Whoever said life begins at forty must have been heavily medicated, drunk, or delusional.  Thirty-nine was a fantastic year. I was married to the man I loved. I had a body that worked without creaking. My grandma, who raised me, was still healthy, and life was pretty damned good.  But as they say, all good things come to an end. I’d honestly love to know who ‘they’ are and rip them a new … new one. One year later, I’m a widow. My joints are starting to ache. Gram is in the nursing home, and dead people think my home is some kind of supernatural bed and breakfast. Gluing body parts onto semi-transparent people has become a side job-deceased people I’m not even sure are actually there. I think they need my help, but since I don’t speak dead, we’re having a few issues.  To add to the heap of trouble, there’s a new dangerously smokin’ hot lawyer at the firm who won’t stop giving me the eye. My BFF is thrilled with her new frozen face, thanks to her plastic surgeon, her alimony check, and the miracle of Botox. And then there’s the little conundrum that I’m becoming way too attached to my ghostly squatters? Like Cher, I’d like to turn back time. Now. No can do.   Whatever. I have wine, good friends, and an industrial sized box of superglue. What could possibly go wrong? Everything, apparently. All in all, it’s shaping up to be a wonderful midlife crisis?
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It’s A Wonderful Midlife Crisis is book one in the Good to the Last Death series by Robyn Peterman.
I’ve not had the pleasure of reading Peterman before even thou I have a few of her books on my TBR. I wanted to like this novel; especially since I’ve really enjoyed others in the over 40 bracket novels that have been coming out, but this one just didn’t hit the spot.
Our heroine, Daisy, is a 39 year old widow and a paralegal who loves working with her friends. When the story starts we see her gluing a hand back on a ghost and she explains that this isn’t normal for her. It just stated one day that she could see ghosts. Now, does she go looking for answers? Nope! Throughout the story Daisy doesn’t try to understand this new ability, nor does she talk to her grandma about it, nor does she try to get the lowdown on what is happen even when she finds out a few of the people in her life are paranormal or part of her world. What does she do? She runs around dumb and at the end she blows up her life on one big assumption about her brand-new ghost filled life. I was petered by that. She’s 40 and she does this stupid thing!!
As for the romance; I didn’t fall for the romance. I couldn’t believe it especially when Daisy doesn’t try to understand her new world.
As for the story I was lost when it start. I felt like I was missing a whole book. It just didn’t start in a way that worked. The story was slow moving and didn’t hold my interest. It lacked in plot, character and world building. It lacked in any type of explanation on what is happening to our heroine and our ghosts. And, the story also ends on a cliffhanger and I have a love-hate relationship with those. This time I didn’t care for it.
It’s A Wonderful Midlife Crisis was meant to come off as a mix of humor, paranormal woo-woo and romance, but I felt it didn’t meet those expectations.
Rated: 1 Stars
*Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy provided by Silver Dagger Book Tours with the sole purpose of an honest review. All thoughts, comments and ratings are my own.
I adore everything Robyn Peterman writes. It’s a Wonderful Midlife Crisis will make you laugh until you cry.
I bought Book 3 this morning so I figured it was time I wrote a recommendation for Book 1! I’m obsessed with the heroine, Daisy, and it’s great to read about a woman who’s making her midlife count as much as she can. What woman wouldn’t want to discover in the middle of her life that she had some paranormal abilities? There is humor, action, secrets galore, and sheer fun on every page.
A fun start to what is sure to be a hilarious, crazy, wonderful series! GOOD TO THE LAST DEATH introduces us to Daisy, who lost her long-time husband almost a year prior and has recently started seeing dead people—a lot of dead people all throughout her house and her small southern town. Even worse, these ghosts are falling to pieces, literally and mentally, requiring Daisy’s help to fix them both inside and out. Add to the story a great group of coworkers/friends, a funny grandmother, and a sexy “new guy” in the office who wants to work extra close with Daisy, and you have a laughter-filled story that will warm your heart and leave you hungry for more. I’d recommend this book to anyone who loves a little romance and comedy with their paranormal treats. Robyn Peterman knows how to make you smile.
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“Hilarious, heartbreaking, magical and addictive! No one can turn a midlife crisis upside down quite like Robyn Peterman. A stay-up-all-night novel that will have you begging for more.”
I was laughing reading each chapter in this book about Daisy who became a widow and her husband was her best friend and she thought it had been the perfect marriage. Now, Daisy is 40 and living closer to where her grandmother lives in a nursing home and finds out that she can see ghosts and tries to communicate with the ghosts using very unusual methods. A lot of very unexpected things happen all through the story and I kept laughing.
There is a line in the book that I really liked, “Midlife was a journey not a destination. It’s a way to go forward without breaking”.
Who thought that a not enough super glue, too many ghosts and a way sexy man in the office would be a challenge for a woman at forty? That’s just a warmup for Daisy! I f-loved this story. Daisy was so kindhearted that she tried not to hurt anyone’s feelings, she had a wonderfully fabulous group of strong women friends, and a feisty gram. The story was high energy from the start and only continued to keep rolling with more laughs and antics. It was the perfect way to have a midlife crisis!
