Romance
Date Published: December 3, 2021
Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
The Estrogen Patch is a fictional romance comedy about a recently divorced woman in her early fifties named Marie. Marie has lupus and is going through early menopause. After doctors put her on an estrogen patch to curb her hot flashes, she discovers that it is causing some unusual side effects, one of which is making her a bit more aroused than normal.
With all her recent life changes--her teen daughter being sent away to wilderness therapy camp for depression, anxiety, and self-harm; divorcing her husband who is eighteen years older than her; moving again for the second time in one year; starting a second job; and dealing with the all aches and pains of having lupus--Marie finds herself falling for a much younger, fitter, and healthier guy named Pauly.
After continuous spying and brief encounters, Marie finds herself falling for Pauly. Can someone like Marie, with all her issues, have any kind of romantic relationship with a much younger man? Will her physical setbacks be an issue for a healthier, younger man? Can she try to make herself look younger with Botox and CoolSculpting? Can an older woman with all of her insecurities find love again this late in the game with someone that seems to be unobtainable? Should Marie just throw out her estrogen patch and go back to her usual uneventful and boring life?
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Review: The diary-style narrative of a lonely and anxious woman that has suffered trauma and loss was candid, witty, and refreshing.
“I thought marriage would help alleviate the anxiety, help with the pain, and take away the loneliness.”
“If ever anyone tells you that things will get better, they are liars.”
The woman was, at times, too depressing and whiny. It was no wonder that her marriage didn’t work out and that the mental problems passed on to the daughter.
Eventually, she seems to turn over a new leaf once she gets the estrogen patch, which gives her sexual desires and fantasies. Now this is where it gets interesting. The immature silliness begins when she tries to get the attention of a young man. It’s like she was a teenager all over again, but at least she was having some fun with it (hopefully.)
The whole thing has a rather slow pace. Even though the narrative was witty, it tended to go off on trivial things that took up more time than it should’ve.
A fairly nice read overall, but not as funny as I expected.
Rating: 3 stars
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