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Not My Type: A Single Girl's Guide to Doing It All Wrong
Twenty-three-year-old Pepper Spicer is not living the dream. She ended her engagement at the last minute because her fiancé -- a musician and soon-to-be reality TV star -- wanted her to sacrifice her own career ambitions for his.
Now she's stuck at home sharing a room with her little sister, trying to pay off massive debt for a wedding that didn't happen, and spending Frida...more
Now she's stuck at home sharing a room with her little sister, trying to pay off massive debt for a wedding that didn't happen, and spending Frida...more
Paperback, 257 pages
Published
September 2011
by Covenant Communications
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I don't read a lot of "chick lit", but I've seen my share of romantic comedies, and "Not My Type" ranks up there with the best of them. The witty, laugh-out-loud dialogue combined with the hilarious life-insights and ingenious metaphors, put this this novel in the "Crazy, Stupid Love" category rather than the "Wedding Planner" class. The characters, while not always immediately loveable, are nonetheless immediately engaging. And I think that's one of the main themes of the novel: first impressio...more
Audience: Adult
Genre: LDS Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy
Length: 272 pages
Rating: ***** (LOVED it)
The Pros: The wit. The snark. The awesome voice. Considering I follow/stalk Melanie on Twitter, none of that surprised me. I LOVED Pepper as a character. Every character was so great, especially the love interests. Yes. Interests. The romantic arc was fabulous, but what I thought was awesome was that this story really revolved more around Pepper and her journey than it did about Peppe...more
Genre: LDS Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy
Length: 272 pages
Rating: ***** (LOVED it)
The Pros: The wit. The snark. The awesome voice. Considering I follow/stalk Melanie on Twitter, none of that surprised me. I LOVED Pepper as a character. Every character was so great, especially the love interests. Yes. Interests. The romantic arc was fabulous, but what I thought was awesome was that this story really revolved more around Pepper and her journey than it did about Peppe...more
Really not a five-star in terms of stellar writing but definitely a five-star in terms of my enjoyment and laughter. Pepper Spicer cancels her engagement when her long-time fiancee pushes off the wedding date--again--because of his chance to be on a reality TV music show. And now months later she is managing a sandwich shop, paying off her debts for the cancelled wedding, and wallowing in depression and snarkiness. Her parents (who I adore) try out tough love: either she looks for better employm...more
Melanie Jacobson does it again. Another funny, sweet, LDS romance that you definitely do not need to be LDS to read and love.
This time, we leave behind the confident, charismatic characters of "The List" and are introduced to the shy, the awkward and the self-conscious. Which, frankly, I am sure most of us can relate with better, anyway. Broken engagements, emotional baggage, insecurities and flaws abound, but still leave us with lovable characters that you just want to cheer for. Or give a big...more
This time, we leave behind the confident, charismatic characters of "The List" and are introduced to the shy, the awkward and the self-conscious. Which, frankly, I am sure most of us can relate with better, anyway. Broken engagements, emotional baggage, insecurities and flaws abound, but still leave us with lovable characters that you just want to cheer for. Or give a big...more
I thought this book sounded so me. If you know me, then you know that I have quite the dating stories. My boss use to say I should write a column called No Sex in the City. I just knew this book was for me. I got into this book pretty fast. It felt very real. The dating stories were hilarious and I could relate. I'm sure we all have crazy dating stories!
Can I just say that I love her name, Pepper Spicer? It is so cool! I wish I had a cool name like that. I felt like Pepper was like me (when I w...more
Can I just say that I love her name, Pepper Spicer? It is so cool! I wish I had a cool name like that. I felt like Pepper was like me (when I w...more
This is a romance/comedy, LDS based book (you don't have to be LDS to follow it, just a few things you might not catch). I'd recommend this to teen and up readers. The romance element fuels a lot of the humor, so it makes it palatable for those of us adverse to romance novels. We listened to it while driving many hours during vacation (that is, my wife put it in, thus I had no choice but to listen, yet it turned out not to be the horrible experience I'd expected).
The only time I listen to audio...more
The only time I listen to audio...more
I liked this one so much, that when I got to the last 3 or 4 chapters, I prolonged finishing the book. Pepper Spicer and Tanner Graham have become one of my favorite couples in romantic novels aimed at an LDS audience.
