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Nice: An Edgar Award Nominee
First there was Clay--it just sort of happened.
Then there was Pete--he was becoming way too attached.
Ben, well, he totally had it coming.
And then there was Sam... Grace is nice to a fault. She never picks fights, and doesn't like to criticize or hurt people's feelings. Problem is, the men in her life never seem to take a hint. And she just can't bear to tell them outright when she isn't interested. So she kills them. A clean break--no messy emotions, no heated arguments. But someone is onto her. His name is Sam, and he and Grace, with one very dangerous thing in common, make a killer couple. It's a match made in heaven-as long as they can both survive the relationship...
Then there was Pete--he was becoming way too attached.
Ben, well, he totally had it coming.
And then there was Sam... Grace is nice to a fault. She never picks fights, and doesn't like to criticize or hurt people's feelings. Problem is, the men in her life never seem to take a hint. And she just can't bear to tell them outright when she isn't interested. So she kills them. A clean break--no messy emotions, no heated arguments. But someone is onto her. His name is Sam, and he and Grace, with one very dangerous thing in common, make a killer couple. It's a match made in heaven-as long as they can both survive the relationship...
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First published August 15, 1998
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January 29, 2020
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What if, rather than ending her dates like this . . . .
Our dearBridget ended them like this instead . . . . .
That’s pretty much what Nice is about. You see, Grace is an empath, which in the dating world turns her into . . . .
But then her odd form of “buyer’s remorse” makes her do stuff like . . . .
Things get complicated when Grace discovers that someone has picked up on her little secret - and due to his own line of work he ain't scurrrrrrred.
This wasn’t a terrible way to spend a couple of hours. I’m a fan of dark humor and killing bad dates is fairly dark. I’m also a fan of twisted love stories and this one ranks pretty high up there for that as well. It isn’t a book that will change your life, but it might be a book that keeps you on the FBI watch list when the library tells you the Winter Reading Challenge is to “Imagine That” and you can’t imagine something more enjoyable than murdering every dude who you didn't want to go out with again with no repercussions *wink*
And that right there was #5, kids. Thanks for following along and see you all in the summer when the major award I neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed will be some sort of glass that holds an alcoholic beverage and yet another theme I’m sure to whine about.
What if, rather than ending her dates like this . . . .
Our dear
That’s pretty much what Nice is about. You see, Grace is an empath, which in the dating world turns her into . . . .
But then her odd form of “buyer’s remorse” makes her do stuff like . . . .
Things get complicated when Grace discovers that someone has picked up on her little secret - and due to his own line of work he ain't scurrrrrrred.
This wasn’t a terrible way to spend a couple of hours. I’m a fan of dark humor and killing bad dates is fairly dark. I’m also a fan of twisted love stories and this one ranks pretty high up there for that as well. It isn’t a book that will change your life, but it might be a book that keeps you on the FBI watch list when the library tells you the Winter Reading Challenge is to “Imagine That” and you can’t imagine something more enjoyable than murdering every dude who you didn't want to go out with again with no repercussions *wink*
And that right there was #5, kids. Thanks for following along and see you all in the summer when the major award I neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed will be some sort of glass that holds an alcoholic beverage and yet another theme I’m sure to whine about.
November 20, 2013
*3 stars*
I bought this book because I saw B.G. Harlen was going on about it on Facebook, and it sounded like an interesting read.
Firs of all, I don't know who was responsible for writing the book description, but it's completely wrong. The heroine, Grace, is not like him, at all. And don't go in thinking that they are alike. He's a murderer for hire and she is... I don't know, not a psychopath, they have more discipline than she does, and better reasons to kill. Crazy? Yes, that's it. And the other thing: the heroine on the cover should be wearing an eyepatch on her left eye. Do you see one? Neither do I.
I usually give 3 stars to mediocre books, this one wasn't that bad. It was quite an enjoyable read. But there were few things that bugged me. I will get to that.
It's not your typical love story with hearts and flowers. It is a love story, but I have to warn you though, author has a very dark sense of humor :). As it is said in the blurb, she kills men because she can't say 'no'. It's not as lame as it sounds. Imagine yourself on a really bad date with a guy yapping about something you're not interested in, he's not quite your type, his jokes aren't funny, but you sit there, nod, fake-smile, trying really hard not to scream "I hope you die a slow and painful death, and you get your matroska collection buried with you.", or "Shut up! Just shut up!", or "I want to stab you in the eye with my fork.". But you put up with it because you are a nice girl, don't want to hurt the guys feelings. She's kind of like that. The difference between her and you and me is that we suffer trough and don't actually want to kill the guy, just never see him again.
