Title: Manhunting
Author: Jennifer Cruisie
Genre: Romance
Why I Picked It Up: I had a Barnes and Noble gift-card burning a hole in my pocket, had spent an hour browsing without any luck and found this early Crusie novel I had not yet read. And it had a cute cover. I'm a sucker for a cute cover. So buy it, I did.
Plot: Well, Crusie's got a good little intro over at her website on this one.
The little letter is great. It's published in the front of the book too and it got me jazzed to keep reading. The plot summary before the letter? Not so great. See, I thought the wording was pretty misleading and that all of her dates were ending up dead at the hotel resort and the handyman, Jake, thought she was the culprit. They're not. They're mostly just assholes who Kate keeps besting in hilarious ways. Like tossing drunks into pools, starting bar fights, and maiming anyone who gets between her and an excellent plate of mashed potatoes (understandable, really). Hee, much more interesting than dead bodies, really.
Review: I maybe kinda loved it. And I usually like, but don't particularly love, Crusie's earlier/shorter works. But this one was really funny. With all of the disastrous dates and resort encounters, the mornings spent lounging on the lake with Jake (avoiding the scarily ambitious resort social director), the afternoons spent maiming jerks, and the evenings spent hanging out with new friends and helping the totally awesome owner of the town bar improve her business... Kate had a fun adventure. And I got to read it!
And Crusie's right, the best friend was excellent. As they always are.
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