What Looks Like Crazy (Paperback)

by Charlotte Hughes (Author)
Key Phrases: mental health fair, Aunt Trixie, Aunt Lou, Bitsy Stout (more...)

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"Her words turn to gold on the page."
-JANET EVANOVICH

Product Description
She's had hit after hit with Janet Evanovich.

Now this New York Times bestselling author begins a series that readers will go crazy for.

Psychologist Kate Holly's own life has become the stuff of intensive therapy. She's divorcing her gorgeous firefighter husband, she has an eccentric secretary, her mother and aunt have erected a vaguely sexual sculpture in her front yard, and her psychiatrist ex-boyfriend won't stop calling to find out what color panties she's wearing. Now, Kate's being bombarded with mysterious threats, and the only person who can help her is the one man who always makes her lose her mind-and heart.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Jove (February 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515144231
• ISBN-13: 978-0515144239
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,055 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stephanie Plum gets a doctorate and moves South, March 15, 2008

By	Book Snob "momof3" (Charlotte, NC, USA) - See all my reviews

Kate Holly is a clinical psychologist with a practice full of truly crazy people, some of whom threaten her on a regular basis. Her best friend and receptionist is a zany gold digger-turned widow-turned millionaire heiress who also works as Kate's publicist, all for free of course. Kate's life is complicated by two love interests, though the fireman is much more interesting than the shrink. She adopts a pregnant dog, something is blown up, her mom is nuts, the rest of her family is certifiable, she tends to run about Atlanta is various stages of undress - in other words, she's a mess. You get the picture. And although this book does borrow heavily from the Plum series it is still amusing in its own right. This is a light fun read - it kept me occupied during a Saturday on the ball fields. Would I recommended it? - you bet; is it terribly original? - no way; does that really matter? - not always. Sometimes a book is just meant to be fun and this is one of those books.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Literally LOL, February 18, 2009

By	L. Myers (Arkansas, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book had me laughing the whole way through. It's a simple read and obvious that Hughes is best buds with Janet Evanovich and yet it's a style all it's own. I recommend this to any who wants a fun book with love, mystery, and TONS of laughter!
I cannot wait for the next in this series.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting Reviews: What Looks Like Crazy, July 8, 2008

By	Enchanting Reviews "Lisa" - See all my reviews

WHAT LOOKS LIKE CRAZY
CHARLOTTE HUGHES

Rating: 3.5 Enchantments

Psychologist Kate Holly has a lot to deal with. Case in point, her divorce from her husband is almost final; her mother and aunt have decided to erect a vaguely sexual statue in her front yard that has the nosy neighbor across the street covering it with a sheet; her ex-boyfriend is still trying to lure her back; and now she's getting mysterious threats. At first, Kate puts off the threats on the neighbor across the street - after all, egging a door doesn't seem to be that far off the norm for her. But when the threats start to escalate, Kate has to rethink her suspect list.

The opening of the story held a lot of promise, with Dr. Holly talking down a patient from the rooftop while not getting close enough to get pulled down in case he decided to take the plunge. From there, however, it had a lot of ups and downs. At times I thought the story fell a little flat. While Mona and the Junk Sisters were interesting characters, I'm not sure they made as big a contribution to the story as they could have. While I liked Jay, the hero, I'm glad he didn't play as big in the story as the back cover blurb would lead you to believe.

Not to say that there aren't some great scenes in the book. I really enjoyed the makeover Mona gave Kate before they go to the Junk Sisters' big opening night, where Kate runs into her soon-to-be-ex Jay, looking nothing less than a million bucks, and thanks to a dare from Mona, has to somehow let him know she's wearing a thong without flashing the entire crowd. That was one scene that had me laughing out loud.

You can visit Ms. Hughes online at www.readcharlottehughes.com.


Lisa
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April 2008