The Scoop (Godmothers Series #1)

Product placement a disappointment

This book is the first I've read with product placement in the story. It was clumsy and distracting to the story. I won't be buying this author or any of her publishers again.

There was so much attention to smoking I thought I had to leave the room to get some air. The end left you up in the air about the main characters daughter and her romance. Smoking was more important.

Now I must stop typing on my Dell computer sitting on my Office Depot table and chair!

5 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Fans will enjoy this madcap comedic tale as the escapades keep on coming when the four BFFs go after their man.

In Charleston, South Carolina the four sexagenarian BFFs gather for the funeral of the millionaire husband of one of them Teresa Amelia "Toots" Loudenberry; this is her eighth spouse she has buried. She informs her buddies that the mourning period will be one week before they dash to Hollywood.

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder centerfold Ida, overweight Mavis accompanied everywhere by Coco the Chihuahua and smoker Sophie agree to go with her to California. Toots plans to buy the near bankrupt tabloid the Informer where her daughter Abby Simpson works as a reporter. . However, the ten million dollar deal collapses when newspaper publisher Rodwell Archibald Godfrey III takes the money and runs to the Cayman Islands. V

THE SCOOP is a zany over the top of the Hollywood Hills starring the Golden Girls who go after Godfrey. Each of the four musketeers is different, while the ringleader is Toots. The story line is amusing and irrelevant as even the opening funeral services affirm nothing is sacred in life when it comes to eternity. Fans will enjoy this madcap comedic tale as the escapades keep on coming when the four BFFs go after their man.

Harriet Klausner

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Great book

Fern Micahael is a good writer. Anything she writes is great.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

the scoop

I loved it . when is the next one due, how many in the series?
I read all of sisterhood, and love them, can't wait for ''deadly deals''.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Hilariously Good!

The Scoop is the best, the funniest read I've had in a very long time. As always Fern Michaels delivers and once again she hit the head on the nail with her latest, The Scoop, Book One in the new series The Godmother's. This quartet of silly seniors is nothing but laugh-out-loud fun, I couldn't put this book down until I turned the last page, then I wanted more. I can't wait for the second round of laughs! Keep up the good work Ms. Michaels!

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A WOMAN OF A CERTAIN AGE - WHAT AGE IS THAT?

Mega bestseller Fern Michaels offers a mew series that's bound to zip to the top of lists - almost with just the title, The Godmothers. This is a quartet of formidable, fun, financially secure ladies "of a certain age." Don't you love that phrase? It brings to mind, fascination, intrigue. I've often wondered what that "certain age" was. Perhaps it differs in various cultures while maintaining its mystery.

Whatever the case, our heroine in The Scoop is Teresa Amelia "Toots" Loudenberry, age 65, a can't-get-her-down-gal if there ever was one. To date she's lived life to the fullest and married more often than most - 8 times to be exact, and she's just laid No. 8 to his everlasting rest. Never one to let the parade pass her by, so to speak, she soon decides to get back into the swing of things.

"Toots" recently learned that The Informer, the gossip mag where her daughter, Abby, puts in time, is about to be available. Seems the owner loved to gamble but had no luck. Now, there's little that "Toots" enjoys more than reading juicy tidbits, so owning this repository of "you don't say" items holds great appeal.

Unfortunately, even though she certainly has the resources to make the purchase, the publisher is an avaricious scoundrel who takes off with the ten million payment. What to do? She doesn't want Abby to be out of work; she doesn't want Abby to know she paid for the magazine. "Toots" needs all the help she can get in a fix like this. Fortunately, she has three friends who are almost every bit as resourceful and kooky as she is. Readers will love them all.

Native Texan Natalie Ross delivers a splendid reading of this masterpiece of mayhem, aptly voicing sugar coated Southern drawls.

- Gail Cooke

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

I wanted to like it, but didn't. Too much focus on smoking for m

I wanted to like it, but didn't.
Too much focus on smoking for me.

Great Book

Loved the book. I couldn't put it down!!

Very enjoyable read

I enjoyed this book very much. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

Loved this book!

I totally enjoyed getting to know "the Godmothers", these women were real and charming. I stayed up late and finished this book in a few hours and immediately started the second book "Exclusive".

A new series---to me!

Havn't read it yet but plan to---always enjoy starting another new series by any author, but know, if it is written by Fern Michaels, it will be entertaining.

Read it - it is great!

Highly recommend this book and Fern Michaels as a great storyteller

I'll wait until my golden years

Maybe when I retire I'll read the other books in this series. This book was disappointing after just finishing the Sisterhood series.

a great read

as always Fern pulls into the life of the book and you feel like you are there has the story pulls you along. Great one to read

Loved the book and can't wait for the 2nd

As an empty nester and someone who has gone through many emotional issues found myself comfortable in relating to Toots emotions on almost every level. When it comes to Romance vs. our children and friends there is nothing we wouldn't do to protect those we cherish. More of an adult audience read.

Funny and enchanting

A great read for those who want to see women get revenge but in a non-lethal format. A great group of mature women who have been friends for a long time and still have that bond. They attempt to help their Goddaughter out of a tight situation without her knowing they are behind it. The only problem is that the book leaves you hanging and you don't know how the story ends. You have to wait until the next book in the series comes out. There were times when you couldn't help but chuckle about some of the events taking place in the storyline. Would defintely recommond this book to all my friends.

As a person that reads all Fern Michaels books, this is the worse she has ever written in my estimation.

This book does nothing to draw your interest to the characters. Nor does it interest you as to the outcome. It is just boring!

The title is fitting for the events of the book.

I enjoyed the book. It gives the older generation a different outlook on life. After years of their own problems they have found something to look forward to. Not just sitting in the rocking chair on the front porch. A easy read to take your mine off of the world for a while. I enjoyed it very much and looking forward to the next one. I love to read all books written by Fern Michaels

VERY VERY GOOD

I LOVED THIS BOOK AND HOPE SHE WRITES MORE WITH THE GODMOTHER SERIES
IT WAS FUNNY AND TOUCHING

Dime Novel Overpriced

This book was written for one reason: to make money for the publisher and author, if you can call her that. I had read another book by this author and had enjoyed it. This one is pure disappointment. The characters are uninteresting and smoke incessantly. A pay off by the tobacco industry? It is called the first of a series, which means the book has no ending. Maybe the author could not think of one. At any rate, the book just stops. No cliff hanger. Nada. It just stops. Save your money.

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