Today it is my pleasure to bring you my review of Odd Mom Out by Sandy Day.
Life just got life-y…
On the night that Trudy Asp discovers her ex is engaged to the same dental hygienist who’s been picking at her teeth for ten years, her daughter, Madison, suddenly announces that she too is getting married, in Europe.
Frumpy, floundering, and forced to live with her martini-swilling mother, Trudy is swamped by these revelations. And on top of it all, she’ll be wearing the second most scrutinized gown at the wedding.
Having packed on the pounds during the demise of her marriage, the idea of being eyeballed by her ex and his scrawny fiancée Zelda, is truly horrifying. To make matters worse, there’s the paralyzing fear of a transatlantic flight — something Trudy has avoided for decades.
When Zelda offers to stand in for her, Trudy is forced to confront the forces that stole her marriage and threaten to steal her daughter’s wedding too. With three months until the ceremony, Trudy must get to Europe, squeeze herself into a gown, and claim the role she wants more than anything: Mother-of-the-Bride.
Will this Odd Mom Out sink or swim? Or will she drown in a sea of humiliation?
When I heard about Odd Mom Out, I knew I wanted to read it – with such a relatable character and storyline, what was not to like!
Trudy Asp is our relatable Mum – a woman who finds herself back living with her mother after a brutal divorce, a daughter who is off travelling the world and regularly out of contact, and finally an ex husband who is marrying her dental hygienist. Add in a bakery business which is faced with a number of issues and Trudy most definitely does not find herself on top of the world.
When Trudy’s daughter Madison announces that she is getting married, and she’s getting married in Croatia, Trudy finds herself faced with a whole slew of new problems. A severe fear of flying along with the acute realisation that she will be Mother of the Bride – Trudy has three months to find herself and take back her life!
This was a very relatable story about a woman who finds herself at a crossroads in her life…she can either continue as she is, or she can make some changes and face her fears. Naturally Trudy’s story is not plain sailing (and quite frankly it would be a dull read if it was!), which is what really adds to this story. It’s an easy read, but it’s full of heart, angst and friendship. I actually really enjoyed the fact that this novel is not a romance – it is all about a Mum’s journey to carve out her place in the world in the face of a number of life changes.
I am more than happy to recommend this novel to you all. So grab yourself a hot chocolate, a blanket and cosy up this weekend with a copy of Odd Mom Out!
Thank you to Sandy Day and Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me to be a part of this blog tour, and for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review.
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Sandy Day is a recovering chatterbox and writer of riveting slice-of-life poetry, memoir, and fiction. She has authored five books to date, with two in the works. A graduate of Glendon College, she studied creative writing under Michael Ondaatje and bp nichol. A lover of cheese, coffee shops, and illustrations, she lives on the shore of Lake Simcoe in Georgina, Ontario, Canada. You can find and follow her on Substack and sandyday.ca – it rhymes!
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