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Summary: A LONG READ!
Review: I think Sharon Mitchell is an excellent author, but I found this particular book to be rather boring. There were a few good parts, but all in all, the book just dragged on. I thought it was going to focus on Monique, Gayle & Cynthia as well, but there were only a few chapters that mentioned them. I guess my main purpose of purchasing this book was because of how much I enjoyed Nothin' but the rent. I still plan on buying Sharon Mitchell's future books, but Near Perfect I'll probably never read again.
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Summary: Okay....
Review: I was disappointed after reading this novel. I had a hard time getting into the story at first, but I continued reading and just as the story was getting good, death steps to the plate. After that chapter, I could not get into the story because of his death. That put a shadow on the entire story as far as I was concerned. All in all, I did not really care for this story, I felt the story was to long and after a while just to much...
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Summary: A book of love/family/lies and happiness......a good story
Review: I was nearly blown away with this book, Near Perfect was a wonderful choice, I am a sucker for a good book and I must say that Sharon Mitchell has given her readers a true story. The fact that Roxanne loved her husband so much that she wanted to give him a child was her main goal. No matter how she did it Jamal was willing to go through what ever measures it took to make his wife happy. Linc was a great friend to them both even though he held Jamal's secret, I felt that he did the right thing by not wanting to hurt Roxy. A baby, their own baby meant so much to her, and if she knew about Honey, her happiness would have burned into a lake of fire. I wanted to choke Honey for destroying Jamal, he was so stressed that he died with a painful lie that he knew would have destroyed Roxy and his marraige. I loved t he fact that Ms. Mitchell let realism drip from the pages of this book. And to think, the baby wasn't even his!! On the other hand Roxy should have known that her mother was up to something by all of a sudden wanting toplay Mommy......bottom line-this book is very good.
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Summary: Perfection: The Overated Quality.
Review: NEAR PERFECT deals with a character from the NOTHING BUT THE RENT novel, Roxanne, and her five year marriage to Jamal, a professional football player. Their marriage seems totally on point until one faithful night after a game, and Jamal and his best friend, Lincoln, go to a strip club and meet a stripper named Honey Brown, who do more damage than either expected. The fallout is in place, and it's Roxanne who must fight to keep what she loves near and dear to her. There is a twist that I never saw coming, which makes the struggle harder to deal with, especially when Linc puts his two cents into the mix and emotions began to run deep for not only him, but Roxy as well. Not as engaging as RENT, and tends to drag on in areas, this book still has enough charm to keep the reader interested.
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Summary: Perfection: The Overated Quality.
Review: NEAR PERFECT deals with a character from the NOTHING BUT THE RENT novel, Roxanne, and her five year marriage to Jamal, a professional football player. Their marriage seems totally on point until one faithful night after a game, and Jamal and his best friend, Lincoln, go to a strip club and meet a stripper named Honey Brown, who do more damage than either expected. The fallout is in place, and it's Roxanne who must fight to keep what she loves near and dear to her. There is a twist that I never saw coming, which makes the struggle harder to deal with, especially when Linc puts his two cents into the mix and emotions began to run deep for not only him, but Roxy as well. Not as engaging as RENT, and tends to drag on in areas, this book still has enough charm to keep the reader interested.
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Summary: five stars because of football
Review: Near Perfect is the sequel to Nothing but the rent. All the old characthers is back, except this time they all have mates, excluding Cynthia. Roxanne has the perfect life, married to football star Jamal, until tragedy strikes. Linc, Roxanne best friend from younger days, and also the person who set Jamal and Roxanne up is there to help Roxanne get over the pain. I like any book that has anything to do with football, but it was kinda of strange that Roxanne never mention Linc in Nothing but the rent for him to be her best friend.
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Summary: Heartwarming and Engaging Read!
Review: Near Perfect the semi-sequel/follow-up to Nothing But The Rent by Sharon Mitchell grabbed me from page one. I recall that I didn't really care for Nothing But The Rent and was a little skeptical about reading a sequel so I was pleasantly surprised when I was drawn into the read so quickly. I've read all of Mitchell's book and I must say that she continues to show growth as a writer with every book as each book from her is better than the previous one.Mitchell reunites us with Roxanne Steele who appears to have the "perfect life"-phine and loving husband, luxurious and large home, money in the bank, great job and all the material possessions she could ever want. However, she is still unfulfilled in one area of her life and that is being a mother. She's almost obsessive about having a child to round out her happy home and perfect life. Unfortunately, her idyllic life will be turned upside down by a tragic event. It's at that junction in the road that she's slapped hard in the face regarding her husband and her marriage.
