Love Don't Live Here Anymore

Rating:
Summary: Very Entertaining
Review: Although this book had a familiar theme (infidelity/marriage issues)I found it refreshingly witty. I especially liked the creative freedom the authors had to write as if they were speaking directly to the reader in some parts. I read it in a very short amount of time. It was light reading with "laugh out loud" storytelling.

Rating:
Summary: An Emotional Roller Coaster Ride
Review: At first glance, married couple Randy and Mikki have it all. Randy is a thirty something advertising executive and Mikki is a twenty something business owner. Their finances are good and they own their own home. So what's missing?

Shared Goals: Randy wants children and Mikki is no hurry. In fact, she is unsure whether she wants children at all. Mikki wants a husband who doesn't work long hours; whereas, Randy wants a supportive wife.

Communication: They both are afraid to voice their inner feelings. Instead, they guess at what the other is thinking.

They both know that their three year old marriage is failing and they don't know how to repair it.

Mikki is on the verge of having an affair with Randy's best friend Marcus, because she is strongly attracted to him. When Randy is assigned to Paris for a long term work assignment, this gives Mikki the incentive to embark an affair with Marcus. She knows it's wrong, but at the same time, the affair fulfills a missing piece of her life.

However, Mikki feels guilty and she tries to end the affair. She goes to Paris to visit Randy in order to renew her commitment to him. Instead, the visit is a disaster. After the visit, Randy has his own affair in Paris.

Mikki must also confront her parents' failing marriage. Her mother just found out that her father fathered a son years ago during their marriage.

LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE takes the reader on an emotional roller coaster ride. Can Randy and Mikki repair their marriage? Or is their marriage doomed to fail?

Readers who like "he said/she said" relationship novels will enjoy LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE.

Rating:
Summary: Does love live here anymore ?
Review: Can love weather the storm? Does love live here anymore?
Which is what I got from Love Don't Live Here Anymore.
I can remember waiting anxiously for this novel to be release and I am so glad that I read it in a timely manner. If you have read the information and you are interested , then I would say you would love this one. LDLHA kept me wanting to read more to see what would and did happen next. I really enjoyed the Mom and Dad story just as much. I did not find much of an ending to the story of either situation. I guess it was the assumption which was not what I would have wanted. The story was an enjoyable read . You just could tell what was going to happen all the time. In my opinion I would give this one 4.5* . A story about love, friendship, betrayal, and adultry on both parts. Does two wrongs really make a right. Will absence really make the heart go fonder or just weary ? Can the past destroy thirty -eight years of marriage? This one you will not want to miss.

Rating:
Summary: WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WIT IT!!!
Review: I LOVED THIS BOOK!! THE CHARACTERS WERE SO REAL AND THE SITUATION WAS SCARY REAL. I LIKE THE WAY THE CHAPTERS ALTERNATED BETWEEN HE AND SHE AND I LOVED THE REALNESS OF THE CHARACTERS. THE REALNESS WAS WHAT MADE THE BOOK REAL...THIS BOOK WAS TRULY REAL ON UP TO THE WAY MEN AND WOMEN READ EACH OTHER INCORRECTLY, ASSUME AND THINK THAT THEY KNOW EACH OTHERS WANTS AND NEEDS. I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN TOO MANY TIMES - A WOMAN THINKS HER MAN SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY KNOW WHAT SHE NEEDS AND VICE VERSA.

Rating:
Summary: Pretty good
Review: I must say I really enjoyed this novel. I enjoyed having the insight on both people. I really liked how Randy was very expressive and open with his feelings. I was happy to see that they were both able to admit their faults in their marriage and try to work through it. I am really looking forward to their next book.

Rating:
Summary: Attention getter
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It took a few turns that I did not expect. And I found myself thinking about the characters long after I had finished the story. Definitely looking forward to the next one from this author.

