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Sisterhood #1
Weekend Warriors
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 an 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.
“Readers who grow weary of seeing the bad guys get away with their crimes will enjoy seeing what happens when well-funded, very angry women take the law into their own hands.” - Booklist
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.
“Readers who grow weary of seeing the bad guys get away with their crimes will enjoy seeing what happens when well-funded, very angry women take the law into their own hands.” - Booklist
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First published April 1, 2003
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About the author
Fern Michaels
428 books6,545 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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February 5, 2017
What an entertaining series the Sisterhood brings with this first audio Weekend Warriors. This is just plain fun. Nothing fancy, nothing to take serious, but a well done romp with a group of women who have been wronged and are seeking revenge. Short and sweet.
I will be continuing this audio series, as I read too many serious books, and it's nice to have breaks in between with a book that makes you laugh.
4 out of 5 stars
I will be continuing this audio series, as I read too many serious books, and it's nice to have breaks in between with a book that makes you laugh.
4 out of 5 stars
May 18, 2011
A couple weeks ago I was browsing in the public library and struck up a conversation with this sweet older lady. She's probably in her late 60s. And seemed like the nice grandmotherly type. In the course of the conversation she recommend Fern Michaels Sisterhood series. So I picked it up. Little old ladies are rarely wrong, right? Wrong.
Revenge makes for great stories in all media. I mean, who doesn't like Chuck Bronson in Death Wish?
While I liked the plot idea, a group of wronged women joining up to help each other exact revenge on the people who wronged them and escaped justice for one reason or another.
In reality, I felt the vitriol seemed harsh--I know all vitriol is harsh, but this seemed harsh and disingenuous. And I just couldn't suspend belief long enough to get on board with the plotline. This revenge is too much. Just too much.
And it also seemed that Ms Michaels may have had a word limit to this book.
Decisions were made by characters and suddenly everything was finished. No details. Just like SNAP and it happens. And that felt disingenuous. And rushed. And hurried. Like she wasn't allowed to flesh out the storyline more fully.
I don't know. Many people liked this. Little old ladies love this series. But this one left me cold.
Revenge makes for great stories in all media. I mean, who doesn't like Chuck Bronson in Death Wish?
While I liked the plot idea, a group of wronged women joining up to help each other exact revenge on the people who wronged them and escaped justice for one reason or another.
In reality, I felt the vitriol seemed harsh--I know all vitriol is harsh, but this seemed harsh and disingenuous. And I just couldn't suspend belief long enough to get on board with the plotline. This revenge is too much. Just too much.
And it also seemed that Ms Michaels may have had a word limit to this book.
Decisions were made by characters and suddenly everything was finished. No details. Just like SNAP and it happens. And that felt disingenuous. And rushed. And hurried. Like she wasn't allowed to flesh out the storyline more fully.
I don't know. Many people liked this. Little old ladies love this series. But this one left me cold.
May 6, 2011
Weekend Warriors is the first in the Sisterhood Series by Fern Michaels. Myra Rutledge, a wealthy billionaire takes it upon herself to form and fund a vigilante group of other women who have been victimized and whom the law was unable to help. Myra formed this group after her own daughter was hit by a drunk driver and could never place charges on the man. These women formulate a plan to vindicate each woman in the group. The first woman whom they help is Kathryn Lucas, who was raped by three motorcyclists while her invalid husband watched helplessly.
First let me say that my dislike of this book was not due to the writing, it was more due to the content of the story. The whole premise of the book is one of revenge, anger and hate. These women are out to get those who did them wrong. Since the law didn't help them they are now going to take matters into their own hands and the punishment will fit the crime. The subject matter was too brutal for me.
I had trouble connecting with the women’s' vindictiveness. I understood where they were coming from, but in my mind what they were doing was wrong, even if justified. It made it difficult for me to enjoy the story and the characters. I didn't like how Myra enlisted the women to join her group. I felt like she coerced them into doing it. On lots of levels this book just didn't work for me.
First let me say that my dislike of this book was not due to the writing, it was more due to the content of the story. The whole premise of the book is one of revenge, anger and hate. These women are out to get those who did them wrong. Since the law didn't help them they are now going to take matters into their own hands and the punishment will fit the crime. The subject matter was too brutal for me.
I had trouble connecting with the women’s' vindictiveness. I understood where they were coming from, but in my mind what they were doing was wrong, even if justified. It made it difficult for me to enjoy the story and the characters. I didn't like how Myra enlisted the women to join her group. I felt like she coerced them into doing it. On lots of levels this book just didn't work for me.
January 3, 2017
This is the first in a suspense series in which the amount of action and quirky characters fit perfectly together. A very smooth operation is pulled off by non professionals to right a horrible wrong that each of them feel equally motivated to vindicate. I enjoyed this very entertaining story by Fern Michaels that was made great by Laural Merlington's narrative. Not quite a cozy because of some of the brutality and lack of sexy romance, but would definitely be a fun dramady for the big screen. I will be reading more in this series.
October 23, 2025
Casual pop fiction read after listening to Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own. That one took work; this one was breezy. I needed that. I had to listen to it on audiobook, but I also won it in print from a Goodreads contest, but I can't find the book for anything. So all in all, Four stars. I am getting to the point where all I can do is listen to audiobooks anymore. I'll read visually once in a while but mostly yeah I'm just listening. I used to fall asleep listening, no more.
Oh by the way, this book is about women enacting serious revenge on extremely horrible men. They called themselves The Sisterhood.
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Oh by the way, this book is about women enacting serious revenge on extremely horrible men. They called themselves The Sisterhood.
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July 26, 2014
This book was somewhere between awesome and awful. It was completely cracked out and unrealistic as all get out and yet, I enjoyed the heck out it.
Years ago I watched an episode of that tv show L.A. Law. In this episode there was a woman who was raped but her rapist escaped prosecution because he had diplomatic immunity. So the woman walks over and shoots the guy and then hands over her gun and says "read me my rights." I flashed onto this episode while reading this book because this book includes people getting away because of diplomatic immunity and women shooting rapists who get off on a technicality.
