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Summary: The 20-something's guide to L.A.!
Review: This book was fun to read. It has quite a precise and clear look at 20-something-year-old women who live in L.A. Martika was the best character; she made the care-free L.A. lifestyle seem effortless, especially when she tried to turn Sarah -- a confused and tamed 25-year-old who'd just arrived to L.A. -- into someone like her.All of the characters were great, however, I wish the author had delved into Judith's marriage a little more. Other than that, the novel is perfect. Another winner from Red Dress Ink. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Very Funny
Review: This book was so great to read. It was funny, you could relate to the characters, and it made me laugh. The only bad thing was I had a hard time putting it down. I read the whole thing in 2 days.
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Summary: The Best of Bunch
Review: This is by far the best of the Red Dress Ink books that have been
published. Sophisticated and mature, LA Woman is what I expected the Red Dress Ink books to be. After the first books that were incredibly juvenile, I wasn't sure what to expect with this one, and I was pleasantly surprised. I totally identified with Sarah and her struggle to find her way in a new city, with no friends, and a boyfriend who is a jerk. Martika was by far the most interesting character that I have read, and LA Woman is definitely the most realistic novel about twentysomethings living in LA and not dealing with reality. The only thing that marred the book were a few misspellings that should have been taken care of by the author, for example Kim Basinger's name has only one S. This is easily checked and shouldn't be left for the copy editor. I'm interested now in reading Cathy Yardley's other books. If Red Dress Ink continues to publish authors and stories that have this quality, I will buy them.
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Summary: Every woman has an L.A. woman inside of her
Review: This is the only "chick lit" of the last few years that I not only thoroughly enjoyed while reading, but did not find predictable, can remember all of the characters (because they are not bland and boring) and can actually see this premise being a successful movie or even weekly TV show... There are actually several LA women in this story. It starts with Sarah, who has moved to LA to set up an apartment for her fiancee of 4 years, Benjamin, who was slated to get a transfer from Northern California. Except now it looks like he won't be there for months and Sarah is now forced to build a life for herself in a city where she only knows Judith. Smart and put-together Judith is chafing at the confines of her marriage to Dave. Is it all in her mind, or should sh take action to rememdy it? Brassy Amazonian Martika needs a place to stay and Sarah needs a roommate. but it is not all sweetness and light! It's good stuff, just read it!
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Summary: Ugh.
Review: This is the second worst RDI book (after Strapless- double ugh). The fact that the whole homely to sex goddess story has been done a million times isn't what makes it bad, it's that it wasn't even done in a fresh way. The whole book was one huge cliche. Angels by Marian Keyes is a similar story, but written MUCH better. The characters in LA Woman are SO annoying and stereotypical, and I wanted to slap Sarah. Very one-dimensional. Ugh.
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Summary: Fun, quick, enjoyable read
Review: This is, by far, the best Red Dress Ink book, to date. It's fun, hip, sassy, the story moves along well and all of the charaters are likable. The fresh writing makes it fun for a beach read or just curling up on the couch with a cup of tea. (Depending on your season.) The story submerges the reader into the world of Sarah, Martika and Taylor -- what it's like to be young, struggling for your identity, your job, your way of life -- without having them seem self-centered, annoying, unrealistic or people you wouldn't want to hang with. Never having been to LA, I felt like the story did a good job describing what it's like to live, work, hang out and party in the club scene of LA. The Doors song titles and theme throughout the book is very clever and you find yourself humming the particular tune as you're reading that chapter. Well...I did! = ) It's a cute, feel-good ending and it leaves you wanting to know more about these people's lives. Perhaps the author would treat us to a sequel? Well worth the time and money to read. Enjoy!
