Hot Flash Holidays

My current book favorite is "Hot Flash Holidays." Yes, I'm reading about menopausal women even though i'm decades away. I get warm fuzzy feelings when I read this book, maybe b/c the characters are not snarky, not thin, not pouty. And they say things like, "To love someone means knowing fear" without any sense of irony. You know nothing really grusome or heartbreaking will happen here, unlike "Instant Love" which is one big hairy ball of disillusionment.

I just finished [Hot Flash Holidays] which was just what I needed--some humor, the ability to laugh at ourselves and deal with the changes that come with aging. I finished it in two evenings.Very humorous and so true, best understood by "women of a certain age." Now I need to read the others in the series. 5 stars

I laughed till it hurt thru most of this book. Definitely it is geared towards menopausal women--younger folks will not get the references or find it as relatable as I did. Wonderful friendships between the Hot Flash Club plus a new person, Polly. All hail the strong and independent woman!

This entry in the series follows the Hot Flash Club through a calendar year of holidays, beginning with Christmas and rolling around to Thanksgiving.

As usual, the members of the HFC are dealing with adult children, grandchildren (both those here and those expected), romances (both successful and un), and generally working their way through various disasters and triumphs.

This reviewer's major annoyance with the book deals with the characters' concerns about their spreading waistlines as they munch their way through a year's worth of rich desserts, booze, and chocolate. (Fer petesake, ladies, either pass on the cookies or kwitcherbitchin.)

There are some funny moments here, but few surprises and of course everything ends up show more happy-ever-after (or at least until the next entry in the series). show less

This was a good book. Due to surgery I have been plunged into those dreaded hot flashes. I understood what these women were saying and doing. I enjoyed the comedy that comes from times when you feel you must rip off clothing, trying to get cool and unknowing bystanders wondering about your sanity. You say to yourself, "one day the bulk of the female population will finally understand and they will ask themselves why they ever wished for their "aunt" to leave and this to be its replacement ". The book didn't have a lot of girth to it, but it was a good quick read.

It's been a while since I read this book, but I enjoyed ALL The Hot Flash Club books, because of the humour. I would like to find more books like these and Janet Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum" that not only have mystery but also Humour.

"Funny - will keep you laughing!"