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Momspringa

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
von Kelly Harms

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Do you know 'momspringa'? No? Me neither. But when you consider that this book is set in Pennsylvania, close to the Amish county, and know that their youth go on a 'rumspringa' it suddenly makes a lot of sense and is the perfect word for when a mom has a free day/weekend/whole vacation to let her hair down.

This is exactly what Amy Byler is doing. When her ex offers to take the kids (which he hasn't seen for three whole years) for the whole summer holidays to make up for the lost time, Amy packs her suitcase and goes up to the City. To New York City that is. And there she throrougly enjoys her carefree, childfree, guiltfree time. But she didn't consider the fact that after several weeks of living a glorious life she might not want to get back to her old one...

In the first quarter of the book I struggled a bit, and I think that was mainly due to the writing style. But once I got into it, I sincerely enjoyed this story. The idea of a momspringa is great (but also has his downsides, as Amy realizes), and I especially liked the wit & banter in the conversations. The fact that Amy is a librarian and book nerd adds to the 'Pro'-List. Only the letters from Cori to her mother are like nothing a like 15-year-old would write. I mean, really, like nothing. Except maybe for like, the constant use of the word "like". Seriously!