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yodamom's review against another edition
3.0
It was cheesy, somewhat predictable, filled with unbelievable lines, a romance. I am not a follower of the romance gene. Even so I enjoyed this silly southern small town tale. I liked the characters, the town and the image projected. I might even get the second book in the series. It was a perfect 'read' in audio to exercise too.
There are three southern men/brothers trying to rebuild their town after a F5 tornado takes it all away. They have hired help, men, and only one older women. The men are getting bored and restless. So the brothers put and article in the paper calling for 100 women to come down and start a new life. What they get is not as easy as these men thought. These women are not the southern women they are used too.
There are three southern men/brothers trying to rebuild their town after a F5 tornado takes it all away. They have hired help, men, and only one older women. The men are getting bored and restless. So the brothers put and article in the paper calling for 100 women to come down and start a new life. What they get is not as easy as these men thought. These women are not the southern women they are used too.
zaza_bdp's review against another edition
2.0
"A la recherche de l'homme idéal" est un roman léger comme une bulle de savon, où les situations frôlent l'absurde à plus d'une reprise. La ville en chantier de Sweetness est comme hors du temps, on pourrait se croire au 19ème siècle si les moyens de communication modernes n'étaient pas mentionnés. La traduction, très désuète à mon goût, vient renforcer cette impression (d’ailleurs il y a quelques incohérences dans les tutoiements/vouvoiements entre Nikki et Rachel (une des femmes ayant répondu à l’annonce) qui m’ont déconcerté).
La première moitié du roman est souvent drôle, que ce soit les échanges acérés entre Porter et Nikki ou le choc des cultures entre l’univers exclusivement masculin de Sweetness et le convoi de femmes venus s’y installer.
Porter est homme insouciant au premier abord, toujours prêt à plaisanter et doté d’un capital charme qu’il ne se retient pas d’utiliser, mais on s’aperçoit ensuite qu’il est profondément attaché sa ville et à ce projet fou que ses frères et lui ont conçus. Et si Porter sait charmer les femmes, il murmure également à l’oreille des oiseaux, et des biches !
Heureusement pour elle, Nikki a une personnalité suffisamment forte pour ne pas se laisser marcher sur les pieds, et elle n’a pas sa langue dans sa poche. Cependant j’ai trouvé que l’auteur avait vraiment « chargé la mule » avec elle (ses déboires sentimentaux, sa situation familiale, son physique ingrat ...), ce qui nuit à la crédibilité du livre, au demeurant déjà bien ébranlée par le lieu où se déroule les évènements, tout comme les évènements eux-mêmes.
Comme souvent dans les « Prelud », la romance à proprement parler n’est pas le point sur lequel on se focalise le plus. Les choses sont longues à se mettre en place entre Porter et Nikki, ce qui rend presque incongrue et peu crédible leur soudaine explosion de passion.
Les amatrices de romances douces et lentes seront sans doute comblées par ce livre charmant, qui laisse un peu rêveuse au vu de ce projet utopique de ville écolo et de tous ces mâles rustiques qui préfèrent utiliser du lard pour soigner un ongle incarné, ou du miel pour faire cicatriser une vilaine entaille.
J’ai passé un moment divertissant, reposant et dépaysant, même si pour moi la passion n’était pas au rendez-vous.
La première moitié du roman est souvent drôle, que ce soit les échanges acérés entre Porter et Nikki ou le choc des cultures entre l’univers exclusivement masculin de Sweetness et le convoi de femmes venus s’y installer.
Porter est homme insouciant au premier abord, toujours prêt à plaisanter et doté d’un capital charme qu’il ne se retient pas d’utiliser, mais on s’aperçoit ensuite qu’il est profondément attaché sa ville et à ce projet fou que ses frères et lui ont conçus. Et si Porter sait charmer les femmes, il murmure également à l’oreille des oiseaux, et des biches !
Heureusement pour elle, Nikki a une personnalité suffisamment forte pour ne pas se laisser marcher sur les pieds, et elle n’a pas sa langue dans sa poche. Cependant j’ai trouvé que l’auteur avait vraiment « chargé la mule » avec elle (ses déboires sentimentaux, sa situation familiale, son physique ingrat ...), ce qui nuit à la crédibilité du livre, au demeurant déjà bien ébranlée par le lieu où se déroule les évènements, tout comme les évènements eux-mêmes.
