Becca makes a bet with a man she vaguely knows, her sister’s friend’s brother, A.J., that she is being exposed to The Method. She loses and has to pay the price. Becoming A.J.’s wingman is definitely a learning experience for her. During her escapades with him, she starts learning one-on-one the particular ways a man uses to meet and pick up a woman. A.J.’s philosophy is “git it, hit it, and forgit it.” Crude, she believes, but honestly his (and others’) manner! She found it extremely hard to think about men using these tricks to end up going home with someone for a one-night-stand.

Naomi Neale has written a funny, up-to-date, acidic look at the modern single women of the world. This is a humorous look at the often discussed, seldom understood, world of men and women in a pickup situation. She uses a myriad of characters to tell this sassy tale—some hysterical, some pathetic. Becca’s sister is overbearing, but loving; A.J.’s sister, Portia, is unbelievably ridiculous! Then there are the ones Becca works with, including the pitifully potentially-lacking Ethan. They worked together in an antique bookstore, Eighth Avenue Antiquarian.

This tongue-in-cheek look at today’s single woman is sarcastically written with more twists and turns than you can imagine. It is a funny look at both singleness, sibling bonding (or not) and how it affects everyday life that is sometimes scathing, but a definite hit! This is chick lit which, in my opinion, is a little hard to follow throughout parts of the book, but is laugh-out-loud funny nevertheless!

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Mildly sensual

Reviewer: Brenda Talley
March 19, 2007