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May 31
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Becky
gave  to:
Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice Continues (Paperback)
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Linda Berdoll
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May 26
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May 07
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Becky
gave  to:
Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9)
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Charlaine Harris
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my rating:
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read in May, 2009
Becky said:
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
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January 19
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Becky
gave  to:
Always and Forever (Paperback)
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Cathy Kelly
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
Becky said:
"This book took forever to get going and I kept falling asleep everytime I'd try to plow through it. I think maybe I should have just put the book away and forgotten about it.
I generally like the chick-lit genre, but in my old age am ge...more
This book took forever to get going and I kept falling asleep everytime I'd try to plow through it. I think maybe I should have just put the book away and forgotten about it.
I generally like the chick-lit genre, but in my old age am getting fed up with the stories about girls straight out of college who don't know their own minds and act like useless ninnies. Then I heard about Cathy Kelly and what several people described as "chick-lit for those of us in our 30s." In this case, that translates to, "chick-lit for people who are obsessed with babies b/c that's all that matters to a woman in her 30s."
Strangely, the only story in this book about the intersecting lives of several Irish women that I wanted to actually read was about a young woman straight out of college. Sadly, the author viewed this storyline almost as an afterthought and as the book wrapped up, she nearly abandoned the story ... only to add in a couple of pages at the end to tie things all together.
Overall, I'd say this book was probably conceived well but poorly executed on and edited even worse. I'll give Kelly another chance because I'd read another of her books years ago and liked it, but this one was a stinker.(less)
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Becky
gave to:
Echoes (Mass Market Paperback)
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Maeve Binchy
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my rating:
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read in January, 2009
Becky said:
"It's been awhile since I've read Maeve Binchy so I forgot what an amazing story teller she is. I could have done without some of the storylines, but was very intrigued by the two main characters and how their lives were intertwined. While the endin...more
It's been awhile since I've read Maeve Binchy so I forgot what an amazing story teller she is. I could have done without some of the storylines, but was very intrigued by the two main characters and how their lives were intertwined. While the ending isn't what I would have hoped for for them, Binchy did an excellent job of writing it such that even though I didn't love the ending, I never thought, "I don't like this book."(less)
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December 30, 2008
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Becky
gave  to:
Light a Penny Candle (Paperback)
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Maeve Binchy
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my rating:
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Becky
gave to:
Circle of Friends (Paperback)
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Maeve Binchy
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Becky
gave to:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7)
by
J.K. Rowling
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read in December, 2008
Becky said:
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
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Becky
gave to:
How the Other Half Hamptons (Paperback)
by
Jasmin Rosemberg
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my rating:
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read in December, 2008
Becky said:
"This book was put in our "non-work-related" library at work and I took it home with me over the holidays for what I thought would be a fun, quick read, a la The Devil Wears Prada or Everyone Worth Knowing. Alas, it was not. I hated ALL of...more
This book was put in our "non-work-related" library at work and I took it home with me over the holidays for what I thought would be a fun, quick read, a la The Devil Wears Prada or Everyone Worth Knowing. Alas, it was not. I hated ALL of the characters and couldn't bring myself to care about the outcome of anyone. I finished it because I felt I had to, but I wish I would have spent that time reading some other good chick-lit book instead.(less)
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