Dear Debbie

I have been a little critical of Freida McFadden’s work in the past, mostly because of the simple writing style that her books tend to follow. There is little character development, and the writing is direct and to the point. But that’s what it is: a writing style. McFadden is an absolute genius with plot (and manages to crank out a couple books each year), and I bow down to that. This one falls somewhere in the middle in terms of her best and worst. I liked it a lot and read it in just a few sittings. Debbie is a middle-aged advice columnist. She loves her teenage daughters, her husband, and her daughters. But when things seemingly stop going her way, she realizes it’s time to take action against those who have wronged her. There will be no more taking the high road. It’s time to get mad and get even. What follows is a very twisty storyline as she learns to take her own advice. I loved it, and there was a twist that stopped me in my tracks (that doesn’t happen very often!). A very fun read that you can gobble up in a weekend.