Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Weekend Warriors by Fern Michaels

This is like no other Fern Michael book I've ever read. There is no happily ever after here; it is full of rage and anger. Anger leads wealthy Myra Rutledge, who lost her daughter to a hit-and-run driver with diplomatic immunity, to found the Sisterhood, a secret vigilante group of women who have been unable to seek justice through lawful means. She turns to her adopted daughter, lawyer Nikki Quinn, who witnessed the fatal accident, to help find other women who need justice. Assisting Myra in this effort are former MI6 agent Charles Martin. Driven by revenge and hate, the women bond together as they pinpoint their first target—the Weekend Warriors, a group of motorcycle enthusiasts who brutally raped Kathryn Lucas, a member recruited to the sisterhood. The women decide on a Lorena Bobbitt–style punishment and carry it out with very few misgivings.

I know that this series has at least 7 books in the series now and I'm guessing each book focuses on one characters revenge. I am curious to see if each book is as hard feeling as this one. Each character is so focused on the revenge and anger part of their lives that it was difficult to really like any of them. Of course it helps that Myra is super rich so can pay for anything including a new identity for another woman who takes justice into her own hands and kills the man who killed her daughter. So I'm leaving this series open to future reads before I decide whether I like it or not.