This is a great new series by Robyn Peterman. This book is part of the Paranormal Women’s Fiction Romance group (PWF). The books in the PWF are all strong female lead characters and the female lead is middle age, mostly over 40 years old. I have to admit that I love reading a book with a strong female lead but loving it more when the character is middle age. Since most books are written with younger characters. Daisy is a 40 year old widow, for the past few months she has started seeing ghosts and they are following her home. She has gotten tired of finding ghost body parts all over her house so she has started super gluing the parts back on. She soon learns from her grandma that she is a Death Counselor and it is her job to assist the ghosts to help them move on. What she wasn’t expecting was to fall for the freaking grim reaper who is the hottest man she has ever seen. She soon learns that the people who are around her are not who they seem. I loved the book and story and can’t wait to read the next book in this series.
Wow the only thing I got was a hangover when I turned 40 and Neverending gray hairs. Daisy gets a new”job” new dog and a new fondness for curse words lol. Yea yea the gag reflexes are tested now just need to invest in a wholesale club for glue.
It’s A Wonderful Midlife Tale!
What a beautiful rollercoaster of emotions. I laughed, cried, yelled, and swooned. Now I need more. This is a must read of 2020. Daisy is one of the most relatable characters I have read in a while. Even with her dead squatters. Lol.
Another AMAZING book by Robyn Peterman!!!!
Daisy is having the worst year of her life. She just lost her husband a year ago, she’s turning 40 and now…..she can see dead people. Que midlife crisis freak out to the max. As it turn out her new found quirky ability isn’t due to stress, one too many glasses of wine (which apparently lead to her first one night stand) or the death of her husband and best friend but to the fact that her family has some special abilities she didn’t know were even possible!
And of course any midlife crisis wouldn’t be complete without a crazy gorgeous new man to drive her up a wall. Armed with a case of super glue ( for the dead body parts of course), her best girlfriends, her Bob Barker loving gram, her new dog Donna the destroyer and her sassy pants she thinks she’s ready for anything! Only she doesn’t anticipate what ends up coming around the corner!!
I can’t say enough about the way Robyn builds the worlds she does. Her ability to make you pee your pants laughing one minute while crying into your cornflakes the next is unparalleled. Once you start this journey you will be hooked from the first page. I can’t wait to read all the books to see where and what Daisy does next! YOU NEED THIS BOOK IN YOUR LIFE! DON’T EVEN HESITATE! ONE CLICK to get it and I promise you won’t regret it.
I absolutely loved It’s A Wonderful Midlife Crisis ! By Robyn Peterman. At times I laughed so hard I cried and then at times the book was heartbreaking so I just cried. I love the fact that Daisy is older and everything that comes with it. She has an awesome group of friends that surround her, a hot new guy on the horizon, a new job helping the deceased and did I mention there are dogs?!!! I can’t wait for the second book! Grab a glass of wine, settle in and enjoy the ride.
Brilliant and so relatable! I laughed, I cried, I swooned, and I sighed. Heavily. Robyn Peterman has a certifiable hit with this series, and I can’t get enough! Go get it right now. You won’t be disappointed!
Okay, okay I know I probably say it a lot but this was Robyn’s best book ever!!!!!
Daisy is amazing, she is strong, smart and very resourceful with superglue… lol
I love Gram she makes me smile, she makes me laugh out loud and she loves Daisy to pieces.
This story was beyond hilarious what with the ghosts that seemed more like zombies, a boss who is more than horrible and a new lawyer in the firm how is more than just hot, hot, hot he is other worldly lol…
I love how Daisy is finding her own way to be counseling ghosts and helping them move on her unique takes on it makes for many laugh out loud moments and some really sweet ones as well.
This was an outstanding story and I am looking forward to more in the series.
This book was wonderful. It’s so refreshing to have a heroine who is in her 40 s. Been through some stuff and come out kicking. I loved this book and can’t wait for the next. Robyn Peterman never disappoints me.
I loved this book! It was a quick read because it was so hard to put down. It’s well written and funny and fun. I can’t wait for the next book in the series! Leaves you on a little bit of a cliffhanger but not so much that you can’t stand it.
Wonderfully insane and I loved it! I loved it! The author has reached new highs in her wacky and demented writing. She keeps the reader off balance from start to finish. In a good way, of course. The characters are fresh, fun and well rounded. The plot is original and crazy. I read the book in one sitting. I couldn’t put it down. I’m addicted and can’t wait for the next installment.
I absolutely loved everything about this book. I love the name, the characters, the dialogue! It was amazing! This will definitely be one that I read over and over again until the end of time. I am in love with the fact that the characters in this book are all older, hence the name. This definitely is the epitome of what I hope to be doing when I’m over 40; the fun friends and family, not the ghost part! I can’t wait for the next part. Actually, that’s an understatement, I was heartbroken that this one ended and a little in shock. I only hope that the second one comes out soon! Hint, hint Robyn
OMG – Love this book! Daisy just turned forty, and things are not going so well. Widowed, grandma is in a nursing home, and the dead think her home is a good place to hang out. What the hell? I can superglue lost appendages back on the ghosts, but what do they want from me?
Being a paralegal is not the most exciting job, but it pays the bills while she waits for the insurance payout for her husband’s death. The boss, Clarissa, is a beast to work for. Even more now there is a smoking hot new lawyer Clarissa wants to claim for her own. That’s fine with Daisy – she knows she’s broken as a woman, and not looking for a relationship. This is painfully obvious after her date with Stan the hairy two-minute man – so going back to a “not dating” status is no big deal.
With her best friends by her side, Daisy tries to figure out her new path in life, and how to help all the squatters. Why is she seeing dead people? Why does the hot lawyer keep showing up? And why does Donna the Destroyer seem to be able to see the ghosts, but the other dog Karen the Chair Eater does not?
I cannot wait for the next book to see how this story unfolds!!