Someone to Love

Rating:
Summary: Eyes wide shut.
Review: Claudia Rydell keeps the facade of a smile on her face as once
again she is a bridesmaid and not a bride. She looks around for
her best friend Ray, they had attended the wedding together.
Since her smile is waning, she is ready to go home. Once there,
Claudia sits pensively, deciphering her feelings and thinking
that some changes are due in her life. She devises a plan; a list
of attributes she will use to grade the men she meets so she will
know immediately if they are acceptable suitors.

Ray hates the idea, but since he and Claudia have been platonic
friends since they were 10 years old, he doesn't know how to tell
her why he begrudges it. For a few years now Ray has been having
visionary creations about Claudia, every time he closes his eyes.
But, he's afraid a failed relationship will destroy their friendship.
The adage, 'can't see the forest for the trees' is personified in
this story as they continue to overlook the obvious. But a new
love interest for Claudia and an ex-love interest of Ray's may be
the catalyst needed to escalate their status beyond that of best
friends.

In SOMEONE TO LOVE, Alicia Wiggins has taken a predictable
scenario and created a sensitive and entertaing story. The
characters are believable and the predicament has just the right
touch. This a quick, easy read.

Reviewd by aNN
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

Rating:
Summary: Eyes wide shut.
Review: Claudia Rydell keeps the facade of a smile on her face as once
again she is a bridesmaid and not a bride. She looks around for
her best friend Ray, they had attended the wedding together.
Since her smile is waning, she is ready to go home. Once there,
Claudia sits pensively, deciphering her feelings and thinking
that some changes are due in her life. She devises a plan; a list
of attributes she will use to grade the men she meets so she will
know immediately if they are acceptable suitors.

Ray hates the idea, but since he and Claudia have been platonic
friends since they were 10 years old, he doesn't know how to tell
her why he begrudges it. For a few years now Ray has been having
visionary creations about Claudia, every time he closes his eyes.
But, he's afraid a failed relationship will destroy their friendship.
The adage, 'can't see the forest for the trees' is personified in
this story as they continue to overlook the obvious. But a new
love interest for Claudia and an ex-love interest of Ray's may be
the catalyst needed to escalate their status beyond that of best
friends.

In SOMEONE TO LOVE, Alicia Wiggins has taken a predictable
scenario and created a sensitive and entertaing story. The
characters are believable and the predicament has just the right
touch. This a quick, easy read.

Reviewd by aNN
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

Rating:
Summary: Mr.Right is sometime right under your nose.
Review: In Alicia Wiggins Someone to Love, Claudia Ryland and Ray Elliott are best friends. Claudia, tired of being a bridesmaid and never a bride, sets out to implement a plan to find Mr. Right. It is not until Mark, a man that meets all of Claudia's requirements, comes into the picture that Ray soon realizes he loves Claudia and sets out to prove that he is Mr. Right.

Ms. Wiggins has created an interesting story based on how real friendships between a man and a woman can lead to love. Claudia and Ray's friendship as well as the creation of sexual tension was well developed. Also the development of the importance of family was a definite theme that was well done. However, I was disappointed with the sub-plot involving Ray's ex-fiancé. She was brought in to be a distraction to Ray and I found the details of her life, beyond those that directly affect Ray, were not needed. The author also created a triangle (Mark, Claudia, and Ray) in which either man could have been chosen and the reader would have been ok with it. Because there was not a clear "hero", it resulted in over-the-top drama used to expedite an anti-climatic and predictable decision thus taking away from the suspense of whom she will choose.

Someone to Love is under Genesis Press' Indigo Imprint, which proclaims "elegantly woven love stories with intriguing plots intertwine the nuances of African-American culture, bringing to light the fantasy of true romance with characters of depth, intrigue and seduction." Despite this reader's misgivings this novel delivers that and is a recommendable read.

Kotanya
APOOO Bookclub

Rating:
Summary: Someone To Love
Review: One of the hottest titles by Alicia Wiggins... A must read!