The first half of this book was promising. Unlike some other reviews, I was not expecting a thriller and thus was surprised at the change in direction midway through the book. Of course, if I had been expecting a thriller, I would have been disappointed. The emotional/moral dilemma fell short as ...
I really wish there were more rating divisions. This would be a 3.5 for me, but I'll show 4 stars as it was closer to 4 than 3!So many plots twists & turns along the way really kept me guessing. Even when it appeared all was resolved, there was more!This book, however, was too dialog-heavy in my ...
I usually like her books, and I did like this one, but I found it a little annoying at parts, for one reason only. The main character, Mike, knows that in order to get his life back, he must start controlling his temper and actions. However, he just keeps making mistake after mistake. I found ...
Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline is full of unbelievable cruelty from Bennie Rosato’s identical twin, Alice, who was raised in foster care and made a mess of her life. Bennie is a successful attorney who owns her own firm but when she accepts a dinner invitation from Alice, she wakes up in a box b...
I finished this book over a week ago, but have been dreading writing a review. I liked it and I didn't depending on circumstances in the book. Jake Buckman had been a workaholic father who lost connection with his teenage son. In trying to rebuild a relationship, Jake agrees to pick up Ryan at...
This is an enjoyable and light read, full of candor and humorous self-reflection. Primarily vignettes of the mother, Lisa Scottoline but it also includes those of the daughter, Francesca Scottoline Serritella...and yes, the strong Italian female background of each plays prominently throughout, es...
"My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space" is a book of humorous essays, written mostly by Scottoline and occasionally by her daughter, the nest emptier. Her humor rotates between her love for her dogs (five of them,) her failed marriages (two of those), her relationship with her daugh...
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I've tried to read a few of Scottoline's mysteries in the past -- and I know she is well loved by many readers of that genre -- but I've always struggled getting into her books. I figured I would try this one because it was non-fiction, allowing me to see a different side to her, and I figured th...
Lisa Scottoline (and sometimes her daughter Francesca Serritella) write newspaper articles. The book is a collection of these stories. They remind us of the relationships we have with our daughters, mothers, and grandmothers and put a humorus slant on them. (make us laugh at ourselves) man...
Where to begin... (Some Spoilers I'm Sure)This was the second book by this author that I read. The first was another of the Rosato and Associates series- Courting Trouble. I really liked that first one and, being a sucker for a series, I went out to find as many of the others as I could. I found ...
THIS SUMMARY/REVIEW WAS COPIED FROM OTHER SOURCES AND IS USED ONLY AS A REMINDER OF WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT FOR MY PERSONAL INTEREST. ANY PERSONAL NOTATIONS ARE FOR MY RECOLLECTION ONLYI am really loving this series about the all female law firm of Rosato and Associates even though I did get star...
In Daddy's Girl, Natalie Greco's quiet and idyllic, if not predictable, life turns chaotic when a violent riot breaks out while she is teaching a course at the local prison. Nat rushes to give CPR to a grievously injured prison guard. Before he dies, he asks her to deliver a cryptic message with ...
I try not to be too picky about this type of book – a quick, mindless read that isn’t going to stay with me much beyond the moment I finish the last page. When such a book does stay with me, it’s for all the wrong reasons. Such is the case with Dirty Blonde. The protagonist is a federal judge bas...
I love Lisa Scottoline books - although I will admit to reading her most recent ones. This book is twelve years old and it was painful. It took me nearly a month to read because I was unmotivated to do so. I found the idea of the book quite interesting, but found the book itself pretty awful.*...
BEWARE. I DON'T FLAG SPOILERS. BUT I DON'T PUT MY REVIEWS OUT ON ANY FEED, EITHER.Disclaimer - my "reviews" are not truly that. Rather than a critical analysis, each "review" is mostly my quick summary of the plot -- so I can refresh my unreliable memory. Also, I find that once I journal a book, ...
A well-written, suspenseful novel, somewhat plodding at times, but still extremely good. Vicki Allegretti is an Assistant U.S. Attorney who is working on a case with, Agent Bob "Morty" Morton, an ATF agent with whom she's become very close during their partnership on cases over the past year. The...
”You don’t ask for the truth; you pound it out of them.”Setting:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 1996Coverly Love?:No; This cover is about as boring as covers get, as far as I’m concerned.Plot:Benedetta “Bennie” Rosato has always been a standout, both as her job as a lawyer and her appearance. Six fee...
