Young Wives

Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Review: As a big fan of Olivia Goldsmith's books, I was very disappointed in this one. The story is essentially a copy of First Wives with different characters. The writing is good and the characters are original, but the plot line is just too similar to First Wives. I was also disappointed that Goldsmith referred to First Wives in Young Wives.

Rating:
Summary: Simply "Amazing"!
Review: This is a very twisted tale of three women who all ended up with wrong men. Although, this is a fictional book... it truely protrays a woman's sense of survival and love. I couldn't stop reading it - I was very disappointed when there was nothing else to read. I am looking forward to Goldsmiths new releases. It's a book worth keeping and reading again and again.

Rating:
Summary: Hilarious
Review: After a slow start, this book really takes off. A fresh plot that will really engage the reader. Plus, it's just really funny. Thanks to the reader from Pa's City on the Hill for the book suggestions! To return the favor, here's two funny books that I just read: In the Drink, and Fried Calamari.

Rating:
Summary: Great Book!
Review: I read this book in two days! I could not put it down! Jada, Angie and Michelle were so real, I felt that I knew them (or wished I did). Olivia you have done it again. Keep up the great work!

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Summary: This book is a riot!
Review: At first I thought "Young Wives" was boring and slow. I was wrong! After the first half of the book, Jada and Michelle meet Angela and their lives really take on a new twist! I think Angela was the saving point of this story. Jada and Michelle are suddenly single women with children and Angela has a problem of her own to deal with. I think Jada's decision regarding her children was a good move, however her drastic measures to get them from Clinton was a bit much. I would not recommend doing what she did to the house. As far as Michelle goes, she did some foolish things herself to protect her kids. This book is a riot, so hang in there through the first few chapters, and you'll find yourself in the middle of a great read!

To the reader from Australia- Here are some great books to try !

Handyman by Linda Nichols

Plainsong by Ken Haruf

Bittersweet Rain by Sandra Brown

And, of course, anything from Nora Roberts and Danielle Steel!

Rating:
Summary: STAY UP ALL NIGHTER
Review: This book was incredible. I finished it in two stays and it left me wanting more. I stayed up once until 2:00 in the morning and I had to be at work at 6. I could not put this book down because I wanted to see what would happen to Jada, Angela and Michelle next. Olivia, thank you for writing such a great book. When your book came, I was so excited, I almost skipped attending my college class to read it. PS. I am one of those people who read the acknowledments.

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Summary: An Insomniac's Dream Come True!
Review: This is a book for women! Being one myself I am truly astonished how Olivia Goldsmith has her finger right on the pulse of the real world! Loved the First Wives Club (movie was cute but book was a nose burier). Same with this book. I just got out of the hospital having been ordered to strict bed-rest for 2 weeks. Thankfully I has just purchased this book. I'll be finished this book at the end of today and what shall I read next? I'm afraid I'll be disappointed in anything else I pick up if it hasn't been written by this author. And I swear, she and I do not know each other!

Rating:
Summary: Fun to read!
Review: A good fun read! Similiar to "First Wives Club" but a more realistic story line. Best book I've read lately!

Rating:
Summary: Suburban sisterhood
Review: From the first witty chapter heading, Olivia Goldsmith dismantles the perfect suburban lives of attorney Angela, bank manager Jada and housewife Michelle. Then, with her characteristic wit, irony and laugh-aloud humor, she weaves their lives together and with not-so-surprising plot twists, gives them the strength to triumph over incredible (read man related) adversity.

While I read, I was sure I'd met Angela, Jada and Michelle before. I loved watching them develop new powers and talents as their friendship deepened. And, now that I've finished Young Wives, I miss them. I'd love to read a sequel.

Rating:
Summary: Good!
Review: I liked the book. It is not quite as good as The Bestseller or The Ex Wives Club, but a lot better than Marrying Mom! It is a revenge novel and the basic idea is pretty much like The Ex Wives Club, but darker and more sinister. More realistic also - the women are normal women, not New York socialites. I liked the scene when the heroines view a video tape of "The Ex Wives Club" film and decide that they, too, can take revenge on their husbands!