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Debby MayneAbingdon Press / 2013 / ePubOur Price$8.894.7 out of 5 stars for Pretty Is as Pretty Does: Class Reunion Series #1 - eBook. View reviews of this product. 7 Reviews
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donica5 Stars Out Of 5Great bookApril 14, 2017donicaQuality: 0Value: 0Meets Expectations: 0This review was written for Pretty Is As Pretty Does, Class Reunion Series #1.I was hooked from the first page
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Heart2HeartVictorville, CAAge: 45-54Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Anyone can relate to this novel!!!September 29, 2013Heart2HeartVictorville, CAAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for Pretty Is As Pretty Does, Class Reunion Series #1."We are thrilled to announce
Piney Point High School's
10-year reunion
on June 7, 2003, at 7:30 PM
in Piney Point High's
newly renovated gymnasium.
Attire: Sunday best
RSVP: Laura Moss 601-555-1515
PS: There will be a preparty
at Shenanigan's in Hattiesburg
starting at about 5:00 PM
WOW. Ten years. As I read my high school reunion invitation a second time. I can't help smiling. Although I own one of the most successful businesses in my hometown of Piney Point, Mississippi, I've lost track of most of the people I graduated with.
Knowing the people I went to high school with, this is going to be one crazy event - that is, if everyone attends. I'm not surprised Laura added a preparty to the invitation. Her husband has never attended any social event before prepartying his face off - even in high school. Pete Moss graduated with the dishonor of high school lush, and as far as I know, he continues to hold that honor, which is ironic since I don't remember seeing Laura touching a drop of anything stronger than her mama's two-day-old sweet tea." (pg 11).
As Priscilla Slater anticipates her upcoming high school reunion, she also hopes that she will run into an old high school crush as well, Marcus whom she hopes might just cause a spark to ignite between them. As owner of three beauty salons in the area, Priscilla sees herself as a success while her overbearing mother still believes she has sold herself short of what she could have become. Now armed with hope that she can hold her head high, she takes up invitation of her local beauty supply sales, Tim Puckett, to serve as her "date" for the event. Only Tim has hopes that he might just convince Priscilla that they would make a great couple together and he vows to do whatever it takes to make her see him as more than just a convenient date.
I received Pretty is as Pretty Does by author Debby Mayne compliments of Abingdon Press and Christian Fiction Blog Alliance for my honest review. I did not receive any monetary compensation for a favorable review. This is the first novel in the Class Reunion Series and anyone who has ever attended their high school reunion can probably relate to at least one of the characters in this book. The book is based around Priscilla Slater who can never be good enough in her mother's eyes no matter what she does, and the chapters alternate with each of the main players attending the class reunion.
Laura Moss who is the reunion chairperson who chases away all the other classmates who have volunteered to help her in the past due to her ability to expect things to be perfect. She is overworked and deals with the drinking of her high school sweetheart, Pete and their four children. There is also Trudy Baynard, the former Miss Piney Point who believes she still needs to uphold her good looks despite the fact that ten years have passed. She has recently divorced her high school sweetheart and husband, Michael who is living another life with his latest girlfriend who is much too young for him. What transpires over the book is sheer genius and I was captivated til the very end. I am also fortunate to have the additional sequels which I will be reviewing shortly, Bless Her Heart and Tickled Pink each showcasing a 15 and 20 year reunion respectively. I rate this one easily a 4.5 out of 5 stars and look forward to adding Debby Mayne to my author watch list. -
JoyceAge: 55-65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Good clean keeps you readingJuly 17, 2013JoyceAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for Pretty Is As Pretty Does, Class Reunion Series #1.Pretty is as Pretty Does is about a 10 year high school reunion. In a very entertaining way Debby brings out the quirkiness and humor and facts of our feelings when we think about folks we attended school with. Her characters range from the high school king & queen to the brains. I really enjoyed reading this book and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series or follow up books. Read this book just for enjoyment or if you are planning a reunion it will help you adjust your thinking and maybe just what to wear.
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Martha Rogers5 Stars Out Of 5Brings Back MemoriesJune 29, 2013Martha RogersQuality: 5Value: 4Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for Pretty Is As Pretty Does, Class Reunion Series #1.In her new book, Pretty is as Pretty Does, Debby Mayne brings us the stories of three women as they prepare for their tenth high school class reunion. Each woman has her own fears about the reunion and all it will entail. Anyone who has ever attended or decided not to attend such a reunion will relate to Trudy, Priscilla, and Laura. One woman lived up the class vote as "Most Likely to Succeed," but not in the way her classmates may have predicted. The other two are frantic about what others will think. Laura hides her anxiety by controlling everything that will happen at the reunion, too afraid to let go and let others help. Trudy is ashamed of her divorce, and is determined to live up to her image as Homecoming Queen and Miss Piney Point even if it kills her, and it almost does. Through heartaches, tears, laughter, successes and failures, readers will relate to the struggles of these three women as seen from their point of view. Add a dash of romance and a rekindled high school crush, and you have the makings of a delightful story that will bring back your own memories of reunions, whether high school, college, or family. Even the title brought back memories of my grandmother saying this phrase to me quite often during my teen years.
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Julie5 Stars Out Of 5One of my favorite books by Debby Mayne!June 25, 2013JulieQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for Pretty Is As Pretty Does, Class Reunion Series #1.Debby Mayne is one of my favorite writers. I was so excited when Pretty Is As Pretty Does released this month (the first in a series of three - yay!). The story follows Priscilla Slater and several of her high school classmates as they prepare for their 10-year high school reunion. Mayne excelled at drawing me into the characters and their lives. So much that I caught myself praying for them a couple of times before having that moment of realization that they are just characters! I was wrapped up in the story lines and loved it.
I've never been to my high school reunion, but I know I would face so many of the same insecurities and feelings that many of the characters in her book faced.
There were plenty of laughs and tears along the way, and it was a hard book to put down. I would recommend this book to all of my friends, not only because it was a great book, but because we can all relate to high school reunions in one way or another.
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