"Intriguing chick lit tale"
In California, Marianne has a good job and a nice fellow
sort of; at least she has an "F"- buddy, but Donny has no
thoughts about the future and lives only for today.
However, though she knows all this she feels something is
missing as there is no excitement in her life. Her best
friend Bijoux echoes her sentiment of where the good men
are while stuck escorting the nephew of the neighbors
around town. When Donny comes by for a quickie before running off to
play poker, Marianne realizes where the males hide. She
and Bijoux invade the Texas Hold'em poker bastion.
Marianne proves to be one of the best players with men
suddenly salivating for her. This includes Donny who sees
a different side to his former girlfriend and ex "F"-buddy
as he now wants to raise their relationship while she
apparently will fold unless he hopes she is bluffing. CARD SHARKS is an intriguing chick lit tale that focuses
on the hold that poker has on many people with TV events
and players like actress Tilly wining tournaments, but is
much more than just the card games. Marianne is a
terrific individual and though doing well feels somewhat
disenchanted as she wonders who will enable her to want to
get up early in the future. Bijoux supplements her as her
best friend sharing some of the same concerns. The poker
environment provides an environs for Marianne to capture
some of the "va-voom" she feels missing in her life.
Though the ending is chick lit 101, fans will appreciate
the Marianne's lesson that life requires a balance between
responsibility and pleasure that no bluff can attain. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 15, 2005
SummaryWhere are all the good men? Marianne and her best friend,
Bijoux, are dying to know. Turns out they've been holed up
around card tables, playing Texas Hold 'em. So Marianne
and Bijoux decide it's time to up the ante and get in on
the action. But they never imagined that Marianne would
have a seriously talented poker player lurking inside her.
And everyone knows what they say about lucky in cards...
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