It is a book about a woman approaching the afternoon of life. I love how Jane Green's writing has evolved as I have gotten older. Her main characters have aged and are going through things that I can relate to. As I have grown so have her characters.
The book title kind of gives it all away for the reader. There is a female heroine as there generally always are in Jane Green books and she makes a huge decision that changes the course of her life hence the title tempting fate.
It is up to the reader to decide if she made a decision that is in her favor or not. I was surprised by this book as it veers a little off course of the general issues that face the female characters of her books. Normally they are the ones being hurt or changed in some way due to the actions of others. In this novel however the female lead is in a sense the "Bad Guy".
At first I was like no no no she is not supposed to be doing stupid things making rash decisions....... that is the man's job but as I continued to read I was pulled into this women's plight, her story, her mistakes. I normally become so close to the characters in her books it is like they are me however in this book I was perpetually like a outsider peering in on this women.
It was a unexpected page turner and my favorite author Jane Green does it again with Tempting Fate. I really enjoyed this book like I have every book that I have read of hers.
