Review by Booklist Review
When Toots Loudenberry leaves her home in Charleston, South Carolina, for L.A., the first thing she does, being wealthy in her own right, is to buy a mansion Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's disturbingly haunted, over-the-top Malibu beach house, to be precise. The real reason for the move is to be near her daughter, Abby, because changes to her National Enquirer-like tabloid, The Informer, don't bode well for her future. There's lots of fun, intrigue, and excitement as Toots, Ida, Sophie, and Mavis take on Tinseltown. This is the second book in Michaels' Godmothers series (The Scoop, 2009), and those who long for the old glitz-and-glamour romances will like this shamelessly name-dropping Hollywood tale.--Mosley, Shelley Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
The tedious sequel to The Scoop sends Charleston, S.C., grande dame Toots Loudenberry to L.A. to help her daughter, Abby, who is running a struggling tabloid. Toots brings along her best friends-Ida, Sophie, and Mavis-and though the ladies envision some wild times, what they find instead is a haunted Malibu beach house, possible career ruin for Abby, and a dodgy doctor boyfriend for Ida. While there is plenty going on, none of the shenanigans forms what could be called a plot, and too many of the developments are unbelievably outlandish. Meanwhile, none of the characters is especially menaced by her alleged problems, which is almost fine, because Michaels doesn't follow through on the lightweight villainy. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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