In this book, young Barbara Rutledge is walking to her car when she is hit and killed by a speeding car. That car was driven by a Chinese diplomat who is whisked out of the country and faces no charges for his hit and run murder. Barbara's death was witness by her mother Myra, a billionaire owner of a candy company, and Barbara's best friend Nikki, a defense lawyer.
Myra sinks into a two-year depression after the death of her daughter only to be snapped out of it after seeing a client of Nikki's on the news shoot a guy dead on the steps of a courthouse. The guy was a child kidnapping murderer who got off on a technicality. The mother of the murdered child showed no remorse. Myra, feeling some kinship in not getting her own justice is determined to throw all of her billions of dollars behind making sure this woman goes free.
But that is just the beginning for Myra. She has a lover who is also a retired British Spy (seriously, Charles is like 007 -- all versions of them -- only older). Charles has mad skillz. He can hack computers, he has shadowy connections who can find out all kinds of information and he has a subterranean lair in Myra's Mansion. Myra and Charles have found six other women who, through egregious miscarriages of justice, have had their lives ruined and have been unable to get any legal satisfaction. So Myra is determined she will be their Vengeance fairy godmother.
The women come together and enter into their revenge pact. They draw names to see who goes first. The winner is Kathryn a woman who was gang raped by a group of bikers. She gets to choose what form her vengeance takes. And it is a doozy.
As I was reading I couldn't help but come to understanding that this is pure revenge fantasy and needed to be read with a grain of salt. There was absolutely no character development and no, well, reality really. But it was hella fun to hang out with this pissed off Sisterhood of the Traveling Vengeance as they plan to get back at those bikers. I couldn't help but gasp in incredulity when they come up with their plan and snort at it's execution. Seriously, I could NOT see that happening. But, what the hell. It's fiction, right?
This is a series so each woman gets her time up at bat. I am morbidly curious enough to continue the series just to see if the rest of the payback is as blood thirsty and this one was.
Years ago I watched an episode of that tv show L.A. Law. In this episode there was a woman who was raped but her rapist escaped prosecution because he had diplomatic immunity. So the woman walks over and shoots the guy and then hands over her gun and says "read me my rights." I flashed onto this episode while reading this book because this book includes people getting away because of diplomatic immunity and women shooting rapists who get off on a technicality.
In this book, young Barbara Rutledge is walking to her car when she is hit and killed by a speeding car. That car was driven by a Chinese diplomat who is whisked out of the country and faces no charges for his hit and run murder. Barbara's death was witness by her mother Myra, a billionaire owner of a candy company, and Barbara's best friend Nikki, a defense lawyer.
Myra sinks into a two-year depression after the death of her daughter only to be snapped out of it after seeing a client of Nikki's on the news shoot a guy dead on the steps of a courthouse. The guy was a child kidnapping murderer who got off on a technicality. The mother of the murdered child showed no remorse. Myra, feeling some kinship in not getting her own justice is determined to throw all of her billions of dollars behind making sure this woman goes free.
But that is just the beginning for Myra. She has a lover who is also a retired British Spy (seriously, Charles is like 007 -- all versions of them -- only older). Charles has mad skillz. He can hack computers, he has shadowy connections who can find out all kinds of information and he has a subterranean lair in Myra's Mansion. Myra and Charles have found six other women who, through egregious miscarriages of justice, have had their lives ruined and have been unable to get any legal satisfaction. So Myra is determined she will be their Vengeance fairy godmother.
The women come together and enter into their revenge pact. They draw names to see who goes first. The winner is Kathryn a woman who was gang raped by a group of bikers. She gets to choose what form her vengeance takes. And it is a doozy.
As I was reading I couldn't help but come to understanding that this is pure revenge fantasy and needed to be read with a grain of salt. There was absolutely no character development and no, well, reality really. But it was hella fun to hang out with this pissed off Sisterhood of the Traveling Vengeance as they plan to get back at those bikers. I couldn't help but gasp in incredulity when they come up with their plan and snort at it's execution. Seriously, I could NOT see that happening. But, what the hell. It's fiction, right?
This is a series so each woman gets her time up at bat. I am morbidly curious enough to continue the series just to see if the rest of the payback is as blood thirsty and this one was.
September 1, 2013
Where to start ...
From the very beginning, this story was forced and contrived. The writing was choppy and every other sentence the characters were calling each other by their names. How many times do you actually say the name of the person you're speaking with in a conversation? Exactly.
In addition to clumsy dialogue, where were the actions, the body language that SHOWED the reader what the character was feeling, the sighs, the running of one's hand through one's hair, the emotional tug 'o war, etc. - because these details were lacking, the characters were wooden and completely dull.
The story was everywhere. I would have preferred to follow one, two, even possibly three characters around. I wanted to get into their heads, I wanted to feel their pain, I wanted to emotionally invest in their nightmare so that when their revenge happened, I could rejoice in their triumph. I wasn't emotionally invested in any of these characters, sure, I felt sorry for them, but I didn't care enough about them to really care about their individual predicaments.
And this whole revenge thing ... I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, life is not fair. And victims, especially in today's society, are too often made to feel guilty for something they had absolutely no control over. And yes, our legal system is FLAWED and evil people get away with murder - BUT - if revenge is sought, then show the reader that there's a little human remorse, and/or compassion while exacting that revenge. Because even though the revenge is warranted, if the characters don't have at least one moment of remorse, then that character comes off as cold and unfeeling and compassionate human nature is somehow lost in translation.
This whole story was too clinical for me. It moved too fast and felt rushed. Another reviewer commented on how she thought maybe Ms. Michaels had a word limit on this story was rushing through the plot in order not to exceed the word limit - those are my thoughts exactly.
And finally, the whole Niki speaking to Barb's ghost angle - I simply couldn't stomach that part. Granted, I'm not a big ghost believer myself, but there are times that can work in a story, but it didn't work in this story. If felt too much like Ms. Michaels needed to give Niki someone she could confide in, digest all of her feelings with, and she didn't have time to introduce a new character, so she stuck Barbara's ghost in there. The first time Niki spoke to Barb's ghost in the rocking chair, I nearly stopped reading right there. But I trudged forward because honestly, this story has gotten a lot of good reviews and I gave it the benefit of the doubt based on that. But the choppy dialogue and the dull characters finally ruined it for me - I didn't even make it halfway through the story. I'm done with this story and the sisterhood series.
