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    Call Waiting

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    Meet author Michelle Cunnah, a fresh new voice, and the lovable characters she creates.

    It’s Emma’s thirty-first birthday, and everything is going swimmingly with her new love. Sure, he’s been called away for a business trip on her birthday, and sure, this business trip also involves a gorgeous, perfect, voluptuous colleague, and sure, there’s a weird ring hiding in his underwear drawer that doesn’t fit Emma, in size or style. But that’s no reason to get worried, right?

    Right?!? Emma knows she should stop obsessing, but suddenly it seems that Jack is every bit the commitment-phobe she fears. And if that doesn’t keep her busy enough, she’s just inherited 9 ½ historic inches of the fence that her long-lost aunt chained herself to for women’s rights, leaving her hopelessly involved in the Hoboken United Sisters Suffragette Institution (HUSSI), and Jack is too buried in his work (but hopefully not his co-worker) to help her extricate herself. It’s starting to seem like the only way for Emma to get Jack’s attention is to chain herself to a fence and burn her bra. Not that Emma has any problem doing exactly that ...

     

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    Nice Novel, but slightly disappointed after 32AAHaving just read 32AA Michelle Cunnah's first novel, I was anxious to read Call Waiting, the sequel to Ms. Cunnah's debut novel. Unfortunately, I was slightly disappointed. Not a bad novel in itself, one really needs to read 32AA in order to fully appreciate Call Waiting. It is unfortunate that Call Waiting cannot stand on its own, without referring constantly to the 32AA.Call Waiting contains the same loveable Emma Taylor and her friends and new lover Jack Brown. Emma is still just as insecure as she was in Ms. Cunnah's first novel, and maybe even more so. A new character, Claire Parker pushes Emma to the brink, and Emma endures more than most women would tolerate.Call Waiting is not a bad novel, but just was not quite up to par with 32AA. The novel wraps up a little too quickly, as all the loose ends are tied up in one swift moving chapter, and a little too cleanly I felt, with everyone living "happily ever after," which was a little too qirky.It is worth a read, especially if you have read 32AA. If you have not read 32AA, read it first and you will be able to better appreciate Call Waiting.Looking forward to Ms. Cunnah's next novel, and hopefully, we learn more about Emma Taylor. 4Emma is Back!Emma is back!! Yep, Emma from 32AA. In Call Waiting, Emma is just turning 31. A year older, a year wiser (perhaps), this time with a steady boyfriend in tow, Emma writes down what she's accomplished in the past year, and makes some goals for her next year of life. These goals include moving her relationship with boyfriend Jack into the next phase, purchasing more Manolo Blahniks, and moving on in her career. Emma is still the sweet, somewhat scatty, obsessive-compulsive person she was in the last book, but seems to have developed a little more of a backbone. Many of the characters from "32AA" are also in Call Waiting, and they are all going through different things. Rachel, Emma's outspoken, genius friend has just discovered she is pregnant, much to her chagrin. Tish is itching to drag Rufus down the aisle before his mother sets him up with someone else. Katy, married-but-not-necessarily-happy, has just gotten promoted while her husband can't seem to find a job to save his life. Many other familiar colorful characters also make appearances throughout the story. This time around, Emma has some different issues to contend with. For instance, boyfriend Jack keeps taking off on business trips with his beautiful boss Clare and not calling Emma to let her know when he will return. Emma's eccentric Aunt Alice has passed away, leaving Emma an inheritance, but before she can get it, she has to fulfill certain unclear requirements. At the same time, Emma's job is going down the tubes. She is downgraded to a telemarketers, of all things. (Emma is known for despising telemarketers and in fact has many ingenious ways to get rid of them when they call her!) Last but not least, the beautiful Clare seems determined to not only steal Jack, but also all of Emma's friends. Will Emma's next year of life be as difficult as her previous one was? Will Clare succeed at stealing Jack from Emma? Will Emma ever figure out what she has to do (and how) to get her inheritance? Find out these answers, and much more, by reading Call Waiting. I enjoyed this book quite a bit. The characters are all interesting and quirky. Emma is funny and endearing, and seems a little like an American version of Becky Bloomwood, sans the shopping habit. Her friend Rachel, whose rather colorful language made me laugh a lot in the first book, is a little more subdued this time around, but still pretty feisty. The story moves along fairly rapidly and is definitely not predictable. Also, since Call Waiting is told in first-person narrative, kind of in a loose diary format, I felt as though I was right there with Emma, experiencing everything with her and her friends. The only thing about Call Waiting that I didn't like was the many story lines that were taking place all at once. There are at least 4 sub-plots in this book, and a couple of them seem pointless. Emma herself is going through so many different things, and with all the side stories added in, the book seemed to pull in too many directions. It was a little hard for me to keep track of. You will definitely have to stay on your toes while reading Call Waiting. Overall, I enjoyed this book, and recommend it for fun and breezy summer reading. The novel doesn't have much substance, but all the same it is enjoyable and funny with a cast of original characters. Emma herself has grown up a little (but not too much, thankfully!), and many will be able to relate with her many dilemmas in this book. I certainly hope there is a third book in the series! 