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4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty Good Read for Difficult Characters, December 2, 2006
This review is from: What Men Want (Red Dress Ink Novels) (Paperback)
Cons: It was hard for me to sympathize with Jenny because she was rather mean: going off to chase a story and leave her boyfriend alone on Christmas; proud of running peoples' names through the trash as a reporter; rather snide when it came to other women just because they were beautiful. I was a little disappointed that I didn't really care about her story; I was more interested in her meeting Slade than about this filmmaker. Also, what was the fixation with saying Jenny was a blonde with blue eyes? After the fourth time I read it, I was thinking "Okay, we get it. Please move on." There were some characters in this novel that I still have no idea what they look like, but there's no way in the world I don't know that Jenny is blue-eyed and blonde-haired.
Pros: Authors usually try to make the main character loveable, or at least make readers sympathize. Jenny had such a hard edge on her, that although tough to love, I had to admire her spunk. She refused to lean on any man to get by. She loved her job and she was good at it. I liked how outgoing and blunt she was with men, and learned a few things about research. Although I never wanted to be a reporter in my life for the exact same tactics in this book, it was interesting to read about the rivalry between her and Slaid.
She ate some of the worst food in the world, but her jokes and dialogue at every single dinner tickled me. Jenny was a great main character to write about, and I liked her boyfriend too, as blunt as he was. I thought Slade had great charisma, especially in the Victoria's Secret scene. I'd want to meet Slade!
I am a little skeptical of this title though, because the main character was so blahzay when it came to what men want. Personally, I think the title should have been "Who Wants That?" or something to that effect, because the main character went through relationships, career expectations, story lines, and even her friends went through transitions to better/hinder their future.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reporting on Others Leads Feisty Journalist to Learn About Herself, March 17, 2006
This review is from: What Men Want (Red Dress Ink Novels) (Paperback)
Dont'be fooled by Jenny Geroge's pain vanilla name. She's a reporter with with wit,drive, and plenty of resources who finds her match in her arch rival, the journalist, Slaid Warren. Their professional relationship is stormy and tense with an undercurrent of sexual energy that neither one of them accepts or acknowledges. As these two compete to one-up the other for the best stories, they find themselves together in the Caribbean, both going after a Hollywood Mogul with a dubious past. Add to this, Jenny's problems with Chris, her live-in-boyfriend, who is embraking on a little romantic adventure of his own and you have the ingredients of a lively, taut story.
Deborah Blumenthal, whose first book, FAT CHANCE, I also loved, writes with verve and of humor.There are more than a few twists and turns in WHAT MEN WANT as Jenny George discovers that what she wants in more important than what men want.
I found myself eagerly turning the pages to find out what was going to happen next.It is a highly entertaining and satisfying book, one I can recommend it with great enthusiasm.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
What Men Want, February 9, 2006
This review is from: What Men Want (Red Dress Ink Novels) (Paperback)
Jenny George's most prepossessing problem at first is her name, it's so plain and perky that she never expects she'll be able to become a serious reporter. Then, she gets a shot at it, and she's in a race to get the goods on a charming, yet unethical film maker who may be guilty of serious white collar crimes. She's competing against her nemesis, Slaid Warren, for the story, and Slaid is not above using tricks to get the edge. While all that is going on, her personal life is going downhill behind her back as her live in boyfriend decides he literally wants a new model of girlfriend, a vapid covergirl he works with on an ad campaign. When the truth hits Jenny squarely in the face, she realizes how weak the old boyfriend is, and suddenly, Slaid starts to look a bit more interesting.
*** Though at times the plot seems to meander, there is a coherence and intelligence in this novel that most books of the genre lack. A more decisive conclusion would have been appreciated, but the story, overall does have a realism that perhaps precludes that. ***
Amanda Killgore
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