Revenge makes great stories, but when it's rushed and handled poorly, it just comes off cold, distasteful, and dare I say, boring.
From the very beginning, this story was forced and contrived. The writing was choppy and every other sentence the characters were calling each other by their names. How many times do you actually say the name of the person you're speaking with in a conversation? Exactly.
In addition to clumsy dialogue, where were the actions, the body language that SHOWED the reader what the character was feeling, the sighs, the running of one's hand through one's hair, the emotional tug 'o war, etc. - because these details were lacking, the characters were wooden and completely dull.
The story was everywhere. I would have preferred to follow one, two, even possibly three characters around. I wanted to get into their heads, I wanted to feel their pain, I wanted to emotionally invest in their nightmare so that when their revenge happened, I could rejoice in their triumph. I wasn't emotionally invested in any of these characters, sure, I felt sorry for them, but I didn't care enough about them to really care about their individual predicaments.
And this whole revenge thing ... I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, life is not fair. And victims, especially in today's society, are too often made to feel guilty for something they had absolutely no control over. And yes, our legal system is FLAWED and evil people get away with murder - BUT - if revenge is sought, then show the reader that there's a little human remorse, and/or compassion while exacting that revenge. Because even though the revenge is warranted, if the characters don't have at least one moment of remorse, then that character comes off as cold and unfeeling and compassionate human nature is somehow lost in translation.
This whole story was too clinical for me. It moved too fast and felt rushed. Another reviewer commented on how she thought maybe Ms. Michaels had a word limit on this story was rushing through the plot in order not to exceed the word limit - those are my thoughts exactly.
And finally, the whole Niki speaking to Barb's ghost angle - I simply couldn't stomach that part. Granted, I'm not a big ghost believer myself, but there are times that can work in a story, but it didn't work in this story. If felt too much like Ms. Michaels needed to give Niki someone she could confide in, digest all of her feelings with, and she didn't have time to introduce a new character, so she stuck Barbara's ghost in there. The first time Niki spoke to Barb's ghost in the rocking chair, I nearly stopped reading right there. But I trudged forward because honestly, this story has gotten a lot of good reviews and I gave it the benefit of the doubt based on that. But the choppy dialogue and the dull characters finally ruined it for me - I didn't even make it halfway through the story. I'm done with this story and the sisterhood series.
Revenge makes great stories, but when it's rushed and handled poorly, it just comes off cold, distasteful, and dare I say, boring.
March 20, 2011
2 ½ stars. Characters not developed. Action and events not interesting enough. Dialogue was so-so. Needed more suspense.
STORY BRIEF:
Myra is a billionaire. Her daughter Barbara was killed in a hit and run. The driver had diplomatic immunity so he couldn’t be prosecuted. Myra invites five women to her home who were victims of crimes where justice was not done. Their purpose is to get revenge. They call themselves the Sisterhood. Nikki is a defense lawyer who was close to Myra and Barbara. She also joins the group. They draw names from a box to decide who will be first. Kathryn’s name is drawn.
Kathryn drives a truck. Several years ago at a truck stop, three motorcycle riders raped her. She had good reason for not prosecuting them until it was too late due to the statute of limitations. The rapists are prominent businessmen who ride motorcycles on the weekend as part of a group called Weekend Warriors. She wants to cut off their testicles. The Sisterhood decides to make it happen. Most of the rest of the story is about finding out who the rapists are, interacting with them, and what happens.
About a fourth of the book is about Nikki and her ex-boyfriend Jack who is a prosecutor. Jack is suspicious of Myra and Nikki about another case. He gets a search warrant for Myra’s home. As a result he is aware of this group of women. He is suspicious and starts looking into what they are doing. He has a “gut feeling” about them.
A small part of the story has the ghost of Barbara talking to Nikki. They had been close friends before Barbara’s death. It is not important enough to classify the book as paranormal, but it’s there.
REVIEWER’S OPINION (WITH MINOR SPOILER):
The concept was interesting but the delivery was lacking. It seemed to be more about friendship conversations than “action” regarding the caper. I wanted to feel more suspense or excitement during the events leading up to the revenge. I wanted to see the pain, anger, and horror of the three men afterwards. That was disappointing. It was glossed over by “telling rather than showing” at the end.
Everything happens too smoothly. Myra is so wealthy that she can pay for whatever they need to make things happen, including supporting the women financially so they can work full time on the revenge projects. It would have been better to be in the minds of the bad guys before, during, and after - also to have interesting, different, and surprising things happen. This was just “here’s the plan, lets pull it off, now it’s done.” Most suspense came from an occasional glitch that the women handled quickly. A touch of suspense came from Jack being suspicious and arguing with Nikki.
The writing style does not appeal to me. She is writing about contemporary women with careers, but it feels like women from earlier decades. They don’t talk about interesting things. Their characters aren’t developed enough.
I might have enjoyed hearing more about the relationship between Myra and Charles, a former British intelligence agent.
The narrator was ok, but I didn’t like her interpretation of Jack. There was one line where Jack said something with a cold tone of voice, but the narrator said it in a normal tone, not the way I imagined it. It wasn’t a big problem, but it was off – for me.
DATA:
Unabridged audiobook length: 6 hours 6 minutes. Narrator: Laural Merlington. Swearing language: strong. Sexual content: none. Setting: 2000 Virginia, D.C., and California. Copyright: 2001. Genre: contemporary women’s fiction.
STORY BRIEF:
Myra is a billionaire. Her daughter Barbara was killed in a hit and run. The driver had diplomatic immunity so he couldn’t be prosecuted. Myra invites five women to her home who were victims of crimes where justice was not done. Their purpose is to get revenge. They call themselves the Sisterhood. Nikki is a defense lawyer who was close to Myra and Barbara. She also joins the group. They draw names from a box to decide who will be first. Kathryn’s name is drawn.
