When cartoonist Jane Harris s best friend Holly, New York Journal art director, announces that she s eloping to Italy with longtime doctor boyfrien...
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Mar 09, 2008
Laura
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I became fond of Meg Cabot after reading the first volume of "The Princess Diaries." I liked the second volume, too. Even the third. (After that, they got iffy.) I liked her novel "The Boy Next Door," which I actually downloaded as PDFs from her website long before it saw print. So when I saw this book on the shelf at the library, I picked it up, thinking it would be a quick, entertaining read.
Well, it was quick, anyway. To be fair, it was entertaining too, and I More...
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May 02, 2008
Colleen
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I enjoyed the writing style. Cute fast read.
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Feb 02, 2009
Kathy
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This was an experiment, that didn't go all that badly. Normally I avoid this genre like the plague, not because I don't think I might like it, but because they tend to be horribly trashy. But this one was written by the same author who wrote the Princess Diaries, so I decided to try it.
It was a funny little light romance. Just the type of light fluff I have been looking for lately. The biggest problem I had is that these books are such quick reads. It takes four of them to equal one big Sc More...
It was a funny little light romance. Just the type of light fluff I have been looking for lately. The biggest problem I had is that these books are such quick reads. It takes four of them to equal one big Sc More...
Nov 24, 2008
Jennifer
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The modern epistolary romances continue, now conducted via blackberry/email, and journaling. The blackberry-ing works* to keep the emails flying even though they're driving around the italian countryside and not sitting in little offices. Txt messages** would have been better, but I'm sure that'll be the next book. The journaling aspect of this novel brings us back to the problem of the 18th century epistles, namely that it takes too long to write all that out to have played out in real time. E
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Sep 23, 2011
fennie
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another formulaic epistolary-esque romantic comedy in the form of a book. though meg cabot's books are ultimately predictable, she always throws in some crazy, hilarious antics. realistic? not so much. entertaining? incredibly.
from the beginning, i wasn't sure how to feel about jane. she was a little too wide-eyed innocent for me, despite her age. i wasn't really feeling the wondercat thing or the dramatic complaining either. yet, there's something about reading someone's thoughts that More...
from the beginning, i wasn't sure how to feel about jane. she was a little too wide-eyed innocent for me, despite her age. i wasn't really feeling the wondercat thing or the dramatic complaining either. yet, there's something about reading someone's thoughts that More...
Jun 18, 2011
Rebecca
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Calbot! So you know this is going to be lame lame lame. Which one was this again? They all blend together and the titles never tell you anything about them. Selfish selfish selfish. Another thing her main characters have in common. This one is about a girl whose best friend is going to Italy to elope and get married. And of course! The girl does not get a long with the “best man” (best friend of future husband of friend). Wow, what a shocker! Can you guess what happens next? One guess! And for n
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Jun 01, 2011
Sarah
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No one would be able to call Cabot’s books high literature, but that doesn’t mean in any way they aren’t enjoyable. She has a great way of writing in a somewhat non-traditional manner. In some books, (Princess series) she writes as if the main character is writing in a diary. In some it’s emails, and in some it is texts. This book combines a great deal of her previous ventures. We get receipts, PDA messages, texts, emails, and journal entries…spread out from four to six or seven people.
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Jun 26, 2010
Sarah
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Every Boy's Got One. Meg Cabot. 2005. Avon Trade. 328 pages. ISBN 0060085460.
International bestselling author Meg Cabot brings original flair to chick-lit novel Every Boy's Got One, a novel about a love-hate romantic relationship comprised solely of emails and journal entries written by the characters.
Jane Harris is an eccentric cartoonist with a cult-following, while Cal Langdon is a successful entrepreneur and bestselling author. When both are summoned to Italy by their More...
International bestselling author Meg Cabot brings original flair to chick-lit novel Every Boy's Got One, a novel about a love-hate romantic relationship comprised solely of emails and journal entries written by the characters.
