Miss Match

I am not a reader of this genre in particular, but I saw this book and it seemed different from the standard "romance". Which it is. I found this book to be a delightful read. It's hilarious (i.e. the VFA - Very Famous Actor- chapter is hysterical. And I live in LA, I should know!) and really intelligent. Not many authors can successfully get away with lines from "Taming of the Shrew" in a lighthearted comedic bok. But Ms. Carroll does it. And very well. I have already recommended this to many of my friends who will get a kick out of the many bad dates (haven't we all dated a Glen?). GET THIS BOOK! It's the perfect summer read!

I read "Miss Match" on a transcon flight from New York to Los Angeles and never did a flight speed by so quickly! The lead character draws you in right away and I was rooting for her before we were over Philadelphia. It wasn't that long ago that I was 35 and dealing with Dating Disasters! Leslie Carroll deals with the complications of "romance fiction" with humor, and brings new twists to an old format. This was a really FUN read!

I really enjoyed this book. I dont think i can wait until next year for Leslie Carroll's next book. This romance's plot differed from others in its category. Kathryn gets involved with a dating service called Six in the City, where she goes on numerous dates with vivid characters, until she ends up where she started and falls in love. It is a great book and i would recommend it to everyone, even to those as young as 14! I highly suggest reading it.

MISS MATCHby Leslie CarrollBallantine 2002Leslie Carroll's Miss Match is charming and witty; the perfect book to take on an airplane or cruise ship -to the beach or resort or to curl up with by the fire on a cold night. Her characters are often eccentric, always complex and are so clearly drawn you see them in your mind and feel you actually know them as they are brought to life on each page.The leading lady, Kathryn (Kitty) Lamb, a high school drama teacher, has been touted onto Six and the City ( a dating service) by a flamboyant, nosey neighbor. She takes the bait...fishing for marriage material. Instead, she meets five guys who provide unpredictable situations...none of which spells c-o-m-m-i-t-m-e-n-t. The dating game's interim manager (his Mom is the nosey neighbor, owns it) Walker "Bear" Hart, in "real life" a financial whiz, sets the dates...but won't consider setting THE date.Expecting the perfect mate, Kitty is foiled when each of Six and the City's video prospects propel her in the wrong direction...not to the perfect romance, but to a prospective bigamist, to jail, to a necrophiliac, to Hades, and to a double cross. Every episode is a delicious scenario all by itself. But the question remains...will Kitty ever find happiness with the man of her dreams?During this truly fanciful New York journey, we meet Kathryn's upper east side MBA sister; Johanna, her two year old niece and "Bear" Hart's oft-married mother. All of whom contribute deliciously to the ever evolving plot.The comedic repartee is a delight to read. It reminded me of those marvelous screwball romantic movie comedies of the 1930s and `40s. At [this price]it's the "feel good" bargain of the year!