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Sisterhood #29
Safe and Sound
The a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right.
Isabelle Flanders Tookus isn’t expecting to involve the Sisterhood in a new mission when she strikes up a friendship with a curly-haired boy in her local park. Ben Ryan is an eight-year-old child genius, the grandson of millionaire Eleanor Lymen, who hired Izzy years ago to design an institute for gifted children. Ben’s mother passed away and Ben now lives with his stepfather, Connor, and Connor’s wife, Natalie. They’ve been using Ben’s trust fund to support their lavish lifestyle while shamefully neglecting Ben. And with Natalie getting greedy, Ben’s safety is now in jeopardy.
Izzy’s first call in the Sisterhood. The track down Eleanor, who has mysteriously vanished on a secret mission of her own. Izzy, Annie, Myra, and the rest of the Sisters come together at Pinewood, thrilled to be united once more. Together they’ll lay a trap for Natalie and Connor, one that will protect Eleanor’s beloved grandson, get him into the happy home he deserves, and provide the kind of creative, satisfying payback the Sisters dish out so well . . .
Praise for Fern Michaels
“Michaels manages to surprise and delight fans of all ages with her novel’s unexpected twists and turns.”
— RT Book Reviews , 4 Stars, on High Stakes
Isabelle Flanders Tookus isn’t expecting to involve the Sisterhood in a new mission when she strikes up a friendship with a curly-haired boy in her local park. Ben Ryan is an eight-year-old child genius, the grandson of millionaire Eleanor Lymen, who hired Izzy years ago to design an institute for gifted children. Ben’s mother passed away and Ben now lives with his stepfather, Connor, and Connor’s wife, Natalie. They’ve been using Ben’s trust fund to support their lavish lifestyle while shamefully neglecting Ben. And with Natalie getting greedy, Ben’s safety is now in jeopardy.
Izzy’s first call in the Sisterhood. The track down Eleanor, who has mysteriously vanished on a secret mission of her own. Izzy, Annie, Myra, and the rest of the Sisters come together at Pinewood, thrilled to be united once more. Together they’ll lay a trap for Natalie and Connor, one that will protect Eleanor’s beloved grandson, get him into the happy home he deserves, and provide the kind of creative, satisfying payback the Sisters dish out so well . . .
Praise for Fern Michaels
“Michaels manages to surprise and delight fans of all ages with her novel’s unexpected twists and turns.”
— RT Book Reviews , 4 Stars, on High Stakes
320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 28, 2018
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Fern Michaels
424 books6,514 followersFern Michaels isn’t a person. I’m not sure she’s an entity either since an entity is something with separate existence. Fern Michaels® is what I DO. Me, Mary Ruth Kuczkir. Growing up in Hastings, Pennsylvania, I was called Ruth. I became Mary when I entered the business world where first names were the order of the day. To this day, family and friends call me Dink, a name my father gave me when I was born because according to him I was ‘a dinky little thing’ weighing in at four and a half pounds. However, I answer to Fern since people are more comfortable with a name they can pronounce.
As they say, the past is prologue. I grew up, got a job, got married, had five kids. When my youngest went off to Kindergarten, my husband told me to get off my ass and get a job. Those were his exact words. I didn’t know how to do anything except be a wife and mother. I was also a voracious reader having cut my teeth on The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Cherry Ames and the like. The library was a magical place for me. It still is to this day. Rather than face the outside world with no skills, I decided to write a book. For some reason that didn’t intimidate me. As my husband said at the time, stupid is as stupid does. Guess what, I don’t have that husband any more. Guess what else! I wrote 99 books, most of them New York Times Best Sellers.
