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Fly Me to the Moon

Fly Me to the Moon

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I've Never Laughed So Hard...
Review: It's her wedding day and Sophie Cardinella has just jilted her fiance...for the third time. Just because her mobster father, Joseph, wants her to marry Vincent Scalia doesn't mean she'll be bullied into it. So Sophie decides to skip her wedding, do a little shopping in SoHo and cut her long hair off. Proclaiming that the world's looking at the new Sophia, she vows that the next time she becomes engaged, it'll be her that's picking the man and not her meddling father. That's when she meets Frank Sinatra wanna-be Ben Estes. He's everything her father hates and he's perfect for her! Bored with her makeup counter job at Berrenger's and nonexistant sex life, Sophia decides that having a man like Ben in her life could be fun....and pleasurable.

Ben Estes is a lawyer, or was until he threw away his law books for a snazzy suit and a microphone. Hoping to make it big on Sinatra tunes, Ben lands a job at a local mini-mall where he meets Sophia. Recently single (his ex left him for a toothless, illiterate hockey player), Ben decides that someone as sexy as Sophia might add a little fun to his life. Immediately attracted to her beauty and personality, Ben invites her to an upcoming show at Villa, a local restaurant. Ironically it's the same night as the Cardinella "family night", so Sophia agrees. Unfortunantely for Ben, what should've been a night of pleasure turns into a nightmare after Sophia's father puts a hit out on him. Joseph doesn't want his daughter dating some unemployed jerk who carves up good Sinatra tunes! Hoping to save Ben's life and get in a little vacation time, Sophia takes him on a free trip to Carmel. This of course is where the fun (and pleasure) really starts.

Aside from Sophia and Ben, I also found myself equally entertained by other characters in the novel. They include: Ricky Lopez (Sophia's gay best friend and co-worker at the Berrenger's makeup counter), Debi (Sophia's overweight, smart sister who's in love with Vincent), Mr. Pickles (Sophia's pampered pooch who likes to urinate on legs, clothing and basically anything expensive), and Fat Larry and Little Bo (her father's bumbling hit men).

As I was reading, I really connected to Sophie on some weird Valley-girl plane. She's judged more on her looks that her smarts. Most people see her as a materialistic, ditzy, daddy's girl. Underneath though, she's an intelligent, savvy businesswoman. Her interaction with others reminded me so much of myself that I found myself cheering her on through the novel.

I suggest "Fly Me To The Moon" to anyone looking for a sexy, comical, contemporary romance. Author Kylie Adams is a genius! She had me laughing to the very end and entertained me so much that I read it again the next day. I've never laughed more in my entire life! I look forward to reading more from her.

P.S. If you're looking for some steamy sex scenes, this book is perfect! Your eyebrows and your temperature will raise...guaranteed. I'll never look at honey the same way.

Gennie Bailey-Rogers

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: An amiusing romantic romp
Review: Joseph Cardinella feels three's the charm as he plays matchmaker between his Mafia family and another, similar to the way royalty used to do so in Europe. However, his youngest daughter Sofia proves him wrong as she leaves Vincent Scalia at the alter while the Wedding March drones on and on. Instead Sofia is listening and watching singer Ben Estes perform like a mall-Sinatra.

Sofia decides Ben is perfect not because he is drop dead handsome which he is, but because daddy will hate him. She picks him up, but when he learns who is best fan's father is, Ben decides to vacation in California with Sofia. As Joseph's thugs follow, Ben and Sofa fall in love, but will the groom live long enough to attend the wedding and if he makes it to the alter will the bride finally show up?

FLY ME TO THE MOON is an amusing romantic romp that will please readers who enjoy laughter with their novel. The story line is stretched, but understandably so as debut author Kylie Adams uses her secondary cast to provide humor. Though some charcaters appear more caricature-like and perhaps even stereotypical than is needed, sub-genre fans will find Ms. Adams has the talent to entertain even though one must wonder how she knows that Hollywood's George Clooney is "real"?

Harriet Klausner

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Fun!!!
Review: Pure and total fluff!!!! Loved every page and will read more from Ms. Adams for the entertainment value!! Have already loaned this out to friends and they are all waiting for the loan of the next Adams novel!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Fun!!!
Review: Pure and total fluff!!!! Loved every page and will read more from Ms. Adams for the entertainment value!! Have already loaned this out to friends and they are all waiting for the loan of the next Adams novel!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wild and outrageous! Very highly recommended
Review: Savvy Sofia Rose Cardinella has left the same groom at the alter three times. Her father and fiance just won't take the hit, but prefer to pay for the reception, cake and dresses, believing she'll eventually show up. Unfortunately, the only consistency about Sofia is her refusal to marry a man her father approves of.

