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bkread2's review against another edition
4.0
Very enjoyable! I am not "Latino" but have spoke pretty decent Spanish for over 25 years now. I liked how reading this book at the same time as the Democrats running for President are talking about Cuba and our policies with that country!
kricketa's review against another edition
4.0
more feel good chicklit from the author of "the dirty girls social club."
again, i loved listening to this in the car. this one follows alexis, a texan music manager with low self-esteem; marcella, a badass actress who is tired of playing latina hookers; and olivia, a stay at home mom with a screenplay in the works. with fewer voices than the soucias, it was a little easier to follow, and i grew to love all of the characters.
again, i loved listening to this in the car. this one follows alexis, a texan music manager with low self-esteem; marcella, a badass actress who is tired of playing latina hookers; and olivia, a stay at home mom with a screenplay in the works. with fewer voices than the soucias, it was a little easier to follow, and i grew to love all of the characters.
debsnjules's review against another edition
4.0
I was surprised by this book because I bought it at the dollar store. It turned out to be a pretty good read and I was rushing to get to the end to see what would happen.
alyssatuininga's review against another edition
2.0
At it's heart this is chick lit but quite honestly the characters are annoying and rude. The book centers around 3 Latina women- Marcella (a big boobed actress who finds all of self worth in shopping and her appearance), Alexis (a Republican from Texas who god forbid is fat which of course makes her unlovable and disgusting) and Olivia (who is defined by her child and her cheating husband). The writing was super simplistic and almost likeit had been written by a teenager. The characters are more like caricatures than real women. The story is like a 12 year imagining this exciting world of money, movie stars and musicians. All in all I was pretty disappointed.
jaquirose's review against another edition
1.0
I have never abandoned a book this early in my reading, but it is just so boring I cant even finish it. I got maybe 50 pages in and I cant take it anymore. The characters are boring and I cant relate or sympathize with any of them that I am placing this on my new "Abandoned" Shelf. Yikes.
sarahannep's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
shinychick's review against another edition
4.0
Although I normally count audio-books as 1/4 of the actual book's value, those are for books I've read previously. This one I haven't, and I really enjoyed having the three main characters all having their own voice (it's read by three different women). I'm not sure I could have read it through with the same enjoyable effect. And though the last chapter tied everything up neatly, it sort of seemed superfluous. It either needed to not be there, or have more to it.
flowerpower's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
crystalisreading's review against another edition
4.0
This is the novel that introduced me to Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez and got me hooked on her chick-lit with a Hispanic twist books. Don't assume I'm prejudiced for pointing out the ethnicity either, as she makes it abundantly clear throughout the books that she is attempting to represent Hispanic culture, to greater or lesser degrees, in this book.
the book centers around several VERY different women, all of Hispanic origin, who live in the LA area, dealing with different issues. They eventually all become friends and all find love, of course (it's not a spoiler if it's chick-lit, right? you know that there's a happy ending automatically if it's good chick-lit.) while the boyfriend for the main character sounds pretty much too "good" to be true, the book is just cute and fun and a nice read when you want to relax (and if you aren't deeply familiar with Hispanic culture in general, and especially the history of military conflicts in Central America, you can feel like you're learning something while you relax too!)
the book centers around several VERY different women, all of Hispanic origin, who live in the LA area, dealing with different issues. They eventually all become friends and all find love, of course (it's not a spoiler if it's chick-lit, right? you know that there's a happy ending automatically if it's good chick-lit.) while the boyfriend for the main character sounds pretty much too "good" to be true, the book is just cute and fun and a nice read when you want to relax (and if you aren't deeply familiar with Hispanic culture in general, and especially the history of military conflicts in Central America, you can feel like you're learning something while you relax too!)
ashleigh_sorbet's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0