Fly Me To The Moon (Zebra Contemporary Romance) [Paperback]

Adams Kylie (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 317 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821768093
• ISBN-13: 978-0821768099
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,775,709 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Less than ZERO, August 24, 2001

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Nicole (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fly Me To The Moon (Zebra Contemporary Romance) (Paperback)

There are some authors who are funny. Unfortunately newcomer Kylie Adams is not one of them. The author adeptly manages to insult just about every group, Jews, Episcopalians, Italians, southern folks, obese people, etc. You name it! As I recently read somewhere, there is nothing like humor that falls flat. The stupid, insipid, brainless, buffoonery in Fly Me To The Moon (which is where I wished I was instead of reading this book)is exactly that.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wild and outrageous! Very highly recommended, May 23, 2001

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C. Penn "WordWeaving" (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fly Me To The Moon (Zebra Contemporary Romance) (Paperback)

Savvy Sofia Rose Cardinella has left the same groom at the alter three times. Her father and fiance just won't take the hit, but prefer to pay for the reception, cake and dresses, believing she'll eventually show up. Unfortunately, the only consistency about Sofia is her refusal to marry a man her father approves of.

Enter Ben Estes. He's not Italian. He dares to sing Frank Santra songs. He does have wit, charm, a masterful style, an, very quickly, Sofia's heart. Even when her father has Ben yanked off stage during his second number, for daring to sing Frankie's songs of course, Ben maintains his intensity, sexiness and authority. Not even death threats will stop this romance.

And it's a good thing too, since the elder Cardinella sends too bumbling hit men to erase his problem. When they show up at Sofia and Ben's little vacation retreat, the solution seems simple: marriage. But will that be enough to keep him alive?

Newcomer Kylie Adams' sophisticated style scores a direct hit! With a flair for the dramatic and outrageous, she creates characters who border on the manic, act out the impossible, and keep the laughter rolling. Fashion, cosmetics, and hit men make FLY ME TO THE MOON an exciting read too good to miss. Oh, and don't forget the sassy Mr. Pickles, who deserves his very own acclaim. Very highly recommended.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fly Me To The Moon, May 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Fly Me To The Moon (Zebra Contemporary Romance) (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book. I love that Sofia is so unapologetically shallow---always over the line on her credit cards, blowing her 401K on must have shoes and matching bag. I was a little concerned when she and Ben were flying to CA and she decided to curtail "certain activities" until she had her head straight, but then, just like a real human being confronted with a handsome, romantic "prince", she gave in. I thought Ben was a doll. How fun to have a hero that wasn't some sullen, brooding hunk with deep dark secrets. How fun to have guy who made an obsession with the "uncool" (Frank Sinatra) so cool you want to run out and buy every album he ever made. An old friend is gay AND P.R. and it blew me away, the realism of Ricky's relationship with his parents. The same for Debi---being a Junoesque woman myself---I knew where Debi was coming from. But then Adams lost it. I almost put the book down when Debi and Vincent met face to face at the speed-dating thing. So why did Debi have to end up with her sister's reject. I think it would have been a lot more interesting if Debi had either found herself and decided she'd rather be alone than with some loser who let himself be jilted at the altar 3 times or else she had gotten to hook up with some charmer who saw beyond Society's insistence on size 2 and appreciated the smart, funny woman she was. I mean, even at the end---Sfia's going off to launch her cosmetic comapny, Debi's preparing top give birth. I think Kylie could have done better there. But other than that quibble with a secondary character's treatment, I enjoyed this book and will watch out for future efforts. Oh---and the acknowledgements page really was fun!