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Summary: If you thought you had a bad boyfriend think again!
Review: If anyone ever thought they had a bad boyfriend they might reconsider that after reading Bare Necessity by Carole Matthews. The main character in this book is Emily Weaver. Her horrible boyfriend Declan has posted a very naughty picture of her on the internet. After that she basically loses everything. She ends up having to live with her best friend Cara. Well, Cara works for a newspaper and when word gets out that she is on a porn site everything breaks loose! She ends up loosing her job and basically everything else along the way. But, she does happen to meet a guy along the way of rebuilding her life. The problem is while she ever find him? A really great chick lit book to read over the summer.
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Summary: Delightful summer read - a 4 1/2 star book
Review: The catchy title and cover of this book is what caught my attention. Since I was looking for a Bridget Jones type book, I found this to be just right. The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is that the basic pretext of the story, which was that Cara's picture posted on the internet caused so many problems, was a little improbable in this day and age of Paris Hilton videos. But I'm now convinced that Carole Matthews is fun, and I'm now off to read "Better or Worse".
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Summary: Watch those photos you take:)
Review: This book was fun from the beginning. Emily is left broke and disgraced after her boyfriend Declan gets them in debt and posts private photos of Emily dressed as a naughty Santa on his newest website. Running to her best friend Cara for support only makes things worse as Cara discovers the men in her office have been viewing her best friend on the internet.
Cara reveals to a fellow reporter that the very woman they are ogling is a friend of hers and Emily wouldn't appreciate how she was being portrayed. However, this is just what the reporter needs to hear to give him an idea for a new story.
This is just the beginning of a mad dash Emily ends up having to run in order to get her life back in order. I adore this book it is fresh and funny with that little bit of betrayal thrown in to allow the characters to find redemption and ultimately love. It's a wild mix of misunderstandings and turns into a fun read. I look forward to checking out other books by Carole Matthews after Bare Necessity.
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Summary: Watch those photos you take:)
Review: This book was fun from the beginning. Emily is left broke and disgraced after her boyfriend Declan gets them in debt and posts private photos of Emily dressed as a naughty Santa on his newest website. Running to her best friend Cara for support only makes things worse as Cara discovers the men in her office have been viewing her best friend on the internet.
Cara reveals to a fellow reporter that the very woman they are ogling is a friend of hers and Emily wouldn't appreciate how she was being portrayed. However, this is just what the reporter needs to hear to give him an idea for a new story.
This is just the beginning of a mad dash Emily ends up having to run in order to get her life back in order. I adore this book it is fresh and funny with that little bit of betrayal thrown in to allow the characters to find redemption and ultimately love. It's a wild mix of misunderstandings and turns into a fun read. I look forward to checking out other books by Carole Matthews after Bare Necessity.
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Summary: Barely Readable
Review: This is a story about a woman whose life is destroyed by her insensitive boyfriend. She is homeless, pennyless, jobless, and stripped of her dignity. She goes to live with her ecofriendly, save the world, dippy best friend. The reader follows their world, along with the world of a co-worker thorughout the next month or so of their lives. THe book alternates point of view from one chapter to the next. Normally I like this device in a book. It doesn't work in this novel. You would need three interesting characters for this method to be effective, and unfortunetly, Matthews doesn't have any. THe characters are shallow and sterotypical, and worst of all just not fun to read about. Cara, the best friend is a vegetarian, which every book about 20/30 something women must have- her spin is that she's into loves spells, and relaxation candles. Adam, the requisite love interest is a divorced Dad, with a bad ex-wife, and no interest in his career. Declan, the ex-boyfriend drives a BMW, and heads up a dot.com. The main character, Cara, is beautiful with a killer body. Are you interested yet? Despite the obvious character flaws, the book has some humorous writing, but not enough to offset it's flaws. Though it appears to be a quick read, it is often dull, and I found muself skipping over many sections because they added no intrinsic value to the plot. Would be OK to read if you're stuck on a plane, or if you have insomnia.
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Summary: Barely Readable
Review: This is a story about a woman whose life is destroyed by her insensitive boyfriend. She is homeless, pennyless, jobless, and stripped of her dignity. She goes to live with her ecofriendly, save the world, dippy best friend. The reader follows their world, along with the world of a co-worker thorughout the next month or so of their lives. THe book alternates point of view from one chapter to the next. Normally I like this device in a book. It doesn't work in this novel. You would need three interesting characters for this method to be effective, and unfortunetly, Matthews doesn't have any. THe characters are shallow and sterotypical, and worst of all just not fun to read about. Cara, the best friend is a vegetarian, which every book about 20/30 something women must have- her spin is that she's into loves spells, and relaxation candles. Adam, the requisite love interest is a divorced Dad, with a bad ex-wife, and no interest in his career. Declan, the ex-boyfriend drives a BMW, and heads up a dot.com. The main character, Cara, is beautiful with a killer body. Are you interested yet? Despite the obvious character flaws, the book has some humorous writing, but not enough to offset it's flaws. Though it appears to be a quick read, it is often dull, and I found muself skipping over many sections because they added no intrinsic value to the plot. Would be OK to read if you're stuck on a plane, or if you have insomnia.
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Summary: Great escapist tale!
Review: This truly is an "escapist" tale - I use that word and so did another reviewer on the book flap. I just think that is the perfect way to describe this book. I read and enjoyed For Better, For Worse by Carole Matthews and this book I enjoyed as well. It was such a quick & easy read. Short & enjoyable chapters...great touches of humor as well as drama. Sometimes it tended to be a bit unrealistic & over the top ... but Carole Matthews has a way of endearing herself to you that it doesn't even matter. Enjoy!
Rating:
Summary: Great escapist tale!
Review: This truly is an "escapist" tale - I use that word and so did another reviewer on the book flap. I just think that is the perfect way to describe this book. I read and enjoyed For Better, For Worse by Carole Matthews and this book I enjoyed as well. It was such a quick & easy read. Short & enjoyable chapters...great touches of humor as well as drama. Sometimes it tended to be a bit unrealistic & over the top ... but Carole Matthews has a way of endearing herself to you that it doesn't even matter. Enjoy!
Rating:
Summary: Great escapist tale!
Review: This truly is an "escapist" tale - I use that word and so did another reviewer on the book flap. I just think that is the perfect way to describe this book. I read and enjoyed For Better, For Worse by Carole Matthews and this book I enjoyed as well. It was such a quick & easy read. Short & enjoyable chapters...great touches of humor as well as drama. Sometimes it tended to be a bit unrealistic & over the top ... but Carole Matthews has a way of endearing herself to you that it doesn't even matter. Enjoy!
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