Kathryn drives a truck. Several years ago at a truck stop, three motorcycle riders raped her. She had good reason for not prosecuting them until it was too late due to the statute of limitations. The rapists are prominent businessmen who ride motorcycles on the weekend as part of a group called Weekend Warriors. She wants to cut off their testicles. The Sisterhood decides to make it happen. Most of the rest of the story is about finding out who the rapists are, interacting with them, and what happens.
About a fourth of the book is about Nikki and her ex-boyfriend Jack who is a prosecutor. Jack is suspicious of Myra and Nikki about another case. He gets a search warrant for Myra’s home. As a result he is aware of this group of women. He is suspicious and starts looking into what they are doing. He has a “gut feeling” about them.
A small part of the story has the ghost of Barbara talking to Nikki. They had been close friends before Barbara’s death. It is not important enough to classify the book as paranormal, but it’s there.
REVIEWER’S OPINION (WITH MINOR SPOILER):
The concept was interesting but the delivery was lacking. It seemed to be more about friendship conversations than “action” regarding the caper. I wanted to feel more suspense or excitement during the events leading up to the revenge. I wanted to see the pain, anger, and horror of the three men afterwards. That was disappointing. It was glossed over by “telling rather than showing” at the end.
Everything happens too smoothly. Myra is so wealthy that she can pay for whatever they need to make things happen, including supporting the women financially so they can work full time on the revenge projects. It would have been better to be in the minds of the bad guys before, during, and after - also to have interesting, different, and surprising things happen. This was just “here’s the plan, lets pull it off, now it’s done.” Most suspense came from an occasional glitch that the women handled quickly. A touch of suspense came from Jack being suspicious and arguing with Nikki.
The writing style does not appeal to me. She is writing about contemporary women with careers, but it feels like women from earlier decades. They don’t talk about interesting things. Their characters aren’t developed enough.
I might have enjoyed hearing more about the relationship between Myra and Charles, a former British intelligence agent.
The narrator was ok, but I didn’t like her interpretation of Jack. There was one line where Jack said something with a cold tone of voice, but the narrator said it in a normal tone, not the way I imagined it. It wasn’t a big problem, but it was off – for me.
DATA:
Unabridged audiobook length: 6 hours 6 minutes. Narrator: Laural Merlington. Swearing language: strong. Sexual content: none. Setting: 2000 Virginia, D.C., and California. Copyright: 2001. Genre: contemporary women’s fiction.
March 16, 2009
I actually read the rest of the Sisterhood series first as this book was so hard to get in the library. The book is a fast and entertaining read.
After her pregnant daughter Barbara was killed in a hit and run accident by a Chinese diplomat whose diplomat status saved him from prosecution, Myra goes into a depression for over a year. The depression ends when she watches a mother shoot the man who had been freed on a technicality after the man murdered her daughter. Myra vowed that she would help others seek redress that the law had not given them and thus the sisterhood was formed. It's first case was to seek justice for Katherine who had been raped in a parking lot while her husband with MSSS was forced to watch helplessly as he was unable to get out of their truck without assistance. Since Katherine had the semi's keys, he couldn't even blow the horn for help. Katherine refused to drag her husband through the ordeal of a trial, but after his death she tried to have the rapists prosecuted only to learn it had been to long according to the statue of limitations. The Sisterhood recognizes no limitations.
After her pregnant daughter Barbara was killed in a hit and run accident by a Chinese diplomat whose diplomat status saved him from prosecution, Myra goes into a depression for over a year. The depression ends when she watches a mother shoot the man who had been freed on a technicality after the man murdered her daughter. Myra vowed that she would help others seek redress that the law had not given them and thus the sisterhood was formed. It's first case was to seek justice for Katherine who had been raped in a parking lot while her husband with MSSS was forced to watch helplessly as he was unable to get out of their truck without assistance. Since Katherine had the semi's keys, he couldn't even blow the horn for help. Katherine refused to drag her husband through the ordeal of a trial, but after his death she tried to have the rapists prosecuted only to learn it had been to long according to the statue of limitations. The Sisterhood recognizes no limitations.
February 19, 2012
This was one of those books that made me glad I've adopted a three chapter rule. After the first two chapters I was convinced that this book was headed for a early departure to the bad book graveyard. It was disjointed as the author spent more time attempting to build the foundation for a series rather than focusing on the current storyline. Also, having listened to the audiobook, the narrator was mediocre at best and made it hard to get through. However, the book takes off once the sisterhood is formed and Kathryn Lucas is chosen as their first case to avenge. While this book is clearly no literary masterpiece (the writing is ridiculously simple and amateurish), the story of these wronged women seeking their own brand of justice resonated with me to the point that after awhile it became easier to over look its flaws.
In the end, there was enough here to hold my interest and reserve judgment on the series as a whole until I've read the next two books.
In the end, there was enough here to hold my interest and reserve judgment on the series as a whole until I've read the next two books.
September 14, 2008
This is one of the worst books i have ever read ! I picked it up thinking it would be enjoyable light entertainment, a no-brainer. Well I was right about the no brainer, seems to me the author has no brains as the writing is truly awful. The premise of the plot sounds good but the writing is so bad and the revenge the scorned women wreak is so unbelievable that really the book is just a waste of good paper. Suspension of disbelief just didn't happen for me. I certainly won't read any more in the series. This is one book that I actually threw out, it was not worthy of passing on to anyone !
February 27, 2022
I thoroughly enjoyed the story. While far-reaching in many aspects, it was like watching a great revenge movie, and I found several scenes that I’ve seen in movies played out in this plot. I had a bit of trouble keeping all the female characters straight; but as I read more stories in the series I know that will become easier. Great entertainment!
October 2, 2013
Weekend Warriors, Payback, Vendetta, etc. is a series of books about a group of women who get revenge on situations where the law has done them completely wrong because friends or partners have lied and managed to ruin their lives. One lady had a business partner get in an accident killing a family then claiming our heroine was driving and succeeded in getting to spend a year in jail and lose the business. Another lady's husband was running for president, but he beat her, had affairs on her, etc. and got away with it because he was so famous, another lady, a truck driver, was brutally raped by 3 bikers on a trip with her disabled husband. These books and the succeeding ones get into each woman's story and the revenge they take as a group against each of the wrong doers. There is a good antagonist in the love interest of one of the women. Each book is a case of revenge. The stories are interesting and compelling. The writing and plots are not the deepest, but they are fun and entertaining. I have been listening to them all on CD, so they make driving time pass quickly.