4fun chick lit taleHaving just turned thirty-one, Emma Taylor contentedly reflects back on her last year following the disasters just prior to her thirtieth birthday. Though not her first love (Led Zeppelin is first) she has been with Jack Brown for eight months and has reconciled with her underweight body accentuated by her 32AA boobs. She feels positive about her promotion to Junior Account Manager among the rest of achievements that her list includes. Emma draws up her list of goals for the upcoming year starting with tightening the covalently bonded relationship with Jack by moving in together and becoming engaged to marry perhaps next spring.Jack fails to give Emma the engagement ring she finds in his drawer. She panics as her insecurities about being a skinny chick surface, worrying whether Jack has a commitment phobia or is in love with C-cup Claire. Unable to turn to her friend Rachel as she knows her advice would be ionic bonding, Emma decides to perform a social act to prove to her beloved that she is not just a bimbo he keeps on CALL WAITING. She joins HUSSI, Hoboken United Sisters Suffragette Institution, but will that send Jack on bended knee with a proposal or is he hanging up on her?Though the constant lists can become irritating, chick lit fans will appreciate Emma's second lament following her 32AA woes. The story line focuses on the protagonist's doubts in her relationship with Jack, who seems oblivious to her fears and needs. Emma is a wonderful lead even if readers will wonder how Jack and her best friend Rachel remain relatively patient with this insecure soul, whose strategic lists help her overcome her self-bemoaning woes.Harriet Klausner 4Good but not as good as 32AAI loved 32AA and I couldn't wait to read "Call waiting". I was slightly dissappointed with Call waiting. Emma seems to be a little more annoying and less likeable this time around. Another reviewer said this was a lot like Bridget Jones and I have to agree. The story with Jack is a bit like the one that Bridget and Mark Darcy go through in "The edge of reason" and some of the phrases seem a bit Bridget-ish. I still rooted for Emma and Jack and I still liked it and I got through it relatively quickly but it isn't as great as 32AA was. And I would recommend it to those who like 32AA. 4GreatOnce again, Michelle Cunah has succeeded in bringing her main character Emma, alive on the page.This is definitely a chick lit book, but the author manages to make her story interesting and gives her main character some personality and finally (a tad) more guts.The writing is fun and breezy and although this is certainly not the most literate of reads, this book is a great beach read and I hope that Cunah is working on a third book in this charming series. 4Great airplane book-easy to relate to character!I found myself saying "Why?!" and "punch her already!" This book had me into it. I got into the drama of her friends, interested in what was going on with their lives, waiting to see what relationship moves her boyfriend would (or wouldn't) make next, was jealous when Emma was...all in all the author did a good job of engaging me as a reader.This is a great book for gals that sometimes feel out of the loop as far as dating and marriage or engagement, Emma is definitely the odd woman out in the group. But it doesn't consume her, and that is uplifting. I was able to relate to her phone calls with friends, the male friends were quite entertaining to say the least, and I was cheering for Emma to come out the winner in the end (in more ways than one).The only drawback to this story, if you can call it that, is that there is no real depth or meaningful plot. It's a simple, quick, and light read. Perfect for the beach or at night to unwind after a day at work.I'm definitely going to have to read her first book to see how it all started (although I enjoyed this book without having read the first). 4Enjoyable readFound this novel very humorous and likeable. While it was so British, it was very appealing! I highly recommend it! 5Quite unsatisfiedI honestly loved 32AA and the whole storyline but Call Waiting was really a disappointment for me. I found Emma really annoying and the whole plot was just like any other story! There was no originality about Claire being the "perfect other woman" and each one of her friends had their so called problems which was annoying also. Emma really lacked a backbone until of course the very end and I honestly just finished the book just for the heck of it.Did anyone else catch the whole "Betty and me" sentences cause I noticed that. I dont know if Cunnah did it on purpose because sometimes people talk like that but.. hello, its "Betty and I" not "Betty and me went back to the apartment" or whatever. 3Perfect Beach or Pool ReadingEmma Taylor is a single New Yorker with a lovely boyfriend, Jack. Then, his boss Claire jumps on the scene and makes Emma worry. Emma's great-aunt dies and therein starts the mission to "earn" the suffragette's inheritance from the her, landing Emma in a predicament spiral. She worries about her future with Jack and is bombarded with the troubles of her good friends, all of whom are love-challenged. In the end, the answer turns out to be what she wanted all along.Implausible from the start, but enjoyable nonetheless. The side stories about HUSSI were annoying, but I concede, integral to the plot. The ending rips off a certain movie starring Drew Barrymore, but I liked that movie. As one of the millions of books in the "desperate aging girl wanting marriage at any cost without any heed given to self-fulfillment", it is a good comical option that doesn't take itself too seriously - likely because the author is married!! 3A little obvious, but a quick, funny read...*** CONTAINS SPOILERS ***I would have given this novel 4 stars, if not for the fact that the author pretty well insulted the intelligence of her readers for the first 50 pages or so. She beat us over the head with the not-so-subtle references to the pregnancy of one of the minor characters, and then the tone expected us all to be surprised when we finally "discovered" the source of all the ailments she was suffering.That being said, I think that Emma developed a great deal in this book from what she'd been in 32AA. Sure, she's still a bit too obsessive(read: long-winded), but it was much more charming in Call Waiting. She really grew as a character and the overall story showed this.It's certainly not award-winning. But, Call Waiting is a great book for some quick entertainment. 3
    Call Waiting

    Call Waiting

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