Toni McGee Causey

When criminals kidnap her brother, Bobbie Faye Sumrall takes on the police, organized crime, a sexy hostage, and a disgruntled former boyfriend to rescue her brother, keep custody of her niece, and get back in time to serve as queen of a local festival.

A Novel

Bobbie Faye's Very (very, Very, Very) Bad Day

Bobbie Faye Sumerall wakes up to a trailer full of water from an overflowing washing machine and a phone call from her brother saying he's been kidnapped.  She is instructed to bring the ceremonial tiara she wears in the Lake Charles Contraband Festival as its queen in order for her to get her brother, Roy back unharmed.  Bobbie can't figure out what is so special about a cheap tiara, but she goes to her safety deposit box to get it.  What follows is a series of disasters starting with Bobbie Faye interrupting a bank robbery in which she loses the tiara and leads to a chase across the bayou with a man named Trevor who seems to be helping her.  

Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day is a gem of a story featuring an engaging mystery, exciting adventures, and a little romance.  Bobbie Faye is a catastrophe that never ends as evidenced by the opening pages of the book that include a map showing several of the locations where she has caused extreme chaos.  There are many laugh out loud moments as Bobbie Faye and Trevor try to save Roy while other supporting characters add humor of their own.  The quotes at the beginning of each chapter also point to Bobbie Faye as the culprit in many earlier disasters.  More emotion would have added another layer to this narrative, but overall, Bobbie Faye's Very (very,very, very) Bad Day is an entertaining novel that leaves this reader wanting more. 

Lynn Braden

Bobbie Faye Sumerall wakes up to a trailer full of water from an overflowing washing machine and a phone call from her brother saying he's been kidnapped.  She is instructed to bring the ceremonial tiara she wears in the Lake Charles Contraband Festival as its queen in order for her to get her brother, Roy back unharmed.  Bobbie can't figure out what is so special about a cheap tiara, but she goes to her safety deposit box to get it.  What follows is a series of disasters starting with Bobbie Faye interrupting a bank robbery in which she loses the tiara and leads to a chase across the bayou with a man named Trevor who seems to be helping her.  

Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day is a gem of a story featuring an engaging mystery, exciting adventures, and a little romance.  Bobbie Faye is a catastrophe that never ends as evidenced by the opening pages of the book that include a map showing several of the locations where she has caused extreme chaos.  There are many laugh out loud moments as Bobbie Faye and Trevor try to save Roy while other supporting characters add humor of their own.  The quotes at the beginning of each chapter also point to Bobbie Faye as the culprit in many earlier disasters.  More emotion would have added another layer to this narrative, but overall, Bobbie Faye's Very (very,very, very) Bad Day is an entertaining novel that leaves this reader wanting more. 

Southern Today Gone Tomorrow

Written by Toni McGee Causey , Bobbie Faye’s Very Bad Day follows Bobbie Faye, who wakes up to the washing machine flooding her trailer house, her niece enjoying the water instead of waking her up, the stress of pirate days starting up, and her brother being held ransom in exchange for her mother’s tiara. And it really does just get worse from there.

This was such a fun, and funny, book! Trevor, a man you meet early on who sticks with with Bobbie Faye for the true craziness that follows her everywhere (the quotes at the start of the chapters are fantastic), really helps. We also get to see chapters/bits written from Cam’s perspective, Bobbie’s ex who is the local detective (and keeps missing the promotion thanks to her craziness) and her boss who tries to channel the positive energy to keep her going.


 
If you want a fun read, I think you can’t go wrong with this novel. However, this was re-branded at one point to be a romance novel. This isn’t a romance novel. There is a touch of romance at the end, but this is a funny chic novel in all the best of ways. Some choice language, so not good if you can’t deal with some bad words here and there.

But, really, very enjoyable.

Bobbie Faye's Very (very, Very, Very) Bad Day A Novel

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