Bobbie Faye's (Kinda, Sorta, Not Exactly) Family Jewels [NOOK Book]

Non-stop action, Hot Herione and Hotter Guys!

Great Book - good follow-up to the first Bobbie Faye Adventure (Bobbie Faye's Very Very Very Very Bad Day). Just as much adventure and excitement - and yet very original (not just a rerun).

Go get 'em Bobbie Faye!

I loved it!!!

It was amazingly funny. Made me order the other Bobbie Faye books :)

Just a true fan of Bobbie Faye

OK, my new FAVORITE Author is Toni McGee Causey! Her witty, edgy humorous style brings delight to my eyes! From the first page of her book, Bobbie Faye's Very (Very, very, very) Bad Day, I was LMAO and had trouble putting it down. The main character somehow finds herself in more adventures(trouble, morelike) than a cat chasing a famiy of moles! The setting takes place in the Louisiana Bayou, and includes a few Cajun characters ( and I mean than in the full of life kind of way), a family of misfits, and head spinning encounters! I just finished her second book, Bobbie Faye's (kinda, sorta, not exactly) Family Jewels. Another masterpiece of humor, adventure, and romance. The characters come to life Bobbie Faye's family is expanded on, ( and as in the previous book, truly riotous!)and BF's personal life is even more interesting! This is a completely engaging-shake your head to keep your eyes open- laugh out loud read! (go ahead, laugh out loud in public, I did, and nobody carted me off to a padded room)(yet). I HIGHLY recommend this author! If you need a great pick-me-up, wish to erase those frown lines from your face and escape reality, then pick up Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day, and follow it with Bobbie Faye's (kinda, sorta, not exactly)Family Jewel's. I promised you won't be dissappointed! And oh, for my very proper-wouldn't curse a word-friends, I do apologize, there are some foul words, but get over 'em, the joy of laughter, is far greater than having to squint past a few explitives!.....I am having withdrawls from there not being a third installment to the series, and anxiously await more from Toni McGee Causey!

Great sequel

After reading and thoroughly enjoying Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day, I had been eagerly awaiting the next book, Bobbie Faye's (kinda, sorta, not exactly) Family Jewels for some time. Overall, I really enjoyed it. As sequels go, it was great. This book held to the same style and theme as the first without being repetitive. A lot of sequels aren't able to do that they either end up being boring because they're too much like the original, or they're so different they lose the something special that made the original good to start with. The humor is just as witty and insane as before, and that's really what gives Bobbie Faye her personality. Both Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day and Bobbie Faye's (kinda, sorta, not exactly) Family Jewels are full of wacky rants and internal conversations that make me stop and go 'What?', while laughing at the same time. All of the favorite characters were there, and Causey manages to expand on their lives and emotions in such a way that newcomers can understand their actions, yet there is still something more to learn for returning fans. Along with some new faces, we have the pleasure of meeting some characters we had heard about in book one but hadn't met last time. The action was a little more intense this time around, though not really bloody or gory. I liked the lighter feel of the first book a little better, but that's just me. All in all, it all worked very well with the plot to build the suspense and stakes - which are higher this time around. The underlying romance between the main characters will keep you guessing until you just can't take it anymore. Or maybe that's just me! Though Bobbie Faye is no damsel in distress, Causey beautifully transitions the girl we're rooting for from action heroine to vulnerable woman. She never loses character for a moment, only opens up a whole new dimension for her. The one serious flaw I find with this book is the language, which is much stronger than in the first. As a Christian I can't abide the use of the Lord's name mixed in with profanity, or the idea that going to hell is a joke. I enjoyed the first book so much that it was hard for me to see the language ramped up in the sequel. When questioned during an author speaking at a book club meeting, Causey informed us that she is using this aspect (flaw) of Bobbie Faye's personality to allow for some major character growth further down the road. I don't feel that this makes use of the words acceptable, but since it is already in print I am hoping that this issue will be addressed in book three, and that perhaps Bobbie Faye will come to terms with her anger toward the world and God. For fans of Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day, Bobbie Faye's (kinda, sorta, not exactly) Family Jewels will offer you the same action packed, stop-at-nothing, adventurous spirit, as well as a more substantial look at the characters you love.

