Category Archives: Reviews
Review: “Fools Rush In” By Kristan Higgins
July 18, 2011 |
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~ By Elle Filz Dr. Millie Barnes is a stalker. No, it’s okay to call her out on it. She admits it herself in the very first line of Kristan Higgin’s 2006 debut Fools Rush In. The object of Millie’s … Continue reading
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Comments Off on Review: “Fools Rush In” By Kristan Higgins Review: Sisterhood Everlasting, by Ann Brashares
June 29, 2011 |
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~ By Melina Kantor So there I was gathering links for one of our “This Week in Chick Lit” posts when an excellent piece of news appeared on my computer screen. Ann Brashares had a new book coming out! The … Continue reading
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Comments Off on Review: Sisterhood Everlasting, by Ann Brashares Something Borrowed
May 16, 2011 |
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The Book Vs. The Movie ~ By Elle Filz It’s always a tricky process bringing a much-beloved novel to the silver screen. With the limitations of time (2 hours, unless you’re Peter Jackson), and the overwhelming need to keep the … Continue reading
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Comments Off on Something Borrowed Review: Sweet Valley Confidential
April 8, 2011 |
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~ Elle Filz (Note: We’ll return with “This Week in Chick Lit” next Friday. This week, we’re celebrating the recent release of Sweet Valley Confidential.) When I was 12, I wanted to be Elizabeth Wakefield. Really, could you blame me? … Continue reading
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Comments Off on Review: Sweet Valley Confidential Don’t Bury Your Lead
March 30, 2011 |
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~ By Chris Bailey The first feedback I received in a novel writing course was, “clearly publishable,” but “too reportorial.”After years of attempting to eliminate all traces of the objective style drilled into me by journalism professors, I’ve finally discovered … Continue reading
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Comments Off on Don’t Bury Your Lead “Absolutely, Positively” By Heather Webber
February 23, 2011 |
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A Review of the Lucy Valentine Series ~ By Melina Kantor For a long time, I was curious about Truly, Madly, the first book in Heather Webber’s Lucy Valentine series. On more than one trip to my local bookstore, I’d picked … Continue reading
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Comments Off on “Absolutely, Positively” By Heather Webber “Too Good To Be True” By Kristan Higgins
February 16, 2011 |
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A Five Stiletto Review ~ By Alana Albertson I’ll start with a confession. I used to hate romance novels. I’ve never been attracted to Fabio and never really had any idea what happened behind the pages of a picture of … Continue reading
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Comments Off on “Too Good To Be True” By Kristan Higgins Emily Giffin’s Heart of the Matter
February 9, 2011 |
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A Writerly Review ~ By Chris Bailey I am now officially an Emily Giffin fan. Not like Giffin needs me, a contrarian who willfully bypassed her early New York Times bestsellers: Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Baby Proof and Love the … Continue reading
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