Bleh.

I’m in No Mood for Love features goody goody Clare Wingate and her rebound from an engagement to a man who may or may not have been gay. Lucky for uptight Clare, her mother’s servant’s son, a wild, globe-trotting reporter, is in town.

Sometimes predictability is OK, as long as the writing is good and the characters are interesting. In this case, neither is true. In this case, Gibson turned to cliches to piece together a story we’ve all heard before.

Read only if you’re desperate.

The Cinderella Deal focuses on Link, a stuffy professor, and his quest to land a coveted job at a prestigious college in Ohio. To do this, he needs a fake fiance; enter Daisy, a broke artist.

The Cinderella Deal is pretty predictable, but like all of Jennifer Crusie’s books, it’s still enjoyable. Her character development is spot on – I wanted to punch Linc and ask Daisy to be my bestie.

The Cinderella Deal is a quick, light read. Two thumbs up.

Book reporter Wendy reviewed this book last month, but now that I’ve read it, I wanted to share my review as well!

Twenties Girl is a quick, fun, easy read. There’s nothing earth-shattering or highly intellectual about it, but it’s a good book to put on your list. Some scenes in the book are a bit far-fetched, others are silly, but for the most part, they are entertaining.

There’s even a message in the book, which was well-written and genuine.

The only reservation I have  is that I kind of wanted to slap Lara, the main character, in some parts. On the other hand, I loved her ‘friend’ Sadie (although if I was Lara, I would’ve wanted to slap her at times!).

As I mentioned earlier, I just could not get into the last book I started reading (The Book Thief by Markus Zusak). I tried again over the Holidays and it just wasn’t happening. My mind would wander after each sentence and I had to keep going back to re-read pages. I ultimately decided to throw in the towel.

While perusing the aisle’s of Target for some toddler tunes, I decided to find something a little lighter to read. “Chick lit”, some may call it.

I picked up “Something Borrowed” by Emily Giffen and read 200 pages in one day. I finished it the next evening. It was a very easy read. Something happened each chapter that made you keep turning the pages. It was a little trashy….the kind of trashy that reality shows are. I think that’s why I got sucked in. I didn’t have to think much and it was like watching drama unfold in a reality show.

I give it two thumbs up for those of you who have baby brain (or just can’t focus lately) and need a light read.

Book Report by Steffany.

I have been recommending this book to everyone! I read it over vacation this summer and immensely enjoyed it! It’s funny and it’s clever and it’s written entirely in emails – what could be better? The book is about Holly, a quirky receptionist, and her trials and tribulations over friendships and dating. The book is a light read and even though it’s huge – 672 pages – it’s easy to get through and it’s a page turner. I had a hard time putting it down because I wanted to see what emails Holly got next.

What I liked most about this book was its unconventional style. Because it was written entirely in emails it lacked quoted dialouge, but I didn’t miss it. The emails are mostly short, and to the point. It was easy to follow. And also, because it was written in emails, it didn’t have overly explained situations. I thought that was refreshing and added to the charm of the story.

Holly’s Inbox was, I guess, a book taken from a website, which is here. I haven’t had a chance to explore the site fully, but it appears as though the web site continues the story.