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I Shaved My Legs For This?!

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I thought this book was a lot of fun. I didn't get the feeling the characters were bitter as another reviewer stated (careful reading her review, as it gives everything away). I thought these stories were amusing and, ultimately, romantic, particularly Theresa Alan's and Lisa Plumley's tales of dating woes--Love is Blind (or at Least Nearsigted) and Just Jennifer are the titles, respectively.

This was a very funny read, four separate stories (chic lit/blind dating escapades), the last story wasn't as good as the first three IMO...

...but it was a quick fun read, and definitely laugh out loud funny. I read this during the holidays while crying over a break up from the last year, and the book make me laugh and laugh and laugh ... 'twas that funny that it knocked the blues away :)

Go ahead and buy it chic lit fans :) Enjoy!

I never review books on Amazon, but I had to warn readers. This book was terrible...the stories boring and filled with bitterness. The Cleo Barnes story by Chamberline was horrible.

I don't suggest purchasing this book as it will likely leave you feeling like you'd wasted both your time and money on it.

I read this for a book club and expected more. It was an easy, quick read. The stories were totally predictable and the writing was not very sophisticated. The title was the best part of the book.

"Love Is Blind (Or at Least nearsighted)" by Theresa Alan. Heather attends a wedding in Wisconsin when the bride Carmen asks her to chaperone John the swamp thing whose girlfriend dumped him on the morning of the nuptials. Hating blind dates, Heather shockingly likes John except he is California and she is Chicago though he insists he knows the best Italian in the Windy City.

"Cleo Barnes: Worst Blind Date Ever" by Holly Chamberlin. Nine months ago Cleo dumped Justin, her two-timing boyfriend and stereotyped all males as predators. She likes Max, who worships her, but once he canceled a date she assumes he is cheating on her as she sees him as a Justin clone.

"Love Is Like a Box of Chocolates" by Marcia Evanick. Judith the RN feels like an idiot when it comes to dating as somehow she always accepts losers. That is until a persistent friend insists she date Hugh, who she finds has that sweet buttercream taste in his kiss.

"Just Jennifer" by Lisa Plumley. In San Diego Jennifer, after a string of losers, vows to go on thirty blind dates in thirty days expecting none to lead to a second time. As she reaches the last one a hunk of a zillionaire, she reflects on her roommate's brother Gavin the surfer as the one for her yet he refuses to give up his freedom though the ties they share are love.

These are four lighthearted fun novellas that focus on the downside of blind dates(from the woman's perspective) as each of the lead females at some time wonder why I SHAVED MY LEGS FOR THIS?

Harriet Klausner