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Hitts
and Mrs.
Lori
Bryant-Woolridge
Rating:
 PENS!!!!
One big miss...
Appropriately labeled as
"chick lit," Lori Bryant-Woolridge's Hitts & Mrs. is a suspenseful
romance of sorts spread out over nearly 400 pages of a grainy plot
and inconsistencies. This is a topsy turvy story of Melanie Hitts
coming to realize that love doesn't have to suffocate her budding
career. Of course, the story wouldn't be complete without Melanie
juggling two love interests; the man she is in love with and
thinks is her soul-mate, Will Freedman, and the unconventional
older man of a different hue whom teaches her how to love, John
Carlson. John is married to Sharon Carlson, which makes for a
tense situation in the book. Will Melanie and John get caught in
their non-physical, but intimate affair? This question alone is
what may keep readers struggling to the end of the book.
The true suspense and drama of the
plot lies in Candace Bennett, Melanie's best friend and wild child/vixen of
the novel. Woolridge's scenes depicting Candace's 'love scenes' with various
men are Zane worthy when it comes to how graphic they are. Candace's rags to
riches transformation to a hot shot lawyer are also intriguing when it ties
into her views on relationships.
The main thing that kept me
frustrated with this book was how Woolridge left things hanging when it came
to Candace. The story of Melanie ultimately "coming to her senses"
concerning her love of Will appeared to be stretched out with meaningless
filler of the daily grind of Melanie's career as though Woolridge were
trying to make a page quota. I'm not a lover of romance novels which may
play a role in my feelings toward this story, but if you're a reader who
loves tales of "enchanted love" with a little character development thrown
in, you just might find yourself enjoying this book more than I did.
Anna
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