Archive for the 'Female Fiction' Category

Aug 16 2010

50 Harbour Street by Debbie Macomber

Book Sort: Library Book Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: Dear Reader, Considering that I’m married to Cedar Cove’s private investigator, you might think I enjoy mysteries. But I don’t — especially when they involve us! Roy and I have been receiving anonymous postcards and messages asking if we “regret the past.” We don’t know what they mean [...]

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Aug 10 2010

Parcel of Books

Published by Katie under Female Fiction,TBR Reading

I opened the door to the postman earlier to discover a parcel of books from a friend – yay! My friends are the best! I got: Lazy Ways to Make a Living by Abigail Bosanko The Peacock Emporium by Jojo Moyes Certainty by Madeleine Thien Acting Up by Melissa Nathan I am one very happy [...]

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Aug 08 2010

The Girl Next Door by Elizabeth Noble

Book Type: Large Print Hardback from Library Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: What makes a house a home? For Eve Gallagher, home is miles away in England since she and her husband relocated to an apartment building on New York’s Upper East Side. And life isn’t remotely coming up roses. What makes a neighbour a friend? Violet [...]

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Aug 04 2010

The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

Book Type: Paperback – library copy Rating: 5/5 Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet and spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister, Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted to center stage of her own life—and, despite her nonexistent history [...]

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Aug 02 2010

Second Chance by Jane Green

Book Type: Paperback – own copy Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: Holly Macintosh is sitting round her kitchen table with her oldest friends – friends she hasn’t seen since school – now reunited by an unexpected tragedy and catching up on the past 20 years. On the surface, they are all successful and happy. But scratch a [...]

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Jul 30 2010

A Daughter’s Journey by Lyn Andrews

Synopsis: A captivating new saga set in Liverpool and Ireland, from the bestselling author of DAYS OF HOPE and FAR FROM HOME Angela O’Rourke is six when her parents hand her over to an aunt and uncle in a distant village. It’s a common practice for large, hard-up families in 1950s Ireland, but for Angela [...]

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Jul 19 2010

Old School Ties by Kate Harrison

Synopsis: Friends – and enemies – reunited! They say your school days are the best days of your life and Tracey Mortimer would agree. Sixteen years ago she ruled! She was the most popular girl in school, had her own gang and was dating the cutest guy in her year. Now she’s 32, stuck in [...]

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Jul 18 2010

Along For The Ride by Sarah Dessen

Synopsis: It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live. A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world [...]

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Jul 16 2010

The Mermaid’s Mirror by L. K. Madigan and Romance Challenge Update

Review Does Contain Spoilers! Synopsis: Lena has lived her whole life near the beach—walking for miles up and down the shore and breathing the salty air, swimming in the cold water, and watching the surfers rule the waves—the problem is, she’s spent her whole life just watching. As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Lena vows she [...]

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Jul 11 2010

The Oracle of Dating by Allison van Diepen

I got this as a review book from netGallery, and am really pleased I did! Synopsis: No one at Kayla’s school knows she’s the famous Oracle of Dating—the anonymous queen of dating advice, given through her own Web site. Kayla doesn’t even have a boyfriend. Two relationship disasters were enough to make her focus on [...]

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