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Can't Get Enough by Connie Briscoe
2.0
IQ: N/A
Barbara finally comes into her own and I am here for it, until the end. I was so proud of Barbara for most of the book until the very end when I just deflated because Bradford is a mess. I'm not sure how Barbara forgot about the nonsense Sabrina pulled in the last book but the fact that her husband is still willing to sit down and have lunch with that woman...just says so much about who he is so I'm not buying this reconciliation. The writing is also lacking, the author constantly recaps situations from the last book (I suppose I can understand doing that in the first few chapters told from the perspectives of each woman but the explanations went beyond that) which grew tiresome and Jolene has changed from a person to a caricature. The book is focused on making her the villain and her relationship with her daughter, her family and with money (her winning the lottery seemed to be an afterthought and I expected that to be a way bigger part of the book) all suffer. Furthermore Veronique is literally brought in to stir the pot, as a character she does not stand on her own (where was her husband is my biggest question) and I grew bored with the author using her as a device to push the other characters to change. Minor quibble: Pearl's son COMES OUT OF NOWHERE. She only talks about him and then all of sudden he just conveniently pops up, it was so odd.
In addition to newly one dimensional characters, the author completely forgets about Lee. She comes out of nowhere with this story line that Lee doesn't like Pearl and it just makes no sense. She's cool with the father who is a complete stranger to her but not to the woman whose been nothing but nice since she entered Patrick's life? Get out of here. If that is a realistic scenario the author did a poor job of delving into Lee's feelings in order to help the reader understand. I would also like to know if the author got paid by St. John for product placement because that's the only brand she seems to talk about (with a passing mention of Ferragamo and a few others). The story is funny and the characters engage in cringe-worthy antics (mainly Jolene but also Barbara as evidenced by my previous paragraphs) which while poorly written still makes for an escapist type read. Also I like the cover. But I found this sequel to be disappointing compared to the first book although I appreciate her focus on Black wealth.
PS I have read PG County I just seem to have lost my copy and I'm furious (last seen in Washington DC)
Barbara finally comes into her own and I am here for it, until the end. I was so proud of Barbara for most of the book until the very end when I just deflated because Bradford is a mess. I'm not sure how Barbara forgot about the nonsense Sabrina pulled in the last book but the fact that her husband is still willing to sit down and have lunch with that woman...just says so much about who he is so I'm not buying this reconciliation. The writing is also lacking, the author constantly recaps situations from the last book (I suppose I can understand doing that in the first few chapters told from the perspectives of each woman but the explanations went beyond that) which grew tiresome and Jolene has changed from a person to a caricature. The book is focused on making her the villain and her relationship with her daughter, her family and with money (her winning the lottery seemed to be an afterthought and I expected that to be a way bigger part of the book) all suffer. Furthermore Veronique is literally brought in to stir the pot, as a character she does not stand on her own (where was her husband is my biggest question) and I grew bored with the author using her as a device to push the other characters to change. Minor quibble: Pearl's son COMES OUT OF NOWHERE. She only talks about him and then all of sudden he just conveniently pops up, it was so odd.
In addition to newly one dimensional characters, the author completely forgets about Lee. She comes out of nowhere with this story line that Lee doesn't like Pearl and it just makes no sense. She's cool with the father who is a complete stranger to her but not to the woman whose been nothing but nice since she entered Patrick's life? Get out of here. If that is a realistic scenario the author did a poor job of delving into Lee's feelings in order to help the reader understand. I would also like to know if the author got paid by St. John for product placement because that's the only brand she seems to talk about (with a passing mention of Ferragamo and a few others). The story is funny and the characters engage in cringe-worthy antics (mainly Jolene but also Barbara as evidenced by my previous paragraphs) which while poorly written still makes for an escapist type read. Also I like the cover. But I found this sequel to be disappointing compared to the first book although I appreciate her focus on Black wealth.
PS I have read PG County I just seem to have lost my copy and I'm furious (last seen in Washington DC)