Landing a catch like Talmadge Evans III got Eloise "Weezie" Foley a jewel of a town house in Savannahs historic district. Divorcing Tat got her... read full description
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Nov 17, 2008
Tammy
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One of the things that triggers my geek button is when an author writes about legal issues but doesn't bother to do any real research first.
I particularly hate the "clause in the Will" plot that pops up in romance.
(Yeah. You know who I'm talking to Rachel Gibson!)
But this author, Mary Kay Andrews, actually gets the legal mumbo jumbo right. In fact, she writes the crazy whodunit theme very well and she is witty to boot! Her characters are colorful, More...
I particularly hate the "clause in the Will" plot that pops up in romance.
(Yeah. You know who I'm talking to Rachel Gibson!)
But this author, Mary Kay Andrews, actually gets the legal mumbo jumbo right. In fact, she writes the crazy whodunit theme very well and she is witty to boot! Her characters are colorful, More...
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Jun 16, 2011
Rachel
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Savannah Blues has it's good points and bad. Andrews does a great job of describing Savannah and it's surrounding areas; I felt like I got to really experience Weezie's Southern home. Unfortunately, I didn't feel like I got to know the characters as much as I would have liked. I got to know Weezie best through her profession as a picker. I found the picker world fascinating, but I couldn't get attached to the characters.
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May 20, 2010
Talleyfamily6
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This is a summer book club read. A typical summer read, I think. A bit of a mystery, romance novel and antiquing all thrown together. I don't think I'd pick up anything else if the author writes more.
There was some interesting information about the antique world and having been to my share of antique stores I found some of that interesting.
The only thing I found peculiar and I plan to bring it up at bookclub if I get a chance was her 2 homosexual characters. I alway More...
There was some interesting information about the antique world and having been to my share of antique stores I found some of that interesting.
The only thing I found peculiar and I plan to bring it up at bookclub if I get a chance was her 2 homosexual characters. I alway More...
Jun 18, 2010
Khaya
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This is probably a 3-star book, but I actually liked it enough to give it four.
In fairness, I should say that there were a few things working in this book’s favor independent of its objective quality. One was timing – I’ve had a run of heavy non-fiction books, some of which were highly depressing, and was craving something light and undemanding. The resulting contrast effect between this book and the others I’ve been reading probably made me more forgiving than I otherwise would More...
In fairness, I should say that there were a few things working in this book’s favor independent of its objective quality. One was timing – I’ve had a run of heavy non-fiction books, some of which were highly depressing, and was craving something light and undemanding. The resulting contrast effect between this book and the others I’ve been reading probably made me more forgiving than I otherwise would More...
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Nov 10, 2011
Sally906
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Eloise (Weezie) Foley is officially divorced from her cheating ex-husband Tal Evans. Weezie has gained possession of the carriage house as part of her divorce settlement so is literally living at the bottom of the garden of her ex and his new fiancée, aka the other woman, Caroline De Santos. There is no love lost between the two women, and is Caroline’s unmistakable rapping at the front door as the book opens. Trying to earn an income Weezie turns to her passion of finding and selling antiques
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Mar 04, 2009
Barbara
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I picked this book up because it met one of the requirements for a reading challenge. I thought it was a mystery but it was really chick lit with a mystery back story.
Eloise Foley is divorced and living in the carriage house behind the main house that her ex-husband and his fiancee are living in. Yeah a weird situation. Eloise is a junk dealer (antiquer) and spends her time roaming from estate sale to estate sale collecting/finding junk and cleaning it up and reselling it. At one More...
Eloise Foley is divorced and living in the carriage house behind the main house that her ex-husband and his fiancee are living in. Yeah a weird situation. Eloise is a junk dealer (antiquer) and spends her time roaming from estate sale to estate sale collecting/finding junk and cleaning it up and reselling it. At one More...
Sep 02, 2011
Trish
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This is the second Mary Andrews book I have read, Hissy Fit being the first, and although I liked it for what it was-Chick Lit, I felt like I was basically reading Hissy Fit again. The main character, Weezie, in this book and the main character, Keely in Hissy Fit were almost the same personality; strong women, but unsure in love. In both books the heroines have the same profession (antiques), and are both in conflict with their new love interest while still having ties to their ex-husband/ex-
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Jun 30, 2009
Patty
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I will go to amazing lengths to find the perfect audio book. I listen when I am driving for work and I usually want something light, humorous and with a bit of mystery. Sometimes I will listen for awhile to something and then decide it takes too much concentration and I have to quit.
Savannah Blues was perfect. It took me awhile to get into the story, but once I accepted the premises that Mary Kay Andrews was going with, I was hooked.
Weezie Foley is a picker. She knows More...
Savannah Blues was perfect. It took me awhile to get into the story, but once I accepted the premises that Mary Kay Andrews was going with, I was hooked.