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Summary: I loved this book..
Review: It was a honest look at how a marriage can unravel. I was impressed with the authors writing styles, and at times felt I was eavesdropping on a real marriage in trouble. It felt real, and was the kind of book you don't want to end. Why is it that only black authors that care to show black characters as career minded, capable, individuals? I loved that the authors did this.

The main characters, Mikki and Randy just can't seem to find a space in which to meet mentally. It was sad. You rooted for them the entire time. You had to look at both sides of the story and many women never want to acknowledge the man's side or readily do so. This book showed that both partners were equally to blame for the demise of a marriage. I liked that this book didn't take the typical easy way out. I would LOVE to see this developed into a screenplay. If I had the money I would do it and cast Dondre Whitfield as Marcus, Lamman Rucker (Soap actor ATWT)or the black cop off 6 ft Under (can't recall his name)as Randy. Someone needs to put it on the big screen because it's NOT a "Best Man" or "The Brothers" it shows a real marriage, real situations, and real people. It is very engrossing and a well thought out read, but I believe it has potential to be more than a novel.

Rating:
Summary: More Like 3.5 stars--Can This Marriage Be Saved?
Review: Its springtime and relationship novels are in full bloom and overabundance. Denene Millner and Nick Chiles have decided to dun their non-fiction hat and give us a "He Say, She Say" storyline.

Meet Randy & Mikki Murphy. A young married couple...who're not very happy with each other. Randy, an advertising executive, is on a three-month temporary assignment in Paris while his wife, Mikki, feels left behind in NYC. Of course, she could have been in Paris with her husband but she decided to stay behind and run her bridal boutique. While Randy is in Paris he has asked his best friend, Marcus, who's divorced, to look out for his wife Mikki. Marcus and Mikki form a vicarious bond. Additionally, while Mikki is worried whether her marriage will survive she also has to contend with the crumbling marriage of her parents. For Mekhi life is one lesson after another of "why did I even wake up today."

LDLHA is a well-written book but it wasn't very compelling. The characters seemed stiff and lifeless; and they weren't very likable. From page one it was obvious that Randy & Mikki didn't belong together. So when things started to spiral out of control it was difficult to feel any type of emotions for either of these characters...and easy to say "Enuf Already." And then there was Marcus...I wish his character was more flushed out. I knew who he was but I didn't understand why he did the things he did. It was like he appeared and disappeared in the same instance without any explanation as to his reason for being.

LDLHA is for anyone who's an avid fan of relationship novels...for those who want a more compelling and engrossing read...one that covers different territory... then this might not be the book for you.

Rating:
Summary: What's Love Got to do with It?
Review: Love Don't Live Here Anymore is a story of the perfunctory demise of a three year marriage between Mikki and Randy... the typical successful, professionally driven products of baby boomers. Told in first person narrative through alternating chapters that are appropriately titled He/She, the story deals more with the internal, emotional battle and struggle to make sense of things, rather than how to solve the myriad of issues that arise throughout the story. As the marriage spirals downward, each partner tussles with conflicting emotions, illicit needs, and steady guilt. The plot and story line were phenomenal. It was the delivery that left a lot to be desired.

The interspersed psychology of marital problems was tossed in the story along with threads of dialogue that failed to engage me. Like disobedient children on punishment, we were left out of intimate interactions between key characters. We didn't get to experience the characters' actions; instead, we were told most things. The story would have a more sincere impact with more meaningful dialogue.

The outstanding plot suffered because of the underdeveloped story, and extremely static, one-dimensional characters. The dialogue and character interaction was limited and timid, preventing me from honestly getting involved in the story. I never really developed a reader/character connection. I felt very detached from the story and the characters.

I finished reading the story; enamoured with the premise, yet feeling as if I missed something. Nevertheless, it is an enjoyable story with real-life marital issues and obstacles.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful
Review: Love Don't Live Here Anymore is great reading; a contemporary love story you can sink your teeth into. The story is told in alternate voices, by a husband who wants to pump life back into his marriage, and by a wife who has other things on her mind besides her husband. Spicy, fun, sexy -- simply put, this novel is a sensational page-turner.