if I had ever met the guy lolz!! But I still got asked... by my husband!!
So, with that being said, I loved this audiobook!! IT was well written and funny in all the right places. The narrator did well too!! I totally recommend it for light reading or on turtle walks (which is what I did).
Fun to be had!!
February 8, 2012
I got just under halfway finished with this book before I gave up; and each page was a forced read.
The premise of the book is that the main character finds out her husband has been cheating on her, in her anger she sends an outrageous email, then hides in her lake house.
And the real pisser is that this ruins my 150 books to read in 2012 -- because I couldn't even finish it. So, I'm adding another book onto my challenge to make up.
July 30, 2010
I love Ms. Harper's "Nice Girls Don't" books. Her characters are fresh and funny with the paranormal twist thrown in to make them "keepers" for me. When I heard she was writing a contemporary I was thrilled. And One Last Thing... did not disappoint! I was drawn in from the first page and loved every minute I spent reading this book.
The main characters were endearing and the kind of folks I'd love to hang out with in real life. Lacey Terwilliger is witty and funny, even in the face of the betrayal of their marriage vows by her husband. Her e-mail newsletter was hysterical and became one of those stories you have to look up on Snopes.com to see if it is really true. This was not a "woman scorned publicly embarasses her husband and makes him pay" kind of book. I mean, yeah, that did happen, but there was so much more. And One Last Thing... was snarky and smart and very well written. And the romance - Oh!!! Her hunky neighbor, Lefty Monroe is delicious. Monroe is just the right mix of aloof and adorable, sexy and sensible. The chemistry between Lacey and Monroe sizzles.
Reading this book, I felt like I was there with Lacey, watching her work out her emotions and try to get past the pain of betrayal. I wanted to help her sort out her feelings for Monroe. I wanted to have drinks with her brother. I wanted to meet Monroe's parents. I wanted to tell off her cheating husband and his bimbo secretary (see, I'm still a little emotional!). Lacey and I could be besties, I just know it!!!
This is exactly the kind of book that made me fall in love with Contemporary Romance. I found myself noting quotes of great scenes on almost every page. I'm currently looking at elementary schools for my kids in Ms. Harper's district so I can move in next door - yup, I've officially graduated from fangirl to stalker.
The main characters were endearing and the kind of folks I'd love to hang out with in real life. Lacey Terwilliger is witty and funny, even in the face of the betrayal of their marriage vows by her husband. Her e-mail newsletter was hysterical and became one of those stories you have to look up on Snopes.com to see if it is really true. This was not a "woman scorned publicly embarasses her husband and makes him pay" kind of book. I mean, yeah, that did happen, but there was so much more. And One Last Thing... was snarky and smart and very well written. And the romance - Oh!!! Her hunky neighbor, Lefty Monroe is delicious. Monroe is just the right mix of aloof and adorable, sexy and sensible. The chemistry between Lacey and Monroe sizzles.
Reading this book, I felt like I was there with Lacey, watching her work out her emotions and try to get past the pain of betrayal. I wanted to help her sort out her feelings for Monroe. I wanted to have drinks with her brother. I wanted to meet Monroe's parents. I wanted to tell off her cheating husband and his bimbo secretary (see, I'm still a little emotional!). Lacey and I could be besties, I just know it!!!
This is exactly the kind of book that made me fall in love with Contemporary Romance. I found myself noting quotes of great scenes on almost every page. I'm currently looking at elementary schools for my kids in Ms. Harper's district so I can move in next door - yup, I've officially graduated from fangirl to stalker.
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