Moving right along here . . . Several years ago I left Ballantine Books, parted company with my agent, sold my house in New Jersey that I had lived in all my married life and in 1993 moved to South Carolina. I figured if I was going to go through trauma let it be all at one time. It was a breeze. The kids were all on their own at that point. The dump was a 300 year old plantation house that is listed in the National Registry that I remodeled. Today it is beyond belief as are the gardens and the equally old Angel Oaks that drip Spanish moss. Unfortunately, I could not get my ghost to relocate. This ghost has been documented by previous owners. Mary Margaret as we call her, is “a friendly”. She is also mischievous. It took me two weeks to figure out that she didn’t like my coffee cups. They would slide off the table or counter or else they’d break in the dishwasher. I bought red checkered ones. All are intact as of this writing. She moves pillows from one room to the other and she stops all the clocks in the house at 9:10 in the a.m. at least once a week. When the Azaleas are in bloom, and only then, I find blooms on my night stand. I have this glorious front porch and during the warm months I see my swing moving early in the morning when the air is still and again late in the day. She doesn’t spook the dogs. I always know when she’s around because the five of them line up and look like they’re at a tennis match. As of this writing we’re co-habiting nicely.
Most writers love what they do and I’m no exception. I love it when I get a germ of an idea and get it down on paper. I love breathing life into my characters. I love writing about women who persevere and prevail because that’s what I had to do to get to this point in time. It’s another way of saying it doesn’t matter where you’ve been, what matters is where you’re going and how you get there. The day I finally prevailed was the day I was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. For me it was an awesome day and there are no words to describe it.
I’ve been telling stories and scribbling for 37 years. I hope I can continue for another 37 years. It wasn’t easy during some of those years. As I said, I had to persevere. My old Polish grandmother said something to me when I was little that I never forgot. She said when God is good to you, you have to give back. For a while I didn’t know how to do that. When I finally figured it out I set up The Fern Michaels® Foundation.
READ FERN MICHAELS' FULL BIOGRAPHY HERE: http://www.fernmichaels.com/biography/
As they say, the past is prologue. I grew up, got a job, got married, had five kids. When my youngest went off to Kindergarten, my husband told me to get off my ass and get a job. Those were his exact words. I didn’t know how to do anything except be a wife and mother. I was also a voracious reader having cut my teeth on The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Cherry Ames and the like. The library was a magical place for me. It still is to this day. Rather than face the outside world with no skills, I decided to write a book. For some reason that didn’t intimidate me. As my husband said at the time, stupid is as stupid does. Guess what, I don’t have that husband any more. Guess what else! I wrote 99 books, most of them New York Times Best Sellers.
Moving right along here . . . Several years ago I left Ballantine Books, parted company with my agent, sold my house in New Jersey that I had lived in all my married life and in 1993 moved to South Carolina. I figured if I was going to go through trauma let it be all at one time. It was a breeze. The kids were all on their own at that point. The dump was a 300 year old plantation house that is listed in the National Registry that I remodeled. Today it is beyond belief as are the gardens and the equally old Angel Oaks that drip Spanish moss. Unfortunately, I could not get my ghost to relocate. This ghost has been documented by previous owners. Mary Margaret as we call her, is “a friendly”. She is also mischievous. It took me two weeks to figure out that she didn’t like my coffee cups. They would slide off the table or counter or else they’d break in the dishwasher. I bought red checkered ones. All are intact as of this writing. She moves pillows from one room to the other and she stops all the clocks in the house at 9:10 in the a.m. at least once a week. When the Azaleas are in bloom, and only then, I find blooms on my night stand. I have this glorious front porch and during the warm months I see my swing moving early in the morning when the air is still and again late in the day. She doesn’t spook the dogs. I always know when she’s around because the five of them line up and look like they’re at a tennis match. As of this writing we’re co-habiting nicely.
Most writers love what they do and I’m no exception. I love it when I get a germ of an idea and get it down on paper. I love breathing life into my characters. I love writing about women who persevere and prevail because that’s what I had to do to get to this point in time. It’s another way of saying it doesn’t matter where you’ve been, what matters is where you’re going and how you get there. The day I finally prevailed was the day I was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. For me it was an awesome day and there are no words to describe it.
