This so far is the most expensive Susan Elizabeth Phillips (SEP) book I have ever bought. There are no available paper backs and when it comes to SEP books, I’d prefer them in hardcopy over ebook. So I got a one at a price at an equivalent of 3 paperbacks. Too bad there is no return and exchange policy here that will allow the reason, “I didn’t like the book till page 10.”
But of all the books I’ve read, this so far is the first that I have gone from Page One to eleven (now) then i stopped. It is in my humble opinion, at this point at just a page above 10, is a satire (for I am having difficulty finding the right word) of Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie-Jennifer Aniston triangle.
In all fairness, the cover is very artistic, the words are very much SEP… BUT the distraction that is coming into my mind while reading this, and I can’t help it, keeps matching whatever words, description, and a lot more to the actual lives (or what the press has been showing us) of BranJenLina… And the brain exercise is proving to be tiring. To consciously remove the unconscious matching that my brain has been doing, instead of pleasure or entertainment, reading this has become a chore.
With much love for SEP books, I hope to finish “What I Did For Love” in this lifetime without so much prejudice to the characters of “What I Did for Love” — Lance, Georgie, Jade, Bram, and Trevor (so far they were the ones mentioned till Page 11). SEP has a proven talent in creating lovable and unforgettable characters. With this book, I’m quite sure she is able to deliver in her own way.
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Author: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Publisher: Avon Books
The Chicago Stars is a professional US football team where the heroes of this series are part of either as players or in its management. In this series the heroes, being professional football players, are well paid, popular, and have a picture of physical strength and endurance. The heroines despite their frail physique have strong characters to match the hard headed jocks.
The common characteristic that I found among the jocks is that they are very strong and stubborn with dark or suppressed pasts that when love hits them, they were either too afraid or proud to admit it. Despite having all the luxuries in life brought by financially rewarding careers where women come in swarms, the Chicago Stars jocks found love in the most unexpected places, time, and type of woman.
The first book in this series that I read was Natural Born Charmer where from Page One it had me laughing, literally. Before this, I was not aware of Susan Elizabeth Phillips (SEP) as I was not very much into romance novels. Now I have become a “believer” of SEP… An SEP convert if I may say. Her novel’s plot are so uncomplicated and realistic that anybody can easily relate to.
More than anything, reading her work had brought me to laughter, tears, and myriad of emotions as the characters come alive in every page. The experience was what I wanted in the first place, to be entertained. With every book a reader will definitely feel in love and love the men and women of Chicago Stars series.
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