Comme souvent dans les « Prelud », la romance à proprement parler n’est pas le point sur lequel on se focalise le plus. Les choses sont longues à se mettre en place entre Porter et Nikki, ce qui rend presque incongrue et peu crédible leur soudaine explosion de passion.
Les amatrices de romances douces et lentes seront sans doute comblées par ce livre charmant, qui laisse un peu rêveuse au vu de ce projet utopique de ville écolo et de tous ces mâles rustiques qui préfèrent utiliser du lard pour soigner un ongle incarné, ou du miel pour faire cicatriser une vilaine entaille.
J’ai passé un moment divertissant, reposant et dépaysant, même si pour moi la passion n’était pas au rendez-vous.
momosaurus's review against another edition
2.0
@25% -
Modern day version of homesteaders need women.
Almost every character is over-exaggerated, the mousey heroine, the good ol` charming, southern boy, the haughty city girl, etc. The main male character is hard to like, he is depicted as very shallow and gets on nerves every time he opens his mouth. He is hard up for a woman, but only if she's hot or else she's just taking up his time when he could be pursuing... someone hot.
And apparently, being a doctor isn`t good enough if you're not also a hot, leggy blond. It seems like the main H being with the main h is going to be a chore for him, so continuing to read on doesn't seem worth it. The book actually states for him to take one for the team and having to make sacrifices for the greater good. So romantic.
Modern day version of homesteaders need women.
Almost every character is over-exaggerated, the mousey heroine, the good ol` charming, southern boy, the haughty city girl, etc. The main male character is hard to like, he is depicted as very shallow and gets on nerves every time he opens his mouth. He is hard up for a woman, but only if she's hot or else she's just taking up his time when he could be pursuing... someone hot.
And apparently, being a doctor isn`t good enough if you're not also a hot, leggy blond. It seems like the main H being with the main h is going to be a chore for him, so continuing to read on doesn't seem worth it. The book actually states for him to take one for the team and having to make sacrifices for the greater good. So romantic.
hpitcher15's review against another edition
3.0
Cute but I didn't really understand the chemistry between porter and nikki on his side. It was kind of a turn off when he kept repeating things about other women
shannon_cocktailsandbooks's review against another edition
3.0
This was really a 3.75. Review coming.
danicamidlil's review against another edition
3.0
Well, I stayed up real late to finish it, so I must have liked it. Yet there was never that grand gesture to make up for the male main character's rudeness at the beginning of the book. I still felt like he didn't deserve her at the end of the book. He never proved it to me.
kbranfield's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. Baby, Drive South is an entertaining novel that is fast paced and laced with humor. To read my review in its entirety, please visit http://bookreviewsandmorebykathy.com/?p=445
cm87's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
salene27's review against another edition
4.0
Very cute book, loved all the characters, and I am adding the others in this to my wishlist.
k_shoupe's review against another edition
1.0
Dnf at 50%. I so wanted to enjoy this book. I love the idea of rebuilding a town as a premise for a romance series. This was so contrived and fell so flat. I had to double check what year it was written. Nikki had the potential to be an awesome powerhouse of a character (I mean, a 21st century physician who leaves home to to become a doctor to a rural/primitive town—what’s not to love). Instead she spend the majority of the story bemoaning (or moaning about how she does not bemoan) her level of attractiveness (or lack thereof). Porter, who again had so much potential was at best an ass. And at worst a kidnapper. The extra women in the town were portrayed as the most stereotypical worst case females on earth. They knew they were moving to a town in progress—yet they expected restaurants and vegan food and apparently to never have to work again??
Finally, I’m all for suspending belief for the fun of a good story. However...we’re supposed to believe that they built a “boarding house” that houses 100 woman with individual rooms and bathrooms. That’s like a massive hotel. They did it with little to no resources and in a few months? And seriously, saying “god bless you” is not a ‘southern thing’, so there’s no way a grown woman is surprised to hear it.
Finally, I’m all for suspending belief for the fun of a good story. However...we’re supposed to believe that they built a “boarding house” that houses 100 woman with individual rooms and bathrooms. That’s like a massive hotel. They did it with little to no resources and in a few months? And seriously, saying “god bless you” is not a ‘southern thing’, so there’s no way a grown woman is surprised to hear it.