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Summary: SOME SUNDAY IS SOMETHING ELSE
Review: Margaret Johnson-Hodge returns with the sequel to Butterscotch Blues and she does it with immense talent. Sandy is still mourning the loss of her husband, Adrian, who succumbed to AIDS during their brief marriage. She is lonely, confused, and in need of someone to ease the pain. She turns to Winston, Adrian's brother and a close replica.... While some of her friends deem it unethical for her to date her former brother-in-law, others are just happy that she has begun to live again. But Sandy realizes that Winston is not the one for her when she falls madly in love with Randall, a contractor whom she hires to renovate her basement. While Sandy is going through relationship drama, her friends are equally embroiled in various situations with men. The thing I enjoyed about this book is that Johnson-Hodge explored the other characters more intensely than she did in Butterscotch Blues so a reader is given insight into all of their lives. I waited anxiously for this book to come out and it was well worth the wait. Reviewed by Zane
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Summary: Who we are........ and who we yet to become.................
Review: OH MY......... This sequel was perfect from start to finish. Margaret Johnson-Hodge does a splendid job picking up the pieces of our 4 ladies. Sandy...a new widow, who falls for the comforts of her brother-in-law in order to safe guard herself from the hurt of loving the handy man Randall whose fear has him running from her. Masterful Martha...the brillant A.D.A finally finds out that she can't live in a bottle and she wants more than her badge and Calvin is just the man to give it to her. Janice...a crazy beauty finally realizes that she isn't okay and gets the help she needs in order to finally become a whole person Big Britany...courageous, pregnant, and with a newly gained attitude and wits learns to hold it all together, home, hubby, health, and baby These women are all learning to clean out the clutter that has plagued their lives and are slowly working in order to get to the good part. I didn't cry in this book but I was thrilled that "my girls" are moving full circle.
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Summary: Who we are........ and who we yet to become.................
Review: OH MY......... This sequel was perfect from start to finish. Margaret Johnson-Hodge does a splendid job picking up the pieces of our 4 ladies. Sandy...a new widow, who falls for the comforts of her brother-in-law in order to safe guard herself from the hurt of loving the handy man Randall whose fear has him running from her. Masterful Martha...the brillant A.D.A finally finds out that she can't live in a bottle and she wants more than her badge and Calvin is just the man to give it to her. Janice...a crazy beauty finally realizes that she isn't okay and gets the help she needs in order to finally become a whole person Big Britany...courageous, pregnant, and with a newly gained attitude and wits learns to hold it all together, home, hubby, health, and baby These women are all learning to clean out the clutter that has plagued their lives and are slowly working in order to get to the good part. I didn't cry in this book but I was thrilled that "my girls" are moving full circle.
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Summary: Some Sunday sequel
Review: Once again, Margaret Johnson-Hodge has written a heartwarming tale. Some Sunday pick up where Butterscoth Blues end. Sandy struggles to pick up the pieces in her life after tragedy strikes. Sandy finds comfort in the arms of her brother-in-law Winston whom is the mirror image of Adrian. Sisterfriends Britney, Janice and Martha offers a shoulder for Sandy to cry on while dealing with their own problems. MJH is one of my all time favorite authors who is an awesome author. Much love and support to you. I look forward to your next release with much anticipation. Peace and Blessing to Margaret.
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Summary: A fantastic read
Review: Sandy goes through an emotional rollercoaster grieving over the death of her husband to aids. She seeks solace through her husband's brother Winston. When Winston is not enough she moves on to the carpenter Randall who is remodeling her basement. Read this fantastic novel to find out how Sandy's in-law disapproves of Winston and Sandy's relationship and what happens between Sandy and Winston.
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Summary: A fantastic read
Review: Sandy goes through an emotional rollercoaster grieving over the death of her husband to aids. She seeks solace through her husband's brother Winston. When Winston is not enough she moves on to the carpenter Randall who is remodeling her basement. Read this fantastic novel to find out how Sandy's in-law disapproves of Winston and Sandy's relationship and what happens between Sandy and Winston.
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Summary: If you don't listen, you may miss out.
Review: Sandy Hutchinson is a true hero in this story. The devastation behind the death of her husband and the love interest of her brother in law who unmistakably resembles Adrian is a very controversial and understandable relationship. But Randall is Prince Charming with a typical manly attitude and I rooted for him and Sandy throughout the whole story. Martha, Britney, Janice and Sandy are friends who experience the trials and tribulations of maintaining a sisterhood, yet individuality, and love interest all at one time. We sometimes can't balance our friendships and our love relationship and yet have some personal time and privacy. This story has all the makings of any woman with love in her heart, tragedy in her life, and a need for space. These sisters in the story have it going on in one aspect and are falling by the wayside on the other. I think that
Margaret Johnson Hodge did a good job displaying the relationship between friends, family, in-laws, lovers. I recommend you read it.