I’ve been telling stories and scribbling for 37 years. I hope I can continue for another 37 years. It wasn’t easy during some of those years. As I said, I had to persevere. My old Polish grandmother said something to me when I was little that I never forgot. She said when God is good to you, you have to give back. For a while I didn’t know how to do that. When I finally figured it out I set up The Fern Michaels® Foundation.
READ FERN MICHAELS' FULL BIOGRAPHY HERE: http://www.fernmichaels.com/biography/
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September 10, 2018
Maybe I am not meant to read this series.... While the idea of a group of strong women righting wrongs is appealing in the abstract, it comes across as unrealistic in this book. The violence at the end was more than a bit over the top. The frequent use of the phrase "safe and sound" became annoying by the third time.
November 18, 2018
This has been one of my favorite Sisterhood books in awhile. I could not put it down. I wish they would have dealt with the step mom just a little different but I love how they had the 8 year old boy be such a big part of the story.
November 8, 2018
Easy and quick read, i was not too enamored with the story though.
January 4, 2020
It has been ages and ages since I've read a Fern Michael's Book. It was like coming home and the books are very comforting and bringing peace after working through some very difficult times. Great Story!!!
The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right.
Isabelle Flanders Tookus isn’t expecting to involve the Sisterhood in a new mission when she strikes up a friendship with a curly-haired boy in her local park. Ben Ryan is an eight-year-old child genius, the grandson of millionaire Eleanor Lymen, who hired Izzy years ago to design an institute for gifted children. Ben’s mother passed away and Ben now lives with his stepfather, Connor, and Connor’s wife, Natalie. They’ve been using Ben’s trust fund to support their lavish lifestyle while shamefully neglecting Ben. And with Natalie getting greedy, Ben’s safety is now in jeopardy.
Izzy’s first step: call in the Sisterhood. The second: track down Eleanor, who has mysteriously vanished on a secret mission of her own. Izzy, Annie, Myra, and the rest of the Sisters come together at Pinewood, thrilled to be united once more. Together they’ll lay a trap for Natalie and Connor, one that will protect Eleanor’s beloved grandson, get him into the happy home he deserves, and provide the kind of creative, satisfying payback the Sisters dish out so well . . .
I highly recommend this book. It's really good and has some very interesting plot twists that make it extra good.
The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right.
Isabelle Flanders Tookus isn’t expecting to involve the Sisterhood in a new mission when she strikes up a friendship with a curly-haired boy in her local park. Ben Ryan is an eight-year-old child genius, the grandson of millionaire Eleanor Lymen, who hired Izzy years ago to design an institute for gifted children. Ben’s mother passed away and Ben now lives with his stepfather, Connor, and Connor’s wife, Natalie. They’ve been using Ben’s trust fund to support their lavish lifestyle while shamefully neglecting Ben. And with Natalie getting greedy, Ben’s safety is now in jeopardy.
Izzy’s first step: call in the Sisterhood. The second: track down Eleanor, who has mysteriously vanished on a secret mission of her own. Izzy, Annie, Myra, and the rest of the Sisters come together at Pinewood, thrilled to be united once more. Together they’ll lay a trap for Natalie and Connor, one that will protect Eleanor’s beloved grandson, get him into the happy home he deserves, and provide the kind of creative, satisfying payback the Sisters dish out so well . . .
I highly recommend this book. It's really good and has some very interesting plot twists that make it extra good.
December 14, 2018
I’ve read one other book in the series, but I don’t remember that the punishment was so violent at the end. It was a fairly light read and I appreciate the interest in Ben, but I can’t quite reconcile the violence the the women. I may or may not read any others in the series.
March 9, 2019
A quick read. The level of violence at the end of the book turned me off. I won’t be reading any others in this series. The overall idea of fixing wrong doings is fine, but the cold hearted implementation of the group’s idea of justice was appalling..
January 13, 2019
It was ok - a little rushed to finish I felt and not quite the plot of some of the other sisters books. Easy read!
