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Summary: An entertaining read that's sure to please!
Review: "A wonderful anthology filled with glamour, humor and romance, while giving us a peek inside an exclusive New York city salon." --Romantic Times
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Summary: This Is A Very Good Book!
Review: "Rosie's Curl and Weave" was a very enjoyable book to read. Alers, Hill,and Ray are some of my favorite authors. The story were great not only because these authors write so well, its because the stories are somewhat connected. To the talented authors above, Job very well done! Much Love, missnikki!
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Summary: RELAXING, ENTERTAINING, EASY TO READ...BUT PREDICTABLE.
Review: First, I must admit... I'm not a true romance novel reader. However, after seeing Rosie's Weave and Curl on the BlackBoard Bestseller list for months, I decided to check out Rosie's Weave and Curl to see what I might be missing.Rosie's Weave and Curl was a compilation of Four Short Stories/Novellas centered around Rosie's Beauty Salon. Short Stories addressed love issues for everyone...the over 50 crowd, young love, love between white collar & blue collar and love for a humble duckling type. These Love Stories were very predictable, however, they allowed you to sample the works of four different romance authors and for one who's not a true romance reader, like me, none of the stories were so long that I lost interest. Rosie's Curl and Weave didn't convert me to a romance novel reader, however, the stories were enjoyable, and a change of pace for a rainy day, the beach, or my urge to sample the romance novel arena. If you're not sure you like romance, but like love stories with happy endings, then stop by Rosie's Curl and Weave where you just might fall in love!
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Summary: Romance collection
Review: Four great romance stories from four of the best, Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Felicia Mason, and Francis Ray.
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: I am not a big fan of romance, but after reading this I look forward to more.
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Summary: An Excellent Read!
Review: I can truly say that this book is one of the best that I've read in a long time. All of the stories kept me coming back for more. The characters were all down to earth and could easily be related to. A must have!
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Summary: Un-be-weavable
Review: I enjoyed all of these stories. Being a big fan of Francise Ray's work is what inspired me to buy the book but I was not disappointed with the other writers. I'm sure you will like this book.
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Summary: A Very Good Read.
Review: I enjoyed reading this books. Written by four talented authors, you will feel as though you are right in the salon shop watching all of the action. You are placed in the world of the handsome, stylish 50'ish year old owner of the salon who discovers fervor where there is dormancy, the ego inflated - Ms. All That - assistant manager who falls in love with someone not of her ilk, the artist with a heart of gold who brings a shy wall flower into full bloom, and the bank executive who can't get the delivery man out of her space. I only wish that the authors will get together and right another book of this kind. It was fun reading it. I gave it fours stars because there should be a sequel.
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Summary: Enjoyable, though trite and predictable.
Review: I enjoyed these stories although, in the end, was extremely disappointed by their predictability and lack of depth. I was initially drawn by the concept of their being connected via Rosie's salon, yet the thread was barely visible. The first story, by far the most substantial of the four, set the tone, and none of the subsequent stories followed through. The least enjoyable and most unrealistic story was the second one. I felt no connection to, or empathy for, any of these people, and if not for the fact that the cover of the book portrayed Black women, I could have been reading about White people. And the salon - I would give my eyeteeth to find a salon such as this for ordinary women. Hopefully, it was the short story format which constricted these authors' creativity, because I enjoyed the stories and would like to sample more of their craft with more complex, fleshed-out characters and storylines. I would definitely recommend it as a light read, though, for the beach or a plane ride, etc.
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Summary: SIMPLE, BUT GOOD!
Review: I enjoyed this book, as I assume it was meant to be, not that deep. This is the kind of book you read when you don't want to be so deep. Just read, laugh and enjoy!
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