Review: Welcome to the Good Life
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2011
We all have a past. However for individuals in the public eye, sometimes their past is something they would rather forget ever happened. They hope that no one ever wants to take their skeletons out of the closet and bring them to light. In Hollywood Swinging by Chicki Brown, newlyweds, Shontae Nichols and Devon Burke were busy focusing on their careers and the love they have for each other. Devon is finishing up one movie and preparing for the release of another movie he finished a few months back. Someone in their life is trying their best to break them up. What extreme will this person go to in order to see these two in divorce court?After getting married, Devon and Shontae relocate to California from the east coast, so that Devon could continue to make a name for himself in Hollywood. While he has a few friends there, Shontae left all hers behind. Devon encourages her to go out and meet new people. Shontae finds a writers group that she likes. That's where she meets Monica. Monica is an aspiring author and wants to become Shontae's protégé. She is so excited she wants to introduce her to Devon, but for some reason they always seem to miss each other. Until one day the opportunity presents itself and Devon is not as receptive of Monica as Shontae had hoped. What is it about Monica that made Devon's blood boil?Devon's mother and Shontae do not necessarily see eye-to-eye. Out of love for her husband, Shontae tries her best to kindle a relationship with her mother-in-law, Olivia. Shontae thought maybe she could impress Olivia by asking her to attend her book signing of her new release. However, things do not go exactly like she would have hoped and from there it gets worse. Will the wedge between these two continue to grow bigger and bigger?I have read all of Chicki Brown's books; this by far is my favorite. It may be because I had a connection with the main characters from her sophomore release. Whatever it was, I really enjoyed this at times fast pace, then a little slower; just enough for me to catch my breath. As a reader, I should know to expect the unexpected, but I left myself wide open for a couple of scene I did not see coming. And I found myself with my mouth hanging open. I hope the final draft of Hollywood Swinging was properly edited, because I am highly recommending this book to readers of romance and contemporary fiction.The author provided an uncorrected copy of the e-book for review purposes.Jennifer CoissiereAPOOO BookClub