Right from the get go, M. Jacobson had me hooked. Page one. First two sentences: “A fistful of mayonnaise makes a decent projectile when you’re in a pinch. If I’d been thinking more clearly, I would have grabbed a handful of jalapenos instead, but my vision did this red, blurry -a...more
Right from the get go, M. Jacobson had me hooked. Page one. First two sentences: “A fistful of mayonnaise makes a decent projectile when you’re in a pinch. If I’d been thinking more clearly, I would have grabbed a handful of jalapenos instead, but my vision did this red, blurry -a...more
When I saw Melanie had written another book I quickly downloaded it to my Kindle. I enjoyed her first book a lot and knew I would be in for a treat. I wasn’t disappointed. I thought this was a fun read, with quite a few laugh-out-loud moments. It took me a little while to warm up to Pepper. She didn’t really act 23 in my opinion, but she does grow throughout the story. Tanner is yummy, I really enjoyed his character. I thought Pepper and Tanner had great chemistry and my only complaint it that I...more
Aug 30, 2012
Terri
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Recommended to Terri by:
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This is a humorous story about a girl who's been burned (twice) in love by the same guy. She returns home broke and broken and hides away from the world with a dead-end job in a sandwich shop. Her dad (a therapist) decides she needs tough love and forces her to go out and start living her life or be kicked out of the house. Pepper reluctantly agrees and decides to pursue her dream of working as a writer. She has a disastrous (and funny) interview at a local paper before finding the only job avai...more
LDS Fiction. Melanie Jacobson is fast becoming one of my favorite LDS authors. She is so much fun to read and creates characters that are flawed and loveable! Pepper is 23 and coming out of the depression that followed her 4-year failed relationship. Her parents give her an ultimatum: to write weekly thank you notes and look for a new job or they will "assume that living at home is holding you back because we're keeping you too comfortable."
Her first interview is a dismal failure; her only conso...more
Her first interview is a dismal failure; her only conso...more
This felt a LITTLE slow in starting, but Pepper is SO lovable, that it wasn't slow, I just knew there was a romance in here somewhere and I wanted it RIGHT THEN!
A GREAT book. Some of the thank you notes had me laughing out loud, and the last one teared me up.
And the guy . . . yum . . .
The author did a GREAT job with him. He was flawed, more logical than feeling (or so it seemed) but was so, so good.
And I was really, really worried that the book would blow up in a predictable way (it is after al...more
A GREAT book. Some of the thank you notes had me laughing out loud, and the last one teared me up.
And the guy . . . yum . . .
The author did a GREAT job with him. He was flawed, more logical than feeling (or so it seemed) but was so, so good.
And I was really, really worried that the book would blow up in a predictable way (it is after al...more
I have to admit that what drew me most to this book was Sarah Eden's comment printed on the back of it under the reviews. It was a cute modern lds fiction story and really had me thinking about gratitude and writing Thank You notes during this season of Thanksgiving. It is kind of snappy and has some great one liners in it.
Amazon Product Description:
Twenty-three-year-old Pepper Spicer is not living the dream. She ended her engagement at the last minute because her fiancé—a musician and soon-to-...more
Amazon Product Description:
Twenty-three-year-old Pepper Spicer is not living the dream. She ended her engagement at the last minute because her fiancé—a musician and soon-to-...more
When I know an author, I tend to think the characters are a lot like the author. That is why I think that Robinson Wells is a robot, that James Dashner kills things, and now I think that Melanie Jacobson is funny and self-aware--because her characters certainly are. I also think that she at some point either had a crappy job or dated a rock star.
No spoliers here, but Not My Type was a fun, clean romance written in an easy, engaging style. Loved the kissing scene--although I'm hereby putting in a...more
No spoliers here, but Not My Type was a fun, clean romance written in an easy, engaging style. Loved the kissing scene--although I'm hereby putting in a...more
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Content - A fun premise. Lots of amusing moments.
