It's in Her Kiss

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Summary: Absolutely fabulous!
Review: At the new fledgling network L-TV (as in Lesbian Television), CJ Jansen is eager to make the network a success with her stellar group of writers. Unfortunately for all, CJ's exlover Debbe Lee is the owner and to say she's hard to work with would be like saying Hitler was a bit naughty. The staff at L-TV work hard and get nominated for several national awards. When Debbe accepts the awards and claims she's responsible for the award-winning programming, CJ and her staff plot to wrest some control from the Dragon Lady (i.e., Debbe) and retain their sanity, but can they pull it off when they're actually breaking a few laws? And as CJ's relationship with one of her staff grows into something more serious, what will the rest of the staff think? "It's in Her Kiss" is trashy fun that tests the reader's tolerance of nasty behavior and wish-fulfillment (when L-TV programming wins a mountain of awards). It's a great, fun read that would make a great TV movie. There's more drama here than on some primetime TV shows!

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Summary: Things Shared Between Girlfriends
Review: Elizabeth Dean has done something I thought was impossible: make lesbian book that doesn't end in tragedy. This book was quirky, upbeat, happy, optimistic, and entertaining. It isn't depressing, heartbreaking, or gloomy. It was pure entertainment. I laughed at Dean's humorous plot about the staff of a lesbian television station, who schemes against the boss to take over the company. I fell in love with all the characters, especially C.J., Maria, and Shantel. The writing was superb and kind of different. I'm very much looking forward to a sequel or any other book written by Elizabeth Dean. Thank you for making a light, entertaining read!

Rating:
Summary: No it's not...
Review: I don't usually write negative reviews - in fact I think this is my first. However - I was moved to write this because I was so disappointed by this novel.

For me, the characters are the heart and soul of the novel - and this novel featured CJ as the main character. I never felt that I got to know CJ. She was two dimensional - at best. Supporting characters were a little more fleshed out, but not enough.

I'm upset that I spent a lotof money (Australian) on this... when there are so many other great books out there! If you're reading this saying "what books?" - try reading some of the published fan fic novels (xena, etc).
/end rant

Rating:
Summary: fun book
Review: I read this book in just one weekend and I loved it. The only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars was the ending. I don't always like cute happy endings if they don't fit the story very well.

Having said that, I enjoyed the characters and their relationships. Ms. Dean treated this story with the grace and sensitivity it deserves. Lesbians can find true love too!

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Summary: Why can't there be a book about lesbian love without a baby?
Review: This one is a "pass it" I really enjoyed the character development in the first half of the book but it seemed as though someone else wrote the second half...or the author was in a huge hurry. Debbe Lee is too strong of a character to believe that she could be "drugged" into submission...I could swallow blackmail...but this resolution was a bit too far out there for my liking. A pretend island? I say call the police Debbe...
Definitely one author I will not be looking into in the future...

Rating:
Summary: Why can't there be a book about lesbian love without a baby?
Review: Yes, this was a fun book, and the evil boss subtheme will strike a chord in anyone. But my problem with it seems to be infecting all of society these days, both lesbian and het: I'm talking about the baby thing. Maybe I'm a bit sore, but it seems that lately whenever I pick up a book about girl/girl love, there always has to be a baby involved. This does not seem to reflect contemporary lesbian life at least not in my circles. In addition, I feel like the baby subplot was awkwardly inserted in this book, almost as if the writer was wrestled into sandwiching it in there. Other than that, a nice pool read.