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Jennifer Crusie

Autor(a) de Bet Me

59+ Works 28,758 Membros 1,059 Reviews 133 Favorited

About the Author

Jennifer Crusie was born Jennifer Smith in Wapakoneta, Ohio in 1949. She received a bachelor's degree in art education from Bowling Green State University, a master's degree in professional writing and women's literature from Wright State University, and an MFA in fiction from Ohio State mostrar mais University. Before becoming a full-time romance author, she was an art and English teacher. Her first book, Manhunting, was published in 1993. Her other works include Strange Bedpersons, What the Lady Wants, Charlie All Night, Anyone but You, The Cinderella Deal, Trust Me on This, Crazy for You, and Maybe This Time. She has received several awards including the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Contemporary Single Title for Bet Me and the RITA Award for Best Short Contemporary for Getting Rid of Bradley. She wrote several collaboration novels including Don't Look Down, Agnes and the Hitman, and Wild Ride all with Bob Mayer, The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes with Eileen Dreyer and Anne Stuart, and Dogs and Goddesses with Anne Stuart and Lani Diane Rich. She also wrote a book of literary criticism on Anne Rice, published under the name Jennifer Smith. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries

Obras de Jennifer Crusie

Bet Me (2004) 3,165 cópias
Welcome to Temptation (2000) 2,294 cópias
Faking It (2002) 2,090 cópias
Fast Women (2001) 1,788 cópias
Crazy for You (1999) 1,633 cópias
Agnes and the Hitman (2007) 1,533 cópias
Tell Me Lies (1998) 1,461 cópias
Anyone But You (1998) 1,460 cópias
Getting Rid of Bradley (1995) 1,337 cópias
Manhunting (1994) 1,302 cópias
Don't Look Down (2006) 1,256 cópias
Charlie All Night (1995) 1,162 cópias
Strange Bedpersons (1995) 1,128 cópias
Maybe This Time (2010) 1,022 cópias
What the Lady Wants (1995) 906 cópias
The Cinderella Deal (1995) 876 cópias
Santa, Baby (2006) — Contribuinte — 635 cópias
Dogs and Goddesses (2009) 555 cópias
Trust Me on This (1997) 537 cópias
Wild Ride (2010) 524 cópias
I'd Kill for That: A Serial Novel by 13 authors (2004) — Contribuinte — 145 cópias
Sizzle (1994) 141 cópias
Be Mine (2013) — Contribuinte — 127 cópias
Lavender's Blue (2012) 49 cópias
Hot Toy (2015) 39 cópias
Rest In Pink (2023) 29 cópias
One In Vermillion (2023) 24 cópias
Manhunting | Brazen (2015) 2 cópias
Fogadj rám 2 cópias
Szaleję za tobą 1 exemplar(es)
Untitled Crusie Book 8(Tpb) (2007) 1 exemplar(es)
Kłam mi, kłam 1 exemplar(es)
Zgrywa (2004) 1 exemplar(es)
Love is Bad Company (2009) 1 exemplar(es)

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Okay so a lot of the fat phobia - internalized and external - didn't age well BUT this really had some great writing and some really smart observations. Crusie amazes me. Also, in case you can't tell THIS IS A SEX BET BOOK. So fair warning because I Hate Bet Books. They hurt my heart and make me cry but I was already committed to this book prior to figuring that out (I know it's called Bet Me but I am not smart). So, for me, the bet-trope worked so fucking well in this book than in any other bet book I've read.

There was SO MUCH DIALOGUE and that was really difficult to get into at first. Like, so many people are talking to one another constantly - which was kind of genius - but was a big shift for my brain. There is a large cast of characters that I did have some problems remembering well. BUT I actually think this would have made an amazing movie (or audioplay). Like is Jennifer Crusie a secret-screenwriter? Because it felt like I was reading a film - in a good way! I loved the epilogue - a tie for favorite epilogues with Kristen Callihan's The Hot Shot.

ps. is that chair scene an homage to Judith Ivory's Untie My Heart? Because I know Crusie loves Ivory! Also, am I going to make Judith Ivory connections appear whenever convenient? Yes. I am.
… (mais)
 
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s_carr | outras 135 resenhas | Feb 25, 2024 |
I don't know how to say this without saying it in this way . . . there are no books like Jennifer Crusie books. There's a rhythm, a beat, a tempo and it's easy to find yourself out of sync with her if you're not paying attention. I mean this as a compliment: like, there is a precision to the timing of her dialogue and it feels like a well-crafted screenplay. A bit of a, "stay in your seats so you don't miss out on the action."


some cw's: death of spouse (MMC's wife dies, historical), death of parent (MMC's father dies, mother of MMC's daughter dies both historical), cheating (FMC is in a relationship with someone when she begins a sexual relationship with the MMC, so technically cheating however it was clear the FMC was trying to break up with this person for a while - and even on page tried to break up with them over the phone but they were trying to manipulate her - long story long, cheating in books isn't an issue for me and the cheating in this book didn't bother me since imo it was a gray area), drugging (FMC's brother drugged someone in high school), on-page sex, difficult family dynamics… (mais)
 
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s_carr | outras 69 resenhas | Feb 25, 2024 |
Funny, but a bit more erotic that first one I read.
 
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bentstoker | outras 69 resenhas | Jan 26, 2024 |
Light, funny romance book.
 
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bentstoker | outras 135 resenhas | Jan 26, 2024 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
59
Also by
3
Membros
28,758
Popularidade
#698
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Resenhas
1,059
ISBNs
545
Idiomas
13
Favorito
133

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