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Summary: Way too Fast with No Spirit...
Review: I have read a few of Ms. Crusie's books and this has got to be the worst. The book was a total of 248 pages of nothing but a dingbat heroine and somewhat boring hero. I was truly surprised. The plot should've been excellent. Instead it dragged and the heroine Lucy and hero Zach seemed to jump on each other the minute they met. I never got to see where they fell in love or when they even became friends. The lines are blurred. Even now I am not convinced they loved each other, more like they settled for one another because Zach was getting older and Lucy was lonely and they needed companionship.
The 'funny parts' the reviews talked about I thought were contrived in light of how the story was progressing and didn't help. Zach was too...I don't know...he got under my skin. We are supposed to believe this guy was a hottie and a 'bad boy cop' ect, ect, but all I got was he was in some sort of midlife crisis at age 38. Lucy had other major issues I won't even get into, lol. I am surprised she made it through life as a teacher, that's all I am going to say, lol.~Lucy Savage is not having a good day or week. Her cheating, loser of an ex-husband didn't even have the nerve to show up in court for the divorce and the dye job has left her hair green and breaking apart. To make matters worse? Someone is trying to kill her. Now she is contending with a sexy cop named Zach who's eyes smolder when he looks at her but he is looking for her ex Bradley. Apparently Bradley is not only a cheater, but an embezzler too. How will she finally get rid of Bradley??? Zach will protect her round the clock until they catch whoever is trying to kill her by blowing up her car, her bed and breaking into her house. But who is worse? Bradley the cheater-embezzler-ex, the guy trying to kill her, or Zach-the-sexy-cop? And how in the world is she going to fix this hair! Really dissapointed. Was hoping for a funny romp, but was left frowning and wishing I had picked up another book. Try her other books, they are much better in my opinion... 'Crazy For You' or 'Welcome to Temptation' for example... Tracy Talley~@
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Summary: Simply Brilliant!!
Review: I bought this book after reading some of the Amazon customer reviews. While I'm a fan of the romance genre, this is my first foray into the "romantic comedy" type book. I have to say, this book was amazing! The characters had a wonderful blend of humor, intelligence, and chemistry. Both Nick and Lucy have this great blend of strength (often that they're not aware of in themselves, but which the other character sees in them) and sensitivity. Plus, I really enjoyed the animal loving aspect to both characters-- it made them seem like people I'd want to know, or might know in real life! (Who among us can't relate to the tug of your heartstrings when you see a stray dog or cat?)Also, the plot was interesting and had a few twists and turns, but nothing that seemed outlandishly implausible. All in all, I'd highly recommend this book and plan to try to read anything Ms. Crusie puts out!
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Summary: Getting Rid of Lucy!!
Review: Is what this book should really be called. Overall, this book is fast paced and a fun read. The hero, Zach, is definitely worth the read but what spoiled the book for me was that Lucy was a complete ditz. For a woman who is a physics teacher and lives by logic and reason, she certainly lacked common sense. Every time Zach called her a "dummy," I found myself nodding in agreement.
If you don't mind a clueless heroine in an otherwise entertaining story, than read this book. It will take all of a day and you do get some laughs out of it. But if those types of heroines frustrate you, then skip this book and read "Manhunting," which is a far superior book that Crusie wrote in her early years.
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Summary: Great romantic humor
Review: Talk about bad hair days . Lucy has just gotten divorced when she assaults Zack, thinking he's a mugger. Zack is really a detective searching for Lucy's ex-husband. One look at Lucy, her three dogs, and her house and Zack, a confirmed bachelor, is down for the count. Another great Crusie read.
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Summary: not her best but still...
Review: ...a very fun read. I like her humor and find her romances to be very entertaining. She just needs to find a new theme; the "trying to ditch the ex" story-line is getting old.
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Summary: (...)
Review: I bought this book as a joke - my husband's name is Bradley! What a good move...............the book is great. I stayed up half the night reading it. This is the first book I've read by Ms. Crusie, but it won't be my last!
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Summary: Clever and Cute
Review: Jennifer Crusie is one of the rising stars among romance writers, and deservedly so. Her books are clever and quick-moving. GETTING RID OF BRADLEY is a re-issue of an earlier novel, and it will delight her newer fans who missed the book on its first go-round. Her characters are distinctive and well-developed, and the plot is far more detailed than in most conventional romances. Heroine Lucy Savage is endearing and compelling, with foibles that seem all too real. The dogs are real and compelling, also. Reading Ms. Crusie's CV on the back of the jacket, it is easy to understand how she has become such a star in her field. The only complaint is that once this plot reached its inevitable climax--every pun intended--the story becomes more about lust than about mystery. This is a pity, because Jennifer Crusie has crafted a romance novel that has far more depth than the genre usually requires.
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Summary: GETTING RID OF MELANCHOLY? Check this out!
Review: What fire-cracker humour! What rapier wits and zany zest! When you pick up a Jennifer Crusie book, you know it's a laugh-till-you-drop affair and in a succinct yet marvellous short narration of around 245 pages - Crusie puts her deadpanned humour to such hilarious effects on a tale of love and sabotage. Not since MANHUNTING has Crusie ever been so sharp-witted with fast quips and meticulous observations, and her characters Lucy Savage Porter and Zack Warren is one hell of a firebrand couple. Lucy Porter just had a bad week - what with all the bad hair day that made a green moss out of her mane (which would probably attract male Tolkien fanatics, as her sister Tina puts it), getting a divorce from her mundane husband Bradley after seeing him cosy up with a blonde, plus an irritating embezzling investigator Zack trailing her - she turns feral and savage (ironically her middle name) to get a grip on her life. It never rains but pours - Lucy becomes entangled when Bradley is a suspect of an embezzling case. She laughs. Even the insipid Bradley is playing a joke on her - life isn't what it seems. Things get funnier and hysterically comedic when Zack comes in to protect her from a vicious sabotage. He believes maturity is death and is a cynic at romance, but Lucy with her antics and three cute dogs changes his perception. He yearns a more domestic life, picking up cooking and ripping floorboards and even picks up stray dogs. Lucy's ex-lovelife is based on a thermonuclear equation and she is going to be sterile of it - go illogical. Can their romance last? But before they can get until there, the sabotage intensifies to a potential life-threatening situation.... GETTING RID OF BRADLEY proves Ms. Crusie's mastery at weaving a tight smalltown mystery with keen observations on woman's psyche in change and love. It brims with dry sardonic wits and humour and charms with a big heart. Lucy is sympathetic and endearing; Zack is a passionate guy. It is a boost to our faith in love and fun. This book is needed as a reliving panacea for anyone who is on to getting rid of (depression or husbands) badly.
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Summary: Reads as a rush job
Review: This book was a disappointment in comparison to other Crusie books. Her books were my first foray into contemporary romance. The plot is not too developed or very interesting for that matter. And the main characters, they come off pretty flat.
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Summary: Funny, fun, and fictitious - what could be better?
Review: Why do I love books by Jennifer Crusie? There are a multitude of reasons why. She has that special writing quality that makes you not want to miss a word, when other books make you want to just groan and skip a few paragraphs to the more interesting parts. I have read all of Crusie's books and found them all highly entertaining, and this one was not a disappointment! I won't go into the plot because every other reviewer most likely will, be Lucy was witty and adorable, and sexy Zack was tender and so in love with her. And the cute little habit Lucy had of blinking - priceless!
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