Past Perfect: A Novel Audiobook

" It was fine for a beach read, which is where I read it. "

" Didn't care for it. The synopsis on the jacket sounded interesting but it just didn't hold my attention. "

" While this was fun (most of the time) and a quick read (except where it got bogged down with too much espionage background), I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as Susan Isaacs previous novels. Nonetheless, I did laugh sometimes (although not as loud and frequently as, say...Compromising Positions..) and I did get scared...once. You get the idea... "

" A fun airplane read - feisty, sexy female does some espionage - Isaacs is good at strong female characters, but with lots of humor. Definitely light, though. Has anyone noticed I'm reading totally light stuff lately; got to get a life...as soon as I stop traveling! "

" Very enjoyable and fun read. "

" I didn't really like this book. It was an effort to keep reading it. Finally the last 90 pages got interesting enough that I finished it. I'm not sure if I just wasn't into this book, or if it wasn't very good. "

" A fun, frivolous read. Author strayed into way too much minutiae for my taste when describing a scene but all in all a fun diversion. "

" Susan Isaacs has a great turn of phrase. I find myself chuckling page after page. This is a fun read about a TV writer and her experiences with the CIA. "

" While this was a quick read and Isaacs creates some interesting characters, her mystery sometimes dragged and at other times was a little too manipulated for me. Overall I would still be interested in checking out a couple of her other novels though so there's something to be said for that..... "

" This CIA based mystery was unbelievable in part and silly in places. The main character was rather neurotic and her reactions were folish. Don't bother. "

" Easy and amusing beach/plane reading. Would the main character be trotting off to investigate possible CIA shenanigans if she weren't in full-blown "I've got turning-40 angst" mode? But, hey, this is fiction ... isn't it?? "

" Definitely not one of Isaac's better novels. "

" Could have been a three chapter short story and I still would have been bored. "

" funny, good sense of humor. "

" So tedious! What happened to Susan Isaacs? Everything was in the narrator's head - no action until the last chapter. "

" This is a great chick lit spy book. Sometimes I had a little problem staying interested. It had a really nice twist at the end. "

" I was looking for a light read that still managed to keep my interest before I fell asleep at night. This book fit the bill, but isn't as good as some other Susan Isaacs books I read. "

" Funny fast paced and entertaining "

" Isaacs' initial plots capture my interest, and her books are available on CD at my library. But I'm giving up on this author. Se squanders story possibilities with endless recaps, cliches, and prattling inner dialogue. She seems to think she's Nora Ephron. "

" Too many books, too little time. This is one I gave up on. Did not hold my interest. My rule of thumb is - give a book 50-100 pages. If it doesn't grab you - drop it. This one did not make the cut. "

" This was a fun beach read. "

" A fun read. Her books combine mystery with NY smart aleck. Nothing serious - a good fluff book for vacation. "

" We like listening to this. It is very cute and light,which was nice after the heavier, darker mysteries that we have been listening to. We liked the breezy style and often laughed at the descriptive language, metaphors, and insights that the narrator used. Thoroughly enjoyable! "

" Susan Isaacs has a gift for dialogue,but the book dragged and was hard to follow the reasoning behind some of the action. "

" On the back cover some critic says something about the heroine being smart and sexy. I found her to be insecure, obsessive, and kinda dumb. It had some good moments of intrigue, which kept me reading until I finished it, but by the end I regretted sticking with it. "

" Not up to Susan Issaacs usual standards. It wasn't awful, just okay. "

" This has been on my TBR shelf for quite a while. The description of the book sounded better than it turned out to be; too much like a TV mystery/sitcom for my taste. Well, it's one less book on my TBR shelf and that's progress!! "

" Light and fun. I enjoyed this one, very undemanding. "

" Funny, a little silly, refreshing to have a happily married heroin. "

" stopped reading 1/4 of the way - just couldn't get into this book - the author was just trying too hard to be witty "

" Katie, the main character is obsessed with finding out why the CIA fired her 15 years ago without reason. The book was OK, but geeze...15 years is a long time to obsess over something. She has a good life now...so I say GET OVER IT! "

" This book was so bad, that I couldn't even bring myself to finish it. Don't waste your time. "

" Very good writing. Not too deep but easy reading. Susan Isaacs has very good observations about human behavior. I am looking forward to reading more of her works. "

" I enjoy Susan Isaacs as pure entertainment. This was not one of her best, but still enjoyable. "

" On the back cover some critic says something about the heroine being smart and sexy. I found her to be insecure, obsessive, and kinda dumb. It had some good moments of intrigue, which kept me reading until I finished it, but by the end I regretted sticking with it. "

" Not as fluffy as other Isaacs books, with a great lighthearted take on the CIA. The book also deals with things in your past you can't get over and family relationships "