After reading the terrible 1st to Die by James Patterson and being exceedingly disappointed, I picked up another mystery, hoping this one would have good characters and a good mystery.Plot:Anne Murphy is a lawyer for an all-female firm who is defending a CEO friend who is accused of sexual harass...
I DON'T HIDE MY REVIEWS, BUT THEY DO HAVE SPOILERS.Yay! I found another Scottoline "lady lawyer" tale that I hadn't yet read. (The only two I'm still looking for are "Dirty Blonde" and "Moment of Truth.")A divorced, single-mom attorney named Grace is the lead character in this book. She's been on...
This was my first Scottoline novel and it will certainly be my last. I don’t entirely understand why someone with such modest writing skills has become so popular, and I definitely don’t understand why the Italian-American Anti-Defamation League isn’t picketing her publisher. In this novel, Scott...
I love this series but somehow the books featuring Mary DiNunzio aggravate me in many ways. I like the Judy Carrier and Bennie Rosato stories better. Mary is an Italian Catholic and is always so stereotyped as feeling guilt (Catholic guilt) over everything, being timid, and doing stupid things. I...
Listened for Fun (Library)Overall Rating: 4.00Story Rating: 4.00Character Rating: 4.00Audio Rating: 4.00 (not part of the overall rating)First Thought when Finished: Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline was my first book by this author and it was a hit for me.Story Thoughts: I admit that the best part ...
This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life.I am absolutely amazed by how closely I can relate to these authors. This collection of humorous essays made me chuckle often and tear up occasionally. I have read quite a few of Lisa Scottoline's books and have even stood in line to have her ...
The sun still burned in the sky, and the air still felt humid. The only shade came from tall trees that lined the sidewalks, which were of red brick. They passed an antique store with a window display of painted cast-iron doorstops and a barber shop with an old-school barber pole mounted on its b...
It was like that movie Baby’s Day Out, except with my parent. I turned my back for one second, and the little rascal got away from me. I imagined her crawling along an I-beam at some high-rise construction site. But she’s afraid of heights, so more likely she’d be in Times Square, telling The Nak...
She couldn’t stop thinking about Anthony’s wounded expression last night or the pained tone of his voice when he asked her where he fit in her life. She knew in her heart that she put him first, but even she couldn’t square that with her taking Patrick, against his express wishes. She felt more n...
Judy began to say, as she stuffed a sheet into the washing machine. Frank had gone upstairs to bed, and she was standing with Mary in the hallway that passed for a laundry room, because the washer-dryer could be covered by a louvered door. “Why can’t my boyfriend be as awesome as my girlfriend?” ...
The room was small, the gray door closed, and fluorescent lighting glared from a ceiling of white tile. A black TV cart with an old Sony portable and VCR occupied one corner, and the only other furniture, three mismatched chairs and a gray Formica desk, had a scavenged look Bennie had seen only i...
His brother Will, who owns the bar and at forty-one is two years younger than Harvey, reaches for an icy Schlitz at the bottom of the cooler, gives it a wipe with the bar towel, twists off the cap, and sets the bottle on the bar just as Harvey gets there. Harvey doesn’t reach for the bottle right...
Eric ran, with Laurie beside him, to the BMW while Zack and Marie hurried to his red pickup truck in the driveway. “Eric, I’ll drive.” “Let me.” Eric had to be in control of something. He had to make this mission his own. “Drive safe.” Laurie tossed him the keys and he caught them, jumped into th...
The late-day sun tarnished the quaint brick homes, with their Victorian porches, and next to them was a stop-time corner grocery, a mom-and-pop drugstore, and a funky independent bookstore called READsburgh.Rose circled the block looking for a parking space, with Annie following in her car, and t...
She had to eat quickly because she had other plans for the rest of the lunch break. Lou was still outside, presumably spying on Karen and Doreen. He would be back any minute, if only for his roast beef special with extra Russian dressing. “Jason, how you doing?” Bennie asked, between mouthfuls. “...
Because airline travel isn’t humiliating enough. Never mind that when you stand in the security line, you have to undress in front of perfect strangers. First you take off your shoes, so you can stand there awkwardly in your bare feet. You lose three inches, but you gain ringworm. Next you have t...
She felt sick to her stomach. She couldn’t get all the blood off when she’d washed. It had dried to black and caked in the lines and creases of her palms, limning each wrinkle with a line as fine as a sable brush’s. Her lifeline was painted with the blood of her best friend.Judy stuck her hands b...