Strapless

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Summary: A New Twist for RDI
Review: Many reviews of this novel center around the fact that RDI has drifted from its usual straight, chick-lit genre. However, I find this to be the very reason that Strapless is a winner. While keeping with the desire to remain an independent woman, Darcie struggles with wanting to be loved by a man who will accept her for who she is. What woman doesn't want this in life?

I feel that this edition to Red Dress Ink is one of the most powerful in the series. It was certainly my favorite and I think that readers need to take time to step back and accept the fact that change is a good thing. This novel may not be conventional RDI, but it is valuable with its lessons that are lurking just below the surface. You just have to look for them and keep an open mind, as with anything else in life!

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Summary: Not exactly chick lit
Review: More of a romance novel than RDI's touted "chick lit", this story is amusing but falls short: 1. Why does Darcie talk to herself? Is she entering senility a bit early? 2. Why does her grandmother's sex life have to come into play? 3. Why, oh why, does the author use the pathetic device of "phone sex"? (It makes me cringe just to wonder.) Fun for the beach, but not the best RDI has offered.

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Summary: Eh...
Review: simply stated, whole lot of sex and very little plot. And it dragged my god did it drag! By the end of the book all i could think was 'just get together already for christ sakes! You know your going to!'i just really wanted it to be over. I personally cared more about the Darcie - greta situation than i did the Darcie-Dylan situation. It just had no pop or substance I really did not enjoy it.

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Summary: funny and sexy
Review: Strapless is a winner! Gutsy writing, honest and likable characters, and a story that is funny, poignant, and very sexy! What's not to like? A fun read, but also a moving look at the choices a modern woman makes every day.

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Summary: Four Stars
Review: Strapless is what Bridget Jones Diaries would like to be. It is amusing and romantic but not whiny, which I found lacking overall in BJD. The characters are interesting and colorful, which adds to this story about looking for Mr. Right in a pile of Mr. Maybes and Mr. Run for Covers.

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Summary: Dumbest book I've ever read
Review: The only thing more trite than the characters in this book is the plot. I can't believe that this book got published.

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Summary: Incompetent
Review: The reviewers who say this book is more romance novel than "chick lit" are correct. However, though I'm not in the habit of reading romance novels, I wouldn't have minded that aspect of this book if it had been well-written in any way. Obviously, it isn't. It's dull and shockingly unfocused. The contrived dialogue strains to hit all the necessary plot points and sounds totally unnatural. And why so many characters? Does the author really expect us to care about them all? I couldn't even bring myself to care about the main character--I hated her almost immediately.

I was initially excited to read this book because it takes place in Australia--a welcome change of pace from the New York setting of most chick lit. Too bad the book was so terrible. It needed a serious editor to cut down the length and smooth out the writing. Too bad Red Dress Ink doesn't seem to employ any competent editors--and incompetent writer plus incompetent editor equals completely lousy book.

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Summary: A really bad Red Dress ink book, should be zero stars!
Review: When I read that read the Red Dress Ink were coming out, I was very much looking forward to them. I first RDI book purchase was "Sprapless" by Leigh Riker and I glad that I just finished reading the book last night, because if I read it earlier, I may have never bought another book from the RDI line again. This book was just awful! I can't understand of the life of me how the editors thought this book was a "Chick-lit" book. I could care less what happen to either Darcie or Dylan. The only reason that I finished the book was the fact that spent 12.95 of my hard earn money to read it.! Note to Amazon.com you should really have Zero stars, for books that really bad, like "Strapless!"

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Summary: A really bad Red Dress ink book, should be zero stars!
Review: When I read that read the Red Dress Ink were coming out, I was very much looking forward to them. I first RDI book purchase was "Sprapless" by Leigh Riker and I glad that I just finished reading the book last night, because if I read it earlier, I may have never bought another book from the RDI line again. This book was just awful! I can't understand of the life of me how the editors thought this book was a "Chick-lit" book. I could care less what happen to either Darcie or Dylan. The only reason that I finished the book was the fact that spent 12.95 of my hard earn money to read it.! Note to Amazon.com you should really have Zero stars, for books that really bad, like "Strapless!"

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Summary: what a let down!
Review: Why is this book published by Red Dress Inc? It is nothing more than a tacky romance novel led by characters who I couldn't bring myself to like, not even a bit. The story just kept getting more and more ridiculous and unbelievable (i.e. the gay Merrick scenario, the Greta makeover), and I was especially amused by the way the sex scenes (of which there were MANY) were written.... First timers steer clear of this one...