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novelesque_life's review against another edition
4.0
RATING: 3.5 STARS
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Nikki's former husband dies, and now she has custody of her children. She decides to take a job for a new airline in Las Vegas. Will the men around her accept her position of power? Dixie, airline attendant, wants to be married with kids but keeps meeting men that are already married with kids. She decides to stop dating pilot and goes with Nikki to the new airline. Carlisle has a secret, can he escape the danger he is in and make a new life in Las Vegas?
Not one of my favourite Carr books. I can't put my finger on it but it seemed to lack something. I did love the characters and the way they came together for one another.
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Nikki's former husband dies, and now she has custody of her children. She decides to take a job for a new airline in Las Vegas. Will the men around her accept her position of power? Dixie, airline attendant, wants to be married with kids but keeps meeting men that are already married with kids. She decides to stop dating pilot and goes with Nikki to the new airline. Carlisle has a secret, can he escape the danger he is in and make a new life in Las Vegas?
Not one of my favourite Carr books. I can't put my finger on it but it seemed to lack something. I did love the characters and the way they came together for one another.
avid_read's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
mees_grows's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable easy poolside/beach read. Interesting characters including some that you love to hate.
gertyp's review against another edition
3.0
So far different from what I expected, but really enjoyed the background info on flying depicted. Probably won't change this phobic flyer though :)
88ashleymae88's review against another edition
3.0
Slow to start
It took 60% of the book to get into a real story line. The first half of the book was fluff mostly useless details that no one really needed. If the first half had been written with the same gusto the second half was it would have been a much better read.
It took 60% of the book to get into a real story line. The first half of the book was fluff mostly useless details that no one really needed. If the first half had been written with the same gusto the second half was it would have been a much better read.
tita_noir's review against another edition
4.0
I downloaded this audiobook from ym library solely on the strenght of the narrator. I love Therese Plummer's narration. I also like Robyn Carr fine, but I've kinda of gone off some of her recent stuff.
I ended up really liking this. It is one of her earlier books, set in the airline industry written in the aftermath of 9/11. 9/11 looms large in the story as recent history. Not necessarily in a tragic way, but as a jumping off point of how the event profoundly changed the airline industry and how people approached security in flying. Deregulation of the industry also plays a part in the story.
It follows three people who work in for a big airline: Nikki, a pilot, and Dixie and Carisle both flight attendants. The blurb is a little misleading because it makes it sound like this is going to be a book that breezily follows the three as they find love and, oh yes, start working for a new airline.
In fact, this book is heavily focused on the airline industry and what it takes to start up a new airline. What romance there is (and these three do end up in nice romances) is quite anemic. I actually enjoyed all the info about how an airline runs, and also the industry speak. It was pretty fascinating and Carr managed to tell the story in a nicely soapy way.
Fun listen and it was a nice departure from some of the later stuff she's doing now.
I ended up really liking this. It is one of her earlier books, set in the airline industry written in the aftermath of 9/11. 9/11 looms large in the story as recent history. Not necessarily in a tragic way, but as a jumping off point of how the event profoundly changed the airline industry and how people approached security in flying. Deregulation of the industry also plays a part in the story.
It follows three people who work in for a big airline: Nikki, a pilot, and Dixie and Carisle both flight attendants. The blurb is a little misleading because it makes it sound like this is going to be a book that breezily follows the three as they find love and, oh yes, start working for a new airline.
In fact, this book is heavily focused on the airline industry and what it takes to start up a new airline. What romance there is (and these three do end up in nice romances) is quite anemic. I actually enjoyed all the info about how an airline runs, and also the industry speak. It was pretty fascinating and Carr managed to tell the story in a nicely soapy way.
Fun listen and it was a nice departure from some of the later stuff she's doing now.
sewcialist_librarian's review against another edition
3.0
Similar in feel to Summer in Sonoma and House on Olive Street. I was actually taken in by all the work to get the new airline up and running. Not to mention the quirks of the characters.
kande0321's review against another edition
1.0
This book had some potential. I liked the idea. But there was some language and some sexual references. I ended up not being able to finish the book. Very disappointing!