I like most Jennifer Crusie books, but I honestly couldn't tell you my absolute favorite one because they haven't stood out that much. But this one changed that for me. This was such a delightful book that I thoroughly enjoyed. I devoured this book on a 7 hour cross country plane trip and was very satisfied once it was over.
Summary: Take one food writer named Cranky Agnes, add a hitman named Shane, mix them together with a Southern mob wedding, a missing necklace, two annoyed flamingos, and a dog named Rhett and you've got a recipe for a sexy, hilarious novel about the disastrous side of true love…
Agnes Crandall's life goes awry when a dognapper invades her kitchen one night, seriously hampering her attempts to put on a wedding that she's staked her entire net worth on. Then a hero climbs through her bedroom window. His name is Shane, no last name, just Shane, and he has his own problems: he's got a big hit scheduled, a rival trying to take him out, and an ex-mobster uncle asking him to protect some little kid named Agnes. When he finds out that Agnes isn't so little, his uncle has forgotten to mention a missing five million bucks he might have lost in Agnes's house, and his last hit was a miss, Shane's life isn't looking so good, either. Then a bunch of lowlifes come looking for the money, a string of hit men show up for Agnes, and some wedding guests gather with intent to throw more than rice. Agnes and Shane have their hands full with greed, florists, treachery, flamingos, mayhem, mothers of the bride, and--most dangerous of all--each other.
This book has such an uncomplicated story, but it still has a lot of depth. The storyline is a lot of fun and the character development is spot on. It's very rare to read a book in this genre where the female lead isn't whiny, can't do anything for herself, and is pining away for something that she doesn't have. COMPLETE opposite for our main character, Agnes. She is so much of 180 from the typical chick lit lead...that she has an anger management issue. Such a fun angle for a story. Also, the main male character comes across like such a bad ass dreamboat. This is a little cliche for books like this, but I really don't mind :)
Another thing that sets this book apart from the usual girl book is that it's what I would call a "romaction." Lots of fun sassy quips with some shoot 'em up fighting and a good who 'dun it tacked on as well.
Overall, a fun fun fun read. I can't wait to read the next book on my shelf by Crusie and Mayer, Wild Ride.
Rank: A
I told ya!!
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