Mechanics - The moral of the story gets in the way of the author's voice. This book needed serious editing and rearranging. It's the moments when the voice was allowed free reign that saves this book from a dismal two stars. Rearranging some of the chapters and events would have helped the pacing of the book a great deal. Careful editing the many (and I mean many) moral-of-the-story moments would have helped the voice be stronger and also have he...more
Mechanics - The moral of the story gets in the way of the author's voice. This book needed serious editing and rearranging. It's the moments when the voice was allowed free reign that saves this book from a dismal two stars. Rearranging some of the chapters and events would have helped the pacing of the book a great deal. Careful editing the many (and I mean many) moral-of-the-story moments would have helped the voice be stronger and also have he...more
Believe me I wasn't expecting to give 5 stars to a "Mormon chick-lit". But this book surprised me. It had me giggling and bouncing up and down like a middle school girl who has just discovered boys.Melanie Jacobson has a fascinating voice that draws you in, which i loved! I literally couldn't put this down. This was a cute love story that was surprisingly well written. It had some fun twists that kept it from being one of those cliched romances you often expect to find in these types of books. T...more
Very cute, entertaining, and funny. I loved the characters. Clean, great romance. Good for a teen. I look forward to more from this author. From the book: Twenty-three-year-old Pepper Spicer is not living the dream. She ended her engagement at the last minute because her fiance. Now she's stuck at home trying to pay off massive debt for a wedding that didn't happen, and spending Friday nights Facebook-stalking everyone who has a better life. Her therapist father urges her to choose her career dr...more
I thought this book was really very funny, uplifting and in general a good easy read. It's your typical light-hearted romance from a girl who seems to do everything wrong, but it is cute.
My only real problem with the book was the names. Pepper, Coridander, Mace, Rosemary & Ginger? For parents who seemed to have a good head on their shoulders (another plus that these are functioning, sensible, down to earth parents involved in their children's lives) it was unbelievable that they would have p...more
My only real problem with the book was the names. Pepper, Coridander, Mace, Rosemary & Ginger? For parents who seemed to have a good head on their shoulders (another plus that these are functioning, sensible, down to earth parents involved in their children's lives) it was unbelievable that they would have p...more
Melanie Jacobson had me in stitches again! This fun little chick-lit story is full of humor, heart and sweet insights. Pepper Spicer is the kind of girl you would love to hang with. She is honest and faces life's problems head on and usually with her head held high. I loved the way her relationship (or lack thereof) started out. It was such a slow (sneaky) and natural progression that by the end of the book I too had fallen in love:) Tanner was patience and understanding personified. The things...more
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Sister Jacobson, what a cute book! Not to mention how cute the characters and relationships were. At first I wasn't entirely sure if it was "my thing," but the plot twists and predicaments that character-of-interest Pepper got herself into were even more twisty than I thought they would be, and I loved it all the more for that. Some of the set-ups in it I haven't even seen before. I must say that I am a sucker for daddy-daughter/brother-sister relationships - there were many lessons that could b...more
I really, really loved this book. It amused me greatly. All the way through. And if you know me, you know I love a happily ever after ending. That was EXACTLY what I got. No, really. That's the last line of the book. "Happily Ever After." Did I totally just give everything away?
Here is one of my favorite lines from the book:
"Mrs. Lehman, the bean sprout police, had returned for another tour of duty. Seriously, how anyone could be so passionate about a lack of bean sprouts was beyond me. Boo his...more
Here is one of my favorite lines from the book:
"Mrs. Lehman, the bean sprout police, had returned for another tour of duty. Seriously, how anyone could be so passionate about a lack of bean sprouts was beyond me. Boo his...more
I really enjoyed this book! I thought the family name's were kooky, but funny! The way her fiance dumped her was horrible, but sadly it has been done many times in books! I thought the horrible dates were hilarious and made me very glad that I'm married! I had a few dates with someone from an online website and needless to say, it didn't last, but I have funny stories to tell my kids! There were lots of funny parts, and the characters were very well done. I felt like I knew them and cheered at t...more
I would recommend this to anyone who likes a nice clean romance with humorous dialogue and real heart and even a little depth, thanks to the main character's father being a Marriage and Family Therapist. I was worried at the first that it would be ridiculous since the first scene involves the main character throwing mayonnaise at a retreating vehicle, but soon we realize that it is just a symptom of things needing to change in her life. It is enjoyable to read how she goes on to do just that, wi...more
This is a fun, clean chick-lit. In an extended slump after the break off of her engagement, Pepper's parents finally give her a kick to re-enter life. Looking to become a journalist, she starts an adventure in on-line dating.