July 15, 2021
Revenge can always form a solid foundation for a thriller or suspense novel. The more heinous the crime and the more dastardly the villain(s), the more we readers can live out our own revenge fantasies -- mentally insert the gormless boss or cheating partner in the antagonist's role, and we get the payback we'd never try for ourselves. Make the vigilantes a group of scorned women (as in, "Hell hath no fury like a...") and you open all kinds of possibilities for redressing the justice system's manifold failings when it comes to crimes against women. You could, as the author did, give the group a power-affirming name like, say, "The Sisterhood." I read the back-cover copy and signed on immediately.
Too bad the author screwed it up.
The setup: billionaire candy mogul Myra Rutledge sees her pregnant golden-girl daughter get the wrong end of a hit-and-run in Washington D.C. The driver, naturally, has diplomatic immunity and walks. After two years of grief and semi-isolation, Myra sees another mother on TV go all Charles Bronson on the man who murdered her child. Myra gets an idea -- let's make our own justice! With the help of her surrogate daughter Nikki, a defense attorney, she gathers a group of hugely wronged women into what she calls "The Sisterhood." Their mission: get their own back from the men who ruined their lives.
This is all foundation-pouring for the series. The actual story is how The Sisterhood strikes back on behalf of Kathryn Lucas, a long-haul trucker who was raped by three men at a truck stop while her disabled husband watched helplessly, an experience that eventually killed him. The type of payback that Kathryn chooses is brutally apropos for the crime.
So far, so good. In capable hands, this could've been a down-and-dirty female-empowerment update of Death Wish. That's what I expected.
What I didn't expect is how poorly it's written. There's little depth to any of the characters. There's hardly any atmosphere or scene-setting. The dialog is often clunky and frequently too on-the-nose, and the author's habit of dropping a paragraph of dialog with the speaker tag at the end means you'll frequently be wondering who's talking. The one good male character -- Charles, Myra's butler and life partner -- is a cartoon and plot device, able to work whatever magic has to happen to resolve the few complications in half a page. The three villains are also barely characters; part of what makes revenge stories fun is hissing at the heinous louts who Did Our Hero Wrong, but here they're hardly more than names with legs. The plan Our Heroines devise rarely runs into more than speed bumps (often resolved during a paragraph of dialog, another annoying author tic), and the ladies face no real peril in the doing, rendering the whole thing less exciting than a late-start run to catch a flight at rush hour. Add a problematic portrayal of an Asian character and a flirtation with the paranormal and the term "hot mess" came to me increasingly often as I read.
It's no secret that this is a revenge-fantasy story. The back-cover text makes no bones about it, and having it show up in the Amazon "vigilante justice" category just reaffirms the point. Granted, the front cover promises a cozier experience than what you get inside. Still, if you don't like revenge tales, don't get this book (advice some of the other reviewers here seem to have missed).
If you read the Kindle edition, be warned: the editing is atrocious. This has become my new counter-example for people who gas on about how much better edited legacy-published books are than indies. Also, the first 10% is the author's dissertation about the book's genesis, and the last 10% is an interview with the author. Too bad the author didn't use that wordcount to flesh out the story, which consistently feels underfed.
Weekend Warriors has a promising concept and the bones of what could've been a good story. It reads like the wind -- I finished it in two sittings, interrupted by lunch. Sadly, I didn't enjoy this nearly as much as I wanted to. There are only another thirty-odd installments in this series, so someone must be finding something s/he likes in it. I give it three stars for promise and one star for execution...not bad enough to want my own revenge for wasted time, but only just.
Too bad the author screwed it up.
The setup: billionaire candy mogul Myra Rutledge sees her pregnant golden-girl daughter get the wrong end of a hit-and-run in Washington D.C. The driver, naturally, has diplomatic immunity and walks. After two years of grief and semi-isolation, Myra sees another mother on TV go all Charles Bronson on the man who murdered her child. Myra gets an idea -- let's make our own justice! With the help of her surrogate daughter Nikki, a defense attorney, she gathers a group of hugely wronged women into what she calls "The Sisterhood." Their mission: get their own back from the men who ruined their lives.
This is all foundation-pouring for the series. The actual story is how The Sisterhood strikes back on behalf of Kathryn Lucas, a long-haul trucker who was raped by three men at a truck stop while her disabled husband watched helplessly, an experience that eventually killed him. The type of payback that Kathryn chooses is brutally apropos for the crime.
So far, so good. In capable hands, this could've been a down-and-dirty female-empowerment update of Death Wish. That's what I expected.
What I didn't expect is how poorly it's written. There's little depth to any of the characters. There's hardly any atmosphere or scene-setting. The dialog is often clunky and frequently too on-the-nose, and the author's habit of dropping a paragraph of dialog with the speaker tag at the end means you'll frequently be wondering who's talking. The one good male character -- Charles, Myra's butler and life partner -- is a cartoon and plot device, able to work whatever magic has to happen to resolve the few complications in half a page. The three villains are also barely characters; part of what makes revenge stories fun is hissing at the heinous louts who Did Our Hero Wrong, but here they're hardly more than names with legs. The plan Our Heroines devise rarely runs into more than speed bumps (often resolved during a paragraph of dialog, another annoying author tic), and the ladies face no real peril in the doing, rendering the whole thing less exciting than a late-start run to catch a flight at rush hour. Add a problematic portrayal of an Asian character and a flirtation with the paranormal and the term "hot mess" came to me increasingly often as I read.
It's no secret that this is a revenge-fantasy story. The back-cover text makes no bones about it, and having it show up in the Amazon "vigilante justice" category just reaffirms the point. Granted, the front cover promises a cozier experience than what you get inside. Still, if you don't like revenge tales, don't get this book (advice some of the other reviewers here seem to have missed).
