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Summary: Perfect summer beach read!
Review: *Crazy for You* is the ultimate summer read. It has all the needed ingredients for fun including a hot lusty romance, meddlesome neighbors and the psycho ex-boyfriend. If you're looking for a quick, fun diversion, this is the way to go.In *Crazy for You*, high school art teacher Quinn falls in love with an abandoned puppy and immediately brings her home. Her boyfriend, Bill, attempts sending the puppy to the pound without Quinn's permission, and with that betrayal, Quinn realizes that Bill is not her cup of tea. She dumps him quickly, buys a new house and suddenly finds herself attracted to her sister's ex-husband! And to top that off, her mother has decided to try an adventurous sex life with the high school drama teacher! And while Quinn deals with all of the changes in her life, her ex-boyfriend, Bill, refuses to accept the relationship is over and becomes quite "Basic Instinct"-ish. All of this leads to a shocking conclusion, and all in all, a great time of entertainment. Grab a copy for your vacation: you won't regret it.
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Summary: A Keeper
Review: Crusie is an automatic keeper. Her writing is witty and the story lines are interesting. The only reason I haven't given her 5 stars is because I can't read them in one sitting (over 300 pages). :) Too bad she is such a prolifice writer! See the other 64 reviews to date.
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Summary: Lots of fun!
Review: I am a fan! Jennifer Cruise is an incredible author. This is the 3rd book that I have read; Manhunting & Temptation are the others, and I love her stuff! In "Crazy for You" Quinn is a 35 year old high school art teacher who decides to change her life. As a result, the whole town begins to make some changes too. This is a funny story about families and relationships and all of the messes that can ensue. Perfect summer time reading. Very highly recommended.
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Summary: A great humorous romance with a little real life mixed in!
Review: I have been a big fan of Susan Elizabeth Phillips for a long time and Jennifer Crusie is definitely a name that is coupled together with SEP. Romance readers have come to expect humorous love stories from these two and hold high respect for their work. After hearing her name for about a hundred times, I decided to give Jennifer Crusie a try. I've gone through SEP's backlist and wanted a good funny romance. _Crazy For You_ was definitely a different type of romance. I really liked getting to know Quinn and I think that most of the readers of this book could identify with her. In a sense, this book was not a total romance becuase it was a little more down to earth then most books in this genre. Quinn had more flaws (a wonderful trait) and her romance with Nick was a little more like something you could expect in real life (refreshing!). Jennifer Crusie has lovely writing style that enchants you from the first page. She definitely has an underlying sense of humor running throughout her books and a lot of one line zingers that will leave you in stiches. The only thing that puzzles me is how this book got pegged as a mystery/suspense. The whole book you know who the "bad guy" is, and it never really seems like there is any real danger up until the very end. But, minor problem, didn't bother me at all. Dog lovers will especially enjoy this book as a little mut plays a major supporting roll. All in all, I like Jennifer Crusie's style. If you're looking for something similar to Susan Elizabeth Phillips, give one of her books a go! I really enjoyed _Crazy For You_ and I cannot wait to read more of Ms. Crusie's work.
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Summary: CRAZY FOR YOU IS MINDLESS ENTERTAINMENT
Review: It is only after MANHUNTING that I discovered JENNIFER CRUSIE had such a flair for penning hilarious and scintillating contemporary romance. CRAZY FOR YOU is no exception - with the protagonist Quinn McKenzie rousing a storm that rocked the sleepy town of Tibbett, Ohio. She finds a dog and believes it is a symbolism for her to change a new life - to desire passion, excitement. Soon she changes her life attitude by kissing goodbye to the mundane fiance of hers, Bill , buying her own house and pursues the match she wants - Nick Zielger. CRAZY FOR YOU leaves you bawling and questioning whether change is indeed that good. We are often dulled by our marriage life and where passion and love extinguishes with time - CRAZY FOR YOU explores what women want and in a refreshing manner. Adultery, the issue of lesbian and love are dabbled in this novel - though not much of an insight. However, this read is no doubt a light, breezy read with Ms. Crusie's antics - mindless entertainment that will leave you crazy for this beloved author.
