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Liked It “Great book! Christine thought that her marriage to Jesse Ray was ideal, then she realizes that her's married to an incurable workaholic. Than his mother get sick, he move her into their house. She have to take care of her, than he moves in the rest of his family into the house. Tired of his...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“ Mary Monroe is the daughter of Alabama sharecroppers and was the first of her family to graduate high school. She wrote many novels such as God Don’t Like Ugly, God Still Don’t Like Ugly, God Don’t Play, and Deliver Me from Evil She was honored with the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, she is a black writer that writes about most black lifestyles.
Niko S wrote this review Tuesday, October 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The New York Times bestselling author of God Don’t Like Ugly and God Still Don’t Like Ugly, Mary Monroe has been hailed as “a real talent” and as one of today’s most provocative storytellers. In her sensational new novel, a beautiful, resourceful woman is caught in a high-stakes game of money, sex and betrayal—all in the name of a better future…
Once upon a time, Christine Thurman had the perfect marriage. A girl from the wrong side of the tracks, she made good by marrying Jesse Ray Thurman and helping him build a business worth millions. Together, they were the perfect couple—attractive, successful, and deeply in love. Christine was convinced she’d spend the rest of her life by her handsome husband’s side. But twelve years later, J.R. has become obsessed with building his video store empire and is taking his wife for granted. Feeling trapped and alone in a dead-end marriage, Christine finds herself tempted by her old haunts and the people she thought she left behind long ago. Suddenly, without J.R. even realizing it, their seemingly unshakeable bond has started fraying at the seams—and Christine will do anything to break free. Enter Wade Eddie Fisher, a bad boy with good looks from Christine’s past. Wade left their hometown long ago to follow his Hollywood dreams, but now he’s back, penniless, and as tempting as ever. Even though Wade is far from dependable, he offers Christine something she can’t seem to resist. Soon she’s immersed in a sultry affair, and before she knows it, she’s concocted a scheme so risky that it promises to deliver everything she could possibly want—or shatter the lives of everyone close to her…
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“It was a good book. But it did not end as I thought it would!”
Andrea M wrote this review Monday, July 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Great book! Christine thought that her marriage to Jesse Ray was ideal, then she realizes that her's married to an incurable workaholic. Than his mother get sick, he move her into their house. She have to take care of her, than he moves in the rest of his family into the house. Tired of his neglect, she cooks up a daring escape, that involved a old boyfriend, which was a kidnapping scheme, that end with her, with nothing.
sweetcakes wrote this review Friday, February 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Old boyfriend was kill by his friend over the money that he deside to keep all the money. Must Read book!!
Great book, slow pace, but after you get into it, it better!!! ”
“I've been trying to get through this book for nearly 2 weeks and just had to give it up. The storyline is slow, characters not strong enough, lost my interest quickly. ”
M Madison wrote this review Sunday, January 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book was not Ms. Monroe's best, IMHO. There were some great passages/sections, but in general, I felt like it was missing something...?”
ReadingRattler wrote this review Thursday, November 1 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ok read kind of slow”
missmichelle wrote this review Tuesday, October 16 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“It took me 2 weeks to finish this book. It was very slow. I enjoy Mary Monroe's writing style, but I may have to find another favorite author if this keeps up.
Cicely R wrote this review Monday, October 1 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“DELIVER ME FROM EVIL is an enticing book of steamy love scenes, mad, crazy family dysfunction, scary scenarios and a lot of tension. Christine’s life is told in flashbacks so we know her, as well as Wade, quite well. J.R., by his worship of money and family, is also well-developed. This is definitely a novel worth reading. It’s hard to put down.
RAWSISTAZ.com wrote this review Friday, September 28 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“I recently met Ms. Monroe at a booksigning at Books-A-Million in Columbia, SC--and I can't wait to read her latest!”
Sistah Tasha wrote this review Tuesday, September 18 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Mary Monroe's latest offering, Deliver Me From Evil, examines the trials of Christine Thurman, a young woman who seemingly has it all: a millionaire husband, gorgeous home, and true-blue friends. However, true to Monroe fashion, all is not well in paradise. Christine's husband is a control freak and his family are the in-laws from hell, truly taking advantage of her kindness. With an airtight prenuptial agreement that leaves her with little if she initiates a divorce, Christine becomes a `desperate housewife' resorting to an equally desperate and diabolical scheme to free herself from her husband and secure a little traveling money.
Phyllis wrote this review Saturday, September 15 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
If you have guessed things get a bit shady and convoluted, you have guessed correctly. Christine has a promiscuous past having grown up on the wrong side of the tracks with a set of carefree parents. She returns to those roots when plotting her escape and connects with Wade Fisher, an unemployed actor and her first love, who happens to still be living at home with his mother. Together they rekindle their love affair and devise an elaborate kidnapping plot, but things do not quite work out as planned when Wade deviates from the plan with ideas of his own.
The title of the novel leaves me wondering who was actually pleading for deliverance as it surely was not the protagonist, Christine, who seemed to run toward (instead of away from) trouble all her life. I felt the story was a bit unbalanced. For example, there was a great deal of time spent on Christine's childhood, her girlfriends, rocky home life; etc. but the ending did not involve her girlfriends at all and seemed compressed; offering a brief explanation about the lifelong dysfunctional relationship with her parents. In short, although the author tied up all the plotlines, I felt the conclusion seemed a bit rushed and a bit `too' convenient. Regardless of the issues I had with the book, I think fans of drama-filled literature will enjoy the plot twists, steamy sex scenes, and quirky characterizations that Monroe has been known to deliver with flair.
Reviewed by Phyllis
APOOO BookClub
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