See what I'm talking about? :-).
Then we have 'Sam'. He kills people for money. I really liked him, he seemed like a cool guy. One evening he goes out to a bar to test his new spy equipment, to see if and how it works. And sees her with her friends. There is something about her (in books there always is something). She's not the pretties woman he has ever seen, but because of the way she interacts with people, she is most fascinating. He follows her home and ends up spying on her for quite some time, and notice dead guys piling up around her. He is shocked because she looks like a nice girl. But it's always the nice ones, isn't it? :-).
Up until 'Sam' and Grace met for the first time the story was very funny, after they met it was less funny and became more serious. Which is fine.
Here are my issues with this story:
#1 Author failed in trying to explain what led her to the breaking point. One day Grace just snapped and started zapping guys. Her mother and father were named, but her childhood didn't sound that traumatic to me for her to start killing people, not even thinking about it much, being all cool, calm and collected.
#2 Her not showing any reaction when he barged in into her apartment after the "episode".
#3 A misleading book description. If it wasn't for some reviews, I would have went in with a completely wrong expectations.
#4 Her transformation from bad to good was way too quick. It's obvious that it was because of him, but author barely mentioned it.
#5 The characters, as interesting as they were, lacked depth.
#6 Very abrupt and bizarre ending. No epilogue. Why author felt the need to throw that cinema scene in is beyond me. It was funny, but left me with "WTF?"
I had fun reading it and laughed out laud a lot, but it was too short and lacked a good portion of important information in order to convince me that she changed and fell in love with him.
I would still recommend it for those who are looking for a funny read with a little bit of dark humor and romance.
I bought this book because I saw B.G. Harlen was going on about it on Facebook, and it sounded like an interesting read.
Firs of all, I don't know who was responsible for writing the book description, but it's completely wrong. The heroine, Grace, is not like him, at all. And don't go in thinking that they are alike. He's a murderer for hire and she is... I don't know, not a psychopath, they have more discipline than she does, and better reasons to kill. Crazy? Yes, that's it. And the other thing: the heroine on the cover should be wearing an eyepatch on her left eye. Do you see one? Neither do I.
I usually give 3 stars to mediocre books, this one wasn't that bad. It was quite an enjoyable read. But there were few things that bugged me. I will get to that.
It's not your typical love story with hearts and flowers. It is a love story, but I have to warn you though, author has a very dark sense of humor :). As it is said in the blurb, she kills men because she can't say 'no'. It's not as lame as it sounds. Imagine yourself on a really bad date with a guy yapping about something you're not interested in, he's not quite your type, his jokes aren't funny, but you sit there, nod, fake-smile, trying really hard not to scream "I hope you die a slow and painful death, and you get your matroska collection buried with you.", or "Shut up! Just shut up!", or "I want to stab you in the eye with my fork.". But you put up with it because you are a nice girl, don't want to hurt the guys feelings. She's kind of like that. The difference between her and you and me is that we suffer trough and don't actually want to kill the guy, just never see him again.
It wasn't either him or me. It was either him or hurting his feeling. And I've never been able to do that. I'm empathetic to a fault.
***
I'd let him get all exited, and what was I suppose to do then? Tell him I just wasn't attracted to him? I mean, come on. Who can say that to a nice guy?
***
They meandered close to a river. And then she suddenly reached out her hands - it seemed without thought, but with all her strength. reach out and, just like that, pushed him over the guardrail and into the water.(...)
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Some people have no sensitivity at all. He really felt that we were bonding. We've known each other for so long, and now something seemed to be blooming. Nothing was blooming. I just couldn't help myself.
See what I'm talking about? :-).
Then we have 'Sam'. He kills people for money. I really liked him, he seemed like a cool guy. One evening he goes out to a bar to test his new spy equipment, to see if and how it works. And sees her with her friends. There is something about her (in books there always is something). She's not the pretties woman he has ever seen, but because of the way she interacts with people, she is most fascinating. He follows her home and ends up spying on her for quite some time, and notice dead guys piling up around her. He is shocked because she looks like a nice girl. But it's always the nice ones, isn't it? :-).
