Review: Last Night at Chateau Marmont by Lauren Weisberger

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Title: Last Night at Chateau Marmont Author: Lauren Weisberger Genre/Pages: Fiction/384 Publisher: Washington Square Press (div. of Simon & Schuster) Release Date: June 14, 2011 (paperback) Rating: 2.5 Bookmarks (borrow it) Source: publisher Natalie’s One-Sentence Synopsis:  From the author of The Devil Wears Prada comes another ‘behind-the-scenes’-style novel–the music industry this time around–that felt flat and [...]

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 [...]

Mailbox Monday: 4/4/11

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Participating in Mailbox Monday two weeks in a row is a new personal record!  Thanks to Amy at Passages to the Past for hosting. I couldn’t wait to share these titles with my blogging buddies and get some feedback on them.  Love to know if you’ve read, reviewed, or are interested in any of the [...]

New Reads

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If this weekend’s book purchases are any indication, it would seem that my self-imposed book buying ban has been lifted.  My spree began last Thursday after reading Jill’s (Rhapsody in Books) glowing review of Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver.  My library didn’t have a copy available and it was too late to run out [...]

Review: Good Enough to Eat by Stacey Ballis

Title: Good Enough to Eat Author: Stacey Ballis Genre/Pages: Fiction/ 320 Publisher: Berkley Trade; September 7, 2010 Rating: 3 Bookmarks Source: Publisher Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis:  Melanie Hoffman loses half her body weight AND her husband but gains a new career, new friends, and a healthy relationship with food. In a departure from some fiction, Stacey [...]