Jane Harris is an eccentric cartoonist with a cult-following, while Cal Langdon is a successful entrepreneur and bestselling author. When both are summoned to Italy by their More...
Mar 13, 2010
Sarah
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Jun 18, 2009
Therese Regina Marie
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The Author of "Princess Diaries" brings you this comical tale of love- it's kind of like "Pride and Prejudice" meets "Bridget Jones' Diary".
Our story begins at the Airport where a cheery comic book artist, Jane H. meets a misanthropic book author, Cal L. Both of them assist, or at least one of them at the beginning, was quite excited to assist their best friends to elope in Italy (Mark and Holly).
As the story progresses sparks fly between Jan More...
Our story begins at the Airport where a cheery comic book artist, Jane H. meets a misanthropic book author, Cal L. Both of them assist, or at least one of them at the beginning, was quite excited to assist their best friends to elope in Italy (Mark and Holly).
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Aug 04, 2011
Katie
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First off, I think this book is categorized as Adult Fiction. I didn't realize it until I found out the characters were in their thirties, but while reading it it was easy to forget it was adult fiction. I wasn't sure if I should review this book or not because my blog is mainly young adult fiction, with some christian fiction. After contemplating for a couple of days I decided to write this review because I definitely think this book has "crossover potential". Please know that this is
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Sep 13, 2010
Asma
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When her best friend and boyfriend decide to elope to Europe, cartoonist Jane Harris is more than happy to tag along with the happy couple and witness the romance, as well as enjoy a vacationing prospects of the trip. But then she meets unfriendly and anti-marriage Cal Langdon. Besides the two not getting along, Jane decides to keep a close eye on him in case he sabotages the wedding. Especially since it's clear that there are unthinkable obstacles to the wedding!
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Apr 10, 2011
Scarlett
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It verily followed the genetic romantic outline to a T. Leaving me with absolutely no hope of being surprised at any point.
The style of the book was imaginative, and could have worked really well if the characters had their own voices, and didn't all sound like the one person. Not only that, but working with this sort of style really needs to- in my own (humble) opinion- come with an edge. Otherwise it's like reading someone else's live journal, or blog, or Facebook updates about the More...
The style of the book was imaginative, and could have worked really well if the characters had their own voices, and didn't all sound like the one person. Not only that, but working with this sort of style really needs to- in my own (humble) opinion- come with an edge. Otherwise it's like reading someone else's live journal, or blog, or Facebook updates about the More...
Aug 27, 2009
Princess
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So, I loved Boy Meets Girl and I really liked the Next Door. This one? Meh. It's okay. It was a nice, fast, entertaining read but it's almost like Meg Cabot got a bit lazy. I loved the emails/memos format of the other books, but this one involved a travel journal and it just wasn't as believable. Jane Harris is evidently transcribing conversations as she has them? Who does that? And who would want a relationship with someone who does that? I did like the "Little Black Book" at the end
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Feb 07, 2012
Anna
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Jane Harris loves her best friend Holly and is really excited to be invited as a witness for their elopment, with her fiance Mark, at Holly's Uncle's villa in Italy. The only thing she's NOT excited about is Mark's best friend Cal Langdon also tagging along. First impressions of Cal aren't favorable and she thinks he's a jerk for not wanting Mark to get married - for not believing in marriage at all. The book is comprised mostly of Jane's entries into a travel journal she originally purchased as
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Jan 29, 2011
Afra
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Romantic books are my go-to reads for leisure reading and usually Meg Cabot is the better authors for those books. This, obviously lead me to read Every Boy's Got One and personally, it really wasn't that appealing. The entire time I just wanted to skim the paragraphs and get to the end already which is never a good sign.
I admire the style of everything being explained through a personal diary and e-mails or texts. It seems like a difficult way to communicate with the readers the tastes, vi More...
I admire the style of everything being explained through a personal diary and e-mails or texts. It seems like a difficult way to communicate with the readers the tastes, vi More...
