false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1251614367m/5628393.jpg 5628393 1 A very different kind of fantasy from <I>New York Times </I>bestselling author Shannon Hale. What if you were to meet the number-one person on your laminated list—you know, that list you joke about with your significant other about which five celebrities you’d be allowed to run off with if ever given the chance? And of course since it’ll never happen it doesn’t matter… <P></P>Mormon housewife Becky Jack is seven months pregnant with her fourth child when she meets celebrity heartthrob Felix Callahan. Twelve hours, one elevator ride, and one alcohol-free dinner later, something has happened…though nothing has happened. It isn’t sexual. It isn’t even quite love. But a month later Felix shows up in Salt Lake City to visit and before they know what’s hit them, Felix and Becky are best friends. Really. Becky’s husband is pretty cool about it. Her children roll their eyes. Her neighbours gossip endlessly. But Felix and Becky have something special…something unusual, something completely impossible to sustain. Or is it? A magical story, <I>The Actor and the Housewife </I>explores what could happen when your not-so-secret celebrity crush walks right into real life and changes everything 5799792 book 9 6 2009 The Actor and the Housewife: A Novel total:1663|5:240|4:524|3:504|2:267|1:128| 1663 5470 3317 989 1 23 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 09:08:09 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 08:56:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 6 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 18:18:01 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 20:28:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 8 false true Sun Jul 19 13:01:42 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 17:59:08 -0700 2009
I was excited to read another book by one of my favorite authors-Shannon Hale. I started feeling uncomfortable with it very early on and after talking with Alyssa who was furth...more...]]> 4 4 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 09:05:59 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 18:43:06 -0700 2009
I began this book with hesitancy, angry at mysel...more...]]> 5 13 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 31 14:12:19 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 23:41:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 10 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 13:54:37 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 17:11:51 -0700 2009 1 1 false false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 08:02:57 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 08:09:52 -0700 2009
That's all I liked.

1/2 of the book was a sob fest. Which is not why I didn't like it.


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Becky Jack is exactly the sort of character you'd want to be best friends with, even if just so you could tease her about her triple weekly pies and hear her witty retort. She has strong c...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 13:28:04 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 21:36:26 -0700 2009
I don't even know how to write a review on this book. I would give this book 5 stars for the actual writing. AMAZING. I think...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 13:15:05 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 10:48:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 2 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 10:09:59 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 12:47:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 4 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 03 15:56:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 15:32:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 2 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 09:34:17 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 09:40:04 -0700 2009
Pros: Cute banter, funny at times.

Cons: It just went on and on and on with no climax or good conclusion. At the end of the book I was like, "That's it? That's what I've been hangi...more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Mar 10 15:15:21 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 18:29:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 19:56:36 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 20:05:15 -0800 2009
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The book is about an LDS mother of three (almost four) ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5628393