Carole Epstein (–2004)
Teoksen Perilous Friends: A Barbara Simons Mystery tekijä
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- Teokset
- 3
- Jäseniä
- 23
- Suosituimmuussija
- #537,598
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 3.0
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 2
- ISBN:t
- 4
Hate characters, okay story
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PLOT OR PREMISE:
Barbara Simons is a newly unemployed airline exec with nothing to do. Bored, she jumps at a chance to help her fabulous friends with their problems -- an ex-husband hiding money and uncovering a smuggling ring.
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WHAT I LIKED:
Better written than Reichs' books in the same setting, and the story overall is interesting.
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WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:
I hated most of this book -- every character is one of life's beautiful people, all wealthy, all extremely ravishing or handsome, and all amazingly beautiful, perky, effective at turning men's heads deliberately and/or accidentally, and supposedly downright nice...not nice enough that you like them, but Barbara obviously thinks everyone else does. But Barbara isn't any bettter -- she's supposed to be this amazing go-getter business woman but she has been wallowing in self-pity for six weeks. She goes to fancy parties with the elites, but can't relate to the average guy behind the counter at the 7-11 without going off on some trip. And while the story is interesting, the ending feels like it wraps everything up in a whirlwind 3 pages. Finally, a small spoiler, there is a small sub-plot that ends on a "to be continued" basis, kind of like Evanovich does regularly with the Stephanie Plum series. I hate that with a passion -- I like some resolution, even if there is an ongoing storyline.
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DISCLOSURE:
I received no compensation, not even a free copy, in exchange for this review. I was not personal friends with the author, but I did interact with her online.… (lisätietoja)