Jill A. Davis

It's not that I didn't like the book, I just never really got invested in it. The family dynamics were weird to me, not in a quirky, gotta love em sort of way, just quirky what the hell. They're all these separate entities, with very thin links to one another. As someone enmeshed in family, and in everyone's business, I just couldn't identify. Beyond that though, I couldn't really glean who these characters were. The dialogue was mostly inner, and we see the world through this woman's eyes. show more Which is fine sometimes, but I just found myself drifting from the story, not really caring what went on. The whole emotional detachment translated for me as exactly that, and I simply could not care. But there are some really witty lines in here, as you'd expect from a former writer of the David Letterman show. show less

Ask Again Later is the story of Emily. Emily & her relationships. And how the functionality of every relationship that she has today can be traced back to her childhood. Most specifically to the divorce of her parents.

Emily is just drifting through life. She is a lawyer working an obscene amount of hours. Her boyfriend, Sam, also works at the same firm. And the only time they see each other is at work. Does Emily work so much to be able to see Sam? Or to avoid developing a real relationship show more with him.

But that all changes when Emily's mother calls & says that she is dying. Emily drops everything & rushes to her mother's bedside.

Emily takes this time to evaluate her life. Her career. Her relationship with Sam. Her relationship with her father & sister. She takes this time to evaluate her life as it is.

Ask Again Later is a poignant story with a quirky character. Emily is flawed in ways that so many of us are. She is a character that is struggling to deal with emotions that have been buried for most of her life.

The book is a fast read with an ending that doesn't come out of left field. The back of the book also has a Readers Group Guide and an interview with the author. Making it the perfect Book Club choice!

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Ruby Capote decides to leave her boyfriend and her boring job and move to New York. There she finds a new job, a tasty boss and enjoys weekly poker games with her eclectic group of friends. Then we find out what happens when the job gets hard and romance leads to complications with said tasty boss.

Does it sound like a dozen other similar book premises yet? Girls' Poker Night is nothing special when it comes to the plot. It is well written, smart and funny, which is all I really ask from a show more chick lit book. It was an entertaining read, but nothing I would recommend or pick up again. Davis does give her characters more depth than most similar books. They have actual feelings, back stories, problems, etc. So if you're looking for a light read this would be a good fit. show less

Really enjoy Jill.
Light, breezey, yet surprisingly deep.
Emily Rhodes is having a crisis: job, life, love.
Her dyfunctional family needs her and at the same time she can't move forward in her life.
Told in brilliant short chapters, her writing is enganging and realistic and I just love it.