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Bubbles Unbound

By: Sarah Strohmeyer
Narrated by: Barbara McCulloh
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Publisher's summary

Sarah Strohmeyer has captured the hearts and funnybones of millions of fans with her spunky Bubbles Yablonsky mysteries. A curvaceous hairdresser with an outrageous wardrobe, Bubbles also freelances as a journalist. But when she links a murder to a wealthy socialite, she becomes the target of powerful people who will do anything to cover up the crime.
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©2001 Sarah Strohmeyer (P)2003 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

  • Romantic Times Award Winner - Best First Mystery, 2001

"Entertaining....Bubbles is behind the wheel, and a wild ride awaits." (Publishers Weekly)

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A Surprise

I have to admit that I was surprised by this book. I'd read about the similarities to Stephanie Plum, etc. It is similar, but I still enjoyed it for what it is. I call these kinds of books Cheetos for the brain. There isn't a lot of substance but you still enjoy them. It's light entertainment that if it's good for nothing else, it makes vacuuming, cooking & other chores go by faster while listening.

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    4 out of 5 stars

I laughed out loud

After listening to many, many murder mysteries I was looking for something a little different. This was it. I really enjoyed the book a great deal and laughed out loud often. I liked Bubbles! She is funny and different. She is smart, capable, and just plain fun!

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Great Fun

The Bubbles series is fun with lots of crazy characters. The narrator is easy to listen to.

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    4 out of 5 stars

Made me laugh

These books are a lot of fun. The situations are silly but with enough real life to make them hilarious. The narrator did a great job with different accents and onomatopoeia. I plan on listening to all the "Bubbles" books.

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    5 out of 5 stars

Bubbling over

She is fun!! When you need a break from hard boiled detectives, grim coroners and overly cozy, cozies...Bubbles is your gal. The hairdresser with attitude and 3 inch spikes is a fun ride and makes the work commute a breeze, unfortunately...I keep sneaking her in the house to listen to before bed.

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    4 out of 5 stars

A new heroine

What a great character and series. This was a laugh from start to finish. Let's hope that Audible gets the whole series for us to listen to.

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very cute

This was the first in this series.It is easy to identify with if you've been a struggling single mom with a difficult family. It's light reading & funny,and I have bought more of her books and enjoyed them all.

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  • 12-31-04

Not that Funny

I purchased the unabridged audio version of Bubble's Unbound with the understanding that this novel was supposed to be humorous. Boy, was I disappointed. Bubbles is just another sad Steph Plum knockoff, but worse, Bubbles is even more inept than Plum. If such a thing can be believed.

Worse, this novel isn't particularly funny. Bubbles Unbound was like a bad episode of Lucy... But with a silly ex, and a teenage daughter instead of Rickie. I found the humor in this novel cringe inducing. (The scene with the 'jumper,' the long and sad back-story about the main character's lack of education and compulsive community college course-taking).The characters names (Stilleto, Bubbles), were off-putting and too 'cute' for my taste.

Overall, I found Bubbles Unbound to be a waste of time. It didn't even produce a chuckle.

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Can’t get past the narration

I bought this audio book based on a recommendation from my sister, an avid fan of the series. Because of her, I tried very hard to stick with it. But I just can’t get past the narration. It’s simply abominable. I returned the book, but I may try it in printed book form.

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Comparable to Stephanie Plum series

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I would have shifted the story to focus more on the case and not so much on Bubbles relationship with men, Stiletto in particular. I think she was trying to be like Stephanie Plum, but this is definitely the inferior of the two stories. I also wouldn't focus on Bubbles being so dumb. That bothered me a lot.

Would you ever listen to anything by Sarah Strohmeyer again?

Probably not. I did not enjoy the first Bubbles book enough to be interested in the second book, and I had to stop the book a couple of times and talk myself into finishing it. i

Did Barbara McCulloh do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

The reader did a great job with this, especially the accents. You could tell the different characters by their voices, and she did a good job at giving all of the characters their own voices.

Could you see Bubbles Unbound being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

I could see it as a TV show. I think, like One for the Money, that stories like this are more episodic and would make a better TV show than movie. I have no idea who would act in it, though.

Any additional comments?

The book has some really funny moments, and it is very situational, like in the Stephanie Plum series. If you enjoy a funny and very ditzy main character bumbling her way through a mystery, then this one is for you.

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