November 3, 2018
Another Sisterhood book. I read all the first Sisterhood books, which helped me appreciate/understand the backstory of this book, which was largely unmentioned. For the most part, even thought the basic subject matter was dark, the story itself was light and an easy, quick read. I may just be too old and too jaded now, for these books. It seemed that everyone was too nice. The ending seemed rushed and left a lot unanswered. I understand that the author, I'm sure, was under a time deadline and possibly a page limit deadline, but a lot of the other characters that may have enriched the story line were missing. Ms Michaels' are always a pleasant read, I have enjoyed them for many years and will continue to do so. She is one author, that I will pick up her books without even reading the blurbs on the back. She has an easy writing style, I know what I am getting when I pick up her books. I read this book in two days. I have many unread books, that I could have put this down to read instead. If one has not read any of the Sisterhood books, one can still read this and enjoy the story line.
Please note, I won this book and am under no obligation for a review. Thank you.
Please note, I won this book and am under no obligation for a review. Thank you.
April 14, 2019
I won this book in a giveaway. I have only read 2 other books in this series, and they weren't sequential, so I had a little trouble differentiating between the sisters-- they were just names to me since I didn't know their backstories or how they came to be part of this. I think knowing more about them would have increased my enjoyment and understanding. I absolutely loved Ben, and thought his character was charming and well written. The book had an easy flow to it, making it a quick read. I didn't like what they did at the very end-- . I get that they are vigilantes but this behavior seemed unnecessary since they had already won.
January 16, 2021
Quick easy read — enjoyed it
December 21, 2018
Great
Always love reading and being engrossed about the Sisterhood. Live way they always have the power of togetherness and toughness! Bens story had me crying, mad, and happy.. I wanted be with Izzy, Myra and the others in punishing the stepparents.
Always love reading and being engrossed about the Sisterhood. Live way they always have the power of togetherness and toughness! Bens story had me crying, mad, and happy.. I wanted be with Izzy, Myra and the others in punishing the stepparents.
April 29, 2021
Do. Not. Read.
The story started off benign enough, perhaps a bit unexciting and rather too detailed, but I carried on with the story to see what happens with the kid.
So in the first few chapters, the main character (who, for some reason, is not the kid) gets drunk, sleeps a few days and for a couple more chapters constantly drinks coffee with her friend. The kid's situation worsens so he runs away and the girls exageratedly assemble in a war room to concoct some master plan, a super secret one. For the next few chapters - and I'm not even kidding - the story of the kid running away is told at least three times in between characters. That takes up almost half of the book or at least what feels like it. The girls set out do something (I forgot, that's how interesting it was) while the evil step parents are away, but when their plan to get them out of the house fails, the girls simply decide to beat them. That's right, all this masterplan of theirs is reduced to a couple of punches (two, if I remember correctly) and even more horrible deeds. They then make it clear they have no remorse. Allrighty then.
There were two poor attempts at character development:
- Eleanor trying to mend a horrible mistake that could have scarred her beloved grandson for life.
- Connor trying to look like a redeemed villain, but is actually just a wuss who admits to everything AFTER he is caught.
Both Isabelle's group of firends and Eleanor's are practically undistinguishable for each other. There may have been more development on them in earlier books, but that's still no excuse to cram up so many characters if they're not going to do much and be underrepresented. One of the girls is depicted as often agressive, another one appears to always be eating or thinking of it and Isabelle is praised for her professional and mystery-solving skills, whereas in the only scenes where we get to know her she's presented as very stupid, ignorant and, at best, immature.
It also bugged me that Eleanor was sometimes reffered to as Ellie by the narrating voice. Let other characters use pet names, the author should have discovered after making 22 books that you can also use pronouns or "the woman" to refer to someone if you don't want to repeat their name too often.
Other than that, some tones, words and expressions were severely overused. Not only "safe and sound", but also "take the show on the road", "boy, it sure is" and others.
I was considering giving it two stars for having been relatively feel-good for the first half or so of the book, but the above mistakes reduce this book to utter junk. I'm not curious to read any of the other books in the series nor by the same author.
