Elaine Szewczyk

The book was interesting in the beginning, when they first made the trip to South Africa. Once they got to New York again, it became a little predicable. I have seen this storyline in tv shows, and to me it is an unrealistic story. I can't see it ever happening to someone. This book had it's humorous moments, but it just didn't have enough story or plot for me. It had it serious moments too. In fact, one moment about Kas and her brother Henryk had me tearing up. I think had the book mixed the serious and funny better, instead of trying to be so humorous all the time, it would have balanced out better. As it was, the book tried so hard to stay funny all the time that it became boring. It has moments similar to Sex and the City, which is a show I have never been a fan of. So if you like Sex and the City, you will probably like this book. Overall, I thought it was funny at times but boring at others.… (mehr)

I was very excited to check this book out of the library after reading the jacket--what's not to like about a wacky misadventure? Alas. The story itself was decent, and I kept going because I really did want to find out what was going to happen. Max, Kas' gay pal, was so cliched. While his revenge was a cute sideline, his personality was not. And I couldn't even read Manuel's New York dialogues, his continued presence in the story was pointless. All that said, I think this book was a respectable first try, and I will definitely give Szewczyk another try if she continues to write.… (mehr)

Inconsistent first novel which wavers between laugh out loud bits and just "smirking" bits.
Suspend all belief for the story line. A man so handsome that women stop and stare is a virgin (!) has only had 2 girlfriends in his life, and when Kas (our fearless narrator) meets him on a trip to South Africa he falls in love with her and after looses his job, moves to NYC to write his fame and fortune. Two other side kicks - Max, sterotypical gay male best friend and Libby, girl across the hall who has no obvious purpose in life round out the book.… (mehr)