Review: Romantic Times

by Jenny Crusie | Reviews | May 29th, 2007 |

THE UNFORTUNATE MISS FORTUNES
by Jennifer Crusie, Eileen Dreyer and Anne Stuart

RT Rating: 4½ Stars
Category: PARANORMAL ROMANCE
Publisher: St. Martin’s
Published: July 2007
Type: Paranormal

Three of the most talented authors in the business join forces to deliver a delightful paranormal romp. Each author tells a portion of the story from one sister’s point of view. All are then seamlessly blended together to deliver giggles galore in this inspired melding of talent.
Summary: For years, the magical Fortune sisters have been hiding from evil Aunt Xantippe. Dee, the eldest, witnessed Xan murdering the girls’ parents. Dee’s power allows her to shape-shift, but hormonal reactions cause her to lose control.

Youngest sister Mare thinks her ability to move objects is lame, still she’s the undisputed Queen of the Value Video store and happy enough. Sister Lizzie has the power of transmutation and is determined to solve their financial problems by turning straw into gold.

Their lives are thrown into chaos when Xan casts a love spell to trap the sisters and their powers. Does true love come in the form of a skeptical researcher, a cranky warlock and a sexy biker? (ST. MARTIN’S, Jul., 416 pp., $7.99) HOT

—Jill M. Smith

11 Comments so far

  1. Diane (TT) May 29th, 2007 4:17 pm

    Very gratifying! I like the juxtaposition of the 3 “true loves” at the end. Maybe I just like the word “cranky” - it’s so rarely used these days, and now it has fond “Agnes” associations.

  2. Lou May 29th, 2007 6:19 pm

    WOW - 4-1/2 stars - WOW.

    You are still making us wait for this book. Why(?)… she whines… and whines… make the publisher and the printer let go of it already - we want it!!!

  3. Jenny Crusie May 29th, 2007 6:48 pm

    Hey, the final website isn’t even up yet.
    But soon, Mollie says soon. It’s gonna knock your socks off. AND it will have free wallpaper for your computer screen that is so incredibuly beautiful you’re not going ot believe it.

  4. Jamie H May 29th, 2007 9:41 pm

    Congrats on the great rating! As for the website- bring on the freebies!

  5. orangehands May 29th, 2007 10:12 pm

    ooo! Jill knows a good thing when she reads it.

    free wallpaper. i love changing my desktop. bring it on.

  6. McB May 30th, 2007 10:31 am

    Oh wow. That’s a great summing up. Congrats on the review and, yeah, bring on the freebies. We need something to get us through the next few weeks of waiting.

  7. Jill May 30th, 2007 12:09 pm

    That other Jill knows what she is talking about.

  8. robena grant May 31st, 2007 10:00 am

    Does true love come in the form of a skeptical researcher, a cranky warlock and a sexy biker?

    Now that’s a great tagline. Congrats! on the great review.

  9. Eileen Dreyer June 1st, 2007 1:26 am

    I especially like the ‘cranky warlock.’ It says so much.

  10. Mary the CB June 1st, 2007 8:21 pm

    This is 4-1/2 out of 4, one presumes? Better not be out of 10. Otherwise I will have to get cranky.

  11. Jenny Crusie June 1st, 2007 9:59 pm

    It’s out of 5 but I think in the history of the magazine about four books have gotten that. I think. Could be wrong.

    4 1/2 is virtually the highest score you can get, although they can add Top Pick to it to add even more weight.

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