The story started off benign enough, perhaps a bit unexciting and rather too detailed, but I carried on with the story to see what happens with the kid.
So in the first few chapters, the main character (who, for some reason, is not the kid) gets drunk, sleeps a few days and for a couple more chapters constantly drinks coffee with her friend. The kid's situation worsens so he runs away and the girls exageratedly assemble in a war room to concoct some master plan, a super secret one. For the next few chapters - and I'm not even kidding - the story of the kid running away is told at least three times in between characters. That takes up almost half of the book or at least what feels like it. The girls set out do something (I forgot, that's how interesting it was) while the evil step parents are away, but when their plan to get them out of the house fails, the girls simply decide to beat them. That's right, all this masterplan of theirs is reduced to a couple of punches (two, if I remember correctly) and even more horrible deeds. They then make it clear they have no remorse. Allrighty then.
There were two poor attempts at character development:
- Eleanor trying to mend a horrible mistake that could have scarred her beloved grandson for life.
- Connor trying to look like a redeemed villain, but is actually just a wuss who admits to everything AFTER he is caught.
Both Isabelle's group of firends and Eleanor's are practically undistinguishable for each other. There may have been more development on them in earlier books, but that's still no excuse to cram up so many characters if they're not going to do much and be underrepresented. One of the girls is depicted as often agressive, another one appears to always be eating or thinking of it and Isabelle is praised for her professional and mystery-solving skills, whereas in the only scenes where we get to know her she's presented as very stupid, ignorant and, at best, immature.
It also bugged me that Eleanor was sometimes reffered to as Ellie by the narrating voice. Let other characters use pet names, the author should have discovered after making 22 books that you can also use pronouns or "the woman" to refer to someone if you don't want to repeat their name too often.
Other than that, some tones, words and expressions were severely overused. Not only "safe and sound", but also "take the show on the road", "boy, it sure is" and others.
I was considering giving it two stars for having been relatively feel-good for the first half or so of the book, but the above mistakes reduce this book to utter junk. I'm not curious to read any of the other books in the series nor by the same author.
March 4, 2019
Getting close to the end of my need for fluff (at least temporarily). My knee is getting better and the pain is lessening so I can probably handle more. Haven't read any Fern Michaels for a long time. I always remember the race horse series where a love interest "makes my ears hot" and have thought about that sensation many times.
May 24, 2020
This is my first (and last) Fern Michaels. So I don’t know about The Sisterhood back story or what they do. I found the characters shallow and stereotyped to the extreme while the plots are simplistic and overly explained, the tone overly sugary. I was already going to give the book a no-thanks review when I was flabbergasted to reach a scene of physical torture! Apparently, this Sisterhood are vigilantes who consider it ok to take justice into their own hands and flippantly use torture as payback to the Bad Guys (who are so totally bad it’s just irritating). That was the last straw and I put the book down. I don’t condone torture, even on “bad girls” and even though I had only one or two chapters left, I no longer had any interest in finishing the book. I know what the sugary end will be anyway. Were no other readers shocked and appalled? Do all the readers who rated it highly on Amazon, calling it “cute” and “fun”, consider it quite ok to casually torture someone??
October 15, 2018
Another short Sisterhood book. This time Isabelle Flanders Tookus is the lead on this as she befriends a little boy , aged 8, who is super smart. He is the grandson of Eleanor Lymen who Isabelle worked for years earlier. The little boy, Ben, asks Izzy to find his grandmother as he has not seen nor heard from her in six months. When Ben hears the woman married to his adoptive father threaten to kill him, he runs away and contacts Izzy. The sisterhood responds and protects Ben. None of the men are involved since they are away on a mission. The book was a very quick easy read.
