Scan barcode
lauriereadslohf's review against another edition
3.0
Everyone loves this book but if I'm going to be honest I have to admit that it was a real struggle for me to finish. If I hadn't been having it read to me via audiobook, I don't think I would have stuck it out.
Until now I've enjoyed all of the Crusie books I've read but this one just didn't resonate with me. It's about a pair of sisters who visit the town of Temptation to shoot a documentary style movie featuring a fading movie star (at least that's what I got out of it). The sisters have always been outsiders and were raised by a con man and though they're harmless enough they rather thrive on being a little 'bad'. Naturally, one of the sister's falls for the upright mayor. They have lots of supposed fantasy sex (that was a bit boring, if you ask me) and the mayor gets into hot water because the town is afraid the movie the sisters are making is going to be nothing but porn. Someone dies, a water tower gets painted several times, the aging starlet has sex with the son of her former lover, a young girl falls in love a porn producer (I found this storyline creepy-gross) and other assorted things happen that I found unbelievable.
This book didn't have the wit and spark of the earlier books I've read by this author and in the end there were so many characters that I had a very difficult time remember who was who.
Until now I've enjoyed all of the Crusie books I've read but this one just didn't resonate with me. It's about a pair of sisters who visit the town of Temptation to shoot a documentary style movie featuring a fading movie star (at least that's what I got out of it). The sisters have always been outsiders and were raised by a con man and though they're harmless enough they rather thrive on being a little 'bad'. Naturally, one of the sister's falls for the upright mayor. They have lots of supposed fantasy sex (that was a bit boring, if you ask me) and the mayor gets into hot water because the town is afraid the movie the sisters are making is going to be nothing but porn. Someone dies, a water tower gets painted several times, the aging starlet has sex with the son of her former lover, a young girl falls in love a porn producer (I found this storyline creepy-gross) and other assorted things happen that I found unbelievable.
This book didn't have the wit and spark of the earlier books I've read by this author and in the end there were so many characters that I had a very difficult time remember who was who.
sophie_cale's review against another edition
4.0
I like quick and dirty reads, and that's exactly what this was. Not only was it amazingly entertaining, it was hilarious and even a little whimsical. It had some fantastic love scenes and even though everything ended as neat as a bow, that's exactly what you want at the end of a book like this. There's nothing especially profound or philosophical, but but you will get a decent appreciation of small town life and how deranged it could be.
More...