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The Scoop (The Godmothers #1)
On the heels of her phenomenally successful Sisterhood books, #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Michaels introduces a new series, featuring a group of women that is about to get a whole new lease on life.
Paperback, 336 pages
Published
September 1st 2009
by Kensington
(first published January 1st 2009)
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Toots had just buried her eighth and last husband. She didn't need a man to make her life complete. While in her ten days of mourning, she began to wonder how she could make some changes to her life. She decided to call her oldest and dearest friends for a visit/conference about their lives. Mavis is the idea woman. Sophie is the philanderer. Ida, well Ida is an OCD photographer. Toots, she has the finances to make anything possible. They each have areas they need to work on and Toots is there...more
This book is the first in the Godmother series.
Toots Loudenberry is a larger than life woman. After having worked through 8 different husbands and amassed a wealthy fortune, she finds herself single again and looking to do something with her money and her freedom. Toots' daughter, Abby, is a writer for a gossip rag, which Toots loves to read every chance she can get. Fate steps in with the help of a boss who is neck deep in gambling debts and looking to sell the newspaper. Toots, along with Abby...more
Toots Loudenberry is a larger than life woman. After having worked through 8 different husbands and amassed a wealthy fortune, she finds herself single again and looking to do something with her money and her freedom. Toots' daughter, Abby, is a writer for a gossip rag, which Toots loves to read every chance she can get. Fate steps in with the help of a boss who is neck deep in gambling debts and looking to sell the newspaper. Toots, along with Abby...more
I don't usually read Fern Michaels, and this book reminded me why. It's not that it was bad, it's just that it was . . . lame. She included details that were off. I don't really care that the character washed her hair twice with grapefruit scented shampoo and then used a hyacinth-scented body wash. Unless this is important to the story, I really don't give a rat's ass.
All in all, the characters were just too beautiful and too rich and too kicky and too wonderful. It's like the book was written b...more
All in all, the characters were just too beautiful and too rich and too kicky and too wonderful. It's like the book was written b...more
After the fact, I see that this novel is the beginning of a series. I LOVE series but this book.... it just ended with all kinds of stings left dangling. I was listening to it on CD and had no alternative but to keep listening; had it been a traditional book I would have put it down. I don't like the characters. I didn't like the reader. WHY do readers think they have to be radio-style actors? If a character screeches, the author usually lets you know with words, the reader doesn't need to grate...more
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I was looking for a light book, about mature woman. I found it in this book. It was light, funny, made me laugh out loud a couple of times. This book ended with some loose ends, which made me look for the second one in the series. Although it was not terrible realistic, (one of the women has more money than she can spend in a lifetime and has buried 8 husbands)several times I thought I saw one or two of my friends in these feisty woman who were embarking on a new adventures in their lives.
This is the story of a wealthy Southern widow, her friends and her daughter who are involved with a tabloid newspaper. Someone makes off with $10 million and they set off to figure out who is the scoundrel, and how can we get the money back? Each of the four elderly ladies has a problem that needs to be worked on, so they help and encourage each other.
Good story, and we are told that it is #1 in a new series. So we'll be on the lookout for #2.
Good story, and we are told that it is #1 in a new series. So we'll be on the lookout for #2.
Great fun reading this book. While not great literature it sure kept me reading and laughing. I think we would all like to have a friend like Toots. Fern Michaels often writes about women who bond together. I would recommend this book to any woman looking for a fast read and a good laugh. Too bad it is the start of a series. I would wish it would stand alone instead of abruptly ending and leave the reading hanging.
I needed some light reading & had fun with Fern Michaels "The Scoop". My best friend recommended it to me because it has four very feisty mature ladies in it. I believe there are 3 in the series, but although the big issues were mostly resolved, it left you wondering about the details and hankering for another chapter. I'm personally one who loves feisty women stories, so if you want a fun time - read it.
Good simple book. It can show the real test of faith in your family that we all should have but may not have the money to buy. Friends can sometimes be stronger than family but always worth your effort.
