Customer Reviews

Sisterchicks Do the Hula (Sisterchicks Series #2)

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This book details the friendship of 2 college friends and their adventures in Hawaii. I loved reading about the traditions of Hawaii throughout the book. It was good reading about 2 Christians who are having some good, clean fun. And I like the fact that they added the pregnancy to the storyline.

I did feel that the trip was a little "too perfect" and really, anticlimatic. It would have been more interesting to have read a little more drama or a few things going wrong here and there, like in the first Sisterchicks book.

But overall, this was a very enjoyable book.

In 1983 at the University of California at Santa Barbara, when Hope's fiancé dumps her, she turns to her best friend Laurie for solace. Though they have no money Laurie decides they will do the Hula in Hawaii to help Hope overcome her broken heart. However as Hope recovers, Laurie meets widower father of two, artist Gabe, and marries him. They did not go on their Hawaiian vacation

Years later, living in Connecticut Hope is happily married to a high school coach and raising three teenage sons; Laurie is in California also happily married but her three daughters have left the nest. Laurie decides it is time to do the hula on their upcoming fortieth birthdays just a few days apart. Though pregnant, Hope agrees that it is time to pull out all the guns and loose the superchicks on Hawaii. Can the fiftieth state survive the invasion of the superchicks?

The return of these super sisterchicks is a fun sort of chick lit tale starring two forty year old women. Laurie and Hope make for a fine tale as their friendship is the way relationships should be and their spouses add love and depth. The antics of the dynamic duo bring to life a different look at Hawaii as if Lucy and Ethel (not Gidget) were tourists on vacation there. SISTERCHICKS DO THE HULA is a warm run on the beach.

Harriet Klausner

This book is fabulous. It's one of those laught-out-loud, can't put it down books!

Robin Jones Gunn has done it again! Her works continue to keep me alive and i love the plot of this new story in Hawaii. Robin is such a talented author and i loved this book and cannot wait till the next one!

This was a fun, easy read. I thought several scenes were set up for a funny, wacky, mishap, and then nothing happened, so that was kind of a let down. It was set-up as Lucy and Ethel, but those scenes didn't really deliver.

Overall, really liked it. I love Robin's other works, though so I figured I'd like this. One thing I do have a big problem with is her using The Message and calling it a version. It is not a version of the Bible - it is one man's paraphrase. A version (usually) goes back to the original languages, and always has a huge group of translators checking and double checking and triple checking the work. The Message is not a version, it is a paraphrase, and should be treated as such.

There's nothing wrong with these two chicks going off on their own to Hawaii! I had the CD version, and the ocean waves, silly twanging uke and etc. made it so enjoyable. There is nothing like listening to these books. The inflection in the reader's voice made it more special. There was lots that went wrong for Hope, including her almost 40 pregnancy, the fake tan, not to mention the initial cab mistake and the spilling of the coconut oil in the gift shop. This was no perfect vacation, but the sweet attitude of the character made it seem so. And the stuff they learned about Hawaiian words and history, and the utter joy that Hope experienced in the beauty of the island...Oh, this is not my normal style of story, but I was very taken away. If you love the beach and dream of it, this book takes you there. Listen to it, if possible!! :O)

I really enjoyed this book. I think it was more about the relationships, the angst of going on the trip being pregnant, the challenges pregnancy presented, the abandon of getting into that swim suit anyway. I thought it was great and truly enjoyed going from hilarious laughter to tears. RJ Gunn is a great writer and touches on some deep and sensitive issues for women in general.

Sisterchicks Do the Hula by Robin Jones Gunn is the second fun, moving book in the Sisterchick series. Hope and Laurie always wanted to travel to Hawaii together; it just takes them twenty years to get there! While there both women break out of their shells and start living for real in the Lord. Gunn does such an amazing job describing Hawaii, I wanted to call a travel agent as soon as I finished the book. The descriptions of sunrises and sunsets almost make it seem like there is no place on earth closer to God. The women's friendship is a graceful, beautiful thing, as much a part of the story as each woman's individual growth. This book seemed a little lighter spiritually than the first book, but it's still a true joy to read.

I hate to be negative when it comes to Christian fiction. This is the second book in the genre I've read and this one isn't much better than the first one I read, although this book seems to appear to want to be affiliated with the "chick lit" genre, by the look of the cover and the title.

I didn't feel a real connection between the two 'friends.' They could have been put together by a travel agency for all the warmth that I felt between the pages.

Like another reviewer here, what I did like were the historical Hawaiian tidbits. There were also frequent reminders to appreciate God's creation, and it certainly doesn't hurt to be reminded of that.

The secondary characters were about as human as a sack of potatoes. Midway through the book, I was anxious for it to be over as I didn't feel I was going to like it any better beyond that point.

Again, as another reviewer here mentioned, their little vacation was just too perfect. I wasn't really transported to another place as the author seems to think she's doing by going into detailed description of the islands, the food and the ambiance. Reading about two women having fun on a vacation just didn't do it for me. The little snafus (if you could even call them snafus) barely made a blip on the screen of the plot.

And having pregnant Hope drive like Speed Racer with a truck full of surfers on the Hawaiian highway was innapropriate and irresponsible. It seemed that the author was trying to show the reader that Hope had a little bit of a "free spirit" within her but it didn't really come off that way. Just seemed like stupid behavior to me.

Finally, the word "sisterchick" comes off as cornball. I can't imagine who would actually use that word to describe themselves and their friends in real life.

I borrowed this book from a friend or a library (can't remember which) just a little after its release date. Decided I needed to read it again, so I purchased it through Amazon and bought a new one for 0.01 plus shipping. I am so pleased. Anyway, since this is my second time reading I have to say it is a good book. Definitely a great beach read. This book really captures a true friendship and is so sweet and inspiring for women of all ages. I first read it as a teen.