USA Today called Jo-Ann Mapson's national bestseller, Bad Girl Creek, "a valentine to oceans of good women who survive bad beginnings...
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Aug 01, 2011
Suzanne
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Well, it's about that time of the month again, time for the Jo-Ann Mapson book. I hate to be the one to have to say it, but Along Came Mary, the second book of the Bad Girl Creek trilogy... well, this book's a hot mess. I'll give it two stars because it did coax a genuine guffaw out of me from time to time; it is written with most of Mapson's characteristic wit. The characters, the plot, really any attempts at relevance fall flat, though, and I found myself glancing up at the corner of the page
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Nov 25, 2011
Knitme23
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About fifteen years ago, I fell in love with Jo-Ann Mapson's writing. Blue Rodeo and Hank and Chloe were both excellent novels. Since then, most of her books have been part of the Bad Girl Creek series, and while they are largely enjoyable, they haven't met the high standard of her two earliest. Along Came Mary continues the theme of interchanging story tellers all dealing with their various tragedies and all healed by the great energy of female togetherness. While I like the novels, it sometime
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Dec 07, 2008
Marilyn
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This is the second time reading...I love these books!
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Jan 09, 2012
Marleen
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This is the second novel in the Bad Girl Creek series and this one focuses slightly more on new characters that are being introduced, mainly Mary (Maddy) and Rick (the Rotten Rick).
I have to admit that I wasn’t too fond of this second book. Individually, all the characters are compelling and their situation understandable, but it’s the putting together in one story of too many confused, immature and irritating characters that bothers me mostly. At times, I just wanted to quit reading bec More...
I have to admit that I wasn’t too fond of this second book. Individually, all the characters are compelling and their situation understandable, but it’s the putting together in one story of too many confused, immature and irritating characters that bothers me mostly. At times, I just wanted to quit reading bec More...
Dec 22, 2007
Amy
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Along Came Mary : A Bad Girl Creek Novel
Along Came Mary : A Bad Girl Creek Novel
This is the second book in the Bad Girl Creek trilogy. They're pretty enjoyable, but it's a guilty pleasure for me, because I really don't think they're very well written at all. I think there was a rewrite concerning the circumstances of one character losing his job, but the first chapter where the incident actually happens doesn't get changed, or she changed it as she was writing and forgot to go bac More...
Feb 01, 2010
Katherine
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I would describe this has high-end chick lit. I have read other of her books and they are good for downtime between heavier stuff. All sorts of problems and everything comes out alright in the end. This is the second in the Bad Girl Creek series. I think I read the first one quite a few years ago.
Jan 06, 2009
Julie
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This was MUCH better than I thought it would be. Although the language felt...well, I don't have a good way to describe it. A little hokey? Trite? Something like that. Anyhow, it was much more compelling than I thought it would be.
Jul 28, 2011
While the POV style is a bit confusing, the narrative is very interesting. The women of Bad Girl Creek are well drawn and unique. This is definitely a novel and there are some parts I question but the premise is well done.
Jun 09, 2011
Carrie
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This was cute, but not as good as the first in the series. The author seemed confused as whether to introduce new characters or focus on the old ones. Personally, I would have preferred she had just focused on the characters from the first book.
Jun 03, 2011
Judy
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I read this because I really liked Bad Girl Creek. This followed those women and added a few new ones. A lot happens, some good and some bad, but everything seems to work out at the end.
Nov 30, 2011
Dona
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Time to swith genres. I'm struggling through what I'm reading now and ready for something completely engrossing.
May 04, 2011
Donna
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Not as good as the first "Bad Girl Creek" book, but a good, quick read.
Sep 13, 2007
Brittany
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I really wanted to like this book more than I did- I loved the first one in the Bad Girl Creek series, after all. Unfortunately, this book fell flat. Ms. Mapson tried to make this a stand-alone novel, but sadly failed in the attempt. The characters go through a number of hardships and the stories definitely progress, but she didn't tie up what I wanted her to tie up- and some things that she spent the whole book developing went absolutely nowhere. I was most disappointed.
Sep 21, 2008
Pamela
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Part of California series, but this one happens more in Oklahoma and Arizona (?).
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