It can make you feel that anything is worth the while if you just take the time to put into it. Love goes round and round in this story at any price.
It can make you feel that anything is worth the while if you just take the time to put into it. Love goes round and round in this story at any price.
Fun book to read and part of the Godmother's series. Not complicated and fun reading about the 4 best friends from High School and continued friendship for over 50 years. They all lived in different parts of the east coast, but always were there working together when a problem arose with one another. They were all godmother to one of the friends' daughter. Takes place in Charleston and L.A.
Toots is a wealthy Southern woman who with her 3 best friends (the "Godmothers" who all have issues) buys the tabloid newspaper her daughter Abby works for to save her job. 10 million dollars in escrow for the sale disappears.
I didn't realize this was a series, so was mad when it ended so abruptly!! Got the other 2 on order.
I didn't realize this was a series, so was mad when it ended so abruptly!! Got the other 2 on order.
This book was a little of a disappointment for me. It starts out great, but ends up lacking. I felt I was in this great story and then towards the end of the book, the author thought about the next book in the series and thought the rest of the story could finish up in the next book. There were too many loose ends
Jul 21, 2012
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Was not impressed with this book at all. My husband and I are over the road truck drivers and we listen to a lot of audio books. At the end of the book my husband and I both made the same comment that this was not one of her better books and not her normal style of writing.
This book is the beginning of another series from the author. This introduction starts out slow but finishes up quite nicely. The introduction of the cast of characters is quite lengthy and involved but I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
It was a cute read. It was just a bit cheesy. Some of the details were just plain cheese. I mean the main characters nickname was Toots. I did like the side story about her daughter Abby and stepson Chris. I may only read more from this author because of them. Otherwise, I don't think I'm a Fern Michaels fan.
This is my first Fern Michaels book and I only read one chapter before giving it up. I really disliked the tone of the book towards marriage and relationships. It might turn out to be very good, but I don't want to endure the torture to find out.
Either I am very confused on my authors or she has changed her writing style. I thought this was very disjointed and flitted between a couple of different stories and just was not pleasant to read. I think I used to like her books a lot.
This was ok. I would not rush out and buy another one of her books, but if I ran across a cheap one, I would read it. It is entertaining. Some of the characters were annoying and some I couldn't get enough of.
This was my first Godmother series book/ I found it very entertaining. I believe I will enjoy the Godmother series more than the Sisterhood. More personable and easier to follow the plot! Colorful characters!
Very light read. I hope that this is the start of the series--left many threads still hanging with the various charactors. Not my favorite Fern Michaels book....but still helped to fill a long cold afternoon. :)
A fun read about 4 older best friends; one of whom has more money than she knows what to do with. They are on an adventure of living life to the fullest and experience healing, mystery, family, fun and more.
Ejoyed this first installment in the Godmothers series. Kept comparing it to the Sisterhood series which I absolutely loved. Look forward to falling in love with these new characters as the series goes on.
I think I tried this series before and I don't think I enjoyed it, but the cover pulled me in. I like some books by this author, but this series does not seem to be for me.
Although I enjoyed the Godmothers and thought the characters were well developed, there was barely a storyline, and what was there was uninteresting and barely developed.
I usually love this author's books, but I could only make it to chapter 18 before I had to call it quits - I just could not make myself like the characters. Sorry!
I really like the other Fern Michaels books that I've read. It might have just been me, but this one just took too long to really get going.
I found it very boring.Fern Michaels use to write some very good books page turners but she is grasping at straws for things to write about.
I have no idea if this is part of a series but it dragged on and ended with no answers which irritates me when I invest 4 hours of my life into it.
Fern Michaels is the author I turn to when I want to read something light, of no consequence, yet enjoyable. She is an excellent storeyteller.
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Fern Michaels (born Mary Ruth Kuczkir) is an American author of romance and thriller novels, including nearly 50 best selling books with more than 70 million copies in print. Her USA Today and New York Times best selling books include Family Blessings, Pretty Woman, and Crown Jewel, as well as the Texas quartet and the Captive series. She started writing in 1973 when her youngest son went off to s...more
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