Keridee

The Fairer Sex Collection, Book 8

By: Michelle Miller

Narrated by: Samara Naeymi

Length: 20 mins

Publisher's summary

A small-town waitress, awestruck by dreams of a bigger world, looks forward to the biggest break of a budding career in this darkly comic short tale of what happens when innocence collides with cynicism.

Eighteen-year-old Keridee is done with high school, her cheating boyfriend, her jealous friends, and Nowhere, Florida. She’s determined to do something with her life, and her small-time modeling agent has already scored her a gig. She’s working an event for a billionaire real estate mogul who happens to own a huge modeling agency. What if he’s dazzled by her smile and makes her a star? What if the impossible actually happens?

Keridee is part of The Fairer Sex, a collection of sexy, satirical, and sometimes harrowing short stories that explore the question: “What do women want?” The answer is different for every woman, but each can be read or listened to in a single sitting.

©2019 Michelle Miller (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

not great

not the best ending. could have had potential had it been longer. just ok.

Trigger warning for rape & domestic abuse

Before warned about the story. It has Stories about domestic abuse between a boyfriend and girlfriend. It also insinuates rape. ButThe story was interesting. The performance was good.

Short, Mindless Story, that Occupied my Time

Story was just Ok. I listened to all the audiobooks in the Fairer Sex Collection. For the most part, they were entertaining mindless stories I was able to enjoy to while doing various household chores. This book fit right in there. Listened for free through prime reads, so cant complain about the price, lol. The narrator definitely gets 5/5 stars, she was great!

Surprising romance, at the races.

Really enjoyed this story as it was so different. Pretty girl goes off in persist of her dreams and finds herself in the fast lane of life and auto racing. Romance ensues, but we are left hanging ... not sure whether to be happy or mad. There's room for a sequel here. * One caveat: this story would have been just as great (and probably recommended more) without the foul language, which was just a small part of the story.

stupid

I did not expect it to be 1 chapter and a lame story plot. very disappointing.

Trumpish fairytale? (spoiler alert)

Not cool. I suppose Republicans might like.
This book is written with the idea all teenage girls are ditzy. The banter is ridiculous. And the spoiler is it ends with a pu*sy grabbing.
yuck.

1 star

Overall, the collection of short stories in The Fairer Sex by Michelle Miller are either amazing or not worth the time. I like that the cover has each woman's name in a different font. As for reading a novel by Michelle, I think I'd pass as she has some toxic blind spots that I don't want to endure.

Candace: A strong start to the series. If I wasn't married and dating, I'd create my own list. 5 stars

Meredith: I was initially laughing, imagining myself in the Whole Foods with Meredith. Then it took a turn that I couldn't decide if it was real or fantasy, which took me out of the story as it was so unrealistic. 2 stars.

Alicia: I hate-listened to this story and enjoyed it. The whole time I kept thinking, "Karma...". The end was really good, I just personally don't think it's fair, for a multitude of reasons. 4 stars.

Heidi: The beginning is hilarious. However, I found it boring (this coming from someone with a degree in accounting; different from finance, but not by much.) I did like when Heidi stopped writing her story and it became about her and Paul. 2 stars.

Clara: I really enjoyed this book. Clara's relationship with Michael, Lawrence, the intimacy, the twist...a lot was packed into this story. 5 stars.

Lauren: I was immediately put off by Lauren, describing her growing up in wealth and in the next breath taking about living in a cutting-edge place that was "far enough from Chinatown that [visitors] weren't put off by the stench." So unnecessarily offensive and filled with privilege, making it hard for me to have any sympathy for her.

I was intensely physically triggered with the description of her bulimia episode, which I hated. If you've never had an ED, then it will definitely give readers/listeners insight as to what it's like. However, I lived it and didn't need to live it again in such detail. 1 star.

Eleanor: this was as good as Clara. I loved how Eleanor dealt with her husband, except for the "we just did" line. 5 stars.

Keridee: I didn't see the point of this book and couldn't get into it. I understand she's pretty, but having other characters in the book who are only described as fat and their occupation is ridiculous. 1 star.

Samara Naeymi was a good narrator, embodying each woman and her story.