Always More to Read

 Don Tillman is socially awkward to the extreme.  He's a super brainy geneticist, but he's woefully inadequate when it comes to interacting with the beings that those genes create.

The endearing thing is that he knows it, to a degree. He also knows that he needs a partner in life.  He tackles that problem with the Wife Project, an effort to find his perfect mate through a detailed questionnaire.  It's during the Wife Project that Rosie enters his life.  She's hideously unsuitable for him, and yet, over time, she worms into his heart with her wacky ways.  The Wife Project runs concurrently with the Father Project, which is the name for Don's attempt to track down Rosie's biological father. 

It's a funny, sweet story.  Kind of like Don, the book grows on you. Don isn't that interesting at first and not terribly likable.  But as you get to know him, you start to care about him.  He's struggling, like all of us, to find where he fits in and find someone who gets him.  When Rosie enters the picture, madcap hijinks balance the more serious elements.

I really enjoyed the book and was delighted to learn that a sequel is in the works.  I want to know what happens to this crazy pair, and you will, too.