Sweet and Vicious, David Schickler
Sweet and Vicious, David Schickler
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Sweet and Vicious

Author: David Schickler

Narrator: Nick Landrum

Unabridged: 8 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/11/2008


Synopsis

The best-selling author of Kissing in Manhattan pens a comic tale of violence that is also a fully realized love story. Grace McGlone, waiting for her one true love, falls hard for Henry Dante. But little does she know he is carrying "The Planets," a set of famous Spanish diamonds that might cost them their lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kara on September 05, 2015

This is an adorable book. I don’t know why it hasn’t received more attention, though looking at other reviews, it seems that most people didn’t find it as charming as I did—or at least, that charm didn’t outweigh perceived faults in David Schickler’s writing. The premise of Sweet and Vicious is simpl......more

Goodreads review by Mark on March 03, 2011

David Schickler's short story collection, Kissing in Manhattan, is one of the best collections of short stories I've read in ages. Understandably, then, I was expecting a lot from Schickler's first novel. Aside from the longish (50-page) second chapter, which, with a few tweaks, could have easil......more

Goodreads review by Jodi on February 04, 2014

This book was loaned to me by a friend with the words "one of my favorite books" attached to it. I started it and put it down, and picked it up and put it down. I had it sitting on my bookshelf for an amount of time that isn't socially acceptable. I finally picked it up and told myself that I couldn......more

Goodreads review by Amy L. on July 06, 2010

Quite a bit of violence, sexual and regular. Some very strange stuff going on in this novel. Basic plot revolves around some stolen diamonds, the man who stole him, and the woman he randomly hooks up with. It's not bad, but when all is said and done, there's just not a lot going on in this novel. It......more

Goodreads review by Joe on October 22, 2021

This is a very unusual book. I didn’t know how to rate it, so I have given it three stars for convenience. The book’s protagonist, Grace, experiences more in one month than most people do in a lifetime. The title of this book is completely appropriate. Some of the characters Grace encounters are swe......more