Debbie Mullen is known in her community as the advice columnist for “Dear Debbie”. For years, Debbie has typed out advice on everything from how to get a nasty stain out of a favorite garment to how to handle a bored husband. And Debbie has done her best to give out sound advice that keeps them coming back for more….

That is…

Until recently.

While Debbie has always had the dinner on the stove, breakfast at the ready, and the laundry complete and neatly folded…. she is beginning to crack.

Her husband Cooper is clearly keeping secrets. Her one daughter is dating the wrong type of guy. The other has been dropped from the sport she loves. Her boss is starting to weigh on her. Her neighbor… ugh… her neighbor has stolen her garden photo shoot, and Debbie?

Well, Debbie is about to clean up EVERYONE’S mess.
You are welcome.

Admittedly, if you look through my past reviews of McFadden, there is a mixed bag of nuts. Some are fabulous, and I can rave for days. Others leave so many loopholes I keep falling through every page I turn, and I swear I am over her- Yet, she’s had enough wins with me to earn my respect to check out what she’s up to.

So here we are… Dear Debbie, hot off the presses and right into my grubby hands. I found this one somewhere in between… .good – but not her greatest. Fun in a way that I don’t think I can describe her other books, and that’s a good thing.
I like a good snarky feisty take-no-prisoners female protagonist, and Frieda gives me Debbie. Debbie tells it like it is. It may not always make it into her article ( well, most of the time), but she has a file for what she really wants to say.
Debbie takes nobody’s poop. NOBODYS. Mess with her family… You messed with the wrong people. Mess with er garden… well… you will get yours.
Debbie is someone you wnat to keep close – but maybe not as a friend… maybe someone you just keep an eye on…and…

a restraining order – but I don’t think that would stop her. She woudl take that as a challenge.

Overall, a fun twist to McFadden’s style. A quick read, but it hit the spot.