ARC provided by the Publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Good plotline. I thought this book was okay.

Twas a bit of a roller coaster for me! At times annoyed with the narrator but came around towards the end.

Does Raney Moore have it all? It sure seems like it. The high-powered attorney is a partner in a prestigious Manhattan firm. Her husband is a famous scientist, and they’ve been together and happily married for years. Add twin daughters and a beautiful home into the mix and it seems Raney is living the dream.

Then she gets a phone call that drops the bottom out of her life and its boundaries. Her reaction is less than nuanced and she doesn’t care if her scorched earth response is the right one or not.

As she searches for answers to how she feels about her life, her marriage, relationships, sex, workplace inequality and a major makeover, she works with a therapist, a flirting client, some paralegals researching off-the-wall topics and a close friend. While she tries to figure out who she is, why she is the way she is and where she goes as she moves forward, her life spirals until the night of a work party when it all comes to a head.

Not your typical heroine, Raney gets caught up in some challenging situations. At times poignant, at times hilarious, the reader will be flipping pages one after the other to follow Raney’s path, sometimes cheering her on and sometimes cringing at her choices, but never bored by the journey.

This was an excellent book. I really struggled to get into the story, but once I did it was worth every word on the page. This novel covers a gamut of emotions, it was hilarious and serious at the same time. I would read this again, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to read romance, but is tired of cheesy, cliche, boy/man meets girl/woman stories and wants to read something different. This book is full of both revenge and reconciliation, but is also very considerate to the children. Raney Moore is in absolute control, spirals out of control, and goes back again - all in order to find herself. She definitely breaks the glass ceiling and experiences all of life - in a romance where the woman may normally be sought after, she goes out and seeks for herself - in everything, for her children, for herself - to enjoy life both mentally, physically and sexually. She tries all experiences from online dating to office romance - and not everything ends well. It shows how things can wrong in the middle and still end up mostly alright at the end. This is all done from a high powered lawyers, a cozy house, and a falling down derelict building about to be demolished. She also fights workplace inequality in a lawyers office that is highly biased against women, and does not treat them well - but Raney still crosses some lines and it makes her life harder. This book also focuses on the male/female relationships and how they can coexist in the workplace, but how the underlings/lawyer/partner relationships can also cause problems. Ultimately, she learns to release, really enjoy herself, and accept herself to be who she is - truly.

Characters were well developed. The plot was intriguing. Loved the descriptiveness of the book. I would like to read more from this author

<I>Do This For Me</I> ended up being more of a mid-life crisis disguised as a mid-life coming of age book. As Raney Moore was introduced at the beginning of the book, I admit, I developed a little bit of a crush on her. I liked her honesty, her no-shame in asking for what she wants, and her approach to her life in general.

Until we find out it's all a sham. Her layers are stripped away once she finds out the life she is living may be a lie.

As I noted, I liked the Raney we were originally introduced to. I did not like the Raney who was discovering herself throughout the majority of the book. But she seemed to reestablish some redeeming qualities towards the end. And I suppose on further reflection, that is exactly what a coming of age book is about.

Sometimes you just read a book at the right time. And for me this was the right time to read, Do This For Me. I had read Eliza Kennedy's previous novel, I Take You, and remembered enjoying it, so I picked this one up without really reading the description.

Raney is a busy, high achieving lawyer with twin teenaged daughters that she dotes on and a successful husband that she loves. Her life is very orderly and she is content. Until a phone call from a stranger turns her life upside down.

What I liked was the portrait of a career woman who has never stopped to ask herself if being content is enough? According to Raney, having sex with your husband twice a week means you have a good marriage. Even if you don't particularly enjoy it. Just crossing it off your list of things to do is enough.

I laughed a lot, but I was still sad for Raney at the same time as she totally destructs and reconstructs her life. She suddenly realizes that she isn't even sure what she feels or what she likes in any part of her life. I think it was a great read, and I was enjoying myself right up to the last page. Then I didn't love the last page. No spoilers, but I think the point is that there are no tidy endings if you are living just for contentment anymore.

Current Goodreads Rating 3.63

Gotta admit, the cover is what drew me to this book initially. It's just so dang cute!

Raney Moore is a boss lady lawyer who has everything together. Perfect famous-ish husband, perfect children, perfect job, perfect house. But in the first few pages of the book, she learns that her husband has cheated on her. She instantly uses all her resources to go into a full tailspin of revenge and sets out to ruin his life and his reputation, which she successfully accomplishes in a matter of hours. It's all incredibly light and hilarious the lengths she goes to in order to make him miserable. After a while, she starts second-guessing her revenge because she can't reconcile the cheating with the wonderful man she married. Does she want him back? Did it really mean nothing? This book started out super fun and funny and original, but after a while, I just completely lost interest in Raney's character and her manic revenge and self-discovery, which was enjoyable at the beginning but became unlikeable as the story went on. It was a light, entertaining book. that made for a fun poolside read, but I did find myself skimming a bit through the second half.

