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shelleyrae's review against another edition
4.0
A Slight Change of Plan is a smart, witty and engaging novel about love and life, wonderfully capturing the challenges of middle age woman reinventing herself after her husband has gone and her children are grown up. A pragmatist with a romantic soul, Kate is a wholly likeable protagonist and I'd be happy to share a glass of wine, or a spaghetti dinner, with her any time.
The situations Kate are faced with are ones many mature women can relate to from the irritation of hot flushes to the concern for an aging mother, and I think Ernst portrays them in a realistic manner, if sometimes slightly exaggerated for comic effect. I smiled a lot through this story and laughed out loud more than once.
A Slight Change of Plan is chick-lit for the mature woman, well written, funny and full of heart, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to any woman of a certain age.
stacyroth's review against another edition
4.0
I won this book as a FirstRead.
Kate Everett has been widowed for 8 years, and her children are all now grown and on their own, so she decides to make some changes in her life. She quits her job as a tax attorney in favor of teaching college part time, downsizes her house to a townhouse in a community, and decides to give online dating a try.
Of course, life never goes as expected, and she quickly has to alter her expectations for all of these.
This was a quick, easy read with many funny parts. My main complain with the book was that I felt I didn't really get what made her make her decision for which man to choose; it felt like it came out of nowhere.
Kate Everett has been widowed for 8 years, and her children are all now grown and on their own, so she decides to make some changes in her life. She quits her job as a tax attorney in favor of teaching college part time, downsizes her house to a townhouse in a community, and decides to give online dating a try.
Of course, life never goes as expected, and she quickly has to alter her expectations for all of these.
This was a quick, easy read with many funny parts. My main complain with the book was that I felt I didn't really get what made her make her decision for which man to choose; it felt like it came out of nowhere.
ncsuloges's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely LOVED this book. I laughed and cried and thoroughly enjoyed every moment I spent reading this book. You know you have found a great story when you are sneaking a few pages during work. I even stayed up way past my bedtime last night reading. I haven't found a book like this in a really long time. Very well done Dee, I can't thank you enough!
readercecc6's review
4.0
4.5 rounded down because the heroine's sexytimes were "onscreen" for every guy but the one she ended up with.
This book explored the "what if"s of a second chance with the one who got away and I walked away with a whole new perspective on love and regrets - so thank you, Dee Ernst.
Kate's a 55yo widow with three adult children. Eight years after the death of her unfaithful husband, she's finally ready to date again. Her son's girlfriend introduces her to online dating. Hilarity and the reality of dating after a long, long hiatus ensues.
I loved Kate's life. She had such a lovely, tight knit group of confidantes and family. Her strained relationship with her mother hurt to read about but it made the ending that much more fulfilling. She tentatively dips her toes into the dating pool and learns that sometimes what you thought you wanted actually wasn't what you needed at all.
This book explored the "what if"s of a second chance with the one who got away and I walked away with a whole new perspective on love and regrets - so thank you, Dee Ernst.
Kate's a 55yo widow with three adult children. Eight years after the death of her unfaithful husband, she's finally ready to date again. Her son's girlfriend introduces her to online dating. Hilarity and the reality of dating after a long, long hiatus ensues.
I loved Kate's life. She had such a lovely, tight knit group of confidantes and family. Her strained relationship with her mother hurt to read about but it made the ending that much more fulfilling. She tentatively dips her toes into the dating pool and learns that sometimes what you thought you wanted actually wasn't what you needed at all.
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