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yolibear's review against another edition
4.0
This book had a slow start but once the banter with Ryan began... I couldn't put this book down. All in all... I'm anxious for her next book
cocoreader24's review against another edition
3.0
Solid chick-lit. Entertaining brain candy for when you don't want to think too much.
jmj697mn's review against another edition
5.0
Another awesome book by Caprice Crane. It started off a tad slow, but picked up quickly. I literally laughed out loud at a few places in the book, which I very rarely do--no matter the genre. Can't wait for the next one!
bmg20's review against another edition
3.0
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
This is the first Caprice Crane novel that I’ve read so I didn’t know what to expect; however, I follow her on twitter and she’s constantly cracking me up. I was hoping for the same humor in novel form but it didn’t hit the mark for me. For the first third of the book there was no apparent plot and I had no clue what the point of the book even was. At times I had to stop, shake myself, and continue reading when the words had turned into Charlie Brown's teacher.
The heroine of the novel, Beryl ‘Berry’ Lambert was essentially completely unlikable, and oftentimes got so wrapped up in being funny that it’s almost as if she forgot about her audience and the story line entirely. She drove me absolutely nuts with her superstitions and the occasional reference to herself.
”This alone isn’t remarkable; believe it or not, Berry gets her share of the lookie-loos.”
Yes. She was talking about herself. Direct quote.
The rest of the characters failed to garner interest as well, including her gambling addict father who at one point has to ask if he can come live with her when his electricity is shut off. And then that other time when he has a friend call Berry asking for $500 for ‘bail money’ because he’s in jail… when he really wasn’t. Really sad situation because she really loved her dad, he was just a loser, and I was glad that she eventually stand up to him.
By the end it had garnered a few giggles, but the smattering of well-placed “Tweets” were too few and far between for it to be a successful book in my eyes.
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This is the first Caprice Crane novel that I’ve read so I didn’t know what to expect; however, I follow her on twitter and she’s constantly cracking me up. I was hoping for the same humor in novel form but it didn’t hit the mark for me. For the first third of the book there was no apparent plot and I had no clue what the point of the book even was. At times I had to stop, shake myself, and continue reading when the words had turned into Charlie Brown's teacher.
The heroine of the novel, Beryl ‘Berry’ Lambert was essentially completely unlikable, and oftentimes got so wrapped up in being funny that it’s almost as if she forgot about her audience and the story line entirely. She drove me absolutely nuts with her superstitions and the occasional reference to herself.
”This alone isn’t remarkable; believe it or not, Berry gets her share of the lookie-loos.”
Yes. She was talking about herself. Direct quote.
The rest of the characters failed to garner interest as well, including her gambling addict father who at one point has to ask if he can come live with her when his electricity is shut off. And then that other time when he has a friend call Berry asking for $500 for ‘bail money’ because he’s in jail… when he really wasn’t. Really sad situation because she really loved her dad, he was just a loser, and I was glad that she eventually stand up to him.
By the end it had garnered a few giggles, but the smattering of well-placed “Tweets” were too few and far between for it to be a successful book in my eyes.
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rscuderi's review against another edition
4.0
A light read that made me laugh out loud...alot! Fun, great summer read.
brendaclay's review against another edition
4.0
Berry, a classic-rock DJ in LA, has lived her entire life according to the superstitious teachings of her gambling-addicted father. When she meets Ryan, she's just finished her second bad relationship in a row... and bad things always happen in threes. So their love is doomed. But as their relationship progresses, Berry begins to question her philosophies and her screwed-up, if loving, family dynamics. This novel is classic Caprice Crane, which means it's funny, blunt, touching, and true all at the same time. It took me a while to get into it because Berry's superstitions are so intense as to be off-putting, but that's all part of the plan.
westcoastchelle's review against another edition
4.0
This book is killing me. It's so well written and so tragic... I can relate to that snowballing of "shit cocktails" as the MC so fabulously puts it.
The end seems to come up a little quick. Everything kinda wraps up fast but it's still a great read and I highly suggest it :D
The end seems to come up a little quick. Everything kinda wraps up fast but it's still a great read and I highly suggest it :D
halfcrispyduck's review against another edition
2.0
I loved Stupid and Contagious and Forget About It but this was just meh. The characters weren't terribly likable and the dialogue was bland. It took 100+ pages to actually get to the point and then the end felt contrived and rushed. A disappointing read.
chicknobody's review against another edition
3.0
it was hard to get into because the main character was just so... obsessed. crane has good/fast/witty dialogue, and this is no exception. her books are basically the same characters with different quirks and circumstances, which is fine and what i expect with chick-lit. it's why we read it.
karak's review against another edition
2.0
Classic Rock Radio DJ Beryl aka Berry grew up with a gambler father and lives and dies by his numerous superstitions. I honestly didn't find anything appealing about Berry, and her quirks were annoying.