Laurie’s Chick Flick Book Review: “Notes from the Underbelly”

Okay, it’s been quite some time since I was “with bump,” but I just finished a really fun, smart novel whose main character is: “Notes from the Underbelly” by Risa Green.

I freely admit here that I first picked it up because of a) the cute title (i.e. it easily passed my personal “I wish I had written it” test) and b) the cover (a photo of a teensy bump – like my non-pregnant middle after I merely "evened out" the remaining portion of the leftover chocolate cake – wearing an adorable lavender-and-pale blue Pucci print-like skirt that easily surpassed my personal "I wish I owned it" fashion standard).

Fortunately for moi, this example of that too-often dissed genre of fine literature (i.e. chick lit) disproved the old “you can’t judge a book by its cover” adage. It turned out to be a great, sometimes laugh-out-loud read about a snappy and refreshingly un-sappy mom-to-be who is a college admissions counselor. (If you follow this space, you know that the whole college admissions mania happens to be one of my favorite "been there, so happy to be done with that" blogging topics.) So basically, no matter what age your kids – in utero through undergrad – there's something here for everyone.

Looking for a fun, light read? Check out "Notes from the Underbelly." As for me, now that I've finished it, I’m off to score a real life version of that “forgiving” Pucci skirt so I can really eat, drink, and be merry this holiday season.

Comments

I've seen you reading (in bed) lots of times...but never in a Pucci skirt. Sounds kind of interesting.