Up until 'Sam' and Grace met for the first time the story was very funny, after they met it was less funny and became more serious. Which is fine.
Here are my issues with this story:
#1 Author failed in trying to explain what led her to the breaking point. One day Grace just snapped and started zapping guys. Her mother and father were named, but her childhood didn't sound that traumatic to me for her to start killing people, not even thinking about it much, being all cool, calm and collected.
#2 Her not showing any reaction when he barged in into her apartment after the "episode".
#3 A misleading book description. If it wasn't for some reviews, I would have went in with a completely wrong expectations.
#4 Her transformation from bad to good was way too quick. It's obvious that it was because of him, but author barely mentioned it.
#5 The characters, as interesting as they were, lacked depth.
#6 Very abrupt and bizarre ending. No epilogue. Why author felt the need to throw that cinema scene in is beyond me. It was funny, but left me with "WTF?"
I had fun reading it and laughed out laud a lot, but it was too short and lacked a good portion of important information in order to convince me that she changed and fell in love with him.
I would still recommend it for those who are looking for a funny read with a little bit of dark humor and romance.
December 4, 2008
Jen Sacks is clever. And funny. Satire fits her well. This is a quick read - no heavy stuff to try to digest - the first main character, Grace, is down-to-earth and very likable. I kept picturing Jeff Goldblum as Sam, the second main character, but I just watched Earth Girls are Easy again, and maybe that had something to do with it. (Why did I like that movie?!)
Grace is nice. Really nice. In fact, she's so nice, she can't stand to hurt a guy's feelings.
So she kills him instead.
This technique may not work for most girls, but Grace pulls it off and in great form, too. Then along comes Sam, a hired gun, who's been stalking her just for kicks. He shows up when she could really use the help of a seasoned expert and he just kind of makes his way into her life.
Now they're a couple. A couple of killers.
Notice that the chapters alternate between Grace and Sam. I tend to ignore chapter headings when I'm reading and it took me about five in this book before I realized the main character was actually two people and not a schizophrenic.
Nice was nominated for a 1999 Edgar Award in the Best First Novel By An American Author Category. (A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton won.) Too bad, Jen. I liked yours better.
Grace is nice. Really nice. In fact, she's so nice, she can't stand to hurt a guy's feelings.
So she kills him instead.
This technique may not work for most girls, but Grace pulls it off and in great form, too. Then along comes Sam, a hired gun, who's been stalking her just for kicks. He shows up when she could really use the help of a seasoned expert and he just kind of makes his way into her life.
Now they're a couple. A couple of killers.
Notice that the chapters alternate between Grace and Sam. I tend to ignore chapter headings when I'm reading and it took me about five in this book before I realized the main character was actually two people and not a schizophrenic.
Nice was nominated for a 1999 Edgar Award in the Best First Novel By An American Author Category. (A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton won.) Too bad, Jen. I liked yours better.
December 13, 2013
The title of the book refers to how the female lead describes herself: too nice to hurt anyone's feelings, especially not the men she has had sex with. To avoid the discomfort of bruising anyone's ego, she breaks off her relations with them the only way she thinks she has left: she kills them. To be fair, she's never impolite to them, just fatal.
The male lead character doesn't kid himself that he's a nice guy. No, he's an assassin, with no delusions about his personality or relationships.
The premise of two people like this getting involved is intriguing, but I had trouble getting into this novel, because these two characters are, well, not very likeable. They are emotionally detached, probably mentally ill (although in two different ways), and cold. Until the point in the book where they finally interact, the book is not terribly engaging. After they meet, the story gets more interesting, and the characters become more sympathetic. I found myself starting to care, finally, and glad I had picked up the novel.
The male lead character doesn't kid himself that he's a nice guy. No, he's an assassin, with no delusions about his personality or relationships.
The premise of two people like this getting involved is intriguing, but I had trouble getting into this novel, because these two characters are, well, not very likeable. They are emotionally detached, probably mentally ill (although in two different ways), and cold. Until the point in the book where they finally interact, the book is not terribly engaging. After they meet, the story gets more interesting, and the characters become more sympathetic. I found myself starting to care, finally, and glad I had picked up the novel.
September 18, 2025
Speechless! I advise everybody to go into the book blindly! It's an experience to behold!
If you decide that, then read no further. However, if you want a small intriguing description of the premise, then continue.
