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Summary: "Calling all girls!"
Review: All girls need to get a copy of this book. I loved it! Cosmopolitan Girls is about the lives and friendship between two girls living and working in New York City. When they meet, each believe the other's life is better than her own but they each
get a wake up call!
This story is fast, fun and emotional. I wanted to kick the video director "Troy" where it hurts the most! He is such a jerk! He is the type of man every mother should warn her daughter about! I liked that Lindsay finally learned that "Women have the power to heal each other through friendship" This is a true statement. I only wish more young women would try to look for friendship in other women instead of being jealous or putting them down.
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Summary: Black in the City
Review: and this book should go with it. I was not impressed at all. Basic. Enough to keep you reading to see if it gets better, only to be disappointed afterwards. Get this from library.
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Summary: Cosmos are out ...
Review: and this book should go with it. I was not impressed at all. Basic. Enough to keep you reading to see if it gets better, only to be disappointed afterwards. Get this from library.
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Summary: Girl Power
Review: Cosmopolitan Girls is all about girl power. The story of Charlie and Lindsay unfold separately chapter by chapter and then they meet in a trendy Hew York bar and become friends. They bond over issues in their relationships, their careers, and their own complete happiness. From that point on they are inseparable and go through high times and low times, never failing to be there for each other, like true girlfriends. Reviewed by Aiesha
Of the Detroit-RAWSISTAZ
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Summary: Sistahs and the City
Review: Cosmopolitan Girls is the charming tale of two women trying to stay afloat in the Big Apple. Lindsay is the workaholic television executive who seems to have it going on - a lucrative job, an expensive car, and chic friends. Yet the one thing Lindsay doesn't have is a loving man by her side. The men she runs into are only into self, and this woman wants a committed relationship - not a one-sided affair. Charlie is the straightforward ad writer/aspiring screenwriter. She's found the love of her life, Michael, and has accepted his baggage - namely his two children. He's spontaneous, romantic and a great lover. There's only one problem: trust. Michael has not exactly been monogamous. With only a few months until the wedding, that could be a problem if the couple plans to walk down the aisle. Lindsay and Charlie meet by chance one day, becoming fast friends, strictest confidants, and loyal allies in this game of love that's whooping their behinds. What starts as an ordinary sistah/girlfriend novel turns out to be a fun, uplifting ride. You'll enjoy the women's progression from the "lovelorn" to the "loveyourself." A great, fast read!
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Summary: Good try, but weak story line and too much name dropping
Review: First of all Burley and LeFlore are to be congratulated for this project. However, I give it two stars as the book lacks substance and I don't like reading about women who make the mistakes that continue to wreak havoc in the community (immorality which leads to unwanted babies, abortion, disease, etc.) Positive: It's great to read of well educated highly accomplished AA females. It great to watch them come home to realizing that family, friends and love are most important. I also loved the family relationships especially between Lindsay, her sisters, and her mom. The discussion section at the end is also very helpful. Negative:
To have quickly risen as an Exec, Lindsay's character was quite stupid in her dealings with men. I find the hypersexualized media images of AA women irritating. She slept with Troy after he spent $5K and invited her to St. Martins! He didn't pronounce his love or an exclusive commitment to her prior to her giving it to him yet she was on the phone professing her love for him to her family. The condom use was positive, but the sex scene with Randy was disturbing. It was borderline rape. Besides, what street smart/savy woman would put herself in a vulnerable situation with her lover's friend? I suppose she couldn't have it all. I suppose the point of all of this was to give women an exterior view on how we handle our lives. A lesson being that highly accomplished women can be unwise in dealing with men, too. All of this is perplexing given that Lindsay's mom was always calling and encouraging her to find a church home. Charlie and Lindsay constantly refer to prayer and God, but it doesn't occur to their characters that living a Christian life means abstinence - or at least waiting until there's a real commitment. Creating modern (sexual) characters is fine, but why hide them behind Christianity? The constant celebrity name dropping was distracting and discouraging. It made the characters more shallow, superficial and materialistic to me. The authors unknowingly have dated their book as many of the celebrities often referred to may fall into obscurity. If you enjoy watching BET you'll love this book. However, if you're a person searching for stories about black women with substance, a strong storyline, skills to know how to handle men, you should borrow - not purchase this book!
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Summary: Somebody Grab Me A Cosmo So I Can Forget Reading This!!
Review: I am not sure what book the other reviewers read but "Cosmopolitan Girls" was not as good as the cover or title lead you to believe. The way this book read, I am sure each of the writers handled a different character and then tried to meet somewhere in the middle when the main characters were in chapters together. It just seemed like you were reading separate books. The storyline drifted all over the place, there was too much designer name-dropping and not enough substance. Luckily, the chapters are pretty short which is the ONLY reason I was able to finish this book. The most positive aspects of this novel are that most of the intimate scenes included condom use, which is rare in any novel; also the tips for all women from the authors at the end of the book. I'm not saying that these ladies are not good writers. I could see where they were trying to bond sisters together in a positive light. I just thought the story itself was rather weak. I would read something else from these authors just to see if they improve but I would have to check it out of the library. Too much of a risk to buy based on this first effort.
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Summary: Great Book!!!
Review: I love it when two women come together and support each other through various obstacles in their lives and succeed. This is the story when two New York City girls, Charlie Thornton and Lindsey Bradley, happen to meet for the first time in a bar and instant and wonderful friendship is born over a couple of drinks. Charlie who is a copywriter from Buffalo, New York, and Lindsey, an aspiring television producer from St. Louis who left to shine on her own and not be under shadow of her famous mother. Both women are in bad relationships; Charlie lives with her man and he is having affairs and throwing them in her face. Lindsey on the other hand is in love with a video producer who is nothing but a playboy. With strength from each other they began to take charge of not only their personal but professional lives as well. This was a great read, a wonderful story with a Sex in the City flare.
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Summary: Great Book!!!
Review: I loved this book!! I finished it in only two days, it was amazing how two complete strangers became friends who supported each other through happy and sad.If you have been in a bad relationship this book will sing to you.
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Summary: Excellent !!!
Review: I purchased this book on Friday, March 19th and I forced myself to say awake so that I could finish it that night. These authors really described the characters and their situations in such a way that I became caught up in the story line. Burley and Leflore did an excellent job in writing this novel and I have recommended and passed this book to so many of my friends. So far this has been one of the best novels I've read this year.
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