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sarahanne8382's review against another edition
4.0
When the neighborhood's perfect couple disintegrates, Harry Wilder discovers that he's missed most of his children's childhood and decides to become a stay-at-home dad. When Lyssa Harper decides to help him learn the ropes of being a mom in the posh suburb of Paradise Heights, the neighborhood gossips really get going. While everyone tries to figure out what went wrong with the Wilder's marriage, themes of love, trust, friendship, and family are examined by everyone involved in this engaging story an author who knows all about the posh life.
I was really impressed by this one, so much so that I ended up staying up until 4 this morning to finish it. I thought I knew where this one was going, but Brown threw enough curves that I could never quite be sure. Also, despite several plot details that felt familiar, the character of Lyssa is a straight-forward enough narrator to avoid triteness. I highly recommend this one. Unfortunately I was caught off guard by how much I liked it so much that I'm probably not being very coherent about its strengths.
I was really impressed by this one, so much so that I ended up staying up until 4 this morning to finish it. I thought I knew where this one was going, but Brown threw enough curves that I could never quite be sure. Also, despite several plot details that felt familiar, the character of Lyssa is a straight-forward enough narrator to avoid triteness. I highly recommend this one. Unfortunately I was caught off guard by how much I liked it so much that I'm probably not being very coherent about its strengths.
sequoiawhitney's review against another edition
Lyssa is my hero! I finally got this book when I went to NYC for the first and at The Strand Book Store!
Lyssa befriends the new neighborhood kind of divorcee, Harry, who is quite the lady's man, but everyone in Paradise Heights has an issue with their friendship including her husband and friends who are group of rambunctious sexually charge bitches.
Lyssa faces challenges of her feelings for Harry, her husband, and friends. Its a good read and if you want something good and addictive. This is what you need to read!
Lyssa befriends the new neighborhood kind of divorcee, Harry, who is quite the lady's man, but everyone in Paradise Heights has an issue with their friendship including her husband and friends who are group of rambunctious sexually charge bitches.
Lyssa faces challenges of her feelings for Harry, her husband, and friends. Its a good read and if you want something good and addictive. This is what you need to read!
heather01602to60660's review against another edition
2.0
The description of the book sounded mildly entertaining... I should have just put it back when I went to pick up the reserve and saw a quote from Jackie Collins on the cover. But I plunged in. Really, if you enjoy Desperate Housewives, this will be right up your alley.
I'm a city girl, so I don't know if this is anything like REAL life in the suburbs, but I hate to think it might be. I kept expecting more of the book, but I admit it was my own fault. I wouldn't do the TV Guide crossword puzzle hoping for the mental workout of a NY Times puzzle, so expecting a little fluff book to actually explore relationships (beyond instant attraction and trite perfect endings) with any depth.
Not my cup of tea.
I'm a city girl, so I don't know if this is anything like REAL life in the suburbs, but I hate to think it might be. I kept expecting more of the book, but I admit it was my own fault. I wouldn't do the TV Guide crossword puzzle hoping for the mental workout of a NY Times puzzle, so expecting a little fluff book to actually explore relationships (beyond instant attraction and trite perfect endings) with any depth.
Not my cup of tea.
travelinkiki's review against another edition
2.0
I got a little tired of all the descriptions that included name brand things. It felt as if Brown did not have another way to show that the people of Paradise Heights were rich. Or perhaps she just wanted to show off her own knowledge of haute couture. Either way - not something that interested me. Nor were the gratuitous descriptions of the sex scenes. (Although they were the only descriptions that were well-written. They just felt out of place in the story.) The cattiness of the Women's League Board was not well-developed, nor was the narrator. I just didn't get personality from her at all (perhaps that was intentional), and I really hated her passive acceptance of abuse from Ted. Plot was predictable.
morgan27's review against another edition
4.0
A really fun, easy read. Great for the beach or those days you don't want to think too much.
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