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Fiction. Suspense. HTML: Life isn't fair. Most women know it. But what can you do about it? Plenty...if you're part of the Sisterhood. On the surface, these seven women are as different as can be�??but each has had her share of bad luck, from cheating husbands to sexist colleagues to a legal system that often doesn't do its job. Now, drawn together by tragedy, they're forging a bond that will help them right the wrongs committed against them and discover inner strength they didn't know they had. Growing bolder with each act of justice, the Sisterhood is learning that when bad things happen, you can roll over and play dead...or you can get up fighting... In the tradition of The First Wives' Club, Weekend Warriors is a slam-bang, take-no-prisoners tale of survival, sweet revenge, and the healing power of friendship.… (more)
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I'm sure it's a feel-good get-even story going on but the stupid conversations (i.e. the main character will have a conversation with her foster-mother and start it with "remember when I was 12 and such and such happened?") were just too much for me.
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This book is not about romance. These women are out for revenge and nothing is going to stand in their way. There are seven ladies in total: Myra Rutledge (billionaire), Nikki French (lawyer), Kathryn Lucas (long-haul truck driver), Alexis Thorne (securities broker), Julia Webster (plastic surgeon), Isabelle Flanders (architect) and Yoko Akia (florist). They are assisted by Charles Martin, an ex-MI6 agent and Myra's current head of security. It is the combination of their backgrounds and skills that turns them into a successful team. Unlimited funding doesn't hurt either.
This was an entertaining, light and engaging read. The story is very fast paced. Main characters are given just enough background to understand their basic persona but no real depth. The revenge they enact is something I think many women in Kathryn's position wish they could do. It is a bit of a fantasy in that money is no object, they have access to any resource they could need and obstacles are relatively easy to over come. I read this on my mom's recommendation and can see why she liked it.
Myra’s daughter is killed in a hit and run by someone with diplomatic immunity. She sinks into a deep depression and only comes out when she sees, on the news, a woman – whose daughter was killed, but the killer gets off on a technicality – shoot the killer. Myra’s rich, so she
I’m a bit mixed on this one. The story was entertaining, but I sure didn’t like the women, nor did I agree with what they were doing. I also found it difficult to believe that Nikki would put her career on the line like that. I also found that it was too quick and easy that they were able to find the people they wanted revenge on. I also feel like the cover is quite misleading – it’s a pretty white cover with flowers… hmmmmm. This is the first in a series, so they primarily focused on one of the women and her revenge, though they all have different stories. I’m not sure if I’ll continue or not.
In all, there are seven women in the Sisterhood. They will take turns helping one another get their own forms of justice for the wrongs that have been committed against them. They've all had such awful things done to them, so I'm looking forward to seeing what the Sisterhood does in each instance. In this first story, Kathryn gets revenge on the three men that raped her seven years ago while her disabled husband helplessly watched.
YES, you have to suspend your disbelief. YES, the Sisterhood is operating entirely outside of the law. But that's what makes this series so fun!! These characters are quirky and relatable, and there is a whole lot of friendship and the building-up of other women. There is no romance in this first story.
Easy, breezy and a little bit funny. I immediately bought the next four books in the series so I can keep going.
Audiobook Notes: I added the audio to my read and enjoyed listening, although I did stop it eventually and read the last third or so on my Kindle. The narrator does a fine job, although I imagine a few of the characters as younger than the narrator portrays them.
Title: Weekend Warriors by Fern Michaels
Series: The Sisterhood #1
Narrator: Laural Merlington
Length: 6 hours, 6 minutes, Unabridged
Publisher: Brilliance Audio