The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes

by Jennifer Crusie

Ever wanted a charmed life? Meet the Miss Fortunes.

First, Dee. Spends a lot of time trying to control her sisters, her passions and her shape-shifting... especially when gorgeous Danny James is about.

Then, Lizzie. Determined to save the family from ruin, even if it means causing chaos in the cosmos (and messing with a handsome sorcerer's heart).

Finally, Mare. Possessor of telekinetic powers, self-proclaimed Queen of the Universe... and manager of the local Value Video. The last thing she needs is the ex-boyfriend who broke her heart to come strolling back into town.

They're about to have the worst weekend of their lives. Unless they can figure out how the hell to work their magic powers...

• ISBN10: 1429951184
• ISBN13: 9781429951180
• Publish Date: 1 November 2008 (first published 4 June 2007)
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Imprint: St. Martin's Press
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 500
• Language: English

Reviews

[MurderByDeath]

I read this years ago, long before my vow to write something about every book I read; likely just after joining GoodReads back in the halcyon days when the site was actually fun, but I was still too nervous to write anything.  I loved it, as is evident by the 5 star rating I gave it back then (and I'm keeping for posterity's sake).  Sunday I was feeling slumpy and needed something easy, and since I've always wanted to go back and write something about all the early books, a re-read of this accomplished two goals.   3 sisters with powerful magic, hiding from the Aunt that killed their parents while stealing their powers.  A fabulously evil Aunt determined to get the sisters to surrender their powers to her, who attempts to bribe them all by sending them their soul mates; or in one case, a reasonable facsimile thereof.  A showdown in a small town whose residents are obviously deaf, dumb and blind in the extreme.  Heaps of humor, sass, girl power and HEA's.  An absolutely awesome, awesome cat name Pywackt.     I didn't expect it to stand up very well over time.  I love a few of Crusie's non-paranormal titles to death, but she's not a consistent writer, her paranormal stuff tends to be over the top, and I remembered this being more romance than chick-lit (fine line, I know).  But it did stand up rather well.  It's not one of Crusie's best by a long shot - although it's really one 1/3 hers anyway, as she co-wrote it with 2 other authors: Eileen Dreyer and Anne Stuart, neither of whom I know anything about - but it's fun without being flaky or formulaic.  The humor stands up, and there are a few sex scenes which I'd forgotten about that are far steamier than Crusie's other works (making me think that perhaps those scenes represent some of Dreyer and Stuart's contributions).   All in all still a great read when you're in the mood for a literary rom-com.