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Summary: Okay, so the romance is a little thin...
Review: ...But Christie Ridgeway manages to reveal candidly what it is like to live in a small town, where one's reputation maps one's life. Though few people have Kitty's exact problem, that of being the latest desendant of the town madame, and working every day in the restored cat house, Ridgeway does strike a cord with anyone who knows what it is like to be known for the deeds of one's ancestors or relatives, and not for one's self. All Kitty wants to do is be seen for who she is, and to be understood apart from her family's reputation. When she and Dylan spent a night together years ago, she reached for a glimmer of respectability. Now he is back, and steaming mad. The plot is very thin, and Dylan is practically a cookie cutter hero, but something in Kitty's situation grabs the reader and makes them like the book despite its obviously weak plot and carbon copy characters. Try this one. You might just like it.
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Summary: Okay, so the romance is a little thin...
Review: ...But Christie Ridgeway manages to reveal candidly what it is like to live in a small town, where one's reputation maps one's life. Though few people have Kitty's exact problem, that of being the latest desendant of the town madame, and working every day in the restored cat house, Ridgeway does strike a cord with anyone who knows what it is like to be known for the deeds of one's ancestors or relatives, and not for one's self. All Kitty wants to do is be seen for who she is, and to be understood apart from her family's reputation. When she and Dylan spent a night together years ago, she reached for a glimmer of respectability. Now he is back, and steaming mad. The plot is very thin, and Dylan is practically a cookie cutter hero, but something in Kitty's situation grabs the reader and makes them like the book despite its obviously weak plot and carbon copy characters. Try this one. You might just like it.
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Summary: This book STUNK!
Review: Awful, trite, sexist, and STUPID!!! Will Christie Ridgway please stop writing about 26 yr old virgins?? Nobody's buying it, at least not the way she tells the story. And of course, the old innocent chaste beauty trope wouldn't be complete without the trampy mother she's trying to be nothing like. Ech! That idea is not only so old, it's also sad to think that Ridgway knows no other way to classify her female characters than these two cliched ends of the spectrum. I hated this book. Her book WISH YOU WERE HERE however was actually very good.
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Summary: A wonderful read!
Review: Christie has done it again! This story is delightful, charming and funny, yet with an emotional depth that will touch your heart. It's witty and fun, with a fascinating setting. The hero and heroine, not to mention their parents, friends, and assorted quirky acquaintances, are quickly plunged into more Hot Water, California than anyone could have anticipated. I loved finding out how they all managed to extract themselves from their respective delicious plights. What a fun read--and one you won't be able to put down!
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Summary: Another fabulous Christie Ridgway delight!
Review: Christie has done it again! This story is delightful, charming and funny, yet with an emotional depth that will touch your heart. It's witty and fun, with a fascinating setting. The hero and heroine, not to mention their parents, friends, and assorted quirky acquaintances, are quickly plunged into more Hot Water, California than anyone could have anticipated. I loved finding out how they all managed to extract themselves from their respective delicious plights. What a fun read--and one you won't be able to put down!
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Summary: A wonderful read!
Review: Christie Ridgway just keeps getting better and better, and she absolutely sparkles in FIRST COMES LOVE. Funny, witty dialogue mixed with engaging, likeable characters, mixed with a fun, fast-paced story adds up to a wonderful read. Her characters and stories always leave me with a happy feeling inside, but this time, she created a whole community that's kept me feeling warm and fuzzy. I can't wait to go back and read it again!
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Summary: Another winner!
Review: I've read Christie Ridgway's books "Wish You Were Here" and "The Perfect Kiss" and she's hit it again on this one! I loved Kitty's "mini-van" soul and it was refreshing to find a hero who didn't think he was a hero in Dylan.
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Summary: Another winner!
Review: I've read Christie Ridgway's books "Wish You Were Here" and "The Perfect Kiss" and she's hit it again on this one! I loved Kitty's "mini-van" soul and it was refreshing to find a hero who didn't think he was a hero in Dylan.
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Summary: Another winner!
Review: I've read Christie Ridgway's books "Wish You Were Here" and "The Perfect Kiss" and she's hit it again on this one! I loved Kitty's "mini-van" soul and it was refreshing to find a hero who didn't think he was a hero in Dylan.
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Summary: Lame and boring
Review: Okay, Christie Ridgway is a talented writer and I enjoyed her other books. 'Wish you were here' and 'This perfect Kiss' are really fun and entertaining. But this one... very lame.
The characters are cookie cutter and boring. This book was funny in the beginning and then turned boring really quickly. The conversation between each person was so predictable and took forever. I found myself predicting ahead what the next move will be and they will say. The book could have been written with half the chapters or less. I am sorry.
Read the other two to start with her books and I know you will like them. Especially Wish you were here. That was really neat and it felt good to read a new and fresh style.
Face it romance novel are always the same story and happy ending, but we want that. BUT we do not want to be bored or totally looked upon as if we can't think.
This one is a big let down. I am not into listing the scenes of the book you have to read it yourself. But I can't recommend this one. The other ones I will keep and enjoy rereading this one will go into the yardsale. Sorry.
Boring and honestly after a while it got on my nerves how much each character felt sorry for themselves... it drove me insane and crazy. Come on now.
Enough is enough.
Thanks for letting me voice my opinion.
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