Sylvia's Second Act

Let’s start with this: I finished this book this morning, and I am still smiling! This is that kind of book, and Sylvia is that kind of character. Sixty-three years old and living in Boca Raton, Sylvia is a former stay-at-home mom who dabbled in hobbies she started but never finished. Now she is a grandmother to darling twins and wife of forty years to Louis. As her husband dashes around the tennis courts in their retirement community, Sylvia finds herself bored to death. Her constant companion, Evie, is a lovable, feisty character and just about Boca’s only saving grace. When Sylvia thinks things cannot get any worse, she walks in on her husband and neighbor Belinda in flagrante. Admittedly, Sylvia has not been happy for a while, and she is more upset with Louis about the lying — and the missing money story — than she is about the woman. So she packs a bag and heads to New York City to start a new life. Maybe she has watched one too many episodes of Sex and the City, but she does not feel old and has always been an optimist. Evie joins her, and together they take Manhattan. This laugh-out-loud, adorable, heartwarming story is over the top in every good way. I could not have had more fun reading this book. Doubly funny: this book was recommended to me by a fictional character in another book — Once and Again by Rebecca Serle! ⭐⭐⭐⭐