January 10, 2019
It was a nice and fast read. However nowhere on the book did it say it was part of a series, yet continuously throughout the book there was references to things that were never talked about in the book that just had me lost. It is obviously part of a series, so it would have been nice to know before I bought it. I would have read the previous books before this one so I wouldn't be so lost. And that ending.....wow. the sisters came off as so nice and sweet and then they beat a woman up and literally put a burning torch to her feet!?! So messed up.
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November 10, 2019
I was enjoying this story until "The Sisters" start handing out their own punishment, vigilante style. This was my first book in the series and probably my last.
Why didn't they call the police when the Ryan's were breaking into the mansions?
What entitles them decide someone's fate and exercise their own justice?
Why did they destroy very expensive shoes as a punishment? Step-mom was not going to be wearing them any way, why weren't they given to charity?
Using a blow torch on someone's feet is crossing the line for any vigilante. Ruined the story for me.
Why didn't they call the police when the Ryan's were breaking into the mansions?
What entitles them decide someone's fate and exercise their own justice?
Why did they destroy very expensive shoes as a punishment? Step-mom was not going to be wearing them any way, why weren't they given to charity?
Using a blow torch on someone's feet is crossing the line for any vigilante. Ruined the story for me.
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July 22, 2020
I recently read TRUTH AND JUSTICE, which I kind of liked so I got a couple more in the Sisterhood series. This one was pretty bad and as everyone who reviewed it said, the torture scene was past belief. What was Fern thinking?????? The story was also quite unbelievable, but the Sisterhood seems to carry on. So someone must like them. I have one more from the library, so we'll see how that goes.
August 29, 2019
I really liked this book until the end where the group brought their vengeance down on Natalie. I thought that what they did to her physically was hideous. They usually make a person pay for their misdeeds but not to hurt them in a physical sense. Not sure that I will continue with reading this author as I feel that she’s crossed a line.
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June 30, 2020
I have read several of Fern Michaels books and enjoyed the good read. Her characters are interesting and the story flows well. The only problem I found was the extreme punishments dealt out to the transgressors. Some of them were hard to read let alone believe it could really happen. So once in a while I have to skip that part.
November 13, 2018
Another great adventure from Fern Michaels. the "Sisters", dedicated to helping others out of dangerous situations rescue an 8-year-old genius whos life is in danger. Well written and will hold your interest to the last page!
August 21, 2021
Another sisterhood winner. This book was dealing with the young, elderly, the greedy, mental illness, genius. It had a little bit of everything, and I loved it all. The love, trust of a child, intelligent beyond his years, remembering what he had learned in the past, and wanted in the future.
January 7, 2019
An easy read as all of Fern Michaels books are. Thank goodness for the sisters! The only problem I have is at the end when the Sisters mete their own punishment on the abusers. Too over-the-top and unnecessary for my liking
October 26, 2018
The book was just ok. Don’t care for the violence at the end.
December 17, 2019
I have loved the sisterhood books and this is another one. What I like about them is each one is different so each one is a fresh look at the story. This story is about Ben, an 8-year-old boy. Boy did he have a lot to deal with? He and Izzy met at the park and would meet up every week. She gave him her business card just in case he wanted to contact her. The day came that he did and the story picks up from there.
One of my favorite parts was when Izzy would keep say or reminding herself that he was only 8 years old. I did have te keep reminding myself of that fact too.
There is nothing more satisfying than the sisterhood brand of justice and when it came, I cheered. After that, Ben's life turned around and it was so uplifting. Ben made me laugh and cry. He was just such an amazing boy, even though he was 8 he never seemed to be a little boy, he was so grown up.
Fern Michaels knows how to write and bring her readers into the story to feel all the emotions. The book has so much adventure, with the family dynamics, it also helps us to understand what someone with such a high IQ goes through and most of all it brings the reader to an understanding of things they probably never even thought about. Another wonderful book by Fern Michaels.
One of my favorite parts was when Izzy would keep say or reminding herself that he was only 8 years old. I did have te keep reminding myself of that fact too.
