In her novel Second Draft of My Life, Sara Lewis manages to do something that no other author has achieved: make me burst out laughing and need to calm myself before I could read more.

Charlotte Dearborn’s failed writing career leads to a job as an elementary school teacher and a string of bad relationships with co-workers. From dealing with loathsome teachers and students to coping with a failed love life and career, Charlotte employs many tactics to achieve her goals and falls miserably short at times.

Despite the seemingly endless barrage of unfortunate events in her life, a surprising ending (in more ways than one) leaves the reader thoroughly satisfied and thirsting for more of Lewis’s novels.

For those who enjoy light, humorous novels, I recommend Second Draft of My Life.