A review by lauracooleyjohnson
Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen

3.0

This is a light hearted feel good book that tells the stories of a bunch of New York women who all end up wearing the “it dress” of the season. The sense of place is strong here, so you feel like a New Yorker as scenes take place on the High Line, Bloomingdale’s and Broadway to name a few. At times the characters had very questionable behavior, but they usually found their way back to being good folks. So there was a lot of good here. However… I dislike novels that have sooo many characters. And while most reappear throughout the book, sometimes they do not. I feel like I’m being dropped in a new short story with every chapter and I don’t appreciate the lack of continuity. I probably shouldn’t have picked this one up, because that narrative style was clear from just the title. I did listen to this one on audiobook, and it was performed with a bunch of different voice actors who did a fabulous job. Without them making this interesting, I might have dropped it. But it was short and fun and kept me entertained for 7 hours.