There is nothing more satisfying than the sisterhood brand of justice and when it came, I cheered. After that, Ben's life turned around and it was so uplifting. Ben made me laugh and cry. He was just such an amazing boy, even though he was 8 he never seemed to be a little boy, he was so grown up.
Fern Michaels knows how to write and bring her readers into the story to feel all the emotions. The book has so much adventure, with the family dynamics, it also helps us to understand what someone with such a high IQ goes through and most of all it brings the reader to an understanding of things they probably never even thought about. Another wonderful book by Fern Michaels.
February 14, 2022
This was almost a DNF for me, but I kept plugging at it. I read one Fern Michaels book that was "can't put down" thriller, so I thought I'd read others from her. I've been very disappointed. This book was in every aspect. BLAND and it seemed DATED even though it was written in 2018. The repeated use of the phrase "safe and sound" grated on my nerves, as well as the descriptions of the group-effort breakfasts. Do we really care who fried the eggs and who buttered the toast? Another thing I've noticed about Fern Michaels is that her characters are not relatable. An 8 year old genius that does 4 years worth of college in one year? That's not believable at ALL. It's not only not believable , it's not humanly possible. Finally there's THIS: The sisterhood is a bunch of old ladies solving a crime. Ok, that's good enough for book fodder. And they are old ladies solving a crime UNTIL THE END when they become VIGILANTE TORTURERS AND KIDNAPPERS!! What the absolute heck? How is anyone ok with this ending? They send Connor to "disappear" and they burn the feet of his wife and send her away too !?!!? What about the police being involved? What, just torture someone and LET IT GO? GET AWAY WITH IT? WHAT THE HECK FERN MICHAELS?!?! You must also be an old lady with a very dark soul!
August 21, 2020
Safe and sound
This book is about a 8 yrs old child who was born to a woman who was sick . Her family claim she was insane . Diana was a millionaire with an IQ unimaginable she met and this man who love her world without end but she was not in love with him, so they split. His heart was broken so he finish his doctorate degree and became a mobile doctor. Diana went to the bank one day and was accidentally shot leaving her nother with this 4 yr old boy, but because he was married to Connor the grandma lost custody of him because his step father went out and married Natalie just to get Ben,s money. They treated Ben so bad he had to wash his clothes and take care of himself. Natalie took all his money and did she shop. Anyways Ben heard Natalie telling Connor she is going to kill Ben to get her meal ticket so Ben ran away. But Ben did make friend with Izzy from the sisterhood. So the grandma who get rid of Diana boyfriend saying he was no good for her daughter went on a road trip to find him to get custody of Ben. Wow the story is very interesting and emotional you will love it read my friends . Love it
This book is about a 8 yrs old child who was born to a woman who was sick . Her family claim she was insane . Diana was a millionaire with an IQ unimaginable she met and this man who love her world without end but she was not in love with him, so they split. His heart was broken so he finish his doctorate degree and became a mobile doctor. Diana went to the bank one day and was accidentally shot leaving her nother with this 4 yr old boy, but because he was married to Connor the grandma lost custody of him because his step father went out and married Natalie just to get Ben,s money. They treated Ben so bad he had to wash his clothes and take care of himself. Natalie took all his money and did she shop. Anyways Ben heard Natalie telling Connor she is going to kill Ben to get her meal ticket so Ben ran away. But Ben did make friend with Izzy from the sisterhood. So the grandma who get rid of Diana boyfriend saying he was no good for her daughter went on a road trip to find him to get custody of Ben. Wow the story is very interesting and emotional you will love it read my friends . Love it
May 14, 2020
This is the second sisterhood book I've read. Although the basic plot and pacing are fine, there's limited character development and weak dialogue. Honestly, the book could use some editing. One sentence said something about a character "wanting to take a bathroom in her bathroom." At several other points, the sisters would inform others of their progress on the case in a way that repeated exactly what was narrated on the previous page. The book just wasn't very well written.
