I watched the (fairly short-lived) TV show and enjoyed watching these intelligent, successful ladies so when I was going for a week in the sun with my brother in January 2009, I thought the book would make a perfect companion. I was wrong.

The first problem with this book is a rather basic one: the writing. It was atrocious. It made me cringe. That is not a good sign. Secondly, the characters that I had grown to love on the TV show were not a bit like their original conception. The characters in the book were selfish, immature, spiteful and I just did not like them at all. The TV show characters had their flaws, for sure. But they were likable which is kind of key when you are trying to get behind them. I persevered and finished the book but was glad when it was over. I won’t bother reading anything else by Bushnell.