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Summary: Mediocre 8th entry in Nina Reilly series lacks suspense
Review: Sisters Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy, writing as "Perri", have obviously developed a fan base with seven prior defense attorney Nina Reilly stories. Unfortunately for us, this was our first try by the women, and we seem to have been stuck with one of their poorer efforts. The most exciting thing to happen in the plot was Nina's Bronco being stolen, complete with three confidential client files in the back seat. When all three cases suddenly go sour, and lead to a State Bar hearing against Nina, were we supposed to be surprised? Ex-husband Jack, whom, as a lawyer's lawyer, Nina hires to defend her, and current lover Paul, her regular investigator (she's otherwise a one-lawyer shop, with just Sandy as a secretary), bicker the whole book long in a juvenile attempt to attract Nina's attention and compete with each other: wow! The last third of the book is the disbarment hearing -- and guess who wins. Of course Nina comes up heroine as the Bronco thief is discovered, and then, boom, the authors end this 450 page book with more information in the last 4 pages than the whole rest of the book put together.We usually enjoy lawyer stories which is what prompted us to try this novel. We were disappointed by the trivial storyline, the complete lack of suspense, and characters who spent most of the time acting like adolescents. Truthfully, we didn't even develop much interest in or sympathy for Nina, who must have avowed her love for the law and her desire to defend the underdog like half a dozen times -- please, we get the drift. Maybe some of the other O'Shaughnessy books are more fun, but these authors have a long way to go to approach the likes of Turow or Scottoline. Try them instead.
Rating:
Summary: Mediocre 8th entry in Nina Reilly series lacks suspense
Review: Sisters Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy, writing as "Perri", have obviously developed a fan base with seven prior defense attorney Nina Reilly stories. Unfortunately for us, this was our first try by the women, and we seem to have been stuck with one of their poorer efforts. The most exciting thing to happen in the plot was Nina's Bronco being stolen, complete with three confidential client files in the back seat. When all three cases suddenly go sour, and lead to a State Bar hearing against Nina, were we supposed to be surprised? Ex-husband Jack, whom, as a lawyer's lawyer, Nina hires to defend her, and current lover Paul, her regular investigator (she's otherwise a one-lawyer shop, with just Sandy as a secretary), bicker the whole book long in a juvenile attempt to attract Nina's attention and compete with each other: wow! The last third of the book is the disbarment hearing -- and guess who wins. Of course Nina comes up heroine as the Bronco thief is discovered, and then, boom, the authors end this 450 page book with more information in the last 4 pages than the whole rest of the book put together. We usually enjoy lawyer stories which is what prompted us to try this novel. We were disappointed by the trivial storyline, the complete lack of suspense, and characters who spent most of the time acting like adolescents. Truthfully, we didn't even develop much interest in or sympathy for Nina, who must have avowed her love for the law and her desire to defend the underdog like half a dozen times -- please, we get the drift. Maybe some of the other O'Shaughnessy books are more fun, but these authors have a long way to go to approach the likes of Turow or Scottoline. Try them instead.
Rating:
Summary: Mediocre 8th entry in Nina Reilly series lacks suspense
Review: Sisters Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy, writing as "Perri", have obviously developed a fan base with seven prior defense attorney Nina Reilly stories. Unfortunately for us, this was our first try by the women, and we seem to have been stuck with one of their poorer efforts. The most exciting thing to happen in the plot was Nina's Bronco being stolen, complete with three confidential client files in the back seat. When all three cases suddenly go sour, and lead to a State Bar hearing against Nina, were we supposed to be surprised? Ex-husband Jack, whom, as a lawyer's lawyer, Nina hires to defend her, and current lover Paul, her regular investigator (she's otherwise a one-lawyer shop, with just Sandy as a secretary), bicker the whole book long in a juvenile attempt to attract Nina's attention and compete with each other: wow! The last third of the book is the disbarment hearing -- and guess who wins. Of course Nina comes up heroine as the Bronco thief is discovered, and then, boom, the authors end this 450 page book with more information in the last 4 pages than the whole rest of the book put together. We usually enjoy lawyer stories which is what prompted us to try this novel. We were disappointed by the trivial storyline, the complete lack of suspense, and characters who spent most of the time acting like adolescents. Truthfully, we didn't even develop much interest in or sympathy for Nina, who must have avowed her love for the law and her desire to defend the underdog like half a dozen times -- please, we get the drift. Maybe some of the other O'Shaughnessy books are more fun, but these authors have a long way to go to approach the likes of Turow or Scottoline. Try them instead.
