Ida
Mae Babbitt, president of the Omni 2nd ward Relief Society, didn't mean
to become a spy. But when visiting teaching stats are low and she
learns that one family under her care is in financial trouble, she'll do
whatever it takes to make sure they have what they need. If that
includes planting surveillance cameras in their home and watching them
from a parked car in the woods, well, isn't that what any caring Relief
Society president would do?
With
the help of her counselors Arlette and Tansy, Ida Mae soon learns that
there's more to the situation than meets the eye. It's all in a day's
work for the Relief Society.
From Heather:
On March 8th, Mandi reviewed a book called Targets in Ties. It was the fourth book in a series that looked promising. So I checked out the first book, Secret Sisters, and decided to give it a try. What a fun, crazy romp through LDS culture! The book made me laugh out loud! Determined Ida Mae, perpetually positive Tansy and the ever-grumpy Arlette are hilarious as the Relief Society presidency, with young mother Hannah as their secretary. They keep finding themselves ever more deeply involved in something...they just don't know what! And along the way they pull in some friends to help - Ida Mae's nephew Ren, Arlette's granddaughter Eden and even Omni's own bumbling police department.
I really had a great time reading this book, and it was a quick read which is sometimes really nice. And the characters were great, although at first I had a really hard time remembering who was who. And I've noticed that in the second book, the writing is a little bit tighter - there were a few places that things didn't flow as nicely as I would have liked in this one. I didn't realize that Tristi Pinkston had written so many books! I'm going to have to go check out a few more of them! But not until I finish the Secret Sisters series! =]
Four and a half hilarious stars!
6 comments:
Sounds like a fun read. Thanks for the review!
I've been wondering about these. So you recommend?
I would mostly recommend them. They are kind of...I don't know the word. Cheesy perhaps? Maybe it's just the first one...I have enjoyed the second one a little more. As long as you don't think about it too much, it's a really fun, lighthearted read.
I read her latest, Targets In Ties, and they make for cute, lighthearted reading.
Mandi, that's what made me pick these up! Thanks for the review on that one. I'm really enjoying the series. They are books that are just fun and that I don't have to think about too much...just enjoy!
Checking out the author's website, she's got quite a few books that she's written that look interesting too! I might have to check them out!
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