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3.0 out of 5 stars
I Command you read this!, August 30, 2011
This review is from: The L.A. Commandments (Kindle Edition)
The LA Commandments was a very easy read, it took me about a week to read due to tiredness, but I looked forward to reading a bit more each night on my Kindle. The plot is fairly similar to lots I've read before: two girls, tired of their current life, head to a new country for adventure. In this case, Jo and Suzie are heading to LA for a year after losing their jobs in Dublin, knowing that there'll be plenty of job opportunity's in LA that there are in Ireland. They plan to travel around California but when they find a nice job - Jo in a bar, Suzie in a shop - as well as a nice place to stay and two men they really like, all bets are off for their travelling plans. In a way, I was disappointed the novel only took place in LA, with only small visits to other Californian areas, but the plot kept me hooked anyway. The book wasn't perfect, but it was good enough. I would have liked the Commandments to have been a bit more prominent as the only Commandment I heard of that the girl's had decided on was "Thou shalt not fall in love" and it did sometimes read a bit hard, with the constant "muttering" and "mumbling" the characters did (they spent most of their time muttering and mumbling. Honestly, it's so rude to mumble and mutter!). But I liked reading the book and I thought the girls' Californian lives were lovely. I loved Jo's burgeoning relationship with Marc and I loved Suzie, she was a brilliant character and it was interesting to see her navigate the dating waters, too! I desperately wanted to hotfoot it to LA to go to O'Sullivan's. (I know, it's fictional, but it sounded like such a lovely pub to while away the days). I very much enjoyed the characters. Jo and Suzie were excellent characters, I wanted to join their holiday and be part of their LA lives. I thought all their LA friends they make were also really good characters: Marc, Mya, Paul, they were all characters I cared about and wanted to know more about. I thought the characters were a nice mix and I also liked Jo's family, whom we meet at one point in the novel. It was nice to see Jo back in Dublin for a little while during the book. The only character I really didn't like was Chris, and the less said about him the better. But overall most of the characters were lovely and I enjoyed getting to know them! The ending of The LA Commandments stunned me. There I was, lying in bed, happily reading away as I got nearer the end of the novel as midnight came and went and I literally gasped when I got to the end of the book! I don't want to spoil what happens, and I won't, but the ending did surprise me and will surprise many who read the book. It didn't annoy me, which was a surprise. I felt it was a very realistic, very proper ending. It was very unexpected but I applaud Duffy for going down that route. I really enjoyed The LA Commandments, not a perfect novel, but I really liked reading it and very much looked forward to returning to it each evening. I'd definitely recommend picking this up, and I'm very pleased I decided to take the chance and give it a read, Jo and Suzie's stories and lives were hugely enjoyable and the secondary characters were just as enjoyable.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
I loved the ending and would recommend this to others as a pleasant read., November 14, 2011
This review is from: The L.A. Commandments (Kindle Edition)
Reviewed by Robin Review copy provided by publisher Ms. Duffy takes us between Ireland and the United States in this story of the world of singles in LA. As we fall in love with the characters and slip right into their lives as if they were someone that we actually may know. Jo Kavanagh and her best friend Suzie leave Ireland for the land of opportunity, LA. Dublin has become very depressing and wanting a change they head to sunny California. Leaving the recession, complicated families they make a series of Commandments, hoping to adhere to them once they land. As with most things they soon find that those commandments are hard to keep. The hardest being `Thou Shalt Not Fall in Love'. Jo falls for sexy, shy musician, Marc. What starts of slow as a friendship heats up fast and before you know it love is a big part of the relationship? Both are from Ireland and the relationship is soon tested by family problems at home. First when Marc mother's breast cancer resurfaces and later for Jo, as her dad falls down drunk, hits his head and ends up in a coma. Jo and Marc embark on a friendship that leads to sex, love and rock & roll. You think that things are going smoothly for them until they go on tour and Jo is call to Ireland for her father. Jo is so full of life and down to earth she is the best friend everyone looks for. And when she heads home to be with her father things fall apart. Drinking and the rock and roll lifestyle Marc has, leads to many complications. Suzie fall for Chris who is in love with himself but she doesn't see it at first. Following him around like a lovesick puppy. Complications arise and before you know it she makes a decision that is right for her situation. I loved the story overall and was surprised by the way it ended as it wasn't at all what I had expected. But I loved the ending and would recommend this to others as a pleasant read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Thou shalt read The L.A. Commandments!, September 1, 2011
This review is from: The L.A. Commandments (Kindle Edition)
What a pager turner! I was kept gripped until the very end. Its diverse range of characters and captivating plot kept me hooked until the last page. And what a last page it is - you're in for a BIG surprise. I loved the characters' LA lives and if O'Sullivan's was a real bar I'd definitely make it my local. It's been a while since I've been so hooked by a novel's plot and characters. A must read! Hermosa Beach, Santa Monica and Venice Beach are next on my holiday hitlist after reading The L.A. Commandments.
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