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Red Wine For Breakfast

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After 20 or so pages, I was so turned off by these characters and the language, I never finished. A waste of time and a waste of money.

The characters didn't interest me, the plot was mundane and the dialogue contrived and wooden. I'm sure the author's second book will be better. After all, practice makes better.

Saw this at a yard sale, looked interesting, picked it up. Unfortunately not a good book; trite, predictable, kind of mundane. Unfortunately, it felt like a waste of time. Cannot believe the author actually reviewed herself here. That's just tacky.

RED WINE FOR BREAKFAST is engaging, rewarding reading from beginning to end. Robin Westmiller's abilities to weave a story so viscerally and visually auger well for her budding career as a novelist.

Terrific! You don't just read it, you LIVE it! Indeed, Robin C. Westmiller's RED WINE FOR BREAKFAST is redolent with that very essential, YOU ARE THERE atmosphere. Its synopsis "...In a business drowning in testosterone, Red Wine for Breakfast is the story of a strong, determined New Yorker who has to shake off the laid-back attitude of LA to overcome the challenges of an industry that threatens to turn her off and a man who only wants to turn her on..." is right on target.

As a veteran of the newspaper business in particular and media in general, I enjoyed very much entering her heroine Jenny Reed's world, who is very much an emancipated, no nonsense woman who boldly fights for what she wants, and gives no quarter. Yes, Jenny is no falsely blushing flower of innocence. She grasps the bull of mediocricity by the horns, and turns it into what she wants. Red Wine for Breakfast is NOT a traditional Harlequin novel, but a tale very much in tune with the realities the NEW WOMAN has to deal with, and triumph over. Tumbs up, Ms. Westmiller! Kristina O'Donnelly, Author and Publisher.

Jenny Reed is a thirty-four year old New Yorker who hosts a morning radio show in California. Her career meant everything to her and she was angry to find out her boss, Brian, had hired his brother-in-law as her partner. Worse, her new partner, Johnny King, knew about the affair Jenny and Brian used to have. The tension shows even on radio waves and the station's rates soar!

Things get tricky when drugs and murder cause a huge scandal at the station and the morning show, which is now called Red Wine for Breakfast, (and I refuse to tell why) is as shaky as the romance between the hosts.

*** Perfect! A hilarious look at life in a radio station. Full of sneaky twists and I even learned why women should always make men take "the sock test"! I have no doubt that Robin C. Westmiller will make many fans with this debut novel! *****

Robin Westmiller had done an exceptional job of portraying radio disc jockeys in the glittery Los Angeles market. Jenny Reed and Johnny King are two unforgettable characters. At times I felt that I was living their lives with them. For a first time author, Robin has done a wonderful job and I look forward to many more good reads from this exciting author.

The true testimonial for an artist is to have many different critics. Here's a review from Rhapsody Magazine - August 1999 which is a much more detailed review than the one the reader from Atlanta chose to write:

Plotline: Every situation and dilemma is wrapped up in a neat tidy package, with no surprises left undone. A satisfying ending, that can only come about with the characters involved, RED WINE FOR BREAKFAST will not keep the reader guessing.

Characters: Jenny Reed made herself over into a strong independent woman, one who knows her job, and has worked hard to get there. Johnny King, the hero, is at first aggravating, but slowly evolves into a modern day Romeo with surprises enough to keep Jenny guessing. He is a delight by the end of the story, and a hero one can grow to love.

Writing Technique: Robin Westmiller is a talented author with a fresh approach to RED WINE FOR BREAKFAST. Although the situations are foreseeable, the dialogue is witty and contagious. Johnny King is not your typical hero--a cook and a philosopher--he's absolutely adorable by the end of the book. A bit of work on her technique and I believe readers will see much more of this writer in the future.