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Younger by Suzanne Munshower

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Anna Wallingham is a marketing professional of "a certain age" that is struggling with keeping clients. Her largest client has put her out to pasture, and is going for a younger set of consultants. And then, thankfully, a new very large account falls in her lap. Large enough to leave her a millionaire. But at what cost?

Category
Thriller

Why I chose this book
Kindle First

My personal opinion (the review)
The story was excellent. Lots of plot twists, lots of crossing and double-crossing to keep track of, lots of interesting characters and locations. The character list was probably too long, though, I kept just ignoring some of the story line because I couldn't remember who everyone was. And there was a large handful of unnecessary language. But the way the story line crossed generations was interesting.
If you had the chance to look significantly younger, would you?

Warnings:
Language - yes, more than was necessary
Violence - some, not graphic
"Adult" situations - yes, not graphic
Death - yes, major characters, not graphic

Movie rating equivalent
PG-16 (I wouldn't let a 13-year old read it)

Protagonist description
Anna had an impressive ability to represent herself well, despite all of the disguises she wore. That takes a person with their head squarely on their shoulders to accomplish.

Point of view of story
Third, focusing on Anna

Book length
Medium-long

Story flow
Good, no slow parts

Grammar and spelling issues
None

Character connection (no spoilers)
Everyone I wanted to know more about was developed in the story. No loose ends.

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