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Revenge is Best Served Cold

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Pretty crappy book. Too much designer name-dropping for my taste. The writers seemed to happy to make sure they advertised expensive designers than writing an interesting story. Also the storyline was bogus, weak, predictable yet unbelievable. It's hard to believe that two seemingly bright women got duped so easily.

No. This book, along with everything else these two have written, SHOULD be bombed. The other reviewers are right;it's a pretentious; no; make that EXTREMELY pretentious fashion guide (and overblown, overpriced fashions at that) surrounding one of the lamest excuses for a novel I've ever seen. The characters are pathetic; they're ultimately purely selfish and conceited ("trademark" cat's-eye glasses? PUL-LEEZE) women who'd rather go spend money on clothes than give some to, say, a homeless shelter or school or cancer research. The type who get way too dressed up for almost any occasion; who let their apparel eclipse their personalities, who have unrealistic relationships and/or expectations, and who couldn't see a good thing when it's runnning them over like a Mack truck. And they come off as total imbeciles for falling for a scam artist a blind person could see coming six miles away. And, to a degree, they're even a bit racist.

And, Tracie, for someone who writes as if she's the last word in tasteful fashion ... nice shoes in the back cover photo. About as tasteful as plastic flamingoes in a trailer park.

Books like these are what's wrong with the literacy rate in this country.

I can't say enough about 'Revenge is Best Served Cold'. This book has one of the most juvenile and sophomoric plots I've read in a very long time. The dialogue is choppy and the story jumps from event to event without resolution. The flow is silly. The events are silly. The reactions of the main characters are silly. The book is silly.

I haven't read anything with this much unnecessary name dropping in a long time. The only thing in it's favor is the ending, although predicable, it was cute. From a book of 296 pages, two good pages is not enough.

Save your time and your money. Reading this book is revenge, hot, cold, or otherwise.

This was a very predictable book. It amazed me that women in such high financial positions were only described by what they were wearing. There was no mention of any kind of financial portfolio whatsoever. Our book club made the mistake of picking this for our book of the month and the overwhelming consensus was that we were embarrassed for the authors. It was a waste. It was such a good story line, but there was very little revenge. Where was the revenge on Parker, the cheating boyfriend? He should have gotten crabs or some other disease. Or the revenge on his jerky friends that thought that Dakota was the maid. Or the revenge on the company that overlooked Morgan for the promotion? They could have come with a story line that her catering company catered a party for them in which she made more in a night that she did all year and then the company's department that she was passed over the promotion for eventually failed. There could have been so many revenge lines, but there weren't. The only upside is that for a person that reads nothing, this would be a good first book.

Probably like many others before me, when I purchased this book I was impressed with the catchy title and the cover summary. The summary states that both Morgan and Dakota would partner up with Blake, when in actuality it was only Morgan. That slip up doesn't even matter because this book was not about revenge but a who's who in the fashion world. You can read Vogue and get a better story than this. The plot was weak and unbelievable. How could these two characters with corporate positions in New York fall for a hustler like Blake. What kind of business would you open with someone who always snuck to the bathroom when it was time to pay the restaurant bill? I can't believe these supposedly intelligent characters would fall for this scam and for these two authors to try and make readers believe it is just wrong. The authors had so much room for character and plot development but wasted it on telling us exactly what shoes were being worn. The revenge took place in two chapters at the end of the book. This book had the nerve to serve up an epilogue with a twist. I had to laugh because it was so ridiculous. If it took two authors to write this, I would hate to see what one would come up with on her own. Bottom line--save your money and borrow this book from a friend or the library.

I did not like this book. The story is pointless until the last two chapters. The characters are silly and superficial. The love scenes were very mechanical and I didn't "feel" the love between Morgan and Miles or Dakota and Parker. I thought I was reading a really long fashion magazine. Prada, Gucci, Dolce. Give me a break. I did not care for the characters at all. I love to read because I like to develop a "relationship" with the characters. I really didn't feel sorry for Dakota after she discovered her fiance cheating. I didn't feel for Morgan when she lost her job and discovered Blake's ruse. Come on! The man was supicious from the get go and these "intelligent" women could not see that? I don't believe someone would listen to Blake's lies and continue to be his partner. What really got me was when Morgan found out Blake stole her credit card and she only tells him that he better pay the money that he owes her. Any normal person would have had his behind in jail. Finally she does something about it in Chapter 46 (there are 47 chapters)! I bought this book as part of a set. I'm reading Talk of the Town (I always give new authors a second chance). All in all Revenge will not remain in my collection. I'm on the second chapter in Talk and it looks like this is going back too. Danita and Tracy, focus on character development rather than what designer label they are wearing.

I was truly disappointed to have spent [$$$] of my hard-earned money on this book. I am a well read, highly educated attorney, and I have NEVER read such a one-dimensional book in my life - and I have been an avid reader since I can remember. The storyline has potential, but the authors seem hell-bent on portraying these young, African-American "professional women" as shallow, materialistic, status-worshipping, and just plain "silly." The actions of these women seem completely out of character for the intelligent people the authors would have you believe they are. What a shame. Save your money. According to the authors, you're probably one of the "have nots" and can't afford the [$$$]price anyway...and that's if you purchase the paperback - which Dakota and Morgan would NEVER do, I'm sure!

It's hard for me to believe that 2 minds would come up with such a shallow book. Dakota's & Parker's relationship had no real purpose in the book. I really saw no purpose for Nana & Tricia. Blake/Tyrone story was confusing to read. The plot was very weak and they missed on the twist. There was too much name dropping, referring to the designer names meant nothing to me. This was one of the hardest books for me to read.

I've never submitted a review to Amazon before but I just read "Revenge Is Best Served Cold" and loved it so much that I thought others should know!

"Revenge" was a highly entertaining book with not one but two compelling main characters (Morgan and Dakota) and a cunning foe (Blake St. James) whose sole mission is to charm and disarm---while he's quietly plotting their demise .In the process,he turns their lives upside down but not before they exact their 'revenge'. I won't give away the plot but trust me,they've got to use all of their feminine wiles to put Mr St. James in check.

If you're running the rat race (like me!) there are plenty of references to the good life that Morgan and Dakota have worked so hard to achieve--fancy restaurants,fly cars and the finest of clothes---and I'm not mad at them! I would expect no less from two successful professional women running the fast track in New York City circa 2000.If you're the romantic type, (like my wife) the portrayal of the relationships between the main characters and their mates are realistic and very well done.

Even though I'm not from New York the vivid descriptions from chapter to chapter made me feel like I was part of their posse.There was just enough suspense,action and sex (the sex scenes are HOT!....and I do mean HOT!) to allow me to breeze through "Revenge" in no time (took me two days.....).My wife started reading "Revenge" last night and she can't put it down.

If you're looking for an escape from the tension of today's world events,I would highly recommend that you RUN (don't walk....) to your nearest bookseller and pick up "Revenge" right away!You won't be disappointed!

I overlook the plastic protrayal of the two female leads in the book; the overuse of brand labels; the irresponsible use of the race card. But what I can't overlook is the lack of revenge. This story is almost totally without a climax. And that left me cold.