false 16 58 20 true 5626261 read 2 true 5357636 currently-reading 36 true 5357635 to-read 20 false 5524685 read-in-2009 15 false 5473672 fiction 8 false 5473679 chick-lit 6 false 5438715 book-club-picks 5 false 5473673 non-fiction 5 false 5473681 historical-fiction 3 false 5552419 goodreads-giveaways 3 false 5552407 first-reads 3 false 5473693 inspirational 2 false 6520974 history 2 false 5473683 christian 1 false 6292851 biography 1 false 6031332 autobiography 0 false 5524666 parenting 0 false 5524665 mystery 0 false 6520982 short-stories 0 false 5473714 classics http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62786787 The Book Thief (Hardcover) by Markus Zusak
bookshelves: book-club-picks, currently-reading
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67890582 to: Baby Proof (Hardcover) by Emily Giffin
bookshelves: chick-lit, fiction, read-in-2009
This book is my favorite Emily Giffin book to date. As I started reading, there were moments when I couldn't help but roll my eyes, as with the last two books. BUT... then I asked myself, exactly why do I keep reading? I think that answer is that Giffin's books are full of characters that consistently make choices that I myself would never make, and something in that intrigues me. That, and, her writing on New York and all its haunts take me back to the time when I lived there, so much to a point that I can feel chilly autumn air and the smell of the village.

Anyways... I thoroughly enjoyed Baby Proof. I feel that Giffin did an excellent job displaying the world of publishing, and that Claudia is her most real character to date. I didn't find the book predictable at all, and it was interesting to read this outlook on the things we will and/or won't do for love. An easy read and the perfect companion to cozy up with on a cold November day. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/26292.Scent_of_a_Woman_s_Ink Holly joined the Scent of a Woman's Ink group. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73636523 to: River, Cross My Heart (Oprah's Book Club) by Breena Clarke
bookshelves: fiction, historical-fiction, read-in-2009
I just couldn't get into River Cross My Heart. The story opens with the tragic death of a young girl, and the following plot always comes back to that scene, and how a family and neighborhood are changed because of the death. I don't know if it is because the reader doesn't know the character that passes away, but because there were so few details I couldn't sympathize with any of the characters, but rather felt that I was reading the news.

Breena Clarke writes beautifully about 1920's Georgetown, nearly to an extent that you feel like you're there in the Bynum's kitchen as the smells of Thanksgiving dinner take over the house. I truly commend the writing style of this first novel.

The protagonist, Johnnie Mae, lives a troubled life from the point of her sister's death, and many of the scenes with the pool, river, and her friend Pearl left me puzzled. I feel like this book left a lot of things unresolved and walk away somewhat scratching my head.

I would give this book a 2.5 star rating. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75351180 Babyproofing Your Marriage: How to Laugh More, Argue Less, and Communicate Better as Your Family Grows (Hardcover) by Stacie Cockrell
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75153011 Holly's review of When Two Become Three: Nurturing Your Marriage After Baby Arrives
by Mark E. Crawford

Thanks Laura, I'll have to check that one out too! I'm getting anxious! I can't wait for her to arrive and for you to meet her! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75153011 When Two Become Three: Nurturing Your Marriage After Baby Arrives (Paperback) by Mark E. Crawford
bookshelves: currently-reading
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74826191 How to Be Lost: A Novel (Paperback) by Amanda Eyre Ward
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74816555 Pieces of Happily Ever After (Paperback) by Irene Zutell
bookshelves: to-read
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