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Summary: Fast, quirky, funny.........wonderful!!!
Review: When Eloise, a struggling anitque picker, divorces her wealthy husband Tal and decides to live in the carriage house behind Tal and his girlfriend, Caroline, you know that the author has a quirky and wonderful story that will unfold page by page!!!
Eloise sneaks into an old home where an estate auction is to be held and is found beside a murdered woman. She has motive and opportunity but claims innocence. While fighting to prove her story she relies on her Uncle who is about to reveal a family secret. On top of all this, Eloise' mother has a problem that will need the entire family to "circle the wagons" and help out.
Mary Kay Andrews brings her delightful sense of humor and a delightful sense of timing to this fun, fast story that deals with some serious issues and yet never takes itself to seriously.
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Summary: The great escape
Review: After 9 years of not reading for fun (after the birth of a challenging child) and with the confirmation that my husband would be overseas with the military for a year I picked up this book with the vow to make time for myself. What fun! I laughed outloud, couldn't wait to find time to read and was disappointed only that the story ended. The test was lively and flowed as if I was engaged in the conversation. Awesome, fun, non-pondering reading. Isn't that what reading for pleasure is all about? I have passed it on to 4 friends. I so enjoyed it that I bought the follow-up in hardback and about choked on the expense of a new hardbook. But I savored it too.
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Summary: Murder, Revenge, Divorce and Great Antiques
Review: Eloise "Weezie" Foley is an antique picker in Savannah. She lives in the backyard carriage house, behind the townhouse she and her ex-husband Talmadge Evans III lived in. Now he lives there with his new finacee, Caroline DeSantos. As Weezie is putting her life back together, she goes to Beaulieu plantation to pay her respects to ninety year old Anna Ruby Mullinax who died in her sleep. Weezie is accompanied by her uncle James who is an ex-priest and now an attorney. Weezie was not friends with Mrs. Mullinax. She just wants a peek at the antique treasures they will soon be selling. Weezie's best friend is BeBe. She runs the Gaule restaurant in town. She goes with Weezie to camp out the night before the big sale at Beaulieu to try to help her. Unfortunately Weezie discovers a dead body and becomes the prime suspect for the murder. In the meantime she runs into her hunky ex-boyfriend, Daniel Stipanek. Things get steamy as they reacquaint themselves. Mary Kay Andrews definitely has a hit series. I can't wait to read the next in the series. Weezie is a fabulous character with lots of spunk and reality. You feel everything with her and are constantly cheering for her, too. I think Ms. Andrews must have written romances before. The steamy scenes are so well written and without all the unneeded smut! I applaud her! I especially like the Savannah setting. It is so rich with scenery, and I felt I could see each one. Uncle James is a great character too. Then there is her mother and don't forget Tal, her ex. They are all so well described. The thing I really like is that they don't fall out of character. She keeps them separate and makes them so real. I highly recommend this book and can't wait for the next one.
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Summary: Good Entertainment
Review: I liked this book. Actually I REALLY liked this book. There are some little factual errors that may muddle the mind of the most finicky of readers but as long as you understand going in that this book isn't meant to be fine literature you won't be disappointed. That being said it is a good read and as far as chick lit goes, very well written and entertaining. Books fulfill many needs for their readers and this one is pure mind candy. It isn't heavy, deep literature with political or social overtones. It's a fun read that isn't too taxing but it isn't trash either. I think I'll call it great Entertainment Fiction and leave it at that.
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: I loved all the info about Savannah, plantations and of course, the food. The characters with unique and they all had their own funny quirks. BeBe's attitude and way of getting things done was admirable. The only problem I had was with Weezie's attitude with Daniel. It was obviously the guy was in love with her and she didn't treat him very well. Other than that I enjoyed the book.
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Summary: Pure Dee Fun!
Review: I loved, loved, loved this book! Such a fun, light, uplifting and riveting read! The characters were hilarious and very well-developed. In fact, I think I know more than one of those snooty b--ches!!! I enjoyed reading and learning about the intriguing world of antiques...and the murder plot was ingenious. It kept me guessing until the end. A delightful read that I very highly recommend. I'm looking forward to more from this wonderful Southern Belle!!!
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Summary: Fun summer read!
Review: My book club picked this book for our July read. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. The characters are fun and well developed. The story is easy to follow, although some chapters are written in the first person and others in the third. Nevertheless, it was very entertaining and enjoyable. I found myself laughing outloud several times and very intrigued at others. I can't wait to read the other books of Mary Kay Andrews.
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Summary: Fun summer read!
Review: Mystery, romance, antiques, women getting their lives back together. In general this was a great read.
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Summary: A Trip to the Bathroom - Or A Trip to Jail?
Review: Put in a stock of good wine, seafood and especially chocolate before beginning this highly original culinary/antique/vintage/kitschy cozy. A deliciously wordy dip into a part of the Savannah landscape that Behrendt missed, complete with an antebellum plantation house, an outrageous ex-husband, wonderfully dysFUNctional family issues, and a bit of beefcake. Weezie is a thoroughly wronged ex-wife, with a business in picking treasure from junk piles. Living in the carriage house/garage behind the Savannah townhouse she helped buy and restore (only to be booted out of by her ex- and the home wrecking Caroline). Weezie is managing her life though, until an emergency trip to the bathroom lands her in jail. Accused of breaking and entering as well as a being a suspect for the murder of Caroline. This book rejoices the issues of family, good friends, knowing yourself, helping but not judging and keeping your sense humor - as well a glimpse into a historic city. I found it positively delightful and give it five stars in the beach read category. The mystery does not totally conclude when you close the cover of this book, I'd suggest a dance over to the author's website, where another mystery unfolds.
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Summary: Marvelous Romp!
Review: SAVANNAH BLUES is the second book that I have read by author Mary Kay Andrews, the other being HISSY FIT. I finished each of these novels feeling that I wanted to move to Georgia immediately, so vividly does Andrews create a sense of place.
Can this woman ever write! The story just flies, with fun on every page. It is not merely the plot--which is excellent--but also the prose that makes Andrews' work such a treat.
In addition, the author clearly knows her antiques, and anybody reading one of her tales will come away with a painless education in the decorative arts as a bonus to a damn good yarn.
As I am coming to expect from Andrews, SAVANNAH BLUES has as many layers as an onion, with subplots regarding ecological and historic preservation, alcoholism and even restaurant management.
The characters are vivid, the dialogue sparkles. The author is a woman with amazing powers of observation and insight, and a swell way with a turn of phrase.
Now, I'm off to read her LITTLE BITTY LIES. Can't wait!
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