The Kari AnnAlysis

This book came special to me from blogging buddy Megan from WriteMeg!  We did a little swap with books. I sent her One Amazing Thing. And although I told her not to send me anything in return, she did and I have never been happier to receive a book in the mail. This was a very pleasant surprise and one I had near the very top of my To Be Read list.

Kat is 45-years-old, has a great job and a super hot 20 something boyfriend. That all changes in the first chapter. She uproots from her NYC home and goes back to St. Louis where she grew up. She catches up with her best friends from high school, Carla the news anchor and Elise the dermatologist.

All these women are realizing that at the age of 45, nothing is guaranteed. Jobs are on the line and marriages are on the line, but the good thing about 45? All the young guys love them a cougar. Now, this book isn’t about a bunch of women going around hooking up with younger men. Yes, it happens once or twice throughout the book, but it is more of a coming of age, finding yourself book.

Quickly, I fell in love with these women. Of course, I felt a connection with Carla because we’re in the same business and although I don’t anchor or report, job security in media is a scary thing.

These women are more my mom’s age than mine, but this book definitely hit home on the family level. I’ve been through a similar circumstance that one of these women went through with her family so I was able to feel this book.

I really liked how this book was written. It is definitely a 2010 book. Twitter and Crackberry are just a couple of terms that I remember from the book that kept me reading because I felt like I really lived in the same world they do.

As much as I love Chick Lit, I always feel paranoid when I read them. They normally give me hope that I know I can get through things, but they never really give me much hope for the future of my marriage. I kind of got away from these books right before the wedding because they paranoy me, along with Lifetime Movies, but I can’t stay away.

Another paranoia these books give me is that I need to make sure I keep working out now so I don’t regret not doing it later. At one point in this book, after almost 20 years of not working out, one of the ladies goes back to the gym then turns around and walks out. At that moment, I started dong squats while reading. I am such a dork I know!

I give The Cougar Club 4 bookmarks.

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