My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I thought this was a great book. It seemed to have a little more substance than typical chick-lit. If this was a movie it’d be a drama.
The story of 3 strangers who have been defrauded by the same man who have to work together to rebuild their financial security. The book isn’t completely predictable, which I really liked.
My Fair Lazy: One Reality Television Addict’s Attempt to Discover If Not Being A Dumb Ass Is the New Black; Or, A Culture-Up Manifesto by Jen Lancaster
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Hmmm… I liked this book. It wasn’t as good as Bitter is the New Black. Her references to pop culture were pretty funny. (Love her reaction to the actor Brian Dennehy, who she instant made reference to his role as Tom Callahan Sr (Tommy Boy)) but otherwise it was mostly about how she had trouble with not filtering. Which I find kind of annoying most of the time.
Not saying I didn’t enjoy, just with so many other books I want to read, and with so little time, I wish I had made a better choice.
I just finished the book Promises To Keep, by Jane Green. I have read several of her other (older) books. And this was good too. Probably hit a little too close to home right now with having a friend going through chemotherapy.
Just finished Love the One You’re With, by Emily Giffin. It’s that chick-lit type of book. Married girl runs into her ex and all of a sudden wonders if she settles and if she ever had enough closure. What I like about the book, is that as much as the main character is torn, so is the reader. A fast read with a good story line.
I just finished Best Friends Forever, by Jennifer Weiner. It was ok, but not my favorite book by her. Nice light reading though and a quick read. If you’ve read her others you will probably want to read this one too, just not her best. Still enjoyable.
I just finished reading Bitter is the New Black, by Jen Lancaster. Very similar to Save Karyn which she even references in the book. Very witty and well written. Funny! Girl who loves her clothes and accessories and her fabulous apartment loses her job post 9/11. Quick fun read. Although now it’s got me thinking about job security, and even freaked me out a bit when I came home from work and Chad’s car was in the garage. He never is home before I am! Thanks to Sarah for this recommendation.
I just finished reading Certain Girls, by Jennifer Weiner.I’ve read her other books a while back, and this is her latest.It was definitely good.The ending wasn’t quite as predictable as I thought it would be.A bit of sadness there, but it was still good. If you like her other books, I recommend this one.
Late last week, I finished Emily Giffin‘s third book, Baby Proof. Not much to say, but good chick lit. I enjoyed it!
Another book by Emily Giffin – Something Blue. It was a follow up to Something Borrowed. Again done really well. I’m really into chick lit right now, I guess. But definitely enjoying it!
This weekend I finished reading This Charming Man, by Marian Keyes. It was another fun read. Pretty typical Marian Keyes, so I enjoyed it, although it took me longer than I anticipated; it was over 500 pages!
