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sunnydaysrainynights80's review
4.0
I enjoyed reading this book and the wise words that it imparted about life.
I do wish the main characters were more developed. I felt like I knew Faith’s family members better than her. I hardly knew Candace at all except she taught yoga and dance.
All in all I am glad I purchased the book and I learned to try harder to look at the good things about life. I am going to try another book by this author and see where it takes me.
I do wish the main characters were more developed. I felt like I knew Faith’s family members better than her. I hardly knew Candace at all except she taught yoga and dance.
All in all I am glad I purchased the book and I learned to try harder to look at the good things about life. I am going to try another book by this author and see where it takes me.
kimily's review against another edition
4.0
The Curvy Side is a good lesfic romance. Faith's extended family were the source of a lot of laughs. Faith was very frustrating at times, because she was so negative and made things much harder than they needed to be. I enjoyed the setting of the book very much, and the end was satisfying. I would definitely read more by this author.
judeinthestars's review against another edition
4.0
This was a nice, comfy read. I was a little frustrated with the way Faith acted / reacted sometimes, but some things take time in real life too. I really enjoyed the whole family thing. Living with these women and all the energy they seem to create would probably exhaust me, though!
corrie's review
4.0
The Curvy Side of Life is my third Suzie Carr novel. I think I like reading her in small doses. Her writing does not charm the pants off of me but she does produce solid work. Like this one. It’s a long slow slog to get Faith Miller to the point where she can let go of the past and be her own woman. For most of the book she is stuck in said past and worries way too much about her young daughter (who refuses to talk to people).
Faith really tested my patience as she wavered on every decision that came her way. I could understand where she was coming from and how being cheated on and staying in a loveless marriage for the sake of her daughter had turned her into a woman who didn’t trust the curvy side of life (title and theme of this book). I got all that, but oh man, it was hard work for the people around Faith (and me, the reader) to get her there. I thought Candace aka The Yoga Goddess was extremely patient with ‘stick in the mud’ Faith.
There was a nice cast of extras, all with their own quirks. They all had their little journeys throughout the book. Over all a nice book but it didn’t wow me. There was one intimate scene in the book – the pivotal one where Faith sleeps with a woman for the first time - but it was very flowery (as in they engaged in a soulful dance, moving to the beat of an intimate song meant for them) the other one was fade to black. I am never a big fan of these kinds of sexy times to be honest, but some authors prefer to do it this way.
f/f
Themes: one crazy family, you are worth it Faith, let it go, salsa dancing, Faith hears the mermaids singing and her life takes a turn for the better, hair stylist, the scene where Faith has a premature orgasm in the food closet made me laugh, communicate people! … why is that so damn hard in lesfic?
3.8 stars
Faith really tested my patience as she wavered on every decision that came her way. I could understand where she was coming from and how being cheated on and staying in a loveless marriage for the sake of her daughter had turned her into a woman who didn’t trust the curvy side of life (title and theme of this book). I got all that, but oh man, it was hard work for the people around Faith (and me, the reader) to get her there. I thought Candace aka The Yoga Goddess was extremely patient with ‘stick in the mud’ Faith.
There was a nice cast of extras, all with their own quirks. They all had their little journeys throughout the book. Over all a nice book but it didn’t wow me. There was one intimate scene in the book – the pivotal one where Faith sleeps with a woman for the first time - but it was very flowery (as in they engaged in a soulful dance, moving to the beat of an intimate song meant for them) the other one was fade to black. I am never a big fan of these kinds of sexy times to be honest, but some authors prefer to do it this way.
f/f
Themes: one crazy family, you are worth it Faith, let it go, salsa dancing, Faith hears the mermaids singing and her life takes a turn for the better, hair stylist, the scene where Faith has a premature orgasm in the food closet made me laugh, communicate people! … why is that so damn hard in lesfic?
3.8 stars
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