Review: Booklist
The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes.
Crusie, Jennifer (author) and Eileen Dreyer (author) and others.
July 2007. 416p. St. Martin’s, paperback, $7.99 (0-312-94098-X).
REVIEW. First published June 1, 2007 (Booklist).
Three top romance authors each tell about one of the three Fortune sisters, who have been hiding in small towns since their famous parents were killed by their aunt Xan. Dee, an inspired artist working in a bank to support her sisters, shape-shifts when agitated, usually taking the form of a bird. She now connects with a researcher for a famous best-selling author. Lizzie, whose attempts to transmute objects into gold instead turn forks into rabbits, is offered guidance by a powerful mage. And Mare, the youngest sister, is pining for Crash, who deserted her after a horrible motorcycle accident, and fighting her sisters’ plans to send her to college. Earth-shaking sex and belly-shaking laughs abound.
— Diana Tixier Herald
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Well, sounds like this one actually READ the book at least.
And Others? Anne Stuart is Others?
Humph.
And where is the recommendation? Don’t they give any idea of how good the book is? Where are the stars? This review is pretty lame. Not much more than you could get reading the back of the book. At least they acknowledge that it is a single novel.
Yeah, that “and others” really sucks. WHat, they couldn’t remember just one more name???
(((hugs)))
Of course, the live preview only helps if you actually look at it. Just take that “WHat” as a very breathy “what.”
You know, the reaction here about leaving off Anne Stuart was the same one I had today when I went into a major bookseller and looked up TUMF in their computer. Anne is actually listed as the author, without any others. I laughed at that. I thought, “Yeah, she’s pretty major, and I *love* her, but COME ON! There are two other women that totally rock that helped write this book!!”
So, maybe it all evens out in the end?
Regardless, you’ll be happy to know, authors, that the book is in the store. But you will not be happy to know, readers, that it is NOT on the shelves. Yes, I understand about the lay-down date, and I totally respect that. But still, just knowing that it is RIGHT THERE and I can’t have it? Not. Fun. At. All.
That’s all I’m saying.
I’m happy to know it’s in the stores and not on the shelves. It means stores are respecting the laydown. Yea!
My guess on the Booklist review is that there’s an electronic form the reviewer fills out to submit the review and it only has two fields for names; another site we talked to that had ths book listed as an anthology–ARGH–had done it because it was the only way to get all three names in their database because the most author fields their novel category had was two. The names are alphabetical by last name, so Krissie’s ended up last.
I received e-mail confirmation today that my book is packed and ready to leave the warehouse. Don’t know exactly when it will get here, but I would guess that it is timed to get here on the 26th. I can hardly wait.
This is great! Booklist only reviews titles they recommend so to have this review, even if it isn’t just what everyone wants, appear is a big deal - trust me, I’m a public librarian and we look at BL a lot when it comes to make selection decisions. My copy came just a few days ago and I LOVE IT! When I really like a book, I read it really slowly because I’m a fast reader usually but with books this good I don’t want it to end. I love the collaborative idea. I can’t find on the website, though, who wrote which sister/character..sorry if you’ve already talked this to death! Thanks for the great read - I’ll make sure our library system buys plenty of copies!
You are a wonderful person, Jane.
So I finished it Sunday (I read really really slowly - prolonging the end) and then tried to not think about it (which was really hard) so I could forget as much as possible so I can start reading it again! I’m talking it up like mad - this really is a wonderful collaborative work! And I love this blog! Now you just need to get this reviewed in Library Journal and picked up by Baker and Taylor’s Booking Ahead plan and you’re set!