Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

 OK all this lovely lovely information was supposed to copy paste from Goodreads, but was just messy HTML, sigh. So here is the detail: Title: Will Grayson, Will Grayson Authors: John Green and David Levithan Pages: 310, hardcover Published: April 2010 My Goodreads rating:  4 out of 5 stars Summary (from Goodreads): One cold night, [...]

All I Ever Wanted, by Kristin Higgins

Title: All I Ever Wanted  Author: Kristin Higgins Published: July 2010 Pages: 384 pages (mass market paperback) Genre: Contemporary Romance Standalone or series: Standalone Why I read it & source: I read my first, and only, Kristin Higgins book  in April and really liked it so when FSB Associates contacted me with a review copy I jumped at the chance! [...]

How to Knit a Wild Bikini, by Christie Ridgway

Title: How to Knit a Wild Bikini (awful title, the book is 100 times better than that title implies) Author: Christie Ridgway (author website) Published: June, 2008 Pages: 304 pages (mass market paperback) Genre: Contemporary Romance Standalone or series: Can be read as a standalone, first in a connected three books about half sisters finding love in Malibu.  Why [...]

The Daughters, by Joanna Philbin

Title: The Daughters Author: Joanna Philbin (could NOT find an author website. lame.) Published: May, 2010 Pages: 288 pages (Hardcover) Genre: Young Adult Standalone or series: First in a planned series of three.  Why I read it: Saw a review in People magazine. Source: Library. Yes, this is by Regis Philbin’s daughter, so one can assume the author has experienced some [...]

Going Too Far, by Jennifer Echols

Title: Going Too Far Author: Jennifer Echols (author website here) Published: March, 2009 Pages: 245 pages (paperback) Genre: Young Adult Standalone or series: Standalone. Why I read it: Um, have you NOT heard the buzz about how awesome this books is? It seems like every book blog I read last year sung it’s praises, but I only just got [...]

Library Loot: surprising contemporary kick

I don’t like contemporary romance novels. There I said it. I have some weird bias, prejudice, or something so that 90% of contemporary romances do not work for me. I’m missing an enzyme. Chick lit I’m ok with, but I don’t rush out to buy the next Devil Wears Prada or The Nanny Diaries etc. [...]

Waving goodbye to Under The Dome

Waking up for an Under The Dome inspired nightmare at 5am today was the second to last straw. I tried to cuddle up on hubby for comfort but he was facing the wrong way (I can’t be the big spoon) and I didn’t want to wake him up to make him roll over. But beyond the [...]

Anybody Out There?, by Marian Keyes

Title: Anybody Out There? Author: Marian Keyes Published: William Morrow, May 2006  Pages: 464pgs trade paperback Standalone or series: Can be read as standalone, but it is her 4th book about the Walsh sisters. I had no idea the others existed until I was google image searching for this post, so you’re really not missing anything, more info here.  Why I read it: I [...]

Practice Makes Perfect, by Julie James

Remember all my allusions to not having enough willpower* to put down a book in yesterday’s post? Well the book I had in mind was my most recent read, Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James. I read it in one sitting. Upon finishing it I googled the sh*t outta Julie James, read the archives of [...]

“Ivy League” secret society Young Adult series by Diana Peterfreund

Starting with the first novel in the “Ivy League” series, Secret Society Girl, we follow our heroine Amy Haskell as she gets tapped into the Rose & Grave secret society at Eli University; adventure, romance, and hijinks ensue once she is initiated. Author Diana Peterfreund not only went to Yale but when peeking at her acknowledgements it [...]

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