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Summary: hated it! terrible story...don't bother
Review: I did not like this story. Dallie was so insensitive and cruel. And he slept with hundreds of women and Francesca knew this but she STILL gives herself to him. SEP gave him all the advantages over her and she had none over him. The story was too one-sided. He treated her like dirt and she accepted it. I was so thrilled when she left him. Unfortunately the story did not end there. I kept hoping she'd never see or think of him again. Maybe bring in another love interest who was worthy of her and who could love her. But no. SEP apparently still had unrealistic hopes for Dallie being the love interest. The book had a lot of boring parts, too. Who cares about Dallie and Holly's romance? Why bother to tell their entire story? What is the point? I REALLY HATED that part of the story. Dallie did not deserve Francesca. He was so unfeeling toward her. I thought it very improbable that she could fall for him with the way he treated her. And then when she left him (for years) he never bothered to look for her...he hardly even thought of her. This does not redeem him at all in my mind. This does not convince me that he loves her or that his feelings might change. Of course, she pines for him and thinks about him often. How utterly pathetic. He didn't suffer when she was out of his life. Then all of a sudden their back in each other's company and they are in love? I don't think so. I didn't care about Dallie and I especially didn't see the point of rehashing his old romance with Holly. Maybe those two should've gotten back together since he thought more about her than about Francesca. I'll never read this story again and wish I'd never read for the first time.
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Summary: Bad, really bad
Review: I finally got around to reading Fancy Pants with great excitment. I have every SEP book and I had just finished "It Had to Be You", so I guess my expectations were high. FP is purely AWFUL! From the hero being a jerk (that I never grew to like) to his being married (yep ladies, and he doesn't get a dee-vorce in a hurry either). To the heroine being a moronic brat that well, 'finds herself' and therefore becomes attractive to the jerk. There are few likable characters, and it takes 13 years before they 'run' into each other again and actually have a 'romance'. If you feel compelled to read this book, do NOT buy it, check it out from the library. I sent my copy there.
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Summary: A big disappointment (& I'm a SEP fan)
Review: I have loved every SEP book that I've read so far (this is my 4th), but this one was not only the worst of hers, but it was one of the worst romance novels I've ever read. It barely conforms to anything we expect (and want) from a romance novel. Usually in romance novels, the hero is at least in lust (if not in love) with the heroine within days of meeting her. In this novel, the hero barely cared whether he slept with the heroine or not. In fact, after he sleeps with her, he casually dismisses her as someone who wasn't all that good in the sack. Indeed, the only person he shows any real love for is his wife (oh yeah, he has a wife that he conveniently never tells the heroine about). Yes, the heroine is a spoiled, super-vain, rich brat in the beginning, but even she doesn't deserve to fall in love with a "hero" who sleeps with her indifferently, continually tells her to get lost, and then dismisses her anger when she finds out he's married. I don't think I'm alone in saying that readers do not want a hero who is more indifferent to the heroine than he is toward his ex-wife. It's only during about the last 100 pages of this book that the hero starts to have some genuine feelings for the heroine. All in all, Phillips spent more time on the love between the hero and his wife (later, ex-wife) than she did between the two protagonist.
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Summary: I totally...totally hated it
Review: I have read almost all of Susan E. Phillips books and was eager when her earlier ones are reprinted...Af far as Fancy pants is concern it should stay out of print. Dissapointment does not even covers it. The relationship between Dallie and Francesca left me feeling somewhat disgusted. If you want to read SEP's best try her Kiss an Angel and Nobody's Baby But Mine......don't even glace at this one.
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Summary: One of the Best!
Review: I know many people either love or hate this novel but it is not your typical story. First off it is LONG. There are many pages but the story is deep and goes for many years. Kind of like an epic novel. The heroine (Francie) is a royal *female dog*. Spoiled to the core, rude, lazy, shiftless, arrogant etc. But she is physically beautiful but the reader realizes this only gets her so far before she falls on her face. Our hero (Dallie) is also gorgeous but he's bored with life and isn't too ambitious. Somehow these two idiots find each other..but wait!
I won't give too much away but suffice it to say that these two people get transformed in the "School of Life" (aka, the hard way!) and become two unforgettable characters that will find their way into your heart. Life knocks them down and they find better people within themselves and find REAL romance with each other & live happily ever after:) One of my favorite romances.
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Summary: People just discovering Phillips--find this one and read it!
Review: I rarely enjoy older romance novels, written in the 70s and 80s, for one reason or another--mainly, the heros are often abusive, the heroines, wimps. I enjoy Ms Phillip's writing so much though that I decided to give this book, one of her earlier works, a chance. The first quarter, though entertaining, didn't have me overly impressed. The two main characters were not endearing in the least and yet, I found myself feeling sympathetic towards these two imperfect, and seemingly incompatible, people (the magic of Ms Phillip's writing!). But suddenly, near the end of the first half of the book, something completely unexpected happens (find out for yourselves) and you find yourselves caught in the book's grip but good. Reader's only familiar with Ms Phillip's more recent works (Texas Heaven, Dream a Little Dream, etc) may at first find themselves a little unsettled by this different side to Ms Phillip's style of writing. The characters are more complex with sharper edges (ie not-so-lovable characteristics) and yet, you can't help but be drawn into this powerful, inspirational(that's right!) novel. I know I'm being vague but I don't want to ruin a single amazing moment of this book for anyone who listens to me and reads it (please!).
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Summary: Great Book
Review: I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars! This was a great book. This book wasn't just a Romance it also had a few moral lessons, one of them being beauty is not that important and it is whats inside that counts. I also was pleased that Franscesca transformed into a strong willed woman on her own and not with the help of Dallie. I really would recommend this book, its a little slow in the beginning but don't stop reading if you get bored, keep reading, it will be worth it.
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Summary: Great book ,I didn't want to put it down until I was finishe
Review: I would give this book to all my friend to read . It was a great book to read. I have most of the books that Susan has wrote so far.
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Summary: Fancy Pants needs tighter elastic!!!
Review: In Fancy Pants, Susan Elizabeth Phillips introduces us to two excellent characters - the spoiled rich witch and the down-home down on his luck golfer. Unfortunately, I found it a real slog to actually get to where these two are introduced! I realize the necessity of a well-developed back story, but I felt rather smothered by it in this book. Sparks fly when Francesca and Dallie are together, but they're not together often enough or early enough. As always, Ms. Phillips' writes a thoughtful book, with lovely secondary characters, and vibrant leads. But I find her books erratic - "Nobody's Baby" had a delightful wit and charm which I missed in the sequel. Here, there seems a combination of humor and desperation! Perhaps I have become used to books requiring less involvement by the reader, but I would not recommend this book to a friend who had not read any of Ms. Phillips' work - start with "Nobody's Baby"!
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Summary: slow start great finish
Review: Okay I admit about 5 years ago I bought the original book but I could not get through it because it started off to slow. Well I decided to try it again when I saw it at a used bookstore and I was very glad I did. This book was to funny for words, and I do not think I have seen anything like the fight scene between Fancy and Dallas in anything I have ever read. Buy this one buy do not put it down after the first hundred pages or so it gets a whole lot better.
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