- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (May 1 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312354487
- ISBN-13: 978-0312354480
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.2 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #434,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Set in Lake Charles, La., Causey's hilarious, pitch-perfect debut chronicles one day in the life of 28-year-old Bobbie Faye Sumrall, a magnet for mayhem who feels "a day without disaster would be a day in someone else's life." For starters, a faulty washing machine floods the trailer home she shares with her five-year-old niece. Then she learns that kidnappers are holding Roy, her rogue of a younger brother, for ransom and want nothing less than the tiara inherited from her mother that Bobbie Faye plans to wear as the queen of the upcoming pirate-themed Contraband Days Festival. After a simple bank trip turns into a nightmare and thieves get away with the tiara, Bobbie Faye commandeers a truck and its hunky driver, Trevor, for a wild chase through bayou country. Friends cheer her on, while others take bets on her next calamity. Causey doesn't miss a beat in this wonderful, wacky celebration of Southern eccentricity. (May)
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From Booklist
Bobbie Faye Sumrall is a one-woman demolition derby, a certifiable spitfire with a mean mouth, meaner attitude, and a head-bashingly awful streak of luck. The one good thing in her life is her tenure as the reigning queen of Lake Charles, Louisiana's Contraband Days festival, an exalted title bequeathed to her by her late mother that entitles her to wear the tiara made by her great-times-four grandfather. It's a tacky thing, to be sure, but still the most precious possession she has. So when her lowlife brother is kidnapped and the tiara demanded as ransom, Bobbie Faye must figure out how to rescue him without relinquishing the crown. General mayhem ensues: banks are robbed, hostages taken, trucks shot, buildings blown up. Pretty much a normal day in the life of Bobbie Faye. For erstwhile Ya-Ya Sisters and readers who like their heroines hot-blooded, Causey's feisty and foul-mouthed but lovable party queen is a welcome new addition to the parade of plucky good ol' southern gals. Carol Haggas
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Hillarious start to a new series.,
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This review is from: Charmed and Dangerous: A Bobbie Faye Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
This book made me laugh out loud quite a bit. The main character is a diaster, whenever she is around things seem to go wrong. I am a huge Janet Evanovich fan and for the first time in a long time, a book made me laugh almost as much as some of the Plum novels. This book appears to be the first in the series; don't be fooled, they seem to have have renamed the books--so watch that you don't buy the same book twice because the old books are still for sale. This book includes some silly adventure, a bit of a mystery, the beginning of a romance between Bobbie Faye and the man she "kidnaps" and laughs. My favourite part was the quotes at the beginning of each chapter that hinted at the troubler maker that is Bobbie Faye. Those alone gave me a few giggles. Enjoy.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (58 customer reviews) 15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Toni Causey's very (very, very, very) good debut,
By Bob Sanchez - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day: A Novel (Paperback)
Bobbie Faye Sumrall is the type of gal a guy could really be attracted to--in the same way a moth is attracted to a flame. This tart-tongued Cajun's day starts out with the destruction of her trailer and with her accidental parcticipation in a bank robbery, and this is before things start going downhill. Bobbie Faye is Contraband Days queen, and at the center of this insane romp of kidnapping, intrigue, suspicion, threats, car chases, gunfire, voodoo and a string of utter disasters is Bobby Faye's homely tiara. Bad guys want it and will kill to get it, even though it seems to be worthless; Bobbie Faye won't give it up because it represents her family's highest achievement.
Toni Causey's achievement is to pack so much disaster (and laughter) into a single day. Bobbie Faye's Very (Very, Very, Very) Bad Day is a lively, thoroughly enjoyable summer read. 13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
not a new Bobbie Faye adventure,
By fezabel - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Charmed and Dangerous: A Bobbie Faye Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the exact same book as Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day. If it says anywhere on the book that it's a reprint, then it's very tiny print on the bottom of the back cover.
I love the story. I don't love the way the publisher has duped readers in order to boost book sales. 8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hello Bobby Faye. Watch out world.,
By T. Simmons - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day: A Novel (Paperback)
The canon of southern literature has a new voice. It belongs to Bobby Faye Sumrall and she's mad as hell. Bobby Faye is a human disaster magnet. She shoots better than a man, swears better than a sailor, kicks... well, you don't want to know what she kicks, and she doesn't know why the universe keeps sending bad luck her way but she sure does believe the best defense is a good offense. Toni Causey's hilarious cast of characters will rock and blast you through the worst day on the planet. You'll love the ride. But most of all, youy'll love Bobby Faye for being cute and dangerous at the same time and for showing you that falling in love isn't an emotional experience, it's an endurance trial.
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