FMC is a "nice girl". She never could hurt anybody's feelings especially men. If you know anything about men in NY: then you realize: they're either homeless perverts or banking pretentious bros. That's why when some thug threatened our FMC saying "do you want me to rape you?"
She politely answered "No, thank you."
That's why when a persistent paramour kept requesting dating and sex, she had no other choice but to kill him. (Relax it's not a spoiler, it's even written in the blurb)
Enter MMC who's a professional assassin: the only man intrigued by her. The man who fell in love with her on first sight.
Can they have a healthy relationship? would our girl be too nice to tell him off before resorting to murdering him? Will he trust her with his illegal job or will he kill her before telling the police about all the men she disposed off?
Had the immense pleasure to add this to my Bingo read for a book starting with letter "N".
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If you decide that, then read no further. However, if you want a small intriguing description of the premise, then continue.
FMC is a "nice girl". She never could hurt anybody's feelings especially men. If you know anything about men in NY: then you realize: they're either homeless perverts or banking pretentious bros. That's why when some thug threatened our FMC saying "do you want me to rape you?"
She politely answered "No, thank you."
That's why when a persistent paramour kept requesting dating and sex, she had no other choice but to kill him. (Relax it's not a spoiler, it's even written in the blurb)
Enter MMC who's a professional assassin: the only man intrigued by her. The man who fell in love with her on first sight.
Can they have a healthy relationship? would our girl be too nice to tell him off before resorting to murdering him? Will he trust her with his illegal job or will he kill her before telling the police about all the men she disposed off?
Had the immense pleasure to add this to my Bingo read for a book starting with letter "N".
25⭕ ┃37⭕┃87┃13┃68⭕┃40⭕┃32┃59┃76┃44
10⭕┃86┃4 ┃45┃47┃98┃50⭕┃14⭕┃85┃75
88┃51┃ 9⭕┃2┃42⭕┃29⭕┃ 24┃92⭕┃ 82┃1⭕
100┃34⭕┃17⭕┃96┃43⭕┃49┃64⭕┃70┃15⭕┃38⭕
84┃31⭕┃ 62⭕┃7⭕┃21┃73┃28┃46⭕┃90⭕┃77
3⭕┃12⭕┃80⭕┃ 69⭕┃52⭕┃ 65⭕┃54⭕┃ 91⭕┃23⭕┃ 72⭕
18┃95┃ 22┃99┃93┃74⭕┃41⭕┃8┃35⭕┃ 58⭕
57⭕┃94┃ 16⭕┃56┃ 5⭕┃60⭕┃78⭕┃ 26┃81┃ 61
97┃48⭕┃ 79⭕┃67┃ 53⭕┃30⭕┃ 6⭕┃36⭕┃89⭕┃ 33⭕
71⭕┃19⭕┃ 39⭕┃66⭕┃ 55┃27⭕┃ 20⭕┃63┃ 11┃83
August 26, 2017
NOTHING happens until the page 80... After that it's a basic loves story.
It was okay, and I gave it 2 stars instead because of one because I read it in German and since it's not my my mother tongue, I may have missed some things.
It was okay, and I gave it 2 stars instead because of one because I read it in German and since it's not my my mother tongue, I may have missed some things.
November 25, 2021
Grace is a nice person. In fact, she's so nice, she can't bear to hurt the feeling of any guy she happens to be on a date with. This includes if they want to be physical with her and she's really not feeling it. What's a girl to do? Why, kill them of course.
Sam happens to be an ex spy for Russia. The war is over but not for him. He is a hired trained killer. It's nothing personal. It's just his job. He happened to be testing this audio and visual spy equipment when lo and behold, he spied Grace after she killed her very first victim. Sam marveled at how calm she was as she deposited the dead body of her date. He was fascinated by her and wanted to just survey her actions and reactions. He doesn't plan to ever meet her.
One bad date, Sam sees a kerfuffle turn violent between Grace and her latest date. He debates on whether or not he should step in and help. What one step he makes changes the course of both of their lives.
This is a book that was written to be a comedy but has a dark humor to it. What I found most interesting was the growth they both go through, especially Grace. It was interesting to read how her childhood truly shaped her life. That's what our childhood does to all of us but I feel safe to say, most of us don't kill our dates.
