Calm, Cool & Adjusted

Highly entertaining read, very well written, good enough I went and bought her Spa Girls series!

Have been wondering what happened to the third Spa Girl, so was glad to get this book and read it. Enjoyed it.

This is a really fun book! I agree that no one does Chick Lit like Kristin Billerbeck. This read is funny but so true at the same time that often I would just put the book down and stare into space, thinking about my misconceptions about life. I loved Poppy's character and thought she was ultimately the most interesting of all the Spa girls and I definitely didn't think that when I read the other two books in this series--in the sense that I didn't know if I would like to read an entire book about a health-nut chairoprator. But then I thought this book was really well done and Poppy's character was really fun.

Humor and a great story, that is how I would characterize this book and the rest of the collection. Thanks so much to the author for books that make us laugh at and see ourselves in a new light. Ms. Billerbeck is simply the best.

This is the sixth book of Kristin's that I have read, and I wasn't disappointed. From the backcover copy: "The third novel in the Spa Girls Series focuses on Silicon Valley chiropractor Poppy Clayton, who is as calm, cool and adjusted as they come. Or is she? Known for her bad fashion sense, a love for all things natural and the inability to get a second date, Poppy is beginning to wonder if she might be misaligned herself. Her route to self discovery will be an unnatural one - a plastic surgeon, a dilapidated house in Santa Cruz, a flirtatious client, and a blind date from the dark side." One thing I appreciated about this book is that even thought it's the third installment in the series, you don't need to have read the prior two books (though you'll love them if you do) to fully appreciate this one. In Calm, Cool & Adjusted, Poppy Clayton is losing her spa girls. One is married with a baby on the way and the other has a wedding date set. Feeling a bit like the girl who is always the bridesmaid, Poppy delights in the fact that she is different. As a chiropractor and alternative medicine guru, she focuses all her time and attention on making people well, whether or not they want to hear about her cures. At the same time her spa girls think she's taking it to a new extreme and are concerned about her. They give her an ultimatum: find a normal date for the wedding and its showers or they will find one for her. Poppy is beautiful but doesn't see it, so rarely makes it past the first date with a guy. There's always something wrong with them, whether liver function or personality. Poppy takes the challenge on...and picks the cosmetic surgeon who's office is next door to hers. Sparks fly every time they are together. Add in a patient who might want to be more and a set-up courtesy of her spa girls, and Poppy feels like her non-existent love life is spiraling out of control. Then there's her father who has suddenly left her the run down childhood home. I found myself laughing (like I expect in one of Kristin's books) but also cringing as a point would hit close to home.