Reviewer: Samantha
Rosemary Harris is now on tour with CLP Blog Tours and The Bitches of Brooklyn
Summary:
From the author of the Anthony and Agatha-nominated Pushing Up Daisies and Dead Head.
Are they really bitches? That depends who you ask…four friends await the arrival of a fifth at a secluded Cape Cod bungalow where they spend an all-girls weekend every summer. But this year the fifth woman doesn’t show. Instead she sends a note that reads – “I’ve run off with one of your men.”
Has she? Is it a prank? Do they run for the phone or try to enjoy the weekend without her? Fun, flirty and filled with Harris’ trademark snappy dialogue and quirky characters forced to reevaluate their marriages, their friendships and their memories, The Bitches of Brooklyn has been called “a cross between Pretty Little Liars and Sex in the City.”
Inspired by a classic Hollywood film, The Bitches of Brooklyn will appeal to readers of Jennifer Weiner, Cathleen Schine and Susan Isaacs and is for every woman who’s ever had a best friend and wondered…is she really??
Review:
I just loved the way this book started off! The note really piqued my interest – who did she run off with? Whose marriage or relationship isn’t what it seems? Also, each woman started to question herself, her significant other, and their friendships in general. It was such a fabulous way to grab a reader’s attention right from the first page, and I was hooked! The story continues on with the four friends trying to enjoy their vacation, though each is secretly worried about the note. The next section follows the women after they leave vacation and get back into their lives, and readers can learn more about each character and what is happening in her life and her relationship. Since there are four characters (and a fifth that we are learning about from a distance) it’s a bit to take in, but that mystery aspect of who is Abby with really kept me invested in the story. The ending was great, and overall I really enjoyed this book. I also want to check out more mystery novels from Rosemary Harris!
4 stars
Author Bio:
Rosemary Harris has been a bookstore manager, a video producer and a public television exec. Her debut novel, the Agatha and Anthony-nominated, Pushing Up Daisies, was followed by The Big Dirt Nap, Dead Head andSlugfest, all titles in her Dirty Business mystery series. She is past president of Mystery Writers of America’s NY Chapter and Sisters in Crime’s New England Chapter. Like some of the characters in The Bitches of Brooklyn she was born in Brooklyn but now lives in New York City and Fairfield County, Connecticut.
To learn more about Rosemary and all of her books visit her atwww.rosemaryharris.com and Like her on facebook atwww.facebook.com/RosemaryHarriswriter
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