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Don't Tell Your Cousin (2000)

by Veronica E. Kelly(Favorite Author)

3.51 of 5 Votes: 4

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English

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Fiction

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Veronica E. Kelly

review 1: I wanted to like this book a great deal more than what I did, so I'm pretty disappointed.The gist of the story is...Amanda and Stephanie are cousins who live together. Stephanie is dating a married man (Mike) who happens to be the husband of Amanda's boss. Amanda, who is somewhat of a goodie two-shoes, doesn't approve of what Stephanie is doing and voices her opinion to Stephanie in no uncertain terms. Now, this is where things got weird for me. Amanda meets Mike in person and finds herself attracted to him. No big deal. That happens all the time in real life. But, from that point on, Amanda seems to lose her mind and becomes an altogether different person! In a very far fetched sequence of events where Mike's wife, Amanda's boss, pretty much hands her husband over... more to Amanda on a silver platter, Amanda has sex with Mike in his backseat after knowing him for all of 15 minutes.The whole set up was totally unbeliveable, but I wasn't too bothered by it at the time. I figured some interesting drama would unfold which would allow me to look past the elements of the story that were bothering me. Unfortunately, that didn't end up being the case IMO. Although, finding out how Stephanie hurt Amanda in the past made Amanda's actions make a little more sense. Even still, none of the characters in this story were very likeable. I have no respect for women that sleep with married men so I had a hard time empathizing with the main characters. I may have been able to suspend my belief system for the sake of a good book had the wife been more of a witch, but she wasn't. I felt bad for her even though she was a fool too. As for Mike, he was a complete jerk. I kept waiting for him to get what was coming to him, so I was really let down when that didn't happen. It was really disgusting to me how he kept sleeping with all of those women unprotected. Yuck! I couldn't believe it when Amanda slept with him again. Especially after the way he treated her right after the first time. There were many times throughout the book when I thought "What is wrong with these women?" I know there are women in this world who act like Amanda, Stephanie, and her so called "friend" Tiffany, but I thank God I don't personally know anyone who behaves like them! The book ended abruptly, with no real ending and absolutely no closure. Disappointing.
review 2: Two cousins. A married man. A steamy affair. Sound like a twisted love square? It is.Stephanie and Amanda are cousins living under the same roof. When Amanda sees a picture of her cousin's lover on her boss's desk, she realizes he is a married man and immediately informs her cousin Stephanie. Through a chain of drama-filled events, somehow Amanda ends up involved with the same married man. Hence, the love square. Soon Amanda feels the consequences of her actions.Have you ever read a book and just wanted to shake the shat out of a character? Well that is how I felt about Amanda. She just didn't get it. I was also disappointed in the ending for a couple reasons. First, Amanda never really learned her lesson. Second, it seemed incomplete leaving me with the impression it was unfinished. Hopefully new author Veronica E. Kelly purposely left it open-ended for a sequel. If you like drama, this is the book for you.Note: I'd actually rate it a 2.5 but Goodreads doesn't offer half ratings. less

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