Customer Reviews

A Match Made on Madison

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Okay, I loved this book. The writing was spot-on New York, and the stories of the matchmakers were right out of the New York Times! I'm a huge Jane Austen fan, so the Emma subtext running through the book was fabulous. If you're a reader who likes books that are smart, funny, with lots and lots and lots of heart, I highly recommend this book.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a great way to spend a rainy Saturday. The rivalry between the two matchmakers and the matches was a riot. I really liked all the insider information about Manhattan, too. I would definitely recommmend this book to others -- it's a big step above most chick lit fare.

Absolutely spectacular book. Chick lit at it's best!! It's awesome! I can't wait to read more from Davis!

Endows one with a healthy distaste for the pretentious socialites style of living, whilst at the same time providing a likeable host of characters.

Surrounded by a menagerie of friends, Vanessa runs a young business in matchmaking, and her biggest competition is her old mentor, Althea - a rather ferociously canny matchmaker of old.

Genuinely caring about her clients, Vanessa has been makng matches for all the wrong reasons, which work for all the right! Staunchly denying the necessity of LOVE for a match, she instead operates on 'like attracts like' and a few other really boring monologues peppered throughout the narrative.

When a martini-fuelled catch up delivers an irresistable challenge, Vanessa is catapulted into the society pages with some disastrous results. Enter the enigmatic millionaire, Mark Grayson - the object of her intentions - matchmaking intentions that is.

But as she is knee deep in her matches she finds she has neglected her own heart. .

The obvious parallel to Emma, the ending and plot was relatively predictable, but kept smoothly and entertainingly playing out with Davis' mostly fresh players enjoyable dramas.

Dee Davis has provided another enjoyable fluffy romance, and I am inspired to read her other novels.

kotori Sept 2007

I had the pleasure of meeting the author, and she told me to read this book of hers if I only read one. It took me about 50 pages to get into the novel, mostly because I personally thought the lifestyle and things described were petty and trivial. But I am new to this style of book.

You sink into the book as you get more involved with the characters and the plot, and it flows smoothly, albeit a bit condensed toward the end. She has a cute writing style, and has notable phrases ("Anyway, I digress"). I really enjoyed how she structured the chapters to have a bit about a place in Manhattan in the beginning. By the end, I felt like I knew NYC and the inside scene a bit better.

A fun read for the beach, or on a long ride. Dee is witty and creative.

I've read quite a few of Dee Davis' books and this one fell short. Snappy lines, but dialog was not up to her usual -- the writing style has changed from her earlier works, and in my opinion, not an improvement. Not sure where the problems lie, just not as engaging as her earlier works. Not her best and not as enjoyable as I had expected and was anticipating.

Must say, I really enjoyed Davis' other books such as "Chain Reaction" and "Endgame." After reading those, I wasn't expecting her to jump on the chick lit bandwagon. If you're into NYC designers and restaurant namedropping, this is the book for you. It was weak in plotting, and the character development seemed flat. Personally, I find this genre a yawn. There are, unfortunately, plenty of lackluster authors out there with nothing more in their heads than clothes, shopping and irritating dialogue, but too few who can put together good romantic suspense. The two stars are for accurate spelling and good karma left over from her earlier books. If you're more in love with your Manolo's than your man, you might grade it higher.

This chick lit type book is okay. Nothing exciting or new here.

The story of two women offering matchmaking services in Manhattan.

The rivalry is the best part of the storyline - for me the actual hook ups kind of fall flat.

The author has a weird way of writing. Part waxing poetic and part chick lit - which does not really work. The author ends up structuring her sentences in a way that makes you say 'what the heck is she talking about'. I found the writing syle way too poetic and not really appropriate for the type of book. (Make up your mind - you are either tyring to write a chick lit or you are writing a book loaded with deep literary imagery (bad ones at that) - but combining the two is not working.

This one should be checked out at the library.