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Summary: What a Sequel!!!!!!
Review: Smoothly following Butterscotch Blues, Some Sunday opens up with Sandy being faced with reality from the decisions she's made but........she's not alone. Her best friends, Martha, Britney and Janice are there every step of the way. Not only to see her through it all, but to shed some light on their own relationships. Some Sunday delves further into all four womens' lives and provides a great deal of realism with friends doing match making, sharing secrets and moving forward with life....one day at a time. Truly identifyable, Some Sunday will warm your hearts and will live up to all your expectations of a good novel!
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Summary: A Moving & Realistic Portrayl of Relationships & Life
Review: Some Sunday continues the story of Sandy and her girlfriends Britney, Janice, & Martha, who were all first introduced in Butterscotch Blues. In this sequel, Sandy is struggling to resume living a life she hadn't ever imagined, one that doesn't include her husband Adrian who died from AIDS. Even though he's gone, so many things still remind her of Adrian, especially her brother-in-law Winston, who greatly favors his brother, and who is there to give Sandy support whenever she needs it. As difficult as it is, life tends to spring forth once she meets a man named Randall, a strong man, but one who requires certain elements if he is to be in a relationship. It is through the trials and tribulations of every day things that will prove whether or not Sandy can regain her strength to move forward, or if she will remain flawed by her past and be robbed of all life has to offer. In addition to seeing how Sandy fares, we're privileged to witness the journeys of Britney a mother and wife, who realizes that she's blessed and is not afraid to acknowledge that, Janice, a woman who seems to have made strides but who must cope and overcome setbacks, and Martha, a lady who battles demons in the only ways she knows how. As with all her previous works, Margaret Johnson-Hodge has once again penned a story that delves deep beneath the surface of relationships. In this novel, MJH gets down and dirty, from telling the wondrous things of life, to revealing those shocking and unexpected incidents that make us cringe as we realize everyone goes through troubles and must seek to find deliverance. The writer has done an excellent job in bringing forth this sequel, unmasking numerous emotions, showing the strength and downfall of the human spirit, and still providing hope by the story's end. Bravo, Margaret. I'm ready for the next one!
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Summary: The Girls Are Back!
Review: Some Sunday is Margaret Johnson-Hodge's eagerly awaited sequel to Butterscotch Blues. Some Sunday continues the story of Sandy Hutchinson, as Johnson-Hodge revisits the lives of Sandy and her three best friends, Martha, Britney and Janice. As the story opens, Sandy is still battling life without Adrian and while she's wary of love she realizes that she's still alive and that life must go on. But will she succumb to Adrian's brother, Winston or will she give handyman, Randall a chance? In the meantime, Sandy's friends are experiencing their share of ups and downs in the game of life as they dare to follow their hearts but maintain their wit. Brittany is dealing with being a stay at-home mom and wife, and while she has everything she's ever wanted, financial woes have her second guessing whether or not it's the right time to be thinking about increasing her household. Janice is dating the man of her dreams, Cliff(Sandy's brother), but her insecurities are quickly becoming demons and might overtake what's left of her relationship. And Martha is still the ultimate career woman but as the biological clock ticks, she realizes that she wants more and wonders if her current beau, Miles, is the ONE. Once again, Johnson-Hodge does a wonderful job of inviting us into the lives of her characters and having the reader witness up, close and personal the conflict, challenges and decisions that each character will experience as they determine their futures and as they face new challenges, new lessons and new loves on the never-ending journey called life. However, I must admit that I had mixed feelings about Some Sunday. I so thoroughly enjoyed Butterscotch Blues that I really didn't want a sequel...I wanted well enough left alone. On the positive, I liked that Some Sunday seemed to provide more balance and attention to the four characters and that it was everyone's story rather than just Sandy's. However, I didn't get the same warm, engaging, riveting, poignant feel that I experienced with Butterscotch Blues. While each character had grown, they were also more gritty, edgy, sarcastic and sometimes the friendships weren't even warm or inviting. But then I guess the hard knocks of life sometimes has a funny way of creeping up on you and knocking off the rose-colored glasses. As a reader, I'm glad to have had the privilege to read both Butterscotch Blues and Some Sunday...but...now I'm ready for something different from this talented and creative writer. I believe that Some Sunday has finally brought closure to Sandy and the girls and, as such, I anxiously await and look forward to new characters and storylines from Ms. Johnson-Hodge.
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