Then ending was a bit of a let down for me, personally. It just seemed like the author just ran out of steam and didn't fully know how else to end it. It ends but it was a bit underwhelming, in my opinion. 3/5 stars.
Sam happens to be an ex spy for Russia. The war is over but not for him. He is a hired trained killer. It's nothing personal. It's just his job. He happened to be testing this audio and visual spy equipment when lo and behold, he spied Grace after she killed her very first victim. Sam marveled at how calm she was as she deposited the dead body of her date. He was fascinated by her and wanted to just survey her actions and reactions. He doesn't plan to ever meet her.
One bad date, Sam sees a kerfuffle turn violent between Grace and her latest date. He debates on whether or not he should step in and help. What one step he makes changes the course of both of their lives.
This is a book that was written to be a comedy but has a dark humor to it. What I found most interesting was the growth they both go through, especially Grace. It was interesting to read how her childhood truly shaped her life. That's what our childhood does to all of us but I feel safe to say, most of us don't kill our dates.
Then ending was a bit of a let down for me, personally. It just seemed like the author just ran out of steam and didn't fully know how else to end it. It ends but it was a bit underwhelming, in my opinion. 3/5 stars.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 17, 2011
Yet another novel from my looming TBR stacks, this time a mystery of a different kind. The book offers a quirky premise about Grace, a girl getting rid of her boyfriends by killing them (as she hates to hurt the guys by telling them to bugger off) which is subsequently witnessed by a professional killer, who helps her with disposing of one of the victims.
The plot as such was refreshing and Jen Sacks' short and concise writing style matched it perfectly, as did the alternating narrative of the two main characters. But the characters unfortunatelly remained rather flat and I partly blame the length of the novel for this. I would have loved to read a "longer" version of the story, with more detail to Grace and Sam. I think this would have definitely moved the book from average to great.
In short: A weird little novel about a girl killing off her boyfriends and finally falling in love with a professional killer.
The plot as such was refreshing and Jen Sacks' short and concise writing style matched it perfectly, as did the alternating narrative of the two main characters. But the characters unfortunatelly remained rather flat and I partly blame the length of the novel for this. I would have loved to read a "longer" version of the story, with more detail to Grace and Sam. I think this would have definitely moved the book from average to great.
In short: A weird little novel about a girl killing off her boyfriends and finally falling in love with a professional killer.
July 7, 2012
Brilliant. Nice is the story of a lady who's too nice to break up with her suitors, but manages to find a way to get rid of them nonetheless. It is, in my mind, a rare 'writer's novel'--the sort of book that, as I read it, I hate myself for not having written it myself. (And yet I can't help but be thrilled to have chosen to read it!) It's in my top five, all-time.
September 28, 2019
This was a personal favorite when I first read it, but now that I've read it again, I am so disappointed. It's not a bad story so much as bad writing, which is why I still give it 3 stars. The author doesn't seem to grasp the concept of "show, don't tell" in writing. The result is that I end up bored and annoyed with the way the narrators condescendingly explain everything that just happened after I just read about it as it was happening. Oh, your boyfriend finally letting you into his most private space, his home, is a symbolic gesture of trust? No shit Sherlock! Oh, the main character has control issues and doesn't know how to handle conflict? I got that when she started killing men instead of breaking up with them! It's like the author assumes her readers are morons.
It IS a pretty good story though. The whole reason she kills these guys is
It IS a pretty good story though. The whole reason she kills these guys is
March 18, 2025
CW: graphic sex, graphic violence, death
This was a strange little book. There was something in here about the importance of "no," but it didn't quite land. The twist where was bonkers. And, I can't believe my reticent self is saying this, but, it could have done with being more fleshed out (pun intended?).
This was a strange little book. There was something in here about the importance of "no," but it didn't quite land. The twist where was bonkers. And, I can't believe my reticent self is saying this, but, it could have done with being more fleshed out (pun intended?).
May 6, 2018
It was short and to the point, although I would have enjoyed maybe another 100 pages to develop more depth to the story and the characters. It was original, quirky, and quite frankly, refreshing in it's uniqueness.
May 26, 2019
A dark rom-com about two killers that was a quick, weird, and (surprisingly) cute read. I only wish that
January 2, 2018
I orignially read this 10+ years ago. Had help on goodreads to find the title and was soo happy when i finally did! This book is one of a kind, funny and amusing. Love love love it!
