Lennie Ross is currently on tour with CLP Blog Tours and her novel Blow Me. This story follows three “friends” living in the very different world we call LA. Skylar works lazily as an executive assistant, not taking her job seriously until she is fired, burns down her apartment in the middle of foreplay, and is now living out of her car. Dawn is more practical, but doesn’t enjoy her job working as a matchmaker, setting up wealthy older men with young beautiful woman. She also feels her biological clock ticking, and decides to go through the process to freeze her eggs- right when she possibly meets Mr. Right. And Chloe is a wannabee actress, also working as a real estate agent, but has never sold a house nor gotten a role, and is on the verge of being detained if she can’t get her Green Card. All three women are in close to forty, lying about their ages, hoping for a better life, and waiting for a man to help them fix it. But can they figure out what they really want before it’s too late? And how do friendships survive in the land of frenemies and backstabbers, where jealousy reigns supreme?
I live in Iowa, and let me tell you- Blow Me really opened my eyes to what LA can be like for some people. Each character had a unique story and personality, and Ross writes with engaging humor that kept me focused on the plot. Skylar and Dawn take over in the middle, with Chloe kind of fading away, but Chloe’s reappearance at the end of the novel is hilarious and a nice way to tie up her story. Between Skylar and Dawn, I enjoyed reading about Dawn more because she seemed more down to earth and prepared about handling her own life. Skylar seemed to be just waiting for a hand out, but in the end she learns how to find her passion and that made for a great ending. The suspense lagged a little in the middle, but the humorous scenes made up for that and kept me entertained. I would warn readers that this is a pretty provocative novel, so keep that in mind if you enjoy more cookie-cutter reads. I hope Lennie Ross has another book for us soon, because I really enjoyed her writing style and I’m sure all the stories she has from living in Los Angeles will make more great characters!
[Rating: 4]
I’m really enjoying ‘Blow Me’! Can’t wait to review next week!
Oooh, thanks for the review. I love chicklit and can’t wait to read this one. Has she written other stuff? I’ve never heard of her.
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This is her first chick lit book!
Another great book for ladies. I will buy one for my wife. I know she’ll really like this.
I’m a 56 year old man, just finished reading “Blow Me” by Lennie Ross, and loved it. You may think that “chick lit” is only for women, but men can learn a lot about women by reading that genre, especially from “Blow Me”. There were many times that it made me laugh out loud, but also yell things like “Holy S…” (very embarrassing when reading in a restaurant)!
“Blow Me” is set in Los Angeles,where everyone has a title of Actor/Waitress, Actor/Plumber, Actor/Real Estate Agent, or similar. The three main characters, Skye, Dawn, and Chloe, are all in their late 30s (or so they say), dressing like they’re in their late 20s, and are all looking for Mr. Right, but having little luck.
Between Dawn’s Jewish mother butting into her dating business, Skye’s apartment fire at the most inopportune time, and Chloe’s attemps to latch onto any single man she meets, there’s plenty of action. The ladies each flit around on their own separate adventures, but those adventures intertwine at some of the oddest times, with the ladies growing up a bit more each time.
Ms. Ross provides excellent character development, interesting twists and turns, and with chapter titles like “I’ll Be Auditioning for the Role of Wife”, “Look What the Yenta Dragged in”, “Dinner Doesn’t Equal Sex – Lunch Does”, and my favorite “Three Cougars Walk into a Bar”, you’re in for a treat. Speaking of treats, there’s even a “free sample” route through Beverly Hills included for no extra charge.
I had a blast reading “Blow Me”, and I look forward to the movie version, as long as Ms. Ross writes the screenplay.
Brava, Ms. Ross