Mercury in Retrograde is chick-lit in all its glory, with close glimpses inside the life of socialites and fashion designers. The novel is incredibly short under 300 pages, making the novel a fast and fun read, but also not lasting long enough for readers who truly enjoy the chick-lit genre.
This book is very light and enjoyable once you get used to the cadence of the author’s style. It was heavy for me personally at first, only because I do not keep up with socialite and fashionistas in general, so I stumbled for a bit over all the slang and pop-culture related to these worlds. However, if you are a reader of Vogue or Harper’s Bazaar for instance, you’ll have no problem relating to the characters of these women and the novel’s content.
I felt that the author, Paula Froelich, had a GREAT sense of humor, especially when writing about Penelope’s experience working in television media. Because of this, I felt the author could really have expanded the book, and gone into more detail between having the characters get better revenge and falling in love or dating.
The novel was also incredibly predictable. Before we were officially given the facts, readers knew who Lipstick’s stalker was, as well as what Penelope’s love-interest Thomas was really doing every night after work.
All things considering, this book WAS very fun and enjoyable, and I look forward to seeing a better book produced by Froelich in the future!