Stephanie Plum reincarnation into a Bayou Babe

In Lake Charles, Louisiana Bobbie Faye Sumrall is tired of battling the universe as if the cosmos was her spouse. From the bank loan rejection just because she has been shot at making her a life risk to her job at the gun counter of the infamous CeCe¿s Cajun Outfitter and Feng Shui Emporium, harassment is the norm. To top off Bobby Faye¿s day in which she is her usual crazy, cranky, and cantankerous self, Francesca the diva cousin invades her space at work. --- Francesca using the DNA connection as improbable it might seem demands Bobby Faye help her find the family jewels. Apparently, Francesca the drama queen insists her momma, Bobby Faye¿s loving aunt, vanished taking diamonds with her that she stole from her adversarial husband who by the way purloined those from a dangerous criminal who wants them back or he will cut off that limb of the family tree. Bobby Faye knows the only way to rid herself of the pest is to do her bidding. With her boyfriend Trevor of the FBI and her childhood pal Cam the detective, Bobbie Faye begins the quest for the family jewels (the diamonds too). ---- This is a sort of Stephanie Plum reincarnation into a Bayou Babe as sassy, brassy and assy Bobbie Faye winds up in one predicament after another several of those caused by family assistance. The story line is an amusing regional chick lit mystery that never slows down although somewhat overwhelmed by an eccentric cast out of the De Mille extravaganza. Fans of lighthearted farces will enjoy this fun tale and BOBBIE FAYE'S VERY (VERY, VERY, VERY) BAD DAY. ---- Harriet Klausner

Bobbie Faye Back with a Blast!

This follows up Bobbie Faye's Very, 'very, very, very' Bad Day. It starts up a couple months after the first disaster and many of the same characters appear. Bobby Faye is working at Ce Ce's store one day when her cousin Francesca shows up asking Bobbie Faye to help her find stolen diamonds her mother, Marie, hid somewhere. Francesca's father, Emile, head of a mob organization and the person Marie stole the diamonds from, thinks Bobbie Faye knows where they are at. Within the first several chapters of the book, Bobbie Faye is shot at, kidnapped on the same block by three separate groups of people, and her car blows up on a bridge, taking part of the bridge with it. So you could say the sequel starts off with a bang. Throughout the book, we get to meet more of Bobbie Faye's crazy family, including her father, she blows up other things, comes near death several times, all while trying to figure out her feelings for Trevor 'well those feelings are pretty obvious' and Cam 'not so obvious'. Bobbie Faye is also accused of murder not once, but twice through the course of the book. Trevor and Cam know she is innocent and try to figure out a way to keep every cop in the state from killing her on sight. Causey's second attempt with Bobbie Faye does not disappoint. However, I don't think it quite lives up to the first one. A little less time is spent on the action and running around 'just a little, there's still a lot of action' and more time is spent developing the relationship she has with Trevor and Cam. There are also a ton of characters in this book, sometimes a little difficult to keep track of. And I didn't laugh out loud quite as much as the first one. With all that being said, I was still highly entertained and liked the ending. I won't give too much away, but we find out a little more about best friend Nina at the end of book. Hmm.....perhaps we're setting up for a third installment?

Bobbie Faye is back

Bobbie Faye is back and it's new day. Unfortunately this day doesn't show any signs of being any less dangerous than the very, very, very, very bad day she just had. This time Bobbie needs to find her Aunt Marie's missing diamonds which are worth millions - each. And the catch is that there are at least three separate groups looking to get their hands on the diamonds, all willing to hurt members of Bobbie Faye's family if she doesn't deliver the diamonds directly to them. All the old cast members are back and the game is on. However, I personally found this book slightly less appealing than the first one. The first book was chock full of action and laugh out loud situations. While this book also had a good helping of Bobbie Faye getting herself into (and out of) ridiculously dangerous situations, more time was spent developing the romance between Bobbie and Trevor and reviving the romance between Bobbie and Cam which made for quite a few slow spots in-between the action.

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