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Waxed (2010)

by Robert Rave(Favorite Author)

3.47 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0312544375 (ISBN13: 9780312544379)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

review 1: From My Blog...[return][return]Waxed by Robert Rave is the story of three sisters, Impresarios, and life in the city. Carolina is the 43-year-old owner of Impresarios, who believes she is becoming more obsessive-compulsive each day and is questioning her relationship with Ron, a man who loves her unconditionally. Anna is the middle sister and at 35, she is a divorced mother of three returning to the workforce with her older and younger sister at Impresarios. Sofia is the baby of the family, a newlywed at 26, who loves her husband Scott but prefers to be out with Dennis. Waxed was not a book I enjoyed, however I shall do my best to highlight what I liked and did not like without giving away any spoilers. As much as I dislike the term ‘chick-lit’, this book is my definit... moreion of it. Rave clearly knows his fashion and name drops quite frequently, which for me at first was a distraction, and quickly became an annoyance. It was quite clear anyone not wearing 4-inch heels needs an immediate fashion intervention. The three sisters are in different stages in their lives and finally reconnecting through working together at Impresarios, which I enjoyed reading about and I would have liked to know more about Carolina, Anna, and Sophia than what it is like to work in a high-end waxing salon and the many terms for a certain area on the female anatomy. I found Sophia to be spoiled and selfish through most of the novel, however her true maturity shows toward the end of the novel. I truly disliked Carolina; really that is about all I have to say for that character except kudos goes out to Ron. Anna manages to carry on after her husband walks out on her and their children; unable to deal with the fact their young son is to be raised as a girl. Anna struggles with herself, raising her family, and yet she is kind and tender, which is highlighted in her interactions with JJ (my favourite character). The most depth I found in the novel was through JJ, who sadly was not a main character. Would I recommend Waxed? is a question I struggled with and the best conclusion I have is to advise my readers to look at the other reviews on the tour before deciding.
review 2: Wow. I don't know what to say about this book. There is so much going on, that I don't think that I really get a feel on any of the sisters or the full story of things. I felt that the book just skimmed the surface of the sisters and we didn't get the real story on them. Carolina just seems cold. There are times when a nicer girl shines through, but not really. I wish we could have gotten a background on why she was that way. Anna just seemed like a middle child--she easily got lost in the other two sisters. But I would have liked to have known more about her daughter Ariel--we only get a little glimpse of what makes her daughter different and I would have liked to have known more about her. Sofia is the sister that I most closely identify with and whom I felt we got to know best. Her story was one that I definitely didn't see coming. But my favorite character by far was JJ. I loved how spunky she was and that she didn't let her age or her illness slow her down. And that while she seemed tough, she was really a softie.This book had some definite shockers in it. And while it was definitely entertaining, I was left wanting more details of the stories of the sisters. less

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