Real enjoyable summer read.
A great summer read. Murder, romance and fun combine with divorce, revenge and antiques in steamy Savannah Georgia.
Rated a 4.5 stars out of 5 on Amazon by 60 readers.
Rated a 4.5 stars out of 5 on Amazon by 60 readers.
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One of my favorites books that I read in 2009. I'm keeping this one for a reread. Funny, and a kinda of "who dun it" about a area of the South I love.
I got this book through paperbackswap.com. I think I had added it to my paperback wish list after reading a review or recommendation for this book (or the author). The author has some writing skill. However, there were other weaknesses in the book that make me give it only two stars. The characters seemed to be caricatures. Eloise (a/k/a "Weezie"), the main character, was someone that I didn't care about. Although she was 30 (or in her 30s--I can't recall), she seemed immature.
The "romance" between Weezie and Daniel, a one-time high school fling for Weezie who happened to cross paths with Weezie early on in the book, didn't seem to be based on anything other than lust. I didn't sense there was any chemistry between them.
Weezie's mother was a closet alcoholic and apparently had been for many years. An intervention had been done years earlier but was unsuccessful. The family tried again and suddenly mom was "cured" and a completely different person. This change seemed to happen overnight. In real life, I doubt that it's that easy.
The book was also 50-100 pages too long.
This is apparently Book 1 of a series of Weezie-BeBe mysteries. I don't plan to continue.
The "romance" between Weezie and Daniel, a one-time high school fling for Weezie who happened to cross paths with Weezie early on in the book, didn't seem to be based on anything other than lust. I didn't sense there was any chemistry between them.
Weezie's mother was a closet alcoholic and apparently had been for many years. An intervention had been done years earlier but was unsuccessful. The family tried again and suddenly mom was "cured" and a completely different person. This change seemed to happen overnight. In real life, I doubt that it's that easy.
The book was also 50-100 pages too long.
This is apparently Book 1 of a series of Weezie-BeBe mysteries. I don't plan to continue.
What a fun romp of a read. Weezie is divorced and awarded the carriage house behind their Savannah townhouse where her ex and his fiancee' live. She and her friend Bebe are in for tons of fun and challenges. Weezie is an antiques "picker" and when a local historic plantation home is threatened with demolition and redevelopment they are out to stop the plundering of the historic furnishings and the advance of the bulldozers. Throw in some romance and you've got a fun read.
From Library Journal
Savannah Blues is the story of a woman coming to terms with the sudden changes in her life and of a charming city, Savannah, GA. Eloise "Weezie" Foley has lived in Savannah her whole life and is thinking about leaving owing to a nasty divorce from her cheating husband, Tal Evans III. The divorce settlement has left her living with her dog in the carriage house, located in the backyard of the townhouse that she found, bought, and restored during her marriage. To make matters worse, Tal is engaged and living in the townhouse with sleazy, sexy Caroline DeSantos. Weezie is a "picker," someone who searches through garbage, estate sales, etc., to find discarded items to resell to antiques dealers. When she discovers a dead body while trying to sneak into an estate sale early, things get problematical for Weezie: the murdered woman is Caroline. Read by Susan Ericksen, this novel is filled with funny, likable, attention-grabbing, and quirky characters. A multilayered book that includes antiquing tips, romance, and murder, this heartwarming tale of loss and love is a worthwhile purchase for public libraries.
Carol Stern, Glen Cove Lib., NY
Savannah Blues is the story of a woman coming to terms with the sudden changes in her life and of a charming city, Savannah, GA. Eloise "Weezie" Foley has lived in Savannah her whole life and is thinking about leaving owing to a nasty divorce from her cheating husband, Tal Evans III. The divorce settlement has left her living with her dog in the carriage house, located in the backyard of the townhouse that she found, bought, and restored during her marriage. To make matters worse, Tal is engaged and living in the townhouse with sleazy, sexy Caroline DeSantos. Weezie is a "picker," someone who searches through garbage, estate sales, etc., to find discarded items to resell to antiques dealers. When she discovers a dead body while trying to sneak into an estate sale early, things get problematical for Weezie: the murdered woman is Caroline. Read by Susan Ericksen, this novel is filled with funny, likable, attention-grabbing, and quirky characters. A multilayered book that includes antiquing tips, romance, and murder, this heartwarming tale of loss and love is a worthwhile purchase for public libraries.
Carol Stern, Glen Cove Lib., NY