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Summary: breezy, light read
Review: When her fiancé of four years gets transferred from a small northern California town to Los Angeles, Sarah Walker quits her job and moves there to make the move easier for Benjamin. Unfortunately for Sarah, the transfer is delayed, forcing Sarah to find a job that will pay the rent. A couple of months later, Benjamin informs Sarah that his transfer is imminent but he prefers to have a separate apartment. Angry and hurt, Sarah breaks it off with him and gets herself a new roommate to cut down of expenses. Martika takes Sarah under her wing, introducing her to the L.A. party scene. Sarah goes through quite a few men and jobs before deciding what is the best road for her to travel. L.A. WOMAN is a breezy, light read that is a perfect book to take to the beach. There are many humorous scenes in the story line as the heroine tries to get her act together but the spotlight really shines on the supporting cast. The secondary ensemble are so stereotypical, they are amusingly believable. Cathy Yardley captures the party scene in L.A. to perfection and shows the dark side underneath the glitter and glamour. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Good as far as this genre goes...
Review: When I first heard Red Dress Ink was going to be publishing monthly books about the single girl, I thought I had struck gold. I'll admit to being a little fanatical about chick lit. However, I've sort of burned myself out on this genre, although I do favor a nice, breezy read in between my meatier ones, and the Red Dress Ink books are perfect for that. L.A. Woman is your typical story for this type of book. No great shakes, but not a total time waster either. L.A. Woman tells the story of 25-year-old Sarah Walker, who has recently moved to L.A. to be closer to her long-time fiance, Benjamin. With hopes of finally being able to move in together and work toward planning their wedding, Sarah's love life is definitely looking up -- until Benjamin's moving plans fall through, leaving Sarah alone and broke in a new city. And when Ben's unsupportiveness regarding her job woes and money problems reach the breaking point, Sarah also finds herself suddenly single. But with the addition of a new roommate, Martika, and gay friend, Taylor, Sarah will be on the road to recovery...albeit a rocky one. Nothing new here in this novel that I've never read before. L.A. Woman does not offer up anything more than any other book in this genre would. However, the story is fun to read, and Benjamin's jerkiness is enough to invoke some serious ire in readers. Cathy Yardley has a promising talent, and I wouldn't hesitate to read another of her books in the future.
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Summary: Good as far as this genre goes...
Review: When I first heard Red Dress Ink was going to be publishing monthly books about the single girl, I thought I had struck gold. I'll admit to being a little fanatical about chick lit. However, I've sort of burned myself out on this genre, although I do favor a nice, breezy read in between my meatier ones, and the Red Dress Ink books are perfect for that. L.A. Woman is your typical story for this type of book. No great shakes, but not a total time waster either. L.A. Woman tells the story of 25-year-old Sarah Walker, who has recently moved to L.A. to be closer to her long-time fiance, Benjamin. With hopes of finally being able to move in together and work toward planning their wedding, Sarah's love life is definitely looking up -- until Benjamin's moving plans fall through, leaving Sarah alone and broke in a new city. And when Ben's unsupportiveness regarding her job woes and money problems reach the breaking point, Sarah also finds herself suddenly single. But with the addition of a new roommate, Martika, and gay friend, Taylor, Sarah will be on the road to recovery...albeit a rocky one. Nothing new here in this novel that I've never read before. L.A. Woman does not offer up anything more than any other book in this genre would. However, the story is fun to read, and Benjamin's jerkiness is enough to invoke some serious ire in readers. Cathy Yardley has a promising talent, and I wouldn't hesitate to read another of her books in the future.
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Summary: Not the best Red Dress Ink Book.
Review: When Sarah walker moves to LA she doesn't expect things to turn out how they and she isn't to sure on how to handle them. Sarah is 25 and is engaged to Benjamin and comes to LA to get the place ready for Benjamin to move down and live with her. But when things between her and Benjamin take a turn she finds out that she has to do alot of growing up and start to figure some things out. She meet Taylor the gay boy who helps her fit into LA and in turn he introduces her to Martika the girl who has more problems then most people. When Sarah needs a roomate she allows Martika to move in with her. Markika is trying to get Sarah out of her shell and show her what it is like to live. Sarah changes alot thru this book. There was no real point where I felt like Sarah was a strong woman, but instead of a woman who just went along with the flow. This book wasn't the best of the Red Dress Ink books, but it wasn't too terrible. Overall I enjoyed this book but it isn't one of my favorites..
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