Rating: 
Summary: Unfit for reading
Review: Slow moving story ... boring read. Total waste of time. Half-way through the book, I dread myself to finish it. The character in the story (Nina) has not been developed convincingly. Help, anyone wants to buy my copy?
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Summary: This time Nina Reilly's on the other side of the stand
Review: The eighth book in the Nina Reilly series opens with an attorney's worst nightmare--the theft of confidential client files, stolen along with her Bronco. As the book opens, Nina seems to be on top of her Lake Tahoe world, with both her personal and professional lives moving forward smoothly. Nina finally feels accepted by the Lake Tahoe legal community. The book opens with a nasty child custody case, where Nina is representing the father of two children, who is also a local policeman on the Lake Tahoe police force. It looks like Nina will win this tricky custody case, until the theft of her car from her driveway. One small mistake on Nina's part, leaving her briefcase in the car over night, which contains three client intake files, leads to confidential information being leaked out. In the short course of a weekend, three cases that seemed very straightforward turn into cases with life-threatening implications. Nina winds up in front of the California State Bar, with three counts of legal malpractice made against her. The pace of this book was wonderful, I simply couldn't put it down. The O'Shaughnessy sisters do a great job of bringing life to their characters, and this story was no exception. In "Unfit to Practice", they do a great job of developing Nina's relationship with Paul, her investigator, and also of developing her son Bob's character some more. The plot resolution was very believable. I don't want to spoil the outcome of the book, but I will say that "Unfit to Practice" really leaves the reader waiting for the next Nina Reilly book.
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Summary: Definitely Unft
Review: There sure seems to be no shortage of loyal fans of this series, but after my first Nina Reilly read, I am at a loss as to why. 454 pages in paperback might have benefited greatly from being about half that. I don't think writers are paid by the word, but when you read sentences like "Nina went with the evocatively named lemongrass-skewered sea scallops" you can only shake your head. Or how about the denouement ... where her lover is about to topple over a railing ..., looks at Nina, smiles (SMILES? As you're nearly falling to your death?) and says "love you?" Really bad stuff. The trial (during which I was rooting mightily for disbarment) scenes are void of tension or interest. Like another reader, I skimmed quite a bit just to get through it - I did shell out [money] after all. It became almost a perverse challenge to finish this. God bless the O'Shaughnessy sisters for getting away with this kind of writing, but they won't [draw] me in again.
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Summary: It fails as a litigation novel
Review: This is my first and last Perri O'Shaughnessy novel. What a horrible mistake I made in choosing this novel to read on my vacation. A true waste of my valuable time. This novel had absolutely no character development, ridulous plot lines and an unbelievable ending that was forced and just plain stupid!! I waited for the excitement but it never materialized. Just so, so, bad!!!! I saw that the people that enjoyed this book gave favorable ratings simply because they have read the previous 8 or so books the O'Shaughnessy's have written previously. I can understand a certain loyalty but lets face it... this is nothing more than a soap opera on paper. Really, Really, Really bad guys......
Rating:
Summary: Unfit to Read
Review: This is my first and last Perri O'Shaughnessy novel. What a horrible mistake I made in choosing this novel to read on my vacation. A true waste of my valuable time. This novel had absolutely no character development, ridulous plot lines and an unbelievable ending that was forced and just plain stupid!! I waited for the excitement but it never materialized. Just so, so, bad!!!! I saw that the people that enjoyed this book gave favorable ratings simply because they have read the previous 8 or so books the O'Shaughnessy's have written previously. I can understand a certain loyalty but lets face it... this is nothing more than a soap opera on paper. Really, Really, Really bad guys......
Rating:
Summary: Boooooring
Review: Unfit To Practice should have been titled "W Is For Whining" Nina Reilly has turned into a wimp.
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