Crazy for You

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Summary: Crazy for this book!
Review: Jennifer Crusie is at the top of her game in this charming and hysterical contemporary romance. All of her trademark elements are here - witty dialogue, amuzing secondary characters, a hot romance. This is the story of a small town art teacher, Quinn McKenzie, who adopts a stray dog and decides to finally take control of her life. She breaks up with the steady but dull school coach, gets her own place and tries to initiate a romance with her ex-brother-in-law and close friend, Nick. The problem is that the rest of the town thinks she lost her mind. The coach refuses to accept their break-up and her boss blames her for the team's loosing streak and threatens to fire her. Inspired by Quinn's new attitude, her Mom comes out of the closet and her best friend leaves her happy but unexciting 20 year marriage. As if things are bad enough, Nick refuses to sleep with her! There's one amusing plot twist after the other, and the dialogue is priceless. One of the things I love best about Crusie's novels is the way she makes the lives of ordinary people - Quinn is a teacher and Nick is an automechanic - funny, exciting, sexy and romantic. This is a great novel that you will read again and again, laughing all the while.

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Summary: Crusie tries a little too hard sometimes
Review: This book was adorable and will suck you in from page one. It's a great ensemble cast and you really will enjoy each story that's going on within. It seems to be Crusie's trademark to have strong secondary stories alongside her main characters.

However, Crusie tries so hard to have the style, wit and cool of Sex in the City type characters. In my opinion, she doesn't make it. Her love scenes border on vulgar and her girlfriend talk tends to be over the top. Every scene of intimacy was discussed the next day with Quinn and her sister or her best friend or even with Nick himself. And those conversations were just too in-depth for me. I think I'd be embarassed to discuss my love life in detail. While I talk with my friends about anything, there's just some things you don't need to say. Get the picture?

Read the book: You will laugh, cheer, cringe and laugh again.

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Summary: Good read! I would give it 10 stars if I could!
Review: This book was so great! As always, Crusie gives you main characters you can really relate to. I found myself cheering them on and smiling at every turn. Once you pick it up, you will not be able to put it down! You really accept the characters into your heart, I hated to see this book end! Funny, kooky and downright spooky (wow, what an ex from Hell!) You will love it! Try all of Crusie's books, she is my most favorite author by far. She will win you over, too! Just wait!

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Summary: Is Quinn Crazy or is BIll?
Review: This is a lovely romance novel, but that isn't all that it is. Along with the romance you find suspense and adventure twisted in.

Quiin and Bill are school teachers, at the same school. They have been living together for quite some time, but Quinn needs a change as she notices some of Bill's controlling habits. Quinn breaks it off. Was she crazy to leave Bill, or was Bill crazy enough to drive her away?

This was a wonderful story, and although it wasn't the most suspensful of stories there are a few spots that kept me on the edge of my seat. Ms. Crusie is one of my favorite authors of romance as her characters are real, beleivable, and humerous. Her books are always entertaining, and I would recommend all of her novels to anyone. This novel is of course no exception.