Well, I am home from our amazing French Riviera adventures. Le sigh. I toyed with the idea of “accidentally" missing my flight but decided that it would only be postponing the inevitable. I am quite dramatic about it as I now deal with some hardcore jetlag and the stark realization that my real life calls. It is like a vacation hangover. The sun is out, the weeds in my yard are tall and school is wrapping up and is back to reality for this weary traveler.
I guess it could always be worse, my reality could be like the women in this week's book, “Dirty Laundry” by Disha Bose. I think this book is a perfect way to kick off the summer for thriller fans.
Ciara Dunphy has a seemingly perfect life: a loving husband, perfect kids, and a beautiful home. She is a successful social media influencer and is making tons of money, but the filters of Instagram are hiding a reality that is not as pretty as it seems. Ciara's best friend, Mishti, is stuck in a miserable marriage and struggling to fit in with the other mothers in their posh neighborhood. She wants a life like Ciara seems to be living and is thrilled to have been taken under Ciara's wing. And there's Lauren, the black sheep of the neighborhood and the butt of so many local jokes. She is nowhere near perfect. and Ciara can't stand it. Ciara makes Lauren public enemy number one with the other mothers. Ciara is found murdered in her home and everyone around her seems to have had a reason to want her dead while the readers get a front-row seat to the airing out of the whole neighborhood's dirty laundry.
“Dirty Laundry” is a fast-paced and suspenseful read that kept me on the edge of my seat. The story is full of twists, turns, and surprises. If Mean Girls and Desperate Housewives had a baby, it would be this book. How can you say no to that?
Vacation hangover aside, I am pretty happy to be home and back in my reading room. I did miss my kids and the chihuahuas, but I am going to miss my relaxed French life. Bidding au revoir to leisurely days filled with morning strolls through markets and afternoon glasses of ice-cold rosé, and settling back into long busy days of chauffeuring teens and tweens around and other adult responsibilities is a rough transition. One thing I won't be doing any less is reading. I came home to no less than ten new books in my mailbox. Honestly, that did ease the pain of my vacation hangover a little bit. It ensured that I will have plenty of good books to read and ramble about both here and over on my Instagram – come check it out and let me know what you're reading this week @allison.the.reader.
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