This was an odd novel that starts nowhere near where you expect it to go. I did not like the characters and wasn't invested in their story.

Cute story, good for a laugh when you need one. Raney is a highly successful attorney on the warpath. Not a client warpath, but a hubby is cheating on me and he's going to pay warpath. Her work associates are all along for the ride as she tries to start fresh, something that is not easy to do, but often funny.
thanks NetGalley for the chance to read the advance copy in exchange for an honest review

This is an ok read. At first I was very drawn into it but right at the end I kept thinking to myself that I can not do much more of this. Between Rainy constantly doubting herself and the folk of men that she went through. The story line was great it just got to be a little bit to much

No one was prepared for the lengths Raney Moore would go to punish her husband for his infidelity, especially Raney. After the dusts settles, Raney attempts to understand why her husband cheated and in the process discovers some interesting things about herself.

Do This For Me is a hilarious and frank look at love, marriage, infidelity, sex, and the double standards placed on women to be the best at everything. Raney is an interesting character whose need for control and to compartmentize everything comes off sometimes crass but in fact is refreshing as she makes no excuses for her choices in life. Humorous dialogue and a vibrant cast of characters keep the story flowing along with plenty of energy and laughter. Raney’s fellow lawyers left me in stitches as they attempt to help her in their own special ways. I love how Raney questions everything and everyone in her need to know WHY her husband cheated only to discover there is no answer that will satisfy her. When she finally gives herself permission to lose control, she does so with complete abandonment. She adopts the traditional male role as she explores her sexuality and it is eye opening to her and us as she discovers she is not forgiven for her actions as a male counterpart would be. The ending is open and it works. No relationship is perfect and often a work in progress until the very end.

Grade: B

This book starts out with Raney Moore discovering that her "Bug Doctor" husband has been cheating on her. She finds this out through the adulterous' husband calling her and telling her to tell her husband "to quit effing my wife". This occurs while her husband is currently in LA with his TV producer (the adulterous) for a book signing.

Raney, a high priced attorney, quickly goes into damage control. She cancels all of his credit cards, packs up all of his stuff (and sends it to his mother in Vermont), packs up the rest of the house, moves it and her daughters to the family home she grew up in and puts up the house for sale all in the same day.

She further lets him know how she feels by having her IT guy hack into his Twitter account so she can put up some not so nice tweets on his account and donates a large sum of money to three foundations that go against his policies, charging them on his American Express. She further tries to ruin his day and give her more time, by cancelling his plane flight or somehow redirecting him, has his car towed out of long term parking and has his plane met by a group of clowns with a videographer.

Raney is not a happy woman. Ha!!

The rest of the book follows Raney with her madcap ideas and what to do now that she is "free".

I loved this book filled with humor, sorrow, misunderstanding and understanding.

Thanks to Crown Publishing and Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for a honest, unbiased review.

Can I give a 5 star rating for PART of a book?!? I was ALL-IN from page one of this book. The beginning was so fast, so awesome, with such manic intensity - I was like, this chick is BAD ASS! I TORE through the first quarter of this book. And then... meh. I guess we needed a bit of a breather because the first quarter of this book is one serious wild ride. It got back to it's intense awesomeness almost mid-way through, but then I felt it just got sappy and fizzled.

I need a book about JUST the Raney Moore in the beginning. She is NO JOKE. High-powered attorney Raney Moore has it all. Shes partner at her law form, he husband is a famous bug guy, and shes got twin teenage girls who are the light of her life. She's wealthy, and can have anything she wants. But she already seems to have it all. Or so she thinks. When Raney finds out her life is not as perfect as she thought - in less than a split second she turns into a jilted-wife phsychopath - and goes balls-to-the-wall revenge-mode to destroy the cause of her pain. But may in fact destroy everything good in her life. You don't even see it coming. I was riveted by the endless access she has to everything you can imagine to carry out her plans. Money, researchers, cars, hackers.... you name it. Don't mess with Raney. You cross her and you will be in SERIOUS trouble.

I read a lot of reviews that people didn't like the book because they hated Raney. I think some of the best books are when you have intense feeling for a character. Good OR bad. Raney was a character I couldn't get enough of. There's another almost equally manic scene in the middle where she is in a dressing room, and the crazy, intense Raney (with yet again, resources aplenty) returns and I am once again enthralled with her.