If you read the Kindle edition, be warned: the editing is atrocious. This has become my new counter-example for people who gas on about how much better edited legacy-published books are than indies. Also, the first 10% is the author's dissertation about the book's genesis, and the last 10% is an interview with the author. Too bad the author didn't use that wordcount to flesh out the story, which consistently feels underfed.
Weekend Warriors has a promising concept and the bones of what could've been a good story. It reads like the wind -- I finished it in two sittings, interrupted by lunch. Sadly, I didn't enjoy this nearly as much as I wanted to. There are only another thirty-odd installments in this series, so someone must be finding something s/he likes in it. I give it three stars for promise and one star for execution...not bad enough to want my own revenge for wasted time, but only just.
May 31, 2020
The Sisterhood: seven women who have been wronged by the law and by those they thought they loved come together to get justice.
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway and I wasn’t sure about it at first. There were some scenes that made me feel like it was going to be unrealistic, but then the Sisterhood was formed and I fell right into it. The characters are a fabulous group of women from different walks of life that all deserve justice. The way they bicker at the beginning and then bond throughout the book is inspiring and true to life. You can feel the respect they all have for each other.
Charles is the boyfriend of the leader of the group, Myra. He used to work for the Queen of England and has so many connections that it seems impossible for anything to go wrong. And almost nothing goes wrong. I was expecting a bit more nail biting moments. The only real issue is Myra’s daughter Nikki’s ex-boyfriend, D.A. Jack Emery. He’s very nosey and tries to make thing hard for Nikki. He’s messed up on a case and is trying to prove that Nikki had something to do with it.
All in all I really enjoyed the story and the women involved. They are just a great, fun, energetic group of women. I’m looking forward to following their adventures as they seek justice for another sister.
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway and I wasn’t sure about it at first. There were some scenes that made me feel like it was going to be unrealistic, but then the Sisterhood was formed and I fell right into it. The characters are a fabulous group of women from different walks of life that all deserve justice. The way they bicker at the beginning and then bond throughout the book is inspiring and true to life. You can feel the respect they all have for each other.
Charles is the boyfriend of the leader of the group, Myra. He used to work for the Queen of England and has so many connections that it seems impossible for anything to go wrong. And almost nothing goes wrong. I was expecting a bit more nail biting moments. The only real issue is Myra’s daughter Nikki’s ex-boyfriend, D.A. Jack Emery. He’s very nosey and tries to make thing hard for Nikki. He’s messed up on a case and is trying to prove that Nikki had something to do with it.
All in all I really enjoyed the story and the women involved. They are just a great, fun, energetic group of women. I’m looking forward to following their adventures as they seek justice for another sister.
April 8, 2021
Um livro muito feminista, que fala de temas sensíveis como a violência, o assédio e a injustiça.
Uma luta de mulheres em busca da liberdade, da justiça, do livro arbítrio.
Neste livro conhecemos a vingança de uma destas mulheres. A primeira a fazer a sua justiça.
Este livro faz parte de uma coleção de livros chamada Irmandade, em que cada livro será sobre a vingança específica de uma das mulheres deste grupo, sendo 7 livros no total a representar cada um, uma destas mulheres.
Um livro curto que se lê num ápice. Apesar de ser um livro poderoso, fiquei um pouco perdida na narrativa, por vezes. Gostaria que houvesse partes mais desenvolvidas e que abordassem mais as personagens e o poder feminino. Mas sendo o primeiro livro, penso que será abordado aos poucos nos próximos.
Uma luta de mulheres em busca da liberdade, da justiça, do livro arbítrio.
Neste livro conhecemos a vingança de uma destas mulheres. A primeira a fazer a sua justiça.
Este livro faz parte de uma coleção de livros chamada Irmandade, em que cada livro será sobre a vingança específica de uma das mulheres deste grupo, sendo 7 livros no total a representar cada um, uma destas mulheres.
Um livro curto que se lê num ápice. Apesar de ser um livro poderoso, fiquei um pouco perdida na narrativa, por vezes. Gostaria que houvesse partes mais desenvolvidas e que abordassem mais as personagens e o poder feminino. Mas sendo o primeiro livro, penso que será abordado aos poucos nos próximos.
March 12, 2023
Wow! The start of the sisterhood. I love the sisterhood and the characters.
I love the revenge Kathryn thought up.
The relationship between Nikki and Jack is an interesting twist.
I love the revenge Kathryn thought up.
The relationship between Nikki and Jack is an interesting twist.
June 16, 2018
I really enjoyed this book. I️ couldn’t put it down.
March 19, 2023
Is this book great literature? No. Does it qualify as brain candy? Not really. It's more of a breath mint. You can read the whole book in a sitting. It's ridiculously far fetched. But.... it's also kinda fun. There are also a ton of books in this series, so if you like it, there is a lot of it.
After her daughter is killed in a hit and run by an untouchable man with diplomatic immunity, a wealthy woman is deep in grief.... until she sees the news that another woman took justice into her own hands. Older wealthy woman (Myra) decides to devote her fortune to getting even. She recruits a group of female victims and they decide to work on each other's cases. The first case was a now-widowed female truck driver who was raped in front of her disabled husband. The ladies track down the rapists, castrate them, and release them.
One of the vigilantes is Myra's daughter best friend.... she's an attorney and her love interest is a prosecutor. He figures out what is going on.
Myra, who happens to be rich beyond belief, is involved with her head of security/bodyguard/ former British spy.... who happens to be very good with technology (anyone else getting JD Robb vibes? Money + tech = get of plot cards)
Published in the 2000s... has a late 80s- early 90s feel.
Kind of a dumb book, but fun. I will be reading more in this series.
After her daughter is killed in a hit and run by an untouchable man with diplomatic immunity, a wealthy woman is deep in grief.... until she sees the news that another woman took justice into her own hands. Older wealthy woman (Myra) decides to devote her fortune to getting even. She recruits a group of female victims and they decide to work on each other's cases. The first case was a now-widowed female truck driver who was raped in front of her disabled husband. The ladies track down the rapists, castrate them, and release them.
One of the vigilantes is Myra's daughter best friend.... she's an attorney and her love interest is a prosecutor. He figures out what is going on.
