The expectations we bring to a book make all the
difference. Because we are pleased or disappointed by the
author's ability to live up to them.
I really didn't know what to expect from Nina Foxx and NO
GIRL NEEDS A HUSBAND SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. I hadn't heard
much about this one and my fuzzy recall of Ms. Foxx's
backlist placed her squarely in the camp of Street Lit,
which has been a bit of a mixed bag for me. However, NO
GIRL NEEDS A HUSBAND SEVEN DAYS A WEEK was a pleasant
surprise, a women's fiction delight, full of sass and lots
of urban, upscale flavor.
In NO GIRL NEEDS A HUSBAND SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, we glimpse
the lives of Marie, Mai, and Kennedy. Marie is married to
a stay-at-home husband who gave up his career to keep
house and nurture their children. Her job requires her to
travel quite a bit, which Marie uses as an opportunity to
flirt with other men, up to and including giving our her
number, although it's likely to be the number of one of
her friends. She figures there's no harm done but will
she feel the same when another woman sets her sights on
Louis?
Mai hasn't worked since she married Calvin. Everyone
perceives theirs to be the perfect marriage, including her
friends, but looks can be deceiving. Mai has a secret
from her husband and her friends that could threaten
everything, including her very life. And her husband,
unbeknownst to Mai, has a secret too, one that jeopardizes
his role as the family breadwinner, and maybe his role in
the family at all.
Kennedy, a PR executive, feels men are threatened by her
career success. Rather than trying to find a man who is
her equal, Kennedy finds release wherever and whenever she
desires it. Until she forgets her self-imposed rules and
let's her guard down, and jeopardizes the career she holds
so dearly.
NO GIRL NEEDS A HUSBAND SEVEN DAYS A WEEK was a fun,
sassy, and at times, hilarious read. The trials and
tribulations of these three women are not far-fetched,
especially not for African-American women. Everyone knows
the statistics on how hard it is to find an eligible and
desirable man, especially an African-American one. So why
would these sisters risk the ones they have? Because some
needs of a woman are deeper than having a man, as Marie,
Mai, and Kennedy all discover.
Good loving (if you're
lucky), but . . . no girl needs a husband seven days a
week!
Marie needs her "stay-at-home husband"
to clean the house and babysit the kids, so she can take
care of business coast-to-coast . . . and enjoy some
harmless flirting on the side.
Mai's perfectly
content to be the perfect wife to a successful corporate
superstar—throwing lavish parties and organizing gala
charity fundraisers. But it's funny how quickly everything
can change with just a single phone call . . . from prison!
And high-powered ad exec Kennedy believes the best
husband is no husband at all. Hot encounters with a
succession of studs keep her going strong as she climbs to
the top of her profession.
A spouse is fine as long
as he doesn't screw up the rest of your life. Now three
lovely ladies who think they have this "husband" thing all
worked out are about to learn that, when it comes to love
and marriage, "perfection" can always be improved upon. And
it's going to be one wild ride!
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