| Title | : | 3 Men And A Body (Body Movers, #3) |
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| ISBN | : | 0778326594 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780778326595 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 315 |
| Publication | : | First published August 1, 2008 |
And then Wesley tags along to elude an irate loan shark and to play chaperone.…
And then they're greeted on arrival by three different men, each one laying claim to the celebutante's body they've been hired to move.…
And it isn't long before they realize someone is determined that the stressed-out trio won't make it back to Atlanta with their famous cargo intact!
3 Men And A Body (Body Movers, #3) Reviews
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*thud-thud-thud* That's me banging my head against the wall. Stephanie Bond's third installment in her "Body Movers" series has me wanting to smack every single character upside the head! Carlotta's man troubles -- *SMACK* -- Wesley's gambling and drug problems -- *SMACK* -- Jack's "I-really-like-you-but-it's-a-conflict-of-interest-to-see-you" -- *SMACK* -- Peter's "I've-finally-seen-the-light-and-want-to-marry-you" -- *DOUBLE SMACK* (for not being man-enough in the first place) -- Coop's too nice "I'll-wait-for-you-till-you-sort-out-your-feelings" -- a light *SMACK* just cuz he's so sweet -- Liz's sleeping with both father and son (and Jack, too) -- *SMACK* -- Chance's drug-induced homemade porn tapes -- *SMACK* -- Hannah's sleeping with married men -- *SMACK* -- Eldora's inability to see that her boyfriend's a thug -- *SMACK* -- Randolph's sudden appearance in his daughter's life after ten years -- *SMACK* -- Carlotta's telling Peter to stay because it will help her jerk-of-a-father -- *SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK SMACK*!!!
Still too frustrated to really love this series...but I can't stop reading it!!! Go figure. Three-and-a-half stars. -
I would like to read a book that shows a scene where the reader can reach in and smack a character on the back of the head when they do something stupid. True reader participation! Hahah!
Of course if someone smacked me every time I did something stupid I would need to wear a helmet all the time.
Any way, in this book our characters do not improve in their emotional intelligence. Our heroine chases the guy who lies to her the most and her brother continues to make bad decisions. So lots like real life. 🤷🏼♀️
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The further into these books I get the less I like them. I have the next two in the series and I'll probably read them but honestly I'm asking myself if I should even bother.
Instead of a review of the book, let me give you a review of the characters.
Carlotta = Spineless. She's basically a doormat for the men in her life. She seems to like it.
Wesley = Selfish and self absorbed. He's sleeping with Liz, his lawyer who has also slept with his father. He doesn't seem to think there's anything weird about that.
Jack = A detective who is sleeping with Liz (the strumpet) and has also slept with Carlotta. He treats her really badly...he's the sort of guy who'll probably beat up his wife.
Liz = Slept with Carlotta's father, brother, and the detective Carlotta slept with. The pharmaceutical companies that make treatments for STDs no doubt send her a christmas card every year.
Coop = seems like a halfway decent person, but like all decent people in these books, gets treated like dirt.
Chance = Wesley's best friend who treats women like a toilet (a place to relieve himself). Wesley seems to think he's not a bad person.
The characters in these books are really odious. I guess the good thing about these books is they give people who watch Jerry Springer something to read on the beach. -
Dear Carlotta and Wesley. Both of you have acknowledged to yourselves that you are horrible at making a good decision. By my count, about one out of every five major decisions you make is a good one. And the other four, doozies. Particularly, you, Wesley. O.o
May I make a suggestion? Whenever you need to make a decision, go with the opposite of what you were planning. And also? Get some therapy. Stat. You have daddy issues and serious emotional stuntedness. I don't care if daddy dearest was framed in the whole embezzlement gig. Disappearing for 10 years without an iota of emotional or financial support to an 18 year old and 9 year old means the only helping hand he deserves from you is a slap in the face. Just saying. -
Another great read in this series. Can't wait to start the next one.
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Love this series!
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Carlotta and her brother Wesley continue to weave a complicated web of intentional and unintentional deception with each other and with the people trying to help them.
Beginning exactly where the other book left off, Carlotta is home recuperating from her injuries, nursing an injured soul. Wesley is missing, kidnapped by the loan shark he tricked. Now both of them have more secrets and menance. Carolotta continues to keep three men on a string, moving back and forth into seduction and out again. She cannot make up her mind, is led by her hormones, and inhibited by the unresolved conflicts her her life.