Weezie Foley is a picker. She knows More...
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Feb 21, 2011
Oakley-Raine
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Update: I so totally enjoyed this book and am looking for all of the other novels from this author in my local library.
Right after my last post the book took an interesting turn with a murder mystery. Not what I expected (I had forgotten it was written on the book jacket) Ha, so it was a surprise to me. Very fun.
I loved how sassy the charaters are, how southern, how intriguing it was and how real. Weezie could be anyone of us in real life. Although she has way more fun. Plus, More...
Right after my last post the book took an interesting turn with a murder mystery. Not what I expected (I had forgotten it was written on the book jacket) Ha, so it was a surprise to me. Very fun.
I loved how sassy the charaters are, how southern, how intriguing it was and how real. Weezie could be anyone of us in real life. Although she has way more fun. Plus, More...
Jul 09, 2008
Sarah
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Weezie is a "picker." She buys things from estate sales and resells them. She is recently divorced (her ex was cheating on her) and when her ex's gal ends up dead, Weezie finds herself being blamed for the crime. It's a really cute love story that is a fast, easy read.
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Sep 22, 2011
Ruth
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Tallmadge Evans the III has married below him when he married Weezie Foley. Despite what his mother thinks of his new bride, they are happy together. Weezie's mom's family connections enable Weezie and Tallmadge to purchase a beautiful, historic townhouse. Wezzie pour sweat equity into their home. Weezie's world is torn assunder when she discovers that Tal has been cheating on her and wants a divorce. In what seems to be a very uneven divorce settlement Tal gets the townhouse and Weezie get
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Oct 13, 2009
Jenn
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Every now and then, I indulge in a secret "chick lit" session. I was sorely disappointed in my most recent choice. I was looking forward to a good story about a strong Southern woman who is in a bad spot, but comes out on top. That plot was there for me, but I could have done without the distracting side story about her uncle. His story deserved its own book. The main mystery about the murdered girlfriend was left by the wayside, and at the very end, a new mystery about forged ant
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May 13, 2009
Laurie
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Nov 05, 2011
Amanda
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I enjoyed this book but, not as much as The Fixer Upper. The story follows Weezie (Eloise) Foley as she tries to put her life back together after an ugly divorce. Weezie is a “picker” or garage/estate shopper. She thinks she hits the mother load when a once in a lifetime item comes up for sale at a plantation home when the last surviving family member dies. But problems arise...like Weezie being arrested for breaking and entering and possible murder or her ex-husbands new fiancee. There is a
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Nov 15, 2008
May
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Fun, easy read. And it's about Georgia... I've enjoyed all her books, and keep them for international airplane trips.
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Jun 23, 2010
Rose
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I LOVED this book! It was a murder mystery but it didn't feel like one at all. I really felt a connection with all the main characters, especially Weezie. I think what I liked about this book was that it was so different from any murder/mystery I had read before. It seemed more like a novel that a murder happened to take place in. The main character was not trying to solve the crime, which was refreshing. A large portion of the book has to deal with antique picking which in my everyday lif
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Aug 13, 2011
Eileen
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I thought the character of Weezie was strong and her occupation as a picker was interesting to me since I enjoying hunting for antiques and artifacts myself. The setting of Savannah was enjoyable and I could easily picture the places the author described.
I did feel that there were too many subplots and that none of them held the stage for very long before one was dropped and another started. The author also seemed to be trying for the book to be too many things; mystery, romance, social c More...
I did feel that there were too many subplots and that none of them held the stage for very long before one was dropped and another started. The author also seemed to be trying for the book to be too many things; mystery, romance, social c More...
May 31, 2010
Julie
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5 stars = "Books that have changed my life" as Oprah would say. 4 stars = I super enjoyed it and would recommend to a friend. This book falls into that category. Fun, saucy, and riddled with excellent southern sayings, this book is exactly what it promises; cooking, mystery and romance. I didn't know if Mary Kay Andrews and the main character, Weezie would be able to deliver on so many fronts but they did. Let's not pretend that this is anything but a light, fun book, but it does it's job well a
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Feb 10, 2011
Raina
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This book is for all antique lovers, yard sale-a-holics, junkers & rummage goers! Even if you don't consider yourself to be one of the above, this book also comes highly recommended for all people who love a good whodunit chock full of quirky southern humor! This was a great book! A funny, quick, page turning read! The main character, Eloise "Wheezy" Foley, is an antiques dealer/picker...someone who goes to yard sales, thrift stores, etc looking for all things vintage & antique in Sava
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Jun 17, 2010
Jaclyn
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I liked Deep Dish so much that I really expected more from this one. There were actually a few times when I thought about not finishing b/c I could not get into the story at all. Deep Dish had me captivated, this one had me frustrated. I may give Andrews another shot, but I'll definitely check the reviews more carefully before I pick the next one b/c it appears that she's hit and miss.
