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Bergdorf Blondes: A Novel by Plum Sykes


My rating: 1 of 5 stars
Ugh. This book was so bad. I was really happy to look at the reviews and see several 1's. I spent $3 on this book at a yard sale, which is more than I have ever paid for a book. I found the whole story D-R-E-A-D-F-U-L. I know that it was tongue-in-cheek but holy hell, the characters were so annoying. With their constant whining and bragging and money spending. I had absolutely no interest in any of the characters and I am upset that I bought Debutante Divorce.

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100/100 (391 pages)

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
It is books like this that make me love reading. In the 24 hours since I have finished this book, I keep thinking about it and thinking I can't wait to keep reading. And then I remember that I finished it and I will have to wait at least another year to find out what happens!I don't want to spoil anything so I will keep this review short. It was just as great as The Hunger Games. My only problem was the ending. Even though HG is the first book of the trilogy, it ends in a neater way than CF. CF leaves you wanting more immediately which is a good thing I guess, but so frustrating!

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99/100 (486 pages)

The Love of Her Life by Harriet Evans


My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I friend lent me this book so I wasn't really sure what to expect going in. Kate has a traumatic experience that causes her to flee her life in London and move to New York where she settles for less than the best of everything. I found it a little frustrating that it took so long to find out what the traumatic experience was. And I thought the BIG surprise was way too over the top. Almost Final Destination silly. I thought this book was just ok. I could've done with it being a little shorter and at times I really wanted to shake some sense into Kate.

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98/100 (368 pages)

True Detectives: A Novel by Jonathan Kellerman


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I assumed going in that this was an Alex Delaware novel, but he actually only plays a small part. The same is true for Detective Sturgis. Instead, this novel focuses on two characters from Bones: Moses, the by the book boring cop, and his brother, Aaron, the self-made man who likes the finer things in life. As we learned in Bones, the two do not really get along, but they eventually wind up working together to help solve a murder. The more I read Jonathan Kellerman, the more I feel like there are a zillion characters that I have a hard time keeping track of.

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97/100 (368 pages)

Best Friends Forever: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Jennifer Weiner's latest is the story of Addie, a woman who basically keeps to herself and wants little to do with the outside world. Addie's only real friend in life was her best friend Valerie, who we are led to believe betrayed Addie in some way. Addie and Valerie eventually team up to hide a crime committed by Valerie. I found the whole thing to be kind of juvenile and I thought there was a desperate attempt for humor at strange places. But overall, I still enjoy Weiner's writing style, and I looked forward to reading the book.

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96/100 (400 pages)

Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending, Egomanical, Self-Centered Smart-Ass Phase by Jen Lancaster


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This was standard Jen Lancaster, but it was my least favorite so far. As the title implies, this memoir focuses on the fashion part of Jen's life. I think I may have liked the other ones more because they were more food focused. It is still a quick read with a zillion little footnotes.

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95.100 (536 pages)

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
So I have been hearing about how this is the best book on earth forever. I started it a while back and gave up after a few pages. Now that the movie is coming out, I figured I may be able to get a better grasp on it since I found it confusing the first time around.The story is about Henry, a time traveler. He meets Clare when she is a child and basically tells her that they are eventually going to get married. Later on, when Clare is in her 20's, she runs into Henry who doesn't know who she is. Confusing? Definitely. I had a hard time pulling everything together. I will be reading about a time in 2000, then a time in 2001, then a time in 1973, but really Henry is in the present. There were also a lot of times when Henry would run into himself at a different point in time. Maybe this was easy to grasp for some people, but I was having a hard time with it.I am not going to say I didn't like the book. It kept me reading. But it was very Notebook-esque in a "this is the most romantic love story of all time" garbage. I don't see how that is true since it seemed like Clare was always waiting for Henry and meanwhile he was sleeping with women left and right. I also found the miscarriage scenes to be a little sci-fi like. So in all, didn't love it, didn't hate it. It kept me interested, but it certainly wasn't the best book of all time.

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