turtleberry's review
5.0
Loved it
CeeCee made me want to hug her, cry with her, and shake the mess out of her all throughout this book. And that Laney is a piece of work!
CeeCee made me want to hug her, cry with her, and shake the mess out of her all throughout this book. And that Laney is a piece of work!
rahthesungod's review against another edition
4.0
"Books find their way to you when you need them." Roseanne Cash
I have never read a romance novel. I get squeamish when there are sex scenes on TV. But in 2020 I set my first ever reading goals (unrelated to numbers): read genres I've never read, read local, read people in my circle. The Cougarette by Eliza David hit every one of those. Did I mention how nervous I was to read this book?
Here's the thing: I had forgotten that books can serve the magical purpose that got me into reading: escapism.
Holy cow, was this book ever the one I needed at the moment!
Ceecee is a fierce, fragile, and full woman with a complicated life who is a little out of touch with the times. Post-divorce our heroine is struggling with every part of her life and, trust, you will get sucked in. Because Ceecee has been living comfortably in routine for over 20 years, the complications in the plot sneak up on her more easily than they might a younger person (which I love, because this book is about a middle-aged divorcee trying to navigate a younger world both professionally and personally). At every step Ceecee tries to be strong, honest, straightforward and at every step there is one more complication she doesn't have the 21st Century know-how to deal with.
This powerful narrative has some sexy sex in it, yes, but it has a seriously complicated plot, characters to invest in, and is so easy to read.
Less guilty, more pleasure: I felt like I was reading a fashion magazine behind my textbook while reading this book and I couldn't put it down. While not the high-brow literary fic/nonfic I usually review, this book may have saved my sanity while I was struggling and I will be a Cougarette stan for life.
In *these challenging times* read The Cougarette ;)
I have never read a romance novel. I get squeamish when there are sex scenes on TV. But in 2020 I set my first ever reading goals (unrelated to numbers): read genres I've never read, read local, read people in my circle. The Cougarette by Eliza David hit every one of those. Did I mention how nervous I was to read this book?
Here's the thing: I had forgotten that books can serve the magical purpose that got me into reading: escapism.
Holy cow, was this book ever the one I needed at the moment!
Ceecee is a fierce, fragile, and full woman with a complicated life who is a little out of touch with the times. Post-divorce our heroine is struggling with every part of her life and, trust, you will get sucked in. Because Ceecee has been living comfortably in routine for over 20 years, the complications in the plot sneak up on her more easily than they might a younger person (which I love, because this book is about a middle-aged divorcee trying to navigate a younger world both professionally and personally). At every step Ceecee tries to be strong, honest, straightforward and at every step there is one more complication she doesn't have the 21st Century know-how to deal with.
This powerful narrative has some sexy sex in it, yes, but it has a seriously complicated plot, characters to invest in, and is so easy to read.
Less guilty, more pleasure: I felt like I was reading a fashion magazine behind my textbook while reading this book and I couldn't put it down. While not the high-brow literary fic/nonfic I usually review, this book may have saved my sanity while I was struggling and I will be a Cougarette stan for life.
In *these challenging times* read The Cougarette ;)
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