Kill the Competition

My biggest beef with this story? The overuse of "yilk" and "she wet her lips and tasted Aquanet." The first time I read those lines, they delivered a bit of a funny punch . . . but they kept being used. And used. Other than that, I thought this was a pretty breezy, enjoyable read. Even if I thought......more

While this book felt very predictable at times, I still enjoyed it. Kill the Competition was a light read that kept me entertained. Belinda was a character I could connect to. She was so ordinary and normal that it was easy to identify with her. Her coworkers added the requisite "quirkiness" to the......more

This more like a 3.5 stars for me. I like a good mystery and this didn't really do it for me. The real action didn't happen until over half way through the book. I was looking for more of a 'Murder, She Wrote' mystery and this wasn't that kind of book. The writing was great though! I might check out......more

Despite its title and blood-red cover art, this tart, down-to-earth tale from Bond (I Think I Love You, etc.) focuses more on the nature of female friendships than on the murder mystery that throws the heroine's life into a tailspin. As several other reviewers noted there are a few typos, but as far......more

This author has written a lot of books but this was the first I have read. I think this one was great. I really enjoyed it. It's about a bunch of four different women carpooling who all work in a furniture store in Atlanta. She does use a word that annoyed me quite a lot-yilk........I've not heard of......more