India, July 17 -- Marriage is hard. But getting through this book, if you're expecting heart-thumping Money Heist energy, will be harder.

You'll expect your font-adjusted eyes to be flying through the pages - instead you'll find yourself backtracking a few flips to clarify you haven't missed out on something. You'll desperately want to root for the trio of best friends happily plotting toward their own widowhood, but halfway through you'll be egging yourself on to just make it to the climax.

We won't spoil the ending - you at least deserve that, but Sue Hincenbergs' The Retirement Plan, is at best, a comedy of errors, and no this isn't a Shakespearean compliment. Truth be told, it's no minor feat to balance three protagonists. Sue then,...