Monday, July 5, 2010

The Fixer Upper



My Review:

What a wonderful and intriguing story of a renovation of an old Georgian Mansion called Birdsong and the latest indictment of Dempsey's old boss Alex for allegedly trying to buy his way into an oil company's bill in Washington. Since Dempsey works for Alex as a junior associate lobbyist, she finds herself embattled with this FBI investigation when her boss turns her in to the FBI and claims himself innocent of all charges. He subsequently fires her as a way of making the story stick.

Since Dempsey can't really work in Washington right now, her father, Mitch, wants her to head down to Georgia to fix up and flip an old house he has inherited from his grandfather. What Dempsey finds there is truly an overgrown money pit, complete with a live in, old lady who insists the house belongs to her.

The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews takes you on quite adventure in not only the art of restoring a home where every penny counts and just when you think there isn't anything more than can go wrong, it does! The characters are so believable that you wonder if Birdsong really doesn't exist. This is a fabulous summer read that takes you away and you can completely lose yourself in another life.

I received The Fixer Upper, compliments of TLC Book Tours and would rate this book a 9 out of 10. There are some sexual scenes between Dempsey and her attorney's son, but they are brief and don't distract from the story.



For more information on this wonderful book, the author and where to obtain your copy, click on the link below:

http://tlcbooktours.com/2010/04/mary-kay-andrews-author-of-the-fixer-upper-on-tour-june-2010/

If you'd like to enter my giveaway for a copy of this book, head on over to my book review blog:

7 comments:

Just Be Real said...

Kat, I love watching the Home Garden Channel with the renovation stuff that goes on there. Thanks for sharing this review. Blessings.

Anonymous said...

Hello Beautiful Kat!

This sounds like a great book. I pray you had a fabulous weekend!!

KrippledWarrior said...

That IS "bearing false witness."

God a Have Faith said...

Sounds like a good read. Reminds me of The Money Pit...

Terra said...

Kat, this book sounds great.

Denise said...

Sounds interesting.

Anonymous said...

I'm glad you enjoyed this one - it looks like a perfect summer read! Thanks for being a part of the tour. :)