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Dec 14, 2008
The Book Posh
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I was skeptical when I first opened this book but I needed a change of pace so I sat down with a White Chocolate Mocha w/ Peppermint from Starbucks and pressed ahead. Well, I was delighted with this book. It was so cute and I loved the Southern feel of it. I almost packed up and moved to Georgia! Eloise aka Weezie is a young divorced woman who lives in the carriage house behind the townhouse that her ex-husband and his new girlfriend inhabit. Weezie is a hardworking, down home, southern antique
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Aug 30, 2010
Emily
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Eloise, or Weezie, is an antique picker. She shops sales for good bargains or antiques she can turn around and then sells them to shops making a profit. She was redoing her house and seemed to be set, until it all kind of feel apart. The book picks up where it all started to fall apart and Weezie starts picking up the pieces. Weezie is living in the carriage house while her ex husband and his new fiancée are in the main house making Weezie's life as miserable as possible. When the last major pla
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Jul 23, 2011
Layla
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I simply love books with strong southren women as the main character, and Mary Kay Andrews' books fill that well. Weezie is wonderful written, and I love that she is making her own way eventhough the hardhsips she faces. I enjoy the very southren view on life and people. I, also, enjoy reading about cities I am very fimilar with. It makes it more fun for me because I know exactly where they are refering to when they talk about locations and places in Savannah.
Jun 15, 2011
Jeeperz96
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I like this author and, on the whole, I liked this book but who in their right mind wants to be called "Weezie"?
I learned about picking and collectibles but the details didn't take over the story. On the other hand, I have spent some time in antique shops and junk shops and it stretched believability when she saw a table, for a few minutes, in a room packed with furniture, and then identified it weeks later in a shop window. The same with two bowls.
I learned about picking and collectibles but the details didn't take over the story. On the other hand, I have spent some time in antique shops and junk shops and it stretched believability when she saw a table, for a few minutes, in a room packed with furniture, and then identified it weeks later in a shop window. The same with two bowls.
Oct 09, 2011
Amy
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I was looking for books that took place in Savannah, GA since we were traveling there. The good things about this book was that I was familiar with some of the street names and locations when I went there and it was a light, fun easy read for the beach. The downers were the language (why do so many authors get a kick out of writing the "f" bomb?) and steamy in parts. I would say, read if going to Savannah, otherwise you can hold off.
Jul 29, 2011
Dick
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Literary fiction it ain't, but if you want to be amused with idiosyncratic Southern characters, Mary Kay Andrews has served them up on a silver platter. Weezie and her picker culture were way fun. This is a totally entertaining story that also shines a deserved light on Savannah, Tybee, and neighboring areas. It is one of my favorite places of the country, and I try to visit once a year. I'm going to be reading some more Andrews novels.
Dec 31, 2010
Alice
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I really enjoyed this book. Head and shoulders above most of the books in this Southern mystery/chicklist genre, due to the above-average writing, entertaining characters, and great descriptions of food and furnishings. The female lead is a vintage picker, which I loved, and she actually knows what she's talking about, which I appreciated. The love interest is hot and the mystery isn't stupid. A comforting, easy read.
Mar 18, 2008
Amy
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This book takes place before Savannah Breeze, with the same characters, Weezie and BeBe.
Weeize is recently divorced and living on the same property as her ex-husband and his girlfriend (in the carriage house.) While attending an estate sale, she stumbles upon the body of the girlfriend and is arrested for murder. But the book isn't really a murder mystery... in fact, it is a little hard to define and this is why I rated it low. Overall, I enjoyed it, but it lost it's way quite a More...
Weeize is recently divorced and living on the same property as her ex-husband and his girlfriend (in the carriage house.) While attending an estate sale, she stumbles upon the body of the girlfriend and is arrested for murder. But the book isn't really a murder mystery... in fact, it is a little hard to define and this is why I rated it low. Overall, I enjoyed it, but it lost it's way quite a More...
Nov 09, 2011
Babs
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I read Savannah Blues on my kindle. It was fun and entertaining. There were a lot of characters introduced but not developed; I think they all had a secret or a hint of one anyway.
This is not my usual read but my reading group is discussing it next week and I'm sure there will be ideas and comments discussed that completely eluded me.
I enjoyed the "junk picker" aspect more than anything else and learned a few things.
This is not my usual read but my reading group is discussing it next week and I'm sure there will be ideas and comments discussed that completely eluded me.
I enjoyed the "junk picker" aspect more than anything else and learned a few things.
Mar 10, 2011
Dr. Lin
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Fun book in a fun setting. This is the first Eloise "Weezie" Foley book and I love the Savannah setting, Weezie's poking through garage and estate sales, and her determination to save the old plantation Beaulieu. So many of the characters in this book remind me of people I know. No wonder Weezie has trouble deciding who to trust. Look forward to the sequel: Savannah Breeze
