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5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious!, February 23, 2011
This review is from: My Boyfriend's Back (Kindle Edition)
This short little story kept me occupied and in stitches on a plane trip. It sounded confusing, but the author really kept everything tight and simple. Jack is returning to his home town a rich, successful man in hopes of winning back the girl he fell in love with long ago. His rival in high school, John, has always been the handsome jock, but his bad personality and terrible morals have landed him on skid row. He wants Jack to get him a job, so he begs a ride to the reunion in his limo. The car crashes. Because Jack has been a good soul, an angel comes to give him a second chance, only Jack is accidentally returned to the WRONG body, and refuses to leave it. He has to win his love back in the body of the guy he THOUGHT she loved. Only she really loved Jack, not John. It sounds confusing. I have no idea how this author did it, but it was really easy to follow and funny as all get out. The angels were hilarious. I read it in about two hours. Best dollar I ever spent!
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Fun and Silly Novelette, March 2, 2011
This review is from: My Boyfriend's Back (Kindle Edition)
This is a fun little story that will take you less than a couple hours to read. It's very well written and edited. I found myself smiling and giggling at the cast of characters. Jack Lynch is on his way back to his 20th high school reunion. The class nerd has morphed into a multimillionaire. John Lydon, the class of 1991's lead jock, will also be there. He hasn't had similar luck and intends to ask Jack for a job. Between the two men is Rori, a lovely woman with regrets of letting Jack get away. I won't go into too much detail on the storyline. It is a short story and I don't want to spoil it for you. What I will say is I loved Ms. Olinger's portrayal of heaven - angels in training, office of human resources, elevators to Earth, etc. I encourage her to write another story with a made up world full of silly characters. I feel she has a knack for this. I highlighted quite a few clever passages. The only drawback to the story (for me) was the similarity of the two male characters names. Jack Lynch and John Lydon. This was a problem for me. The story mentioned that these two characters were thrown together often in high school due to the spelling of their last names. That's fine, but did their first names have to be so similar? What was the reason for this? Many times during the first 30% of the story I found myself stopping and trying to remember which man was which. This interrupted the flow of the story for me. I'm sure this is only a problem for me. I also had issues with Stephenie Meyer's characters Charlie and Carlisle - two completely different men and people in her books. My Boyfriend's Back is a great story to read while you're waiting for your child to finish practice or during a soak in the tub. Highly recommended!
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice break from drama, March 4, 2011
This review is from: My Boyfriend's Back (Kindle Edition)
My son was in the hospital for a week and I was so stressed out. This short made me laugh and gave me a much needed break. Olinger writes good funny.
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