Customer Reviews

Catching Kelly

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I'm not sure what I've just read. It was entertaining but I couldn't begin to tell you the plot line. Sue Civil-Brown always writes in an offbeat manner. That's one of the reasons I buy her books. However, this is just a little to much when you can't really figure out the purpose of the story. I didn't care for the heroine or hero. They didn't make an impression on me. I did enjoy the huge cast of secondary characters. If it hadn't been for them, I would have never finished this book. This isn't the best, neither is it the worst I've ever read.

SO I was dissapointed in this book. This was my least favorite of all the books by Sue Civil-Brown.

First the positive: The saving grace of this book was the zany, creative characters. There was an aunt who has tigers for pets, an uncle who paints and so on. The characters in this book gave me some chuckles. I also liked how there were characters from previous books interwoven into this book. It is nice to revisit old characters and see how their lives are moving forward. I particularly liked Seth in many ways, he was the adult voice that Kelly needed to hear. Also, because this is a Sue Civil-Brown book, my least favorite book of hers is far better than other author's best books.

And the negative:
Right from the beginning Kelly, the main character, was needy, whiney, somewhat self centered, and fairly certain she was the normal, sane person. Her family of aunts, uncles, grandmother were oblivious to her neediness. I couldn't help feeling that her family just needed to sit her down and explained in simple, honest terms that they loved her, were proud of her, that she didn't need to be a creative type to be important. If they had done that there would have been no story.

As it was, there really was very little plot. Kelly comes home to save her grandmother (and her grandmother's money) from Seth, a football star with a bum knee who has become a family friend. She is constantly on the lookout for the negative in him. Seth on the other hand has decided that Kelly has neglected her family and has no problem showing her his dislike for her.

Despite the initial dislike of each other, these two manage to gain respect for each other and eventually fall in love.

So, although this was my least favorite Sue Civil-Brown book, it isn't a complete waste of time or money to read. I just think that there are better books out there that are much more enjoyable.

I found that I did a lot of skipping. I liked the hero but the heroine mostly annoyed me. I didn't want her to end up with the guy. I would not recommend this one.

I almost didn't read this after seeing some of the reviews. I am glad that I changed my mind. This novel was great. I can see where people complained that the romance wasn't really steamy. There maybe was only 6 pages of romance (sex) in the book. So if you are a die hard wanting to read sex scenes every few minutes, this book is not for you. However, if you want to read a great book with a group of fun loving eccentric characters, this book is for you. I thought it was a great book. I don't think Kelly was overly whiney (Maybe a tad but... - it fit the character), but Seth was perfect. I also liked how she added characters from her other books also. It was nice to read about Corrigan again. So if you haven't read this book, don't go by the reviews on this page. Pick a copy up yourself and maybe read a chapter or so at a bookstore. If it grabs your attention read on - I am sure you will enjoy it.

I thought this book was great! Not a lot of heavy romance, but lots of zany characters and laughs. It's not often that I laugh out loud while reading .... Kelly's a "normal" person attempting to deal with her outrageous relatives - pure entertainment. I liked it.

This book could have been so much better. The characters were well fleshed out, but seemed to be existing separately. Kelly's relationship with her family was very special and worth reading the book for. However, her relationship with the hero was not well formed and, frankly, not at all believable. This is a good book to read when you have some forced waiting time; doctor's appointment, long airline flight, etc.

If you like a wacky story line you'll love the cast of zany secondary characters in this one, unfortunately, the romance isn't nearly as interesting. The heroine is whiney, selfish, childish and very difficult to sympathize with. Seth, the hero, is terrific though and he so deserved a mature, loving woman to spend the rest of his life with. Instead he got Kelly and I nearly wanted to tear my hair out! END

I bought this book because I thought it would be like something by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. I was thoroughly disappointed. I sat down for an enjoyable read and from page 1--I couldn't manage to stay focused or to care about any of the characters. I wished Brown had made an attempt to create vivid but believable characters instead they were all shallow and grating. There wasn't any kind of introduction, the family was just thrown at the reader.

While I can understand Brown's desire to make the story zany and the family lovable (again, emulating SEP), I couldn't finish this scattered book and threw it in the trash after barely getting to pg.30.

What a waste!

I am only 1/2 way through and I am laughing outloud at every page. The Burke family is hysterical. And I love how the past books characters are reappearing...I hope the second half of book is as good as the first.

throughout the book i felt overwhelmed by the constant verbal battles that seemed to have no point. the pace was very fast and sometimes i felt i needed to stop to catch my breath. i agree with the others when they said there was no definite plot. i couldn't be able to describe it if asked. some parts i understood and found sweet and charming. the cover of the book caught my attention intially and they are right when they say don't judge a book by its cover. oh well, a lesson i learned.