Review: Strange Bedpersons

Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Crusie


My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars


This book is an early Jennifer Cruise novel and is different from her recent works. The plot is slightly formulaic and predictable. The dialogue however is witty and the humor elements make the story interesting. Tess is a feminist do-gooder and Nick is a career oriented lawyer. They are extreme opposites in everything and as it always does in world of romance, opposites attract. What follows is a lot of adjustment and growing up for both the characters. I found the chemistry between the two primary characters a little weak but that was obvious as she spent most of the book cataloguing his faults and he spent most of the book trying to turn her into what he likes. However, the other characters in the book were well sketched out and fun. The ending however was very predictable.

All in all a light read, a nice way to spend a couple of hours.

Review: Bet Me

Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie


My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I so so so loved this one! Its a light chick-lit, with loads of humor and BFFs and a sassy heroine. Perfect for a lazy summer afternoon. This book proves again why Jennifer Cruise is on my auto-read list.
The story is about Min, a big - boned, healthy (F-A-T) girl and Cal, a gorgeous god! They meet because of a bet and then fight attraction all the way. The story was very filmy (a la bollywood) with music and food and voices in the head shouting THIS ONE!. Its almost like a family flick with friends, mothers, fathers and nephews running around the story!

The dialogue is amazing and all the characters are a little wacky, but so real! Its a must-read for chick-lit lovers. I want to read Liza's story, I hope Jennifer Cruise writes it soon!