What do You think about Born To Be Wild (2006)?
I had to downgrade this book from three stars to two; the ending was weak. There was a lose end that really bothered me and would have been interesting had it been explored. There was a conflict between Mary Lisa, the main female character and her mother. The reason was finally alluded to near the end as well as some kind of resolution, but there was never any final scene with her mother that would have added nicely to the story. The romance came on rather awkwardly and too quick, making it a little unbelievable. The good things about this book were Mary Lisa and the interaction between the three girls. Mary Lisa is a lovable character and more time could have been spent on her and her friends relationship. Perhaps I am asking too much, as this was obviously meant to be a light, amusing book as described on the back cover, but it certainly doesn't live up to what I expect from Catherine Coulter, who is one of my favorite authors.
—Vanessa
It was not entertaining and I wished it would be over.This was my first Catherine Coulter book and will probably be my last. Two stories were happening throughout the book. One was about the actress Mary who had a stalker. The other was what was happening within the tv soap opera with Mary's character. I skipped over most of the soap opera parts due to disinterest. While reading the rest, I was wishing it would be over. I was angry at the author for leaving certain unanswered questions within the story, described below.CAUTION SPOILERS: Mary goes to visit Jack. They plan to go to bed, but her father shows up for a visit and we never know if the father leaves or if Mary and Jack go to bed (296). Another example is Kelly makes a rude comment about Mary in front of Jack. After Jack left the room, Mary says "What are you up to?" We never hear the answer (309). Another example is throughout the story Mary's mother treats her terribly and hates her. The mother's only friend commits suicide and in the suicide note asks the mother to forgive Mary Later in the story Mary gets a phone call. Jack asks who it was. Mary had some strange expressions and after a moment said "that was my mother." We never learn what was said (342). A couple of the characters were interesting but not enough to make it worth reading. I was disappointed with this author.Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: two. Setting: current day Los Angeles, Calif and Goddard Bay, Oregon. Copyright: 2006. Genre: romantic suspense.
—Jane Stewart
I thought Mary Lisa and her friends were pretty funny, would have liked to see Elizabeth more, also they stressed Lou Lou wasn't her real name, but didn't elaborate what it was or why she changed it. The soap opera bits made the book interesting, although the soap opera itself sounded boring. They basically just stare at each other and talk and say nasty things. But maybe that's normal, I don't watch soaps. I don't understand what happened between Jack and Mary Lisa. They clearly hate each other at the beginning (and as always, the couple that hates each other the most of course falls in love, so overdone), but still, he runs to LA to protect because his best friend likes her? And with a murder investigation no less? It's a nice novel to read when you are looking for mindless entertainment.
—Eva
