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The mom is not enjoyable. Examples:

“Tate is the love of your life,” she said. “It’s understandable that the thought of him marrying another might provoke . . .”

“Mom, I am not now, nor have I ever been, in love with Tate. He’s my friend and that’s it.” Joyce stepped close to her daughter and patted her hand. “That was excellent, I almost believed it. Don’t you worry. We’ll hire the best attorneys money can buy.”

The plot and characters are engaging, even if the story leans on the simpler side. The biggest distraction has been the occasional grammatical error or bit of poor prose sprinkled (see what I did there?) throughout. But considering this was published in 2010 and seems to be McKinlay’s debut novel, I’m withholding judgement. Everyone has to start somewhere, and I'm curious to see how her writing evolves.