Myra, who happens to be rich beyond belief, is involved with her head of security/bodyguard/ former British spy.... who happens to be very good with technology (anyone else getting JD Robb vibes? Money + tech = get of plot cards)
Published in the 2000s... has a late 80s- early 90s feel.
Kind of a dumb book, but fun. I will be reading more in this series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 10, 2015
Quick and easy read! Absolutely amazing. On to the next one for sure!
July 4, 2020
I wanted something light and easy to read and this was perfect. It's a revenge story, or rather, the start of what will be a revenge series. Myra's daughter was killed in a hit-and-run but the driver was never even charged because he is a diplomat: diplomatic immunity. After many months of depression over the loss of her daughter without any justice, Myra learns of a local woman that kills the man that murdered her child after his trial was dropped because of a technicality. That's when Myra decides she'll pursue justice for her daughter's death herself, since government and the law won't do it.
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
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
May 17, 2022
Dnf. Lido até 50%
June 5, 2023
p-p-p-poker face
March 20, 2021
Got to page 97. Revenge porn. Not my thing. DNF
September 17, 2011
First in the Sisterhood suspense series revolving about a group of women gathered together to find justice for those whom the law has failed.
The Story
Devastated by the death of her daughter, Barbara, in a hit-and-run accident, Myra Rutledge is suddenly jolted back to life when, as a result of a not guilty verdict against a man who had confessed to killing a woman's daughter, the woman shot and killed him on the courthouse steps. Myra realized there were too many instances where the law was protecting the criminal and decided she would use her money and her lover's expertise to fight back.
Myra chooses to form a vigilante group who will find their own brand of justice for themselves and for other women. Each woman brings her skills to the aid of each other as they begin to learn each other's strengths and weaknesses.
The plan is to draw a name out of a hat to determine whose cause will be brought to a conclusion first. In Weekend Warriors, justice for Kathryn will be found.
The Characters
Myra Rutledge, the owner of a Fortune 500 candy business, lost her pregnant daughter, Barbara, to a hit-and-run driver. There was no arrest. No conviction. For the driver had diplomatic immunity. Charles Martin is a former MI-6 operative. Now retired and in charge of Myra's security. He's also an old love with whom she has reunited. Nicole "Nikki" Quinn is a defense lawyer and the informally-adopted daughter to Myra. A sister to the now-dead Barbara.
Alexis Thorne was a securities broker who was framed by her brokerage firm. Julia Webster is a plastic surgeon who contracted AIDS from her philandering senator husband. She can no longer work in her profession. Kathryn Lucas is a long-distance trucker driver raped by three bikers. In front of her disabled husband. Waiting until he died to salvage his pride, Kathryn has learned that the statute of limitations ran out. Yoko Akia, partnered with her husband in a flower shop, wants revenge against her father for pimping out her mother. Isabelle Flanders was an architect until the accident in which a trusted employee was driving killed a family. Unconscious from the accident, Isabella was framed by that employee and spent time in prison. The lawsuits wiped her out, branded her as a felon while the guilty employee is living high on the hog from the generous court settlements. Now she works as a personal shopper under a new name.
Jack Emery is, at the start, Nikki's almost-fiancé and a prosecutor with a passion for law and order.
My Take
On the whole, I enjoyed this story. And I must confess I am so on the side of real justice as opposed to what we have now. Yeah, I know it's wrong. The vigilante thing. But so is protecting criminals.
Even though Michaels doesn't pay much attention to the details. Scones? For breakfast? Maybe if they'd been baked by an American and not an Englishman?? There are just too many instances throughout the story of these oddities. I mean, why does Michaels refer to Charles as Emery in the start of the book and then Martin a few pages later? Is it part of his relocation/retirement? Or is he related to Jack Emery?
Nor does Michaels put much effort into depth or smooth movements from scene to scene let alone within individual moments. It's jarring. And amazingly simplistic. Supposedly they've established an alibi for Kathryn by having Isabella disguise herself as Kathryn and go to a resort in the Bahamas…to get away. Yet, Kathryn can barely afford her husband's funeral. And she suddenly "flies off" on this trip from San Francisco when she's scheduled to pick up a load even though she's actually driving her rig down towards LA? What? No one's going to notice/find out her truck's moving around California while she's supposedly in the Bahamas? Then there's the parking lot of the ladies' various cars (and truck) at Myra's farm. Okay, it makes sense for the ladies to just show up for the first meeting but after Jack notices and checks out the owners of those cars. And they still show up in their various vehicles later where anyone could see? Hullo? What is the supposedly omniscient Charles thinking??
The Cover
The cover is both feminine and cottagey with its white clapboard background and the white picket fence flower box overflowing with daisies in front of an opened window, the white curtain pulled aside.
The title is certainly apt as the first instance of justice is meted out against the Weekend Warriors who raped Kathryn.
The Story
Devastated by the death of her daughter, Barbara, in a hit-and-run accident, Myra Rutledge is suddenly jolted back to life when, as a result of a not guilty verdict against a man who had confessed to killing a woman's daughter, the woman shot and killed him on the courthouse steps. Myra realized there were too many instances where the law was protecting the criminal and decided she would use her money and her lover's expertise to fight back.
Myra chooses to form a vigilante group who will find their own brand of justice for themselves and for other women. Each woman brings her skills to the aid of each other as they begin to learn each other's strengths and weaknesses.
The plan is to draw a name out of a hat to determine whose cause will be brought to a conclusion first. In Weekend Warriors, justice for Kathryn will be found.
The Characters
Myra Rutledge, the owner of a Fortune 500 candy business, lost her pregnant daughter, Barbara, to a hit-and-run driver. There was no arrest. No conviction. For the driver had diplomatic immunity. Charles Martin is a former MI-6 operative. Now retired and in charge of Myra's security. He's also an old love with whom she has reunited. Nicole "Nikki" Quinn is a defense lawyer and the informally-adopted daughter to Myra. A sister to the now-dead Barbara.
