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katiya's review against another edition
4.0
A nice easy holiday read combining two great series.
I loved the easy interplay between the two leads and wish I could form a friendship as swiftly as these two did! On the downside, the men in both ladies' lives seemed to be out of touch with their spouses and they exhibited archaic behaviour towards their partners. I guess it's tension that makes the book, but in truth, I would have been happier without it. That's just a quibble, though. This was an extremely well-written crossover.
I loved the easy interplay between the two leads and wish I could form a friendship as swiftly as these two did! On the downside, the men in both ladies' lives seemed to be out of touch with their spouses and they exhibited archaic behaviour towards their partners. I guess it's tension that makes the book, but in truth, I would have been happier without it. That's just a quibble, though. This was an extremely well-written crossover.
setaian's review against another edition
4.0
Heavily pregnant and desperately in need of a holiday, Maggie, Neil and family (Laundry Hag Series) pull up stakes and fly to Florida where they've been offered a holiday rental owned by one of Neil's old Navy friends. In Florida, Maggie teams up with Jackie (Damaged Goods Series), when she hears about a santa who is stealing christmas right out from under the tree.
With the police baffled it's up to Maggie and Jackie to catch the thief and save Christmas.
The Laundry Hag series is fairly typical of the mystery genre and being totally honest the I've read stories like this a dozen times. What makes it a little better than all those other stories is pure and simple...intelligent writing and intelligent characters. It's worth reading just for the banter and if you throw in smart characters who aren't cookie cutter shapes thrown onto the page, honestly it becomes great.
I love that Maggie can look after herself, I love that she isn't TSTL and I love that her husband respects her judgement. Great book.
With the police baffled it's up to Maggie and Jackie to catch the thief and save Christmas.
The Laundry Hag series is fairly typical of the mystery genre and being totally honest the I've read stories like this a dozen times. What makes it a little better than all those other stories is pure and simple...intelligent writing and intelligent characters. It's worth reading just for the banter and if you throw in smart characters who aren't cookie cutter shapes thrown onto the page, honestly it becomes great.
I love that Maggie can look after herself, I love that she isn't TSTL and I love that her husband respects her judgement. Great book.
bookgyrl's review
5.0
Although I (still!) have not started the Laundry Hag-series, The Damaged Goods-series is one of my favorites. I did not matter that I did not know Maggie in advance as it was easy to get into the story.
The story is told in alternating chapters from Maggie and Jackie's POV. They both need a distraction. Maggie from her pregnancy and Jackie from her failing marriage and her thoughts of Logan. They team up to find the Santa burglar that robs houses so close to Christmas.
Those two women are a hoot and I would love to read another adventure about them. But I also loved reading more about Jackie and her two Parker men. It is such a difficult triangle and my heart was crying for all of them.
I cannot wait until the next Damaged Goods book is published 'Cure or Die'. I believe it is the last one so I am crossing my fingers for a very very good ending. I must say that I ship Jackie/Logan like crazy!
And I have placed the Laundry Hag-series on my TBR pile (sigh).
The story is told in alternating chapters from Maggie and Jackie's POV. They both need a distraction. Maggie from her pregnancy and Jackie from her failing marriage and her thoughts of Logan. They team up to find the Santa burglar that robs houses so close to Christmas.
Those two women are a hoot and I would love to read another adventure about them. But I also loved reading more about Jackie and her two Parker men. It is such a difficult triangle and my heart was crying for all of them.
I cannot wait until the next Damaged Goods book is published 'Cure or Die'. I believe it is the last one so I am crossing my fingers for a very very good ending. I must say that I ship Jackie/Logan like crazy!
And I have placed the Laundry Hag-series on my TBR pile (sigh).
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