Review: Pretty: A Novel by Jillian Lauren

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Title: Pretty: A Novel Author: Jillian Lauren Genre/Pages: Fiction/288 Publisher: Plume Release Date: August 30, 2011 Rating: 1 bookmark (not my cup of cocoa) Source: Publisher Natalie’s One-Sentence Synopsis:  Beth “Bebe” Baker hops a bus out of Toledo bound for California, pinning her salvation on Aaron, a fledgling musician, who drags her down into the primordial [...]

Interview: Megan McCafferty and the Wonders of Pineville (in photos!)

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The Champagne of Propane.  The dinosaur.  Der Wunder Wiener.  The white Volkswagen Beetle perched atop an auto body shop. Fans of Megan McCafferty’s Jessica Darling series will recognize these landmarks as stops on Marcus Flutie’s Five Wonders of Pineville tour. This Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the release of Sloppy Firsts, and we’re going [...]

I’m Just Wild About Harry…

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Since seeing Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway last month, I’ve been on a bit of a Harry Potter kick.  My summer vacation from school is waning, and I’m wrapping it up with a Potter marathon.  What could be better than that? It’s been a while since I reread any of the series, and I fell off [...]

Review: Stay by Allie Larkin

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Title: Stay Author: Allie Larkin Genre/Pages: Fiction/320 Publisher: Dutton Release Date: June 10, 2010 Rating: 3.5 Bookmarks Source: publisher Natalie’s One-Sentence Synopsis: Allie Larkin’s debut novel is a perfect summer read that balances loss with humor, love, and a happy ending. Several years after their first meeting in college, Savannah ‘Van’ Leone and the man [...]

Review: Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner

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Title: Then Came You Author: Jennifer Weiner Genre/Pages: Fiction/352 Publisher: Atria Publishing Release Date: July 12, 2011 Rating: 3 Bookmarks Source: Engelman & Co. PR Natalie’s One-Sentence Synopsis: Four women are bound together by decisions they make about parenting, family, and motherhood and each have a voice in Jennifer Weiner’s latest novel. In the last [...]