Jun 28, 2011
Duanur
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Cal. I really liked Cal. Ok. I really LOVED Cal.
At first he was annoying but then he became the sweetest person in the world!
I love Meg Cabot and how she never dissapoints me everytime I read one of her books. And I really liked this series' writing style. Because of it, I read faster so it does not bore me while reading it. Plus, it is very interesting to read their emails and Jane's diary. And in this one, Cal's too.
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At first he was annoying but then he became the sweetest person in the world!
I love Meg Cabot and how she never dissapoints me everytime I read one of her books. And I really liked this series' writing style. Because of it, I read faster so it does not bore me while reading it. Plus, it is very interesting to read their emails and Jane's diary. And in this one, Cal's too.
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Feb 06, 2012
Shannon
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I love Meg Cabot. I really do. I adored the other two books she wrote in the same style ("Boy Next Door" and "Boy Meets Girl"), told via emails and noted scribbled on restaurant menus, so I naturally had high expectations for this book - and unfortunately, it just didn't deliver.
There was little, if any, chemistry between the main characters. I wasn't fond of Jane, and I never quite got a good feeling of Cal's character. We're shown Jane's lengthy journal entries, More...
There was little, if any, chemistry between the main characters. I wasn't fond of Jane, and I never quite got a good feeling of Cal's character. We're shown Jane's lengthy journal entries, More...
Mar 31, 2011
Jennifer
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This book was pretty ridiculous, but it was exactly the fast, fluffy distraction I needed from two kids trying to kill me through whining. I read it while they beat each other up at the park. I read it while they yelled at each other over a board game. I read it while they pretended to bathe and brush their teeth. The "OMG! I LOOOOOVE HIM!" ending was not half as annoying as my children, so it got a pass. Also, I laughed out loud at every single reference to the male lead's "large
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Jan 21, 2009
Piecesofglass
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Ever since I read When lightning strikes (yes, that was the first Cabot-novel I read) I have loved Meg Cabot. She writes the kind of books I can read in less than a day if I want to. This one is not an exception.
Jane Harris is a thirty-something single woman, living a simple life, never missing an episode of ER and making her living as the drawer (and creator) of a comic. When her best friend Holly elopes to Italy to marry Mark, her long-term boyfriend, Jane comes along to be witness More...
Jane Harris is a thirty-something single woman, living a simple life, never missing an episode of ER and making her living as the drawer (and creator) of a comic. When her best friend Holly elopes to Italy to marry Mark, her long-term boyfriend, Jane comes along to be witness More...
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May 06, 2008
Total fluff. The boy series are so ridiculously quick to read. It's all emails and diaries and silliness. I almost have a hard time believing Meg Cabot has time to publish all these different book "series" she has, but then I remember the content and think it wouldn't be that hard.
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Feb 01, 2010
Sarah
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I got this in a book swap with my Every Girl Blog girls.
I'm a Meg Cabot fan, really, but I guess I like her YA stuff better. (Princess Diaries, Avalon High, All-American Girl, etc.) Maybe it's because I feel like her chick-lit characters are unlikeable. Or immature. I'm not sure, but usually when I read one of her 1st person POV chick-lit novels, by about halfway through, I am completely over the heroine.
In this case, the entire story was told through journal entries and More...
I'm a Meg Cabot fan, really, but I guess I like her YA stuff better. (Princess Diaries, Avalon High, All-American Girl, etc.) Maybe it's because I feel like her chick-lit characters are unlikeable. Or immature. I'm not sure, but usually when I read one of her 1st person POV chick-lit novels, by about halfway through, I am completely over the heroine.
In this case, the entire story was told through journal entries and More...
Aug 28, 2010
Kelly
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I'm almost finished with this one, the third in Meg Cabot's "Boy" series. When Jane Harris's best friend Holly decides to elope to Italy with her fiance Mark (neither Holly's nor Mark's parents approve of them as a couple because they're of different religions), Jane and Mark's best friend Cal go along for the trip. Jane and Cal immediately hate each other upon meeting, but of course find themselves sexually attracted to each other. The story is told through emails and journal entri
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Aug 10, 2009
Anne
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Meg Cabot does it again, this installment of the Boy Series doesn't disappoint. While not a literary masterpiece, this book is fun and has characters that make you laugh.
