I do think available bbq is a solid decision-making parameter

Don't get me wrong — I love the book reviewers. But I love the bloggers MORE, because they have no filters, and let's face it, who do you want to sit next to at a party. Here are some lovely online mentions of the book over the weekend:

From Librarian Avengers:

If I suffered from Pageant-Mom syndrome and wanted to create an exact replica of myself from the raw material of some random pre-teen girl, I would begin my narcissistic experiment in literary manipulation by having her read all of the book