Janet Leigh (2)

This book was not my favorite. I originally got it because I love Outlander and this sounded vaguely Outlanderish. The book was disappointing. The concept was cute but fleshed out poorly, the romances were ridiculous and unnecessary. I'm down for a good romance novel but there wasn't any romance just random guilty sex. I also felt they could have made Gertie a really awesome character but they made her annoying for no reason and she can't keep a secret literally to save her life. The entire book jumped around timelines (when it had nothing to do with actual time traveling, just jumping between Jen's lifetime.) And it made the story hard to follow. I also thought Marco and Brodie were underwritten and should have either been given more page time or (in Marcos case) been saved for the second book. I'm not sure I'll read the second book (or the third, fourth, or fifth.) But I am intrigued on what is going to happen so I might spark notes it or read a spoiler review.… (más)

Dress 2 Impress is the second novel in the Jennifer Cloud Series by Janet Leigh. Life in Sunnyside, Texas may seem to rank mild to middling on the excitement scale to an outsider, but resident Jennifer Cloud knows better, particularly since she inherited the ability to time travel. With dashing young men at her side, and a roommate with a photographic memory, fashionista turned chiropractor assistant Jennifer struggles to hide her talent from friends and family while working with a secret government agency to overcome evil across the ages. As if that isn’t enough, she must save her hunky Scotsman for sure death will fighting off the advances of a hot, wealthy racecar driver.

Janet Leigh scores high marks for Dress 2 Impress in the categories of humor, romance, adventure. Her novel is engaging and the science behind the science fiction is explained well enough to buy the premises without needing to hold a science degree to understand it. Her characters are people I would like to get to know, and I can see how the historical aspect of Jennifer Cloud series could keep readers eagerly looking forward to many adventures to come. I loved Aunt Itty and would give my right eye for Scotsman Caiyan to look at me one time the way he does Jennifer.

Overall, I found Dress 2 Impress an engaging, light-hearted read that had me eagerly looking forward to the end of my work day so I could fall into the fantasy of Jennifer Cloud’s world. Now I look forward to reading the first Jennifer Cloud novel, The Shoes Come First.… (más)