Once again, characters who think it's hate at first sight discover that they are actually meant for each other. This book, like the other Boy novels, is a collection of emails, PDA entries, and diaries, and it is enhanced with cat illustrations by the main character (and further evidence that Meg Cabot is a cat pers More...
Once again, characters who think it's hate at first sight discover that they are actually meant for each other. This book, like the other Boy novels, is a collection of emails, PDA entries, and diaries, and it is enhanced with cat illustrations by the main character (and further evidence that Meg Cabot is a cat pers More...
Oct 15, 2010
Liz
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Ahhhhh... meh. Meg Cabot's female lead voice sounds just the same as ever, while the voice of the male lead sounds very... unrealistic. The two protags fall deeply in love after four days. A quick and entertaining read, and I'd read it again, but only because it's the sort of easy-to-get-through chick lit you can use as brain bleach rather than than the sort you read because a) you like it, and b) it's intelligent, fascinating, and you care about the characters.
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Dec 04, 2009
Miftahul
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Daya tarik Meg Cabot sebagai penulis terletak pada gaya.
Sebetulnya sih buku ini ringan sekali, hanya bertutur tentang seorang komikus yang sedang menemani temannya yang akan melangsungkan pernikahan di Eropa. Dalam perjalannya dia dibuat jengkel oleh sang pendamping pria yang ternyata sama sekali tak mengenal namanya yang sudah terkenal. Bahkan meremehkan tokoh kartun andalannya. Dalam pertengkaran-pertengkaran kecil kemudian mereka menjadi saling mengenal dan jatuh cinta. Sederhana dan um More...
Sebetulnya sih buku ini ringan sekali, hanya bertutur tentang seorang komikus yang sedang menemani temannya yang akan melangsungkan pernikahan di Eropa. Dalam perjalannya dia dibuat jengkel oleh sang pendamping pria yang ternyata sama sekali tak mengenal namanya yang sudah terkenal. Bahkan meremehkan tokoh kartun andalannya. Dalam pertengkaran-pertengkaran kecil kemudian mereka menjadi saling mengenal dan jatuh cinta. Sederhana dan um More...
Feb 27, 2011
Donovan
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Maybe it was that I was currently reading Pride and Prejudice, had just finished a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice, or that I had recently seen an Indian take on it (Bride and Prejudice- you should watch it), but I couldn't help see similarities between the two.
1. Male and female leads that instantly hate each other. Male thinks female foolish, etc.; female thinks male arrogant and rude.
2. Female lead's name is Jane (yes, I know in Pride and Prejudice it's Elizabeth, bu More...
1. Male and female leads that instantly hate each other. Male thinks female foolish, etc.; female thinks male arrogant and rude.
2. Female lead's name is Jane (yes, I know in Pride and Prejudice it's Elizabeth, bu More...
Oct 24, 2010
Jessi
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I'm really excited that Meg Cabot hit it rich with her young adult novels but I wish she would go back to her romances because she's so good at them. Told through journal articles, emails and texts, this story tells of two couples, Holly and Mark who are eloping to get married in Italy, and their friends Jane and Cal. Jane is a cartoonist who is about to hit it big while Cal is a reporter. The two have immediate animosity toward each other. Jane thinks he's uptight (which he is) while he dislike
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Jul 26, 2011
2005- Lately I have found the chicklit I've been reading has been filled with cardboard characters and predictable plots. This book made me realize there is better stuff out there. What starts as a travel journal for Jane's best friend Holly, instead turns it Jane's own private diary as she accompanies Holly to Italy for Holly's elopement. Holly's fiance, Mark, has also invited his best friend Cal along. The story is told via Jane's travel journal at first, but soon includes text messages and e-
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