WHAT'S
A GIRL GOTTA DO?
BY
SPARKLE HAYTER
THE
BLURB:-
Nothing is going right
for Robin Hudson, a spunky, sexy, “slightly rumpled, third string
reporter in Rita Hayworth's body.” Her husband has left her for a
prettier and much younger woman; she's been demoted to the
tabloidesque Special Reports unit at the All News Network after an
on-air faux pas at the White House, and a blackmailer knows some of
her worst secrets. To cap it all, Robin becomes a suspect in a brutal
murder. Gathering her wits, her perfume atomizer spiked with cayenne
pepper and her Epilady, she turns reluctant sleuth to find the real
killer and clear her name...all this while doing an undercover
assignment at a sperm bank with her loathsome boss.
THE
REALITY:-
Sparkle Hayter? I
mean, really, Sparkle Hayter?! Purr-leeease! I
Googled this author and found out that there are no references to her
having another name, so this appears to be her real, given moniker
(actually, I quite like it, even though I'm a sparkle lover!)
This book was in the
scabbiest condition of any I have ever read- my partner got it free
with a summer survival pack that came with a Sunday newspaper and it had sat upon his windowsill for
many years, getting sun bleached and rained upon. But, in the
desperation of finding myself alone and awake around his one morning,
with nothing to read, I decided to give it a go.
I'm glad I did! I
immediately loved voluptuous redhead Robin Hudson's feisty ways and
human edges. One of life's survivors with an interesting past, she
came across as a real person and was extremely likeable. With many twists and turns, this book leads you on a goose-chase-romp right through the heart of New York City and, on the way, you will meet some very
funny characters and hilarious scenarios, including something to do with a sperm bank- ha ha! Fast paced and gripping, this is not serious stuff
but it does what it says on the tin and is a great summer (or winter)
read.
The perpetrator came as
a bit of a surprise, I have to say, and was, gladly, one of the more
dislikeable people in the book, someone who deserved a poke in the eyes and then some. On that note, I'm also glad that
spirited Robin rid herself both realistically and emotionally of her
useless, piece of shit, “I-Love-Me” husband. She's worth so much
better and I hope she manages to sort her love life with Eric out.
Apparently there are
more Robin Hudson novels in the series and I'm looking forward to
rooting them out and reading them.
