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Black Tie Affair (2010)

by Sherrill Bodine(Favorite Author)

3.24 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1306756049 (ISBN13: 9781306756044)

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Forever

review 1: 4 STARSWell this is the third Sherrill Bodine book that I have read this week. I have like all three. This one has an almost unbelievable poison in it. That actually did happen to a real person. Though I don't know if the sideeffects are the same.Athena, Venus, and Diana Smith are sisters who are opening a store together Pandora's Box. A Vintage couture bazaar. Their father was let go of his shop after working for years at Clayworth's. Their father won't discuss it and Clayworths won't either they signed papers to that fact.Athena doesn't want to do anything with them now, but she was in the process to get 4 vintage couture gowns of Bertha Palmer that are stored in a secret underground bomb shelter. The exhibt would be part of a scholarship fundraiser that her assisten... moret would get.When in the bombshelter in the vault by herself after an hour she is having halllucinations that Bertha is their and Jackie O but she was leaving so she was going to follow her. Bridget got Athena to the emergency room for help. was Bridget was too worried about getting Athena to medical care she did not lock up the bombshelter and the four dresses were stollen.Athena one of the side effects was telling the truth. She was calling Drew's name and so he went to see her in her hospital room.Drew Clayworth lost his parents at 18 and Athena betrayed him when she was 17. Since then they stayed out of each others way. Now the 4 dresses that were taken could infect others and they could be sued if others were harmed.So Drew and Athena had to work together to find the dresses and they spend a lot of time together and look back at the things and see what happened. As they find the dresses one by one.Who knew that old dresses could end up poisoning those around them in just the right conditions (or wrong ones)I enjoyed reading Black Tie affair and can't wait to read Diana's story if their is one coming.
review 2: Of late I find myself giving ratings of two stars or less, so I ask that you not be too harsh if you find that I am completely off mark. This book promised to be interesting, especially with its fashion focus but this book like many others tells the story of a couple who fell in love years before but because their conflicting sense of what is right or wrong, split up only to reunite years later. The main female character, Athena Smith has reason to somewhat regret that her actions were the direct cause of the end of her relationshiop with Drew Clayworth but strangely I did not think that she really did anything wrong. I felt like Drew showed what a big baby he was when he rejected Athena eventhough she acted to save his life. (Ohh no you told my uncles that I was going to sail in a dangerous race that had killed my parents the year before :-( ) I felt no sympathy for Drew and was kind of annoyed when he said "I believe you told my uncles because you thought you were doing the right thing. You cared about me and wanted to keep me safe." Patronizing much? His character annoyed me as a whole and did not help me enjoy the book. However, the fashion side of the story was different and was probably the only reason I kept on reading. Unfortunately, in my rush to finish the book I believe I glossed over who exactly stole the dresses from the secret bunker(but no great loss believe me). The stories of how Athena and Drew figured out who purchased the stolen gowns were very funny and in a way made you feel that justice had been served. I don't know if I was expecting too much but I liked the mystery part of the story but was annoyed by the romance portion, and I'm a sap for romance. All it all it was a very light read with two very naive protagonists. I believe I would have rated it higher if it revealed anything about who who at John Clayworth and Company was actually to blame for the risky investing that Athena's father had been "forced to resign" for. I feel like I would enjoy the second installment in this series more because it may reveal more about this mystery but until then I would rate this book as just ok. less

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