Roxanne's friends and mother rush to her rescue to help her pick up the pieces and move on but it's Linc, her handsome and protective friend since childhood who helps her to move on and in a new direction. As Roxanne journeys forward, we ache, we cry and then finally we smile again and we rejoice as Roxanne discovers that life and living is near perfect at best. Near Perfect is a wonderful relationship novel that combines fine writing with suspense and intrigue. Mitchell's tone was engaging, warm, friendly and heartwarming as she allowed the characters to bring the story to life. I must admit that she really threw me for a loop regarding Jamal's character as I was caught completely off guard. However, once I got over the initial shock that twist just added more to the compelling nature of the storyline for me. Near Perfect is an endearing story about love, friendship, family, committment, trust, betrayal and redemption and I highly recommend this novel to others.
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Summary: Not Near Perfect
Review: Near Perfect was not near what I had expected Near Perfect to be.
While I did enjoy reading the story it was not near what the hype I felt when I bought it.
One of the members of one of the bookclub suggested it and I was to excited to wait .
One reason was the story was to drawn out and to much details given. The author did not stick to the plot in my opinion.
While I thought it was better that okay I was disappointed it was not a 5* read.
To be honest I would rate it 3.5 to 3.8 . Certainly more than 3* but less than 4*
I can remember reading her first novel Nothing But the Rent and
giving it 5* .
I have Sheer Necessity still in my tbr pile.
Not a 5* but a good read.
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Summary: Engaging...
Review: Near Perfect, the follow-up novel to Mitchell's first novel Nothing but the Rent, was very engaging. Near Perfect starts out with the re-introduction of Roxanne, now married to famous Baltimore football star Jamal Steele. Roxanne, who in Nothing But The Rent was struggling to make ends meet as a teacher, is now living a lifestyle of wealth. Not only monetarily but with the love given to her by her husband. Jamal and Roxanne lives this "perfect" life. But sooner or later we all realize nothing or no one is perfect. Roxanne has been trying to conceive and can't. This fact has her so consumed in trying to make a baby that she has become very depressed. Then, Jamal dies while on the football field right before a championship game. Roxanne's world has now turned topsy-turvy. As we all know when a famous entertainer or athlete dies or is just in the limelight, lies and semi-truths come out. Roxanne is now faced with stories that her husband was on steroids which helped in his death. Then she was faced with a story that there was a "love" child. With no one else to turn to but her friends, she finds comfort in the arms of her childhood best friend and Jamal's best friend and team mate Linc. I think this book was a very easy read and quite entertaining. It was very interesting to see the characters from Nothing But the Rent come back together again.
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Summary: entertaining contemporary character driven tale
Review: Roxanne Steele knows her life has turned out NEAR PERFECT as she loves her spouse and knows Jamal reciprocates. Jamal's work as a professional football player has enabled Roxanne to have financial security. The only thing Roxanne lacks is a child though not for the lack of trying, but her need has turned obsessive and caused a clink in her relationship with Jamal. Jamal becomes involved with stripper Honey Brown who threatens him with a paternity suit. He does not worry about himself bur fears the impact on Roxanne if she learns the truth as all her previous relationships were filled with deceptions so that trust is critical to her. Tragedy strikes when Jamal dies from a stroke. When Roxanne learns about Jamal's indiscretion, she turns to her best friends for solace and ultimately to her deceased spouse's teammate Linc Weaver. As she recovers from Jamal's death and his impropriety, she falls in love with Linc, but also finds out he knew and wonders how she can trust someone who hid the truth from her. NEAR PERFECT is an entertaining contemporary character driven tale. The audience understands what makes Roxanne who she is with her high standards of morality and her quick to dismiss those who fail to attain and maintain her level. Fans of modern day relationship dramas will relish Sharon Mitchell's insightful novel, but will appreciate the cast more by reading the prequel NOTHING BUT THE RENT first as the support characters become better understood though this book can stand alone. Fans will want more stories starring the other members of the sisterhood quartet with fewer gaps between publications. Harriet Klausner
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