January 17, 2020
Considering I read this book ten years ago, not going to lie, it didn’t really hold up. However, I still enjoyed it and basically season two of YOU is very similar to this book.
January 19, 2020
Crappy book about a girl who can't say no and is "too weak" to express her feelings and thinks that makes murder ok.
November 10, 2022
CAN NOT PUT IT DOWN. I READ OVER AND OVER
August 22, 2009
The concept was interesting - girl starts to kill off guys who are interested in her and do not catch on to her subtle refusals because she is too "nice" to break their hearts; girl attracts the attention of an ex-spy and trained killer, originally because he thinks she's cute and later because he figures out that she is getting away with murder; their relationship progresses on the understanding that either one might off the other at any given moment.
Except, well... the concept fell flat in execution. The last third of the book was ridiculous, particularly when the author tried to deal with the backlash of Grace's actions. And the ending was rushed and unsatisfying.
I enjoyed it, but it could have been so much better.
Except, well... the concept fell flat in execution. The last third of the book was ridiculous, particularly when the author tried to deal with the backlash of Grace's actions. And the ending was rushed and unsatisfying.
I enjoyed it, but it could have been so much better.
December 15, 2011
The pacing was perfect up until the start of chapter 17 (page 75) and then it goes down hill fast. Until Grace and Sam meet, it's a fun, fast paced, completely over the top serial murder suspense book wrapped up as chick lit. Then at chapter 17 it just gives up and becomes chit lit, much to its own detriment. The book should have ended with Sam meeting his match in Grace and paying the ultimate price as just one more of her victims. Instead, the book tries for a Hepburn and Tracy chemistry, allowing the two killers bicker and fall in love to ride into the sunset (literally--they move out west!) into wedded bliss. This is one happy ending I wish hadn't been written.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 10, 2013
Loved this book! But it is most definitely not for everyone. The heroine, Grace, has a bad habit of knocking off her dates. Sam is a professional killer who becomes intrigued with her. This set-up is so original, that I had to give it a try, and Jen Sacks delivers. There's a lot of black humor and irony, as Sam woos Grace away from her sociopathic tendencies.
Just in case you're worried, this is a romance, with the requisite HEA. Highly recommended if you're interested in something contemporary and original. You'll probably enjoy it if you've ever considered ending that boring date early by whacking the guy on the head and tossing him in the river.
Just in case you're worried, this is a romance, with the requisite HEA. Highly recommended if you're interested in something contemporary and original. You'll probably enjoy it if you've ever considered ending that boring date early by whacking the guy on the head and tossing him in the river.
November 23, 2008
Not having read Bridget Jones, I can't compare the two, but I thought this was an offbeat, fun kind of read. Like many of the journalers before me, I think it started out with a great over-the-top premise, but sort of lost that edge when Sacks decided to wrap it up as a happily-ever-after chick-lit, that I personally found a bit too "nice" and tidy. But, overall, it was a fun read, and I'm glad I took the opportunity!
November 23, 2008
Short oddball tale of a young woman who hates hurting men's feelings so much that she decides killing them is a viable alternative to breaking up. At first pretty entertaining but, all in all, not much of book and really more of a romance/relationship story than a crime story though it was nominated for an Edgar for best first back in 1999.
February 17, 2013
Sam is an assassin. While testing out some new surveillance equipment he happens upon a pretty redhead, Grace. While watching her he sees her kill off her a couple of her lovers. This intrigues him and makes him start to fall for Grace. Quick quirky story of their interactions with others and the blossoming relationship of these killer bedfellows.
March 18, 2016
the idea of this book is brilliant - I wish I thought of it myself. But the fragmented writing style and inconsitent shift from tense to tense made the book difficult to read. I couldn't finish more than 40 pages.
October 22, 2014
It has been over 10 years since I read this. I will admit that I recall nothing of the book itself, just the impression that it didn't totally suck. In fact, it seems like I actually liked the book. Just not enough to keep it or revisit it.
August 11, 2016
An interesting premise that could have been a wry commentary on societal expectations placed on women and instead goes the east way into a sort of "prince charming as former-Soviet hired killer" fairytale.
Want to read
July 24, 2007? I havent read it yet... lol
September 10, 2007
This books is a nice, short read that made me wish that Jen Sacks (the author) was writing more. I was really amused by the characters and the touble they get into. Hope others enjoy it as well!
January 26, 2008
I honestly don't remember it at all.
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