I loved that the characters were not perfect. I could relate to them. The writing was witty and I found some of the situations the main character found herself in I-Love-Lucy-ish (am I too young to make that reference?)
I read this on a stressful day where my own parenting s...more
I loved that the characters were not perfect. I could relate to them. The writing was witty and I found some of the situations the main character found herself in I-Love-Lucy-ish (am I too young to make that reference?)
I read this on a stressful day where my own parenting s...more
Pepper Spicer's life is less than ideal. Since her fiancé called off their wedding (for the second time) seven months before in order to pursue his career as a musician, she's stuck with thousands of dollars of credit card debt (from the wedding that never happened), which has in turn forced her move back in with her family (and share a room with her seven-year-old sister) and work in the fast food industry. When her therapist father pushes her to get beyond her self-pity, start expressing grati...more
(Genre:LDS fiction/romance) Cute story of 23 year old Pepper Spicer, a young adult who finds herself living back at home with her parents while she attempts to do damage control on her damaged life. Pepper spent her college years dating/engaged to a musician and she put her owns dreams on the back burner to support him and his career goals and dreams. But after the 2 failed wedding attempt, Pepper is left with significant credit card debt, working a job she hates to make the payments, and sharin...more
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Loved it. Like I could not put it down, loved it. You know, sometimes I read a book, and I think, "Amazing, five stars for a beautifully told story." (A la The Book Thief.) Sometimes I think, "That was intense...five stars!" (A la The Passage.) And then there are books like this where I say to myself, "That was entertaining and funny and sweet. I loved it! Five stars!" Not My Type is quick and reads like a great chick flick...you know, like classic Clueless chick flick, my favorite chick flick o...more
I have been hearing (great things) about this book for months, but finding a library copy hasn't been easy. And then, miracle of miracles, I won a copy on a blog. I was so excited when it arrived in my mailbox the other day.
I was quite nervous that I had built it up so much in my mind that it'd be a let down. Thankfully, it did not disappoint!
Pepper Spicer (yes, the name is funny, but it totally works) is 23 and doesn't have a very enviable life. She is living at home, sharing a room with her l...more
I was quite nervous that I had built it up so much in my mind that it'd be a let down. Thankfully, it did not disappoint!
Pepper Spicer (yes, the name is funny, but it totally works) is 23 and doesn't have a very enviable life. She is living at home, sharing a room with her l...more
I love Melanie Jacobson's books. It is LDS fiction but for some reason it is so much better than the other LDS authors. When the opening line from the book is "A fist full of mayonnaise makes a decent projectile when you're in a pinch. If I'd been thinking more clearly, I would have grabbed a hand full of jalapenos instead..." you know it is going to be good! I think one reason why is so good is because she tells it how dating is in this day in age. It is very predictable but very good.
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“Here's an exclusive, Tanner Graham. I love you like crazy."
"My favorite kind of story," he said. "I already know how this one ends."
"How?"
"Happily ever after.”
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"My favorite kind of story," he said. "I already know how this one ends."
"How?"
"Happily ever after.”
“No," he said, leaning back to take my face in his hands and dropping another soft kiss on my lips. "All I've wanted since you limped out of my life the first day I met you was to have you back in it. Does that scare you?"
I stood on tiptoe to return his kiss. "Not even a little bit. Thank you, Tanner Graham."
He smiled. "For what?"
"For being patient. I'll make it worth it."
"You've always been worth it," he said punctuating his opinion with another kiss...
Tanner smiled down at me, tightening his hold. "Thank you."
"For what?"
"for being you. I love you, Pepper.”
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I stood on tiptoe to return his kiss. "Not even a little bit. Thank you, Tanner Graham."
He smiled. "For what?"
"For being patient. I'll make it worth it."
"You've always been worth it," he said punctuating his opinion with another kiss...
Tanner smiled down at me, tightening his hold. "Thank you."
"For what?"
"for being you. I love you, Pepper.”
Jul 04, 2012 10:05am