This is not a book I would recommend someone read as a stand-alone. I really believe you have to start from book 1 and work your way through the series.Although the main group consists of the women in the Supper Club, there are so many people attached at the periphery of this group, it can be hard to keep up.I did like that Blake and Lauren were a more mature couple and she didn't seem to have any hang ups about being a few years older than him. I liked that Lauren and Tommy got along. I liked that Blake loved his son and his focus was on parenting him. I thought the flirting between Blake and Lauren was cute.There were a number of things that had me confused. I either needed more detail or wondered why they were mentioned in the first place. Also, why was the drama of Lauren losing her job necessary? I thought the book was going to go in a different direction just based on the way she lost her job.Why couldn't she have purchased Harrison's house since he was putting it on the market? I felt like Lauren's financial situation waffled from her having more than enough money to her having just enough money and then it would change back again.Where did Tommy disappear to? It was never stated. Just that Tommy showed up. First we had the situation with the first girl, then Kathy. Why did Kathy lie? Why did Blake go through the trouble of meeting her and not address the lie?What happened with Cason? What was said that caused him to behave like he did? Why were the police not called? Why was Jacinda not more concerned about the environment in which she left her only child? I didn't understand that situation at all!Then there was the Lauren phone call with Jess. What was the point? To put emphasis on what Lauren already knew? Or was she searching for something she hoped would change? I really didn't hear her say anything that would have moved that relationship forward in a positive way. Lauren took the first step, but I got the impression she was waiting for Jess to embrace her with open arms. He didn't, and she was disappointed. The lack of communication was big and glaring.Lauren KNEW she had issues. I wondered why she never sought therapy for them. She was not struggling financially. Had no children. Had never been married. The way she reacted to Blake with the situation he was handling was completely out of pocket. I understood the initial confusion and frustration, but when he was attempting to explain, for her to ignore things with the "I was busy" excuse, was just wrong. She could have taken 5 minutes to return a call.The last thing I am going to mention was the 2, maybe 3 times a member of the Supper Club said that another member was not their best friend, or a close friend, or something like that, but the Supper Club women were supposed to be besties?The book moved at a slower pace. That wasn't a bad thing. There were a number of issues unfolding for a number of people. I had a problem not only with being confused about some things, but also, with the amount of unanswered questions I had.