Alexis Thorne was a securities broker who was framed by her brokerage firm. Julia Webster is a plastic surgeon who contracted AIDS from her philandering senator husband. She can no longer work in her profession. Kathryn Lucas is a long-distance trucker driver raped by three bikers. In front of her disabled husband. Waiting until he died to salvage his pride, Kathryn has learned that the statute of limitations ran out. Yoko Akia, partnered with her husband in a flower shop, wants revenge against her father for pimping out her mother. Isabelle Flanders was an architect until the accident in which a trusted employee was driving killed a family. Unconscious from the accident, Isabella was framed by that employee and spent time in prison. The lawsuits wiped her out, branded her as a felon while the guilty employee is living high on the hog from the generous court settlements. Now she works as a personal shopper under a new name.
Jack Emery is, at the start, Nikki's almost-fiancé and a prosecutor with a passion for law and order.
My Take
On the whole, I enjoyed this story. And I must confess I am so on the side of real justice as opposed to what we have now. Yeah, I know it's wrong. The vigilante thing. But so is protecting criminals.
Even though Michaels doesn't pay much attention to the details. Scones? For breakfast? Maybe if they'd been baked by an American and not an Englishman?? There are just too many instances throughout the story of these oddities. I mean, why does Michaels refer to Charles as Emery in the start of the book and then Martin a few pages later? Is it part of his relocation/retirement? Or is he related to Jack Emery?
Nor does Michaels put much effort into depth or smooth movements from scene to scene let alone within individual moments. It's jarring. And amazingly simplistic. Supposedly they've established an alibi for Kathryn by having Isabella disguise herself as Kathryn and go to a resort in the Bahamas…to get away. Yet, Kathryn can barely afford her husband's funeral. And she suddenly "flies off" on this trip from San Francisco when she's scheduled to pick up a load even though she's actually driving her rig down towards LA? What? No one's going to notice/find out her truck's moving around California while she's supposedly in the Bahamas? Then there's the parking lot of the ladies' various cars (and truck) at Myra's farm. Okay, it makes sense for the ladies to just show up for the first meeting but after Jack notices and checks out the owners of those cars. And they still show up in their various vehicles later where anyone could see? Hullo? What is the supposedly omniscient Charles thinking??
The Cover
The cover is both feminine and cottagey with its white clapboard background and the white picket fence flower box overflowing with daisies in front of an opened window, the white curtain pulled aside.
The title is certainly apt as the first instance of justice is meted out against the Weekend Warriors who raped Kathryn.
October 20, 2018
3.5 stars
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 pays the woman’s bail and helps her disappear. Myra wishes she would have done something like that to her daughter’s killer. She then recruits her adopted daughter’s help – Nikki is a lawyer – to organize a vigilante group of women who never got justice through proper legal channels. As a group, they’ll plan and hand out that justice, instead.
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.
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 pays the woman’s bail and helps her disappear. Myra wishes she would have done something like that to her daughter’s killer. She then recruits her adopted daughter’s help – Nikki is a lawyer – to organize a vigilante group of women who never got justice through proper legal channels. As a group, they’ll plan and hand out that justice, instead.
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.
March 6, 2021
A morte da filha, vítima de atropelamento e fuga, vai fazer com que Myra, a sua mãe, vá completamente abaixo, como seria de esperar.
Dois anos depois, ao ver uma notícia na televisão, Myra "renasce" das cinzas e jura fazer vingança pela morte da sua filha e por outros crimes cometidos a outras mulheres.
Decide criar uma espécie de irmandade onde todas se juntam para vingar os crimes cometidos a cada uma e nasce assim o primeiro livro de uma série que muito me fez lembrar Uma Gaiola de Ouro de Camilla Lackberg.
A primeira a ser vingada será Katherine, violada por três motards enquanto o seu marido, inválido, foi obrigado a assistir. Este episódio leva-nos a concluir que se vai tratar de uma série uma vez que há muitas mais mulheres pertencentes à irmandade a desejar vingança, o que nos leva a querer seguir as suas histórias.
Achei uma história bastante interessante, embora não original, e desejei que estivesse um pouco mais desenvolvida. Se tivesse umas páginas a mais não se perdia nada.
No entanto, é uma série a seguir.
https://marcadordelivros.blogspot.com...
Dois anos depois, ao ver uma notícia na televisão, Myra "renasce" das cinzas e jura fazer vingança pela morte da sua filha e por outros crimes cometidos a outras mulheres.
Decide criar uma espécie de irmandade onde todas se juntam para vingar os crimes cometidos a cada uma e nasce assim o primeiro livro de uma série que muito me fez lembrar Uma Gaiola de Ouro de Camilla Lackberg.
A primeira a ser vingada será Katherine, violada por três motards enquanto o seu marido, inválido, foi obrigado a assistir. Este episódio leva-nos a concluir que se vai tratar de uma série uma vez que há muitas mais mulheres pertencentes à irmandade a desejar vingança, o que nos leva a querer seguir as suas histórias.
Achei uma história bastante interessante, embora não original, e desejei que estivesse um pouco mais desenvolvida. Se tivesse umas páginas a mais não se perdia nada.
No entanto, é uma série a seguir.
https://marcadordelivros.blogspot.com...
October 10, 2009
This is a story with balls!!! Get your attention? Well it is true. This novel really does have balls. Literally. I thoroughly enjoyed it despite the fact that the writing is a tad rushed and a bit amateurish compared to many other bestsellers. I have passed over this novel thru the years because for some reason, it is always in the Romance area. However, upon recommendation of a co worker I gave it a go and found there really is no romance in it. On the contrary, it is about 7 women that have been chewed up and spit out by the American legal system. They decide to take matters into their own hands, beginning with avenging the rape of Kathryn. Thanks to the statute of limitations, the legal system could not help her so thus, the Sisterhood sets out to find, bait, lure, and trap her rapists and remove their balls. Truly a tale for women about women. It is also an easy, one day read.
October 31, 2015
I like the idea of this series. I enjoyed this first book and look forward to continuing.
March 21, 2017
This was a really fun easy read. It's the first book in the Sisterhood series. It's about a group of women the legal system has failed (for various reasons) they form a sort of "club" and get their own justice. Vigilante style. At times it's far fetched but was extremely entertaining. I've been looking for a new fun series to read and I do believe i've found it.
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