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Summary: Good, but too much stalking!
Review: Well, I am a new reader to Jennifer Crusie and have just recently finished "Welcome to Temptation" which I found to be really good and out right funny. However, this one just didn't stand up to the other. It started out good but then the second half of the book is practically all on the man who is stalking his ex-girlfriend who dumped him. I would have like it better if it had less of his stalking character and focused on the others who were great. Definitely read this author but I would recommend starting with her other books.
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Summary: What a fun, fun read!
Review: This was my first Jennifer Cruise book I have ever read. It was a pleasant surprise to read that she is an Ohio State University professor and it was even nicer to read that this book is set in Ohio too! I thoroughly enjoyed this book ~~ light, funny and sexy. Who ever says small towns are boring need to read this book! It all starts with a dog. Quinn McKenzie rescues a small dog and falls in love with her. She decided to keep her in spite of her boyfriend's objections. Then her "beige" life (where she's dating the nicest guy, has a good job, surrounded by friends and family ~~ only to realize that she was bored to tears) suddenly changed into a life of color (there's even a huge red couch in her new life). Between dog-nappings, breaking and entering, seduction, sabotage, stalking, secrets and suddenly two men who were crazy for her ~~ it's enough to keep you interested in the book. It is a quick read and funny as heck. There are some scenes in there that reminded me too much of my experiences with a stalker ~~ Cruise writes that vividly! I would wait till the last minute to go to work because I was so caught up in the book. Then the first chance I would take, I would grab it and start reading it again! Even if you don't need a reason to buy this book, I recommend it anyways. It's fun, sexy, terrifying all rolled into one ball. Since I have read two of Cruise's books, I will be keeping an eye out for the rest of her collection. Once you start reading this one, you're hooked. And it's a ride that you won't easily forget.
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Summary: And You Thought Small Town Life Was Dull?!
Review: Quinn McKenzie teaches art in Tibbets H.S. and lives with the popular baseball/football coach, Bill Hilliard, the nicest guy in town. Everybody just loves Bill! Quinn, though, is beginning to wake up to the fact that Bill pressured her into the relationship, that she doesn't love him, and doesn't particularly care for all the life-plans Bill has laid out for her. What brings matters to a head is the ugly (but totally precious) little mutt that Quinn decides to adopt. What Bill does to this animal will rouse the strongest emotions in those who care for animals. He's not by any means a nice guy. In fact, he's a control freak and he may very well be crazy. As Quinn's so-called perfect life falls apart, her parents face a crisis in their relationship, and so does her best friend, Darla. Darla's married to Max, the brother of town bad boy Nick Ziegler, who used to be married to Zoe, Quinn's older sister. (Are you following all this? Well, there's more :) Jennifer Crusie does a fine job depicting life in a very small town where everyone's business is everyone else's business, and where perceptions of people are often very much at odds with their true natures. This is a quick read, a funny read, a romantic/very sexy read, and, at times, a pretty scary read. For any woman who was ever in a crazy relationship and wanted to pull herself out of it, Crazy For You is a must-read.
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Summary: Laugh out loud funny!
Review: First of all, I had the pleasure of meeting Jennifer Crusie at a writers convention. Moreover, I got to sit with her at lunch! I only wish I had already read this book, so I could have told her in person how much I enjoyed it. Lots of books promise a good story. This one actually delivers!
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Summary: Thanks again Jennifer Crusie
Review: So far I have read two of the novels by Crusie and I love both of them. This was the second one I read and I was not disappointed at all. I love Crusie's writing style and characters. She has great storylines and humorous yet realistic dialogue. I love her novels because they are real, funny, romantic and I tend to get so into the books that I cant put them down and am sad as soon as I finish. I am going to read Tell Me Lies next and I am sure I will be hooked as soon as I start it. Her books are what I have been needing, good reads, romance, sexual tension, lots of fun and I feel great when I read them. I feel like I was friends with the characters because I got to know them so well. To Jennifer Crusie-Please keep writing, I am about to run out of your novels and I dont know if I will want to read anything else. I think these novels would make great romantic comedy films.
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