Of course there's a mystery to solve and she moves into the middle of it led by her curiosity and boredom. The mystery itself is entertaining and well spun with a satisfactory and injurious ending. Carlotta spends a lot of time inadvertently getting hurt and narrowly escaping death.
The ongoing story about her parent's flight from justice deepens and becomes more complicated to the point of being tiresome. I like the characters and the writing but enough already, solve this mystery. That way Carlotta can decide which man is for her. It's not sexual tension with witty repartee any more. Time for a new plot. This one is twisted and annoying. I'm going to keep reading the series in the hopes that what is good and endearing about these character endures and what has become boring just fades away. -
Stephanie Bond's 'Body Movers' series is more of a romantic mystery than anything else. Bond has a great touch with adding humor to her stories, the mysteries are well-plotted, and there are ongoing and changing relationships (romantic and familial) that run throughout. There are currently six books in the series and the author's website says there may be more. These books made me laugh and made me sigh and even get a little overheated in some spots. In some ways, this series reminds me of Evanovich's 'Stephanie Plum' series.
In book three, Carlotta is recovering from events at the end of book two and has a few more weeks off work. When one of the men in her life, very sexy Cooper--current body mover and former head medical examiner, invites her along for a special body-moving job in Florida Carlotta can't think of any reason to refuse him...er, the job! But this is Carlotta's life so pretty soon there's run-ins with corpse-snatchers, her brother Wesley tags along, she hears from her fugitive father, and she and Cooper...uh, you'll have to read it for yourself to find that one out :)
This series is not deep mystery. It's just fun. If you need a break from the normal routine, this is a series that might be for you. -
I like this series but sometimes Carlotta Wren gets on my nerves. She's got three men dangling on the hook and IMHO two of the three aren't worthy. So what's the dilemma? Detective Jack Terry is hunting her runaway (from justice) father and plans to have him incarcerated. What's the attraction here? Peter Ashford, her high school boyfriend/fiance, dumped her like a hot potato when the charges against her father were announced. Hello! On the other hand, Dr. Cooper Craft is a wonderful man who is head over heels in love with her. It seems like no contest to me. Her wishy-washiness is driving me nuts. And don't get me started on her brother, Wesley - what a loser!
Anyway, Carlotta gets involved in the murder investigation of a celebrity and as usual her life is in danger. She's hit by a car, she's almost strangled to death and she's involved in numerous incidents involving guns and body snatchers. Regardless of the personality issues, this is a great mystery and a wonderful adventure for the whole gang. -
For someone with a supposedly genius IQ, Wesley is making a lot of bad decisions! And I hope Carlotta makes a decision soon about the guys, even though they always seem to be conveniently available whenever she gets into trouble!
Again the murder mystery is almost secondary to the continuing saga of Carlotta's missing parents that I also hope we get some resolution soon! -
Oh, my! There's so many things going on!
What curveball will the universe throw at Carlotta next? Is Wes able go five minutes without getting into trouble? Will Jack be able to redeem himself even if he's just doing his job? And what about Hannah, Peter and Coop? -
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Great book in this mystery/romance/suspense series. It's been years since I read the last one. Carlotta Wren is a great main character. If you like the Stephanie Plum series you would like this one too. -
Love the character Coop just wish there was more to him. Absolutely hate Peter and am also growing to dislike other characters because of their stupidity and lack of compassion. The main character has such potential to be a great character but there is so much missing that she comes off as a flat, slightly gold digging character, unable to let go of her cash cow for what she might have if she keeps him. Even in the light of the request at the end, it would be better to let him go for his own sake but she keep that hook in letting him dangle. I wanted to much to like this series, there is so much potential for it. I hate to stop reading the series because it make me feel like something of a quitter and I have hopes for it to get better, however if the rest are like the first three then I have no desire to finish the series as i am not retaining enjoyment from reading them.
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This one was def not the best one. I really was mad at Carlotta most of the book, thinking WHY are you getting yourself into this mess for no reason? At least the last two cases involved you. Also, I hope she has health insurance all that time she is spending In the er.
I don't know what to make of Wesley's newest addiction or the fact that he is ok doing his fathers mistress because he reminds her of his father?!? And how is it all these dumb decisions are not catching up with him? Like leaving the state without notifying his PO.