But unfortunately, after about mid-way it just fell flat to me. A lot of the dialogue is hilarious. It's witty, fast and keeps your attention, but the rest of the story just wasn't what I wanted - what I craved. I wanted more Raney. I didn't want her to try to change herself, or be a better person. Eliza Kennedy shouldn't have written the old Raney as such an incredibly intense and off-kilter character because she made me fall for her - but then she took her away! (sad face)

I'd kill for a prequel. To see Raney as she emerges into the person she was in the beginning of this book: her start at the law firm, her rise to Partner. Give me that Raney All. Day. Long.

enjoyable read, some parts were hard to believe (how do you move an entire household in one afternoon?) decent chick lit., but not as good as Kinsella.

I thoroughly enjoyed the first quarter of this book. The way Raney handled learning of her husband's infidelity had me in stitches and excited to see what was to come. But when the story started to focus more on her analysis of her own wants and needs (and when she started doing things that didn't seem to match her character), I started to lose interest. The last quarter seemed a bit disjointed from the beginning, and I didn't feel like there was enough closure in the end. Even though this book didn't completely satisfy me, I enjoy Eliza Kennedy's writing style enough to read more of her work in the future.

I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for my review. Raney Moore is a high-powered attorney in Manhattan who has life by the balls. She has a dream job, successful twin daughters and a perfect marriage. When her world suddenly blows up in her face and she seeks the most hilarious revenge, Raney is left trying to find the answers to questions she should have figured out a long time ago.

This book is thought-provoking, funny and tragic all at the same time. So much great material for a book club. This is a must read!

This might be the very best book of its type I’ve ever read. I never wanted it to end. It was deep and it was shallow. It was poignant and hilarious. There was wackiness and sobering moments, and they all just seemed to work. Given how the plot unfolded, it’s probably not advisable to say how much I related to Raney, but starting with her profession, there was a lot that spoke to me about what she went through and how she processed and responded to what happened to her.

I said after Eliza Kennedy’s last book that she and Joshua Ferris might be my new favorite literary couple, maybe even displacing Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman as couple I most want to couples date. While I was definitely not so fond of Ferris’ last book, I think my love for this book might have made up for it.

I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This was a book that I would honestly probably passed on but there was something quite alluring about our main protagonist and her relationships with her husband, her many encounters with other men, her career of being a high powered attorney and the need to be always perfect and highly successful.

Randy Moore is successful at everything she does. She is driven, she has the perfect life, a beautiful home, children who attend private school and lots of money. Her husband is successful as well, being an author, having a TV show, and traveling giving lectures and being acclaimed. However, a ripple, well more like a tidal wave hits when Randy finds out that Aaron has a "one night stand" with another woman. Randy immediately goes into overdrive in seeking her revenge and proceeds to endeavor to ruin her husband.

They, after a time, seem to want to reconcile right up to the point where Randy finds out that this was no one night stand. Randy embarks on a career of making over herself, which includes a most dramatic shift in her sexual nature. She becomes obsessed with being with other men and carries herself into multiple dalliances.

It was intended to liberate her, make her free like any man to be the aggressor and pursuer. Randy does eventually find herself and learns her value. However, what she is trying to escape from that idea of being categorized and placed in a compartment is exactly what she becomes as her promiscuity is another box that she finds herself in.

The most positive thing going for this book was its examination of the sexual discrimination that went on in Randy's firm. With the help of female lawyers, associates, and clerks, she goes to battle with her employers and in the end makes them at least try to right the wrong.

I am sure this book would not be for everyone, but it did have value in the fact that as much as we think the sexes are equal, they really are not.

Thank you to Eliza Kennedy, Crown Publishing, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book.

The story line for Do This For Me started off quite good. Raney finds out that her husband is cheating and sets a course for revenge by hitting him where it hurts - his professional life. The way she went about it and the people she involved in that revenge was on the unbelievable side, but it did make for some amusing reading and at that point, I considered her very much the heroine and was fully in her corner. However, I found myself slipping further and further away from that corner as the story progressed. Raney slips way past the line of figuring out the whys of it all while I can appreciate the just learn to live and enjoy life, she takes it to a level that I just couldn't get behind.
The story moves at a fast pace and I enjoy the writing style - mostly. Several time throughout the story, it felt like I was reading a journal entry. Raney is a list maker, I get it. But the exact time she arrived at work, the many times she checked her email and deleted x amount, etc. became tedious and didn't add anything to the story for me. It came across as more telling than showing and really only served to pull me out of the story.
I did keep reading in hopes that Raney would learn something from her antics and find a happy medium, but in the end, I'm not sure she learned anything. There are some chuckle worthy moments and the story does get emotional, but once my opinion of Raney changed, I found her increasingly unlikable and less heroine-like as I continued to read. By the end of the book, I can't say that I particularly liked any of the characters and for me, the conclusion to this one was lackluster at best.
To sum it up, this one was easily a four-star read in the beginning, but by the end, I was somewhere around two. So, I split the difference with three.