Enter Ben Estes. He's not Italian. He dares to sing Frank Santra songs. He does have wit, charm, a masterful style, an, very quickly, Sofia's heart. Even when her father has Ben yanked off stage during his second number, for daring to sing Frankie's songs of course, Ben maintains his intensity, sexiness and authority. Not even death threats will stop this romance.

And it's a good thing too, since the elder Cardinella sends too bumbling hit men to erase his problem. When they show up at Sofia and Ben's little vacation retreat, the solution seems simple: marriage. But will that be enough to keep him alive?

Newcomer Kylie Adams' sophisticated style scores a direct hit! With a flair for the dramatic and outrageous, she creates characters who border on the manic, act out the impossible, and keep the laughter rolling. Fashion, cosmetics, and hit men make FLY ME TO THE MOON an exciting read too good to miss. Oh, and don't forget the sassy Mr. Pickles, who deserves his very own acclaim. Very highly recommended.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Just my opinion here. Please read.
Review: Sofia Rose Cardinella left the groom standing at the alter for the third time! But even being stood up three times by the same woman, Vincent expected to marry her. He had been hand-picked by her mafioso father. Debi, Sofia's chubby sister, was in love with Vencent but he would see no one but Sofia. Sofia was in love with an ex-lawyer, Ben Estes, who was trying to become a singer with the tone of Frank Sinatra. When Daddy sent two bumbling goons out to kill Ben, Sofia and Ben fly to Carmel, California, to let things cool down. When the goons follow, they marry. After all, Daddy would not kill his own son-in-law, right?

* In my personal opinion, Sofia and Ben are the two most immature people I have ever read about. Neither took anything seriously, not even the idea of marriage! Sofia came off as a spoiled girl out to irritate her father by marrying someone she knew he would hate. The dialogue was full of humor and wit, but too much so, as if every sentence of the book simply had to be funny. It got old fast! It was the two goons I hated most. No man is going to order someone murdered by sending two idiots that he knows will end up leading back to him ... if they got lucky enough to kill him.

The story idea had promise, but I saw way too many unrealistic problems. My personal opinion is to pass on this one. *

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Less than ZERO
Review: There are some authors who are funny. Unfortunately newcomer Kylie Adams is not one of them. The author adeptly manages to insult just about every group, Jews, Episcopalians, Italians, southern folks, obese people, etc. You name it! As I recently read somewhere, there is nothing like humor that falls flat. The stupid, insipid, brainless, buffoonery in Fly Me To The Moon (which is where I wished I was instead of reading this book)is exactly that.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Witty, Outrageous, and Hilarious
Review: This book is not for the faint of heart. It purports to be a romance, but it's really just a rollicking good romantic comedy. Sort of a "Birdcage" meets "Moonstruck." It's frothy and silly, and absolutely wonderful. It pokes fun at every public figure known to man, from Pat Boone to Bill Clinton to Tom Arnold. If you like your fiction quirky, bawdy, hilarious, and more than a little outrageous, you'll love this book.

Great work, Kylie! Can't wait for your next one!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This is the book that started me on Kyle Adams
Review: This book was the first Kyle Adams book that I ever read, and from there on I have always checked out Kyle Adams new works. "Fly Me To The Moon" is a tale of bumbling mobsters, over protective fathers, a woman who is looking for the right man but whoes father tries to marry her off at every turn, and true love found in the midst of a mid life career change. This book has it all! This book is a barrel full of monkeys and a thousand and one laughts all rolled in to one!!! Its well worth the reading time, and I'm sure you'll probably keep the book once your done with it you'll like it so much!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: really,,this is a no star,,,would win the 2001 wallbanger!
Review: this is a seriously sad first effort and misquided attempt at a romance. as a reader i am offended by both the publisher and author that this book is even offered.

stereotypes run the gammit in this book,,the love scenes are crass,,and i love erotic love scenes,,these were just crass,,the humor,,well i never did understand airhead humor,,,it just doesn't work for me.

i give this book a complete wallbanger F. i really feel bad for this author,,she is completely out of touch with romance readers.


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