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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Fun Read,
By Janice (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Goddess Rules: A Novel (Hardcover)
Clare Naylor's "The Goddess Rules," deals with Kate Disney who paints animals for a living and she lives in a shed own by her late father's friend, Leonard. Kate has a somewhat dysfunctional relationship with Jake who seemed to take advantage of her and who does not treat her well. For some reason, Kate was unable to break it off with Jake, partly because she loved him and partly because she wanted to build a family with him. Kate's life was turned upside down when Mirri, a old actress as well as a sex symbol showed up at Leonard's door step to stay for the summer. Mirri was the exact opposite of Kate and was on Kate's nerve constantly as she was always giving her advice which Kate felt she didn't need. However, Kate realized rather unwillingly that Mirri, in fact, had a thing or two to teach about men.
It was quite a predictable read as there aren't many surprises along the way. The strength of this book comes from the development of the characters. The characters had their faults and weaknesses but by the end of the book, they have come to a realization of what's important and became more mature. It was also interesting to read about the relationship between Kate and Mirri and how they have grown to rely on each other for help. Their friendship, I think, was the highlight of this book. This wasn't the best chick-lit I have ever read but it's still better than average.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sweet, romantic, fun, and predictable.,
By Kharabella "Kharabella" (Somewhere in the midwest . . .) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Goddess Rules: A Novel (Hardcover)
I give it three and a half stars. It was so slow to start that I almost gave up, but a few chapters in, the pace picked up. Still not a suspenseful pageturner, but it is a really cute story of "Lessons Learned," in Life and in Love.
At the beginning, twenty-eight year old Kate Disney has very little self confidence. She doesn't really believe in her talent as an artist and a painter, or in herself as a beautiful and desirable woman. And Kate's life is in a bit of a rut -- living in a shed, not making a lot of money, dealing with an absolute PRICK of a boyfriend. She's dated Jake for three years, and he's still taking her for granted. He doesn't call for weeks, then he shows sporadically and makes love to her, but otherwise unwilling to be committed. She can't even say to him that he is her boyfriend without him freaking out and running off into the night. And then an amazing and famous former screen siren, Mirabelle Moncour, comes into Kate's life. I am not sure what Goddesses had to do with anything. Gratefully, there is no list of Goddess Rules that Kate Disney is asked to follow. Kate just learns a lot from the beautiful and eccentric Mirri Moncour. She doesn't seek to be a duplicate of Mirri, and the two are so different that Kate hates Mirri at first. But Mirri does know some things about life and love, and gives Kate some good advice: be confident in yourself. With Mirri pushing her, Kate learns to believe in her inner "Goddess" -- the beautiful woman within her -- and that she deserves to be treated like a special and beautiful woman, because every woman is special and beautiful in her own way. The more Kate believes in herself, the better things turn out for her. Kate finally gets the kind of love that she deserves. Of, course, Kate doesn't have perfect judgment, so she still stumbles along the way. And so does Mirri. There are chapters where they both did things that made me cringe. But, overall, their mistakes make them seem more real and human.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Could see it coming from a mile away, but it was still fun!,
This review is from: The Goddess Rules: A Novel (Hardcover)
Good girl Kate Disney is doing just fine in her life before Mirabelle Concur walks into it. She is dating bad boy Jake (who is one of those hot and cold men) she paints portraits of animals while starting to make a name for herself, and she lives in a shack. A nice shack, actually, in the back of Leonards house, her gay male friend.
Mirabelle Concur is a Tippi Hedren of sorts, raising wild animals in Africa. She was once a very famous actress, who discarded men like tissue. Presently, she still does this, and she is back in civilization to get Kate to paint a picture of her lion cub. Kate is both irritated and intriqued by Mirri, for this is a 50 something year old woman who has relations with a very famous married actor in the hammock outside of her room. Can Mirri teach Kate how to leave men panting instead of letting them walk all over you? Can Kate teach Mirri that love is not as horrible as she makes it out to be? Kate will also get to choose between sexy/unpredictable Jake and her sweet artist friend Louis who has recently come back into the picture and needs Kate's help with his project. Kate may never grow up when it comes to relationships, but she will learn a lot about herself. The ending won't surprise you, but the journey keeps you going.
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