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All I can say is Wow, really liked this story. Carlotta is having a run of bad luck, beginning with her parents.
But boy this lady has more men intrested in her than well anyone. Still book kept me intrested all the way to the end. I cannot wait for the next in the series, too bad it is not until april. -
*spoiler alert*
I refuse to read another book in this series. Carlotta Wren is a pushover, and I'm sick of wishy-washy main characters. This is incredible!!! Where have all the good female leads gone?!!! I'm not gonna waste anymore time reading about her being a human doormat. -
Overall rating: 5 stars
Genre: Chick-Lit
Plot: 9/10
Ending: 5/10
Writing: 8/10
Hero: Jack- 9/10
Coop- 10/10
Peter- 3/10
Heroine: 6/10
Humour: 7/10
HEA: n/a
Recommend: Yes
Re-read: Maybe
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okay...i was kinda lost since it is the 3rd in the series...it was okay
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Carlotta needs to cut her brother loose to sink or swim on his own. His bratty spoiled selfish behavior takes away from the mystery. It also brings in too much extraneous baggage.
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Romantic tension, family problems and celebrity murder keep things interesting in this third installment in the Body Movers series.
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A light and fun read. Just the way to end my spring break!
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This is the 3rd of the Body Movers series. I listened to the audio book.
This one starts with Carlotta Wren, who has been temporarily suspended from her job at Neiman Marcus as well as recovering from a broken arm, being asked by her brother’s boss (Cooper Craft) to ride to Florida (from Atlanta) for some fun in the sun before picking up a VIP body to be brought back to Atlanta to be buried. Unbeknownst to them, Wesley Wren has stowed away in the vehicle to elude a loan shark. For a variety of reasons, this actually turns out to be beneficial. 3 different men show up to lay claim to the celebrity’s body. None are particularly good at this. Supposedly the actress died of asthma complications, but there are indications that she was murdered. Continuing characters are Peter Ashford, Carlotta’s ex-fiancé; Police detective Jack Terry; as well as others, and Randolph Wren, Carlotta & Wesley’s father. Bad decisions continue to be made, especially by Wesley. I'm fascinated for some reason, so I’ll be continuing on to the 4th in this series. -
Wasn’t bad. The title is really funny. I thought 3 guys were gonna work at the morgue instead of just one. I haven’t read the other ones or the ones before this one but I don’t really like Peter. I kinda want her to be with Jack but I’d be ok if she was with Coop. But part of me is like but Hannah has a huge crush on Coop and honestly if my friend had a crush on a guy I would not go out with him, that’s like friend code right unless they both agree that it’s ok, not just “get to know” on a weekend work getaway and say the other friend will just have to get over it, it’s kinda bitchy. You know I bet Liz is pregnant with Wesley’s baby. Honestly I wished she didn’t tell Peter to stay, she can still be friends with him if he’s in New York her dad didn’t say she had to date him just stay close.
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Read by Cassandra Campbell. 2008. Carlotta Wren rides along with Cooper Craft to pick up the deceased body of a young famous person in Florida. All is hush hush to keep the paparazzi clueless. Suddenly, Wesley, sits up in the back of the hearse and wriggles his way into a fun and "get to know you better" time between Carlotta and Coop. Resigned, they make the best of things. On the return to Atlanta, things get exciting as body snatchers are after them. Carlotta's dad, in disguise, pops up at a wayside potty stop and guns fire from the goons trying to steal the body. There's a lot of explaining to do.
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More waffle than Huddle House, Cracker Barrel, and IHOP together, but still loads of fun. Want to smack the crap out of Wesley just about every time he moves; for a genius he sure is a slow learner - too bad Carlotta gets a lot of the blowback from his stupid decisions. Then on the other hand, she's surely the girl who goes into the dark basement when the axe murderer is on the loose. Makes for quite the roller coaster ride.
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I just can't seem to stop reading this series even though it drives me crazy! 😵 Wesley is by far the one that I just can't understand. He knows his "girlfriend" and his Dad were doing the nasty and he likes it! That is just SICK! 😣 Carlotta is juggling 3 guys 2 in which I think need to disappear but whatever, and is never going to get herself out of debt if she don't ever work! I just don't know how this series sucked me in so easily😕.
