KCM73's Reviews > Forget Me Knot

I really enjoyed this book. Sue Margolis's style is similar to other writers in the chick lit genre like Marian Keyes, Lisa Jewell and Jane Green. Her main characters are trying to cope with weighty emotional and personal issues but the book addresses them with style and humor. I laughed out loud several times while reading this book. The book is full of fun quirky moments and references, including a drag queen named Tequila Mockingbird and a dinner party with a chopped liver carved into the image of Nelson Mandela. At heart, the book is about a woman named Abby, a successful florist who is not-so-successful in her personal life until she meets a handsome movie producer/director and sparks start to fly. The book rises above the standard plot of a typical chick lit book because of it's wonderful cast of supporting characters including Abby's best friend, Soph, an extroverted Jewish girl with a great sense of humor, and Martin Scoredaisy ("Scozza"), Abby's gay floral assistant in the shop (who spends much of the book fighting for custody of his St. Bernard, Debbie Harry). My favorite character was Abby's mom, the subject of a funny sub-plot involving a passenger revolt on a cruise to Antarctica. All around, this is a quick and enjoyable read. I will definitely pick up other books by Sue Margolis on the basis of my experience with this one.