A few weeks ago, I gave away ARCs of Jennifer Crusie’s Maybe This Time, and asked that, if the winners were so inclined, the lucky ARC-getters would send me their thoughts on the book. Carrie was the first to send me her review, and I’m including it here – with a bonus at the bottom. See? It’s sometimes worth it to read all them there words. I am still writing my review – it’s both … Continue reading Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie: A Guest Review by Carrie S. →
Agnes just bought her dream home from the mother of a friend of hers. She has a newspaper column as a food writer under the moniker “Cranky Agnes” and is a generous woman who wants a permanent family – which shouldn’t be a problem, since she loves feeding people, but somehow, it is. Aside from a not-very-small anger problem that usually manifests itself with a frying pan and someone’s cranium (often a fiance or boyfriend … Continue reading Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer →
My glee when I found out Jennifer Crusie was collaborating with another author on a book was huge and squeeful; when I learned that Bob Mayer was a former Green Beret who wrote adventure novels full of ‘splosions and rivetty bits, and that Crusie was going to write the heroine’s point of view while Mayer was going to write the hero’s…. Well, let’s just say there was more squeeing and squealing and general behaving like … Continue reading Don’t Look Down by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer →
I read Getting Rid of Bradley upon the recommendation of the Bitchery, who said I should dive in immediately after reading Who’s the Daddy. Indeed, like a fine sorbet, it did cleanse the palette. The early works of Crusie are fun to read because you see her starting out with some sizeable writing muscles, and you know already that she eventually turns into something of a powerhouse. Not that I’m sucking up or anything. Really. … Continue reading Getting Rid of Bradley, by Jennifer Crusie →
Those of you who have seen the Lisa Kleypas Lightning Reviews (Part the First, Part the Second) know exactly what to expect from this feature. Brace yourselves, kids: Condensed snark (and copious fangirl love) for every romance novel Jennifer Crusie has published thus far. Manhunting: Crusie disses on this book pretty hardcore, but really, all the problems she listed? Did not notice them. Would not have CARED even if I had noticed them, because I … Continue reading Lightning Reviews: Jennifer Crusie →
Everyone I encounter online, or at least, everyone who left their comments and reviews online for me to find, LOVED this book. I mean, love love loved it, to the point where they put it in the time capsule and let future generations find it so that they, too, can love it. Maybe my future children will love this book. But I sure didn’t. Seriously. I know. I’m insane. I’m defective in some way. But … Continue reading Tell Me Lies by Jennifer Crusie →
I have been glomming the Crusie books on my Books(not)Free queue, as lately I have a hankering for contemporary romance like I often have a hankering for chocolate. Usually with chocolate it’s Watchamacallit candy bars, which I adore, especially since I can’t get Clark bars in New York. With contemporary romance, I want light, somewhat fluffy, funny, fresh, fun, all works beginning with F, and let’s be real, some hot f’in is ok, too! While … Continue reading Crazy for You by Jennifer Crusie →
This Rec League comes from Anna. Thanks, Anna! This might be a long shot, but I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts the other day and enjoying the banter between one of the hosts and the producer, and it made me think of how many fun dynamics there are in that scene. Are there any romance novels set in the podcasting industry? The closest thing I can think of is The Ex Talk, … Continue reading The Rec League: Podcasting →
This Rec League comes from Nancy. Thanks, Nancy! I just finished reading Don’t Look Down by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer. Since I retired I’ve been doing extra work on tv shows that are filmed locally and I really enjoyed that the action of the book happens on a film set. Loved all the details that I’m now actually familiar with. I’d love to have some recommendations of other romances which take place on a … Continue reading The Rec League: On Set Romances →
One, I hope you’ll enjoy the title I came up for this request. Two, this one came from our own Catherine and Sneezy: Catherine: So Sneezy and I were watching Eurovision 1956 and one thing led to another and now we are wondering about a rec league for smutty closet/wardrobe action… Amanda: I’m sure we’re all curious about what led to this! Sarah: I’m sorry what action? Sneezy: Smut actions! In closets! Sarah: So books … Continue reading The Rec League: Take Me to Narnia →
I don’t remember when I met Petra Mayer in person for the first time. It was probably a really large convention or other gathering of The Book People in Media. I’ve met her dozens of times since then. But I do remember the first time I heard her voice. When Beyond Heaving Bosoms was published in 2009, publishing was a different, weirder place, and promotion of titles was shifting. We’d received news via our agent that … Continue reading My Wonderful Friend Petra Mayer →
