Review: April May Fall

April May Fall by Christina Hovland

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was really enjoying this book until I realized what an ineffectual, weak parent April is. She does come through towards the end of the book though. As a matter of fact, I find that most books about mothering have been along these lines lately. The parents are so afraid of any sort of discipline. I must be of the wrong generation to appreciate these new guidelines.

I can see how the romance will progress, and so far, it is quite cute. As I finish this book, the 'romance' gets quite steamy and though they don't want it, stronger feelings prevail-and no I'm not spoiling this book, since this is the way most of these books go!

The neighborhood friends are just the types of people I would claim as friends too!

Rant

My issue at the moment is just exactly when did children become the adults in these relationships? When did adults get so wishy-washy that they bribe their children to get them to do what they are told? Why are there no longer consequences to children's misbehavior?  

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SYNOPSIS: "April Davis totally has her life in order. Ha! Not really. Yes, she’s the Calm Mom—a social influencer with a reputation for showing moms how to stay calm and collected through yoga—but behind the scenes, she’s barely holding it all together. Raising tiny humans alone is exhausting, but that’s just the chewed-up cherry on the melted sundae of her life. Her kids aren’t behaving, her husband left her for his skydiving instructor, and her top knot proves she hasn’t showered in days.

Then a live video of the “always calm” April goes viral...and she’s most definitely not. Enter Jack Gibson, April’s contact at the media conglomerate that has purchased April’s brand. The too-sexy-for-his-own good Jack will help clean up April’s viral mess, and even work with her to expand her influence, but toddler tea parties and a dog with a penchant for peeing on his shoes were definitely not part of the deal.

Now April’s calm has jumped ship quicker than her kids running from their vegetables. Not to mention, the sparks flying between her and Jack have her completely out of her depth. Forget finding her calm—April’s going to need a boatload of margaritas just to find her way back to herself again.

Each book in the Mommy Wars series is STANDALONE:

* Rachel, Out of Office
* There's Something About Molly
* April May Fall
* Everything’s Fine, Emmaline"