Ben is an 8 year old super genius. His mother is dead and stepfather and new stepmother only want his money. Ben receives $12,000 from his grandmother every month for living expensives. Totally believable, right? Ben's grandmother has disappeared and so has the money. Ben runs away and the sisters get involved. The sisters are a group of women whose job it is "to fix things." In this case they literally burn the stepmother's feet and destroy six pair of very expensive shoes to avenge the bad treatment Ben received. After smacking her around a little. I don't remember the first book being so cheesy.
Ben is an 8 year old super genius. His mother is dead and stepfather and new stepmother only want his money. Ben receives $12,000 from his grandmother every month for living expensives. Totally believable, right? Ben's grandmother has disappeared and so has the money. Ben runs away and the sisters get involved. The sisters are a group of women whose job it is "to fix things." In this case they literally burn the stepmother's feet and destroy six pair of very expensive shoes to avenge the bad treatment Ben received. After smacking her around a little. I don't remember the first book being so cheesy.
August 13, 2023
The Sisters Win Again
Safe and Sound truly depicted the love of each of the Sisters for taking on problems that cause harm to friends and strangers, what Ben (an 8-yr-old genius) had been through since the death of his mother, and his undying love for his grandmother and her two dearest friends.
When Ben is about to be done away with by his adoptive parents, he runs away and was able to contact Izzy (one of the Sisters), who was able to get Ben to safety and finally back to his grandmother and his real father, who didn’t know that he had a son.
The Vigilanty Sisters took care of Connor and Natalie (the adoptive parents) in their own special way for what they had put this special little boy through for the last 4 years.
From the time Izzy found Ben, he knew that he would be safe and sound and be reunited with his granny.
Anyone who enjoys a good Fern Michaels story should certainly read Safe and Sound.
I love the Sisters and have read most of the 35 or so books.
Safe and Sound truly depicted the love of each of the Sisters for taking on problems that cause harm to friends and strangers, what Ben (an 8-yr-old genius) had been through since the death of his mother, and his undying love for his grandmother and her two dearest friends.
When Ben is about to be done away with by his adoptive parents, he runs away and was able to contact Izzy (one of the Sisters), who was able to get Ben to safety and finally back to his grandmother and his real father, who didn’t know that he had a son.
The Vigilanty Sisters took care of Connor and Natalie (the adoptive parents) in their own special way for what they had put this special little boy through for the last 4 years.
From the time Izzy found Ben, he knew that he would be safe and sound and be reunited with his granny.
Anyone who enjoys a good Fern Michaels story should certainly read Safe and Sound.
I love the Sisters and have read most of the 35 or so books.
January 21, 2019
This story is one of best ones yet of the Sisterhood. I loved little Ben. A kid genius who has has a rough life. His mother has died, and his stepfather and his new wife have taken him from his grandmother to gain access to Ben's trust fund. Ben isn't mistreated, just left to fend for himself and neglected.
Ben befriends Isabelle Flanders Tookus (one of the sisters of the Sisterhood) in the park and find out that she knows his grandmother, Eleanor Lyman. Isabelle tells Ben she is there for him if ever he needs help. Ben is missing his grandmother, who has gone missing for 6 months along with her 2 best friends.
His grandmother is on a mission to right a wrong she did....bu finding Ben's biological father, Dr. Jonathan Philbran.
Things get bad at home and he decides to run away and contact Isabelle for help. Isabeille has asked the Sisterhood to help, and their mission begins.
Well done, Fern Michaels! Love this book!
Ben befriends Isabelle Flanders Tookus (one of the sisters of the Sisterhood) in the park and find out that she knows his grandmother, Eleanor Lyman. Isabelle tells Ben she is there for him if ever he needs help. Ben is missing his grandmother, who has gone missing for 6 months along with her 2 best friends.
His grandmother is on a mission to right a wrong she did....bu finding Ben's biological father, Dr. Jonathan Philbran.
Things get bad at home and he decides to run away and contact Isabelle for help. Isabeille has asked the Sisterhood to help, and their mission begins.
Well done, Fern Michaels! Love this book!
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