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chicklit

Beach Trip by Cathy Holton

August 28, 2009

“Writing wasn’t about telling the truth at all; it was about rearranging truth, stretching it, and warping it to fit some safe and less-chaotic world of the writer’s own making. And Mel has been doing that, in one way or another, all her life.” (Page 215) Cathy Holton’s Beach Trip is Southern women’s fiction with [...]

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Secrets to Happiness by Sarah Dunn

June 11, 2009

Welcome to a Hachette Group Early Birds Blog Tour for Sarah Dunn’s Secrets to Happiness. “A lot of life, it seemed to Holly, was turning out to be just like that. You keep walking, and you keep breathing, and then one day you notice, again, the feel of the wind on your cheek.” (Page 275) [...]

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Miranda’s Big Mistake by Jill Mansell

June 5, 2009

“‘You can be a bridesmaid if you want.’ Tom’s relief was audible. ‘Dear Florence. So you don’t think I’m making the biggest mistake of my life?’ ‘If you’re having fun, how can it be a mistake? The last thing I ordered from a mail-order catalogue was a non-stick saucepan,’ Florence told him, ‘and after a [...]

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Reunion by Therese Fowler

May 28, 2009

Therese Fowler’s Reunion examines the secrets many of us carry and how they can direct our lives and decisions. While some could consider this a light read, it deals with a number of deep issues, including teen pregnancy. Harmony Blue Kucharski/Reynolds is a young girl with a deep crush on a junior professor and son [...]

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Mating Rituals of the North American WASP by Lauren Lipton

May 27, 2009

Welcome to another Hachette Group Early Birds Tour for Mating Rituals of the North American WASP by Lauren Lipton. What happens when a cautious, anxious New Yorker, Peggy Adams, spends time in Las Vegas for a friend’s last hoorah and sends caution to the wind, gets drunk, and meets a stranger? A quickie wedding and [...]

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An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Jill Mansell

April 6, 2009

I received my ARC of Jill Mansell’s An Offer You Can’t Refuse from Sourcebooks for review. An Offer You Can’t Refuse is witty, charming, engaging, and Chicklit to the max. “‘I didn’t know reading could be like that, I had no idea. I’ve just never been a booky person. All these years I’ve been missing [...]

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Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews

March 26, 2009

I received my copy of Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews from Book Club Girl for her BlogTalk Radio Show on March 25 at 7PM. Check at the end of this post for my thoughts on the show. About the book (from the author’s Web site): Chef extraordinaire Gina Foxton doesn’t expect anything to be [...]

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The Sinner’s Guide to Confession by Phyllis Schieber

January 20, 2009

Nikki Leigh contacted me about hosting Phyllis Schieber and her novel, The Sinner’s Guide to Confession, and I was pleased to do so. Stay tuned for information about how you can win your own copy of The Sinner’s Guide to Confession. The novel is follows longtime friends Kaye and Barbara, who are now in their [...]

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Off The Menu TLC Book Tour & Yes, It Can Happen by Christine Son

November 12, 2008

Thanks to TLC Book Tours for allowing me to host Off the Menu by Christine Son on Savvy Verse & Wit. You’re in for a treat today because not only will I share my review of the book with you, but Christine Son will also be offering her advice about writing and publishing. In addition, [...]

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Baby Proof. Not Bulletproof

August 6, 2008

Emily Giffin’s Baby Proof chronicles the struggles of one woman, Claudia Parr, who decides that she never wants to have children and how it impacts her relationships with her family, her friends, and her love life. I picked up this book as part of the Irresistible Review Challenge, and it is my last book to [...]

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Who Would You Trust All Your Secrets To?

May 19, 2008

Sophie Kinsella’s “Can You Keep a Secret?” blew me away with its wit and humor. There were times when I roared out loud with laughter and there was a time near the end of the book where I wanted to weep. This book surpassed my expectations. After reading the Undomestic Goddess, I was expecting a [...]

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Jane’s Book Club

May 16, 2008

Karen Joy Fowler’s The Jane Austen Book Club is an interesting amalgamation of characters, but the book for me was not as satisfying as I had hoped. Many of the characters reminded me of Jane Austen’s characters, though a bit more modern. Jocelyn reminds me of a modern day Elizabeth Bennett, while Prudie reminds me [...]

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