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Summary: Lots of Fun
Review: If Looks Could Kill is a lot of fun--a sort of hybrid murder mystery-romantic comedy (with more of an emphasis on the comedy than on the romance). It is quite possible that a true mystery purist may take issue with the novel--so if that's you, consider yourself warned. This novel is all about having fun and being amusing. Cat Jones nanny is found dead one morning by our narrator Bailey Weggins, a newly divorced New Yorker. Both Cat and Bailey inhabit the glamorous New York fashion magazine world. Cat is the editor-in-chief of a Cosmo-like publication and Bailey freelances there. The mystery has several twists and turns and it is all told with much humor. It is an engaging story and a very quick read. Very enjoyable, if not very deep. A novel to have fun with and not take too seriously. Enjoy.
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Summary: Fun read
Review: I thought this book was fun and kept my interest, which is sometimes hard to do. The only thing that stuck out in my mind throughout was how in the world did Bailey pack so many things into each day? One minute she's working out, then the next, she's already showered, dressed, and out the door. Come on! Please give us a realistic time frame! All that can't be done in less than an hour. And each day was like this. The girl never had time to sleep...and she was ALWAYS eating! ....Despite all that, I still enjoyed it and would recommend it if you're looking for something easy and intriguing to read.
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Summary: This book has it all....
Review: This book has it all - romance, murder, mystery, fashion, ambition, and glamour. If Looks Could Kill is a non-traditional fun murder-mystery, that is easy to follow and fun to read. Great to see strong female characters with real issues (if not real lives). Much more funny and likeable that a traditional murder mystery novel, I read somewhere a description of this book that sums it up for me -- Sex in the City meets Nancy Drew. It was refreshing for me to see two of my favorite genres of books meld together into a fun, page-turning novel.
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Summary: Good Story;Not So-Good-Reader
Review: Though Kate White's storyline could definately hold the listener's attention, the reader, Parker Posey, could not have been a worse choice. I found myself focusing on her lack of energy and inappropriate inflection rather than on the story. Though I look forward to more books from White, for me they will have to be in print or with another reader.
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Summary: A Nice First Novel...
Review: I thought this novel was a nice first for Ms. White. I would have rated the book 31/2 stars if they had one because I felt the story was a little better than 3 stars but that wasn't an option and I don't think this book deserved a 4 star review so I had to settle for 3 stars. The story was okay enough but didn't quit satisfy me as far as plot development and characters go. The writer is a good writer and I would definately read another book by her.
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Summary: "Excellent"
Review: I thought this book was an excellent choice by Ms. Kelly Rippa, it seemed to have it all, non-stop action, humor, and intrigue. I would be most interested in reading the next book by this delightful writer.
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Summary: "I should have bought chocolates"
Review: Kelly Rippa please do yourself a favor and don't quit your day job! This story reads more like Bridget Jones Meets Oliver North...It Was That Boring! And to think this book was the first of a series...oh please, just what the world of print needs another boring series... Stay tuned for part two, 'As My Stomach Turns'...Bailey Weggins Meets Mickey Mouse!' (I gave this book A '2' Two Star Review because this writer had the nerve to go on national televison and admit she wrote the damn thing.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: Slow, boring and predictable pretty much sums this book up in my opinion. I found it to be a chore to finish this book and was completely disappointed. I would never recommend this book to my friends and family.
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Summary: At least an "okay" movie only takes two hours to finish.
Review: Hmm... finding myself recently unemployed, I saw Kate White's appearance on "The Other Half" and, being obsessed with the magazine world, I thought this might be fun to read. And you know what? It was fun to read. It was fun to read the writing itself. But as a book, it just wasn't very good. The only time I got excited was when I thought that maybe the whole "A Bailey Weggins Mystery" was a brilliant device to keep us from suspecting that Bailey would get killed in the end. But that didn't happen. Instead we find out who the killer is and our reaction is, "oh, that makes sense."
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Summary: Enjoyable
Review: Now Kate White ... *she* knows how to write a mystery. Unlike Stephen Carter's "The Emperor of Ocean Park", this is a lean, focused mystery. Well, maybe a little too lean but as debuts go, this book held my attention from the first page and made me continue reading until the mystery was solved. The writing is assured, and not wooden or forced. I do agree with some readers who feel the climax was a bit rushed. We spend the whole book wading through red herrings and clues, and when the mystery is finally solved, there is about a half a page of action and that's it. It's a dull thud rather than a fiery denoument.Bailey Weggins is an enjoyable enough narrator, although I do wish that writers would get off their "Sex and the City" kick. I am not saying Bailey shouldn't have had a complex life but this whole single woman in Manhattan looking for love (and sex) in all the wrong places is rapidly becoming tired. I love strong women in literature, but it's dull when they always need to have a man attached, or be defined by their men and their sex lives. Come on, the women of the world deserve better in the new Millennium. The women in this book (not just Bailey) all seem a little too defined by their material lives, their men, their clothes, their jobs and their gourmet food. It makes them all seem a bit hollow. Yes, I know this was a Kelly Ripa book selection and that just means fun, fluffy reading, but had Bailey been a bit more introspective, I think she'd have come across even better. Well, I suppose we can all wait for the next book. It would seem that this is the first in a series of Bailey Weggins books; if they are as enjoyable as this one, Kate White stands to do quite well.
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