Crusie, Jennifer - Getting Rid of Bradley
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oyceterAnd I have just started glomming Jennifer Crusie again! (just sneaked to Borders to get another book... they only had Manhunting, was looking for Cinderella Deal. Oh well, will take anything).
This feels like an earlier book (probably since it is). It's funny, because I can get glimpses of Crazy for You in this book, especially in the Lucy-Bradley/Quinn-Bill relationship. Lucy, recently divorced, manages to get her life in danger thanks to some sort of mixed up scheme involving her ex, Bradley. Luckily, Zack the policeman is there to save the day. He ends up in her house as protection and learns how to cook (and enjoy it) and in general gets a bit domesticated.
It's got some very Crusie themes -- getting what you need, not what you think you need, and having Zack give Lucy the perfect present (ala Calvin and Min in Bet Me).
I'm rather fond of Lucy, particularly her blinking habit, because I suspect I do something like that too.
A particular favorite bit is Zack's proposal.
Romance books are hard to review, because so much of it depends on the characters instead of a clever plot or good world-building.
Anyway, warm, fuzzy, plus a really bad dye job, crazy exes, bombs, and three dogs.
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This feels like an earlier book (probably since it is). It's funny, because I can get glimpses of Crazy for You in this book, especially in the Lucy-Bradley/Quinn-Bill relationship. Lucy, recently divorced, manages to get her life in danger thanks to some sort of mixed up scheme involving her ex, Bradley. Luckily, Zack the policeman is there to save the day. He ends up in her house as protection and learns how to cook (and enjoy it) and in general gets a bit domesticated.
It's got some very Crusie themes -- getting what you need, not what you think you need, and having Zack give Lucy the perfect present (ala Calvin and Min in Bet Me).
I'm rather fond of Lucy, particularly her blinking habit, because I suspect I do something like that too.
A particular favorite bit is Zack's proposal.
Romance books are hard to review, because so much of it depends on the characters instead of a clever plot or good world-building.
Anyway, warm, fuzzy, plus a really bad dye job, crazy exes, bombs, and three dogs.
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rachelmanija's review
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Thu, Mar. 11th, 2004 06:06 pm (UTC)It's like describing the plot of Angel or Buffy -- sounds absolutely ludicrous until you see it in effect.
I want to shove her books in people's faces and just say, "It's good. Trust me."