I had read the author's second book, Pink Slip, first and loved it, so I eagerly anticipated this novel. I thought it was terrible. In my opinion, none of the characters had any good qualities. paticularly Rosa and Gary. By the time I got through the book I didn't care what happened to them. Ms. Ciresi has a knack for writing about the most gross of bodily functions ad nauseum. Thank goodness Pink Slip was an improvement over this book, and that I read this one after it. I would not recommend this book!