MJ’s Comments (group member since May 23, 2008)

MJ’s comments from the The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading List group.

This is the story of the Tenth Nubian Horse Soliders that are ordered to help the Comanches hunt buffalo. This is a good book that inspired the Bob Marley song.

This is another one of those trashy books from the 1980's full of glamour, sex and very hot men.

Looking at the list of books I just realised that I read really trashy books in high school. Hollywood Wives being one of the trashiest. If you are in the mood for sex drugs and the big screen then this is the book for you.

Debbie Sue Overstreet sees the chance of a lifetime when the richest women in Salt Lick, Texas is murdered and there is a $50,000 reward for information regarding her murder. Debbie Sue figures it cant be that hard to solve the case so with her best friend in tow she starts digging it to the past of the victim. There is only one problem Sheriff Buddy Overstreet, Debbie Sue's ex-husband. This book is incredibly funny and entertaining to read.

What can we say about Danielle Steel that has not already been said? Like most women I went through a phase when I read her books nonstop. In Once in a lifetime Daphne Fields gets another chance at true love when she meets Matthew Dane. this book follows the same formula all Steel books follow.

Like most high school girls I read this book right after watching the movie. If you are in the mood for a good cry this is the book for you.

Rachel and Darcy have been best friends since grade school. But when Rachel startes having an affair with Darcy's fiance things change. This is the only time when I was rooting for the "other" woman. Rachel is an awesome character that makes you cross your fingers that she ends up with the guy.

Jane Gregg's perfect cousin is getting married and rather than admit she is dateless Jane makes up a boyfriend and then has to find him in time for the wedding. This is a fun read about the nightmare that is sometimes the dating scene. A great Chick Lit read.

When Melissa Romney Jones losses her job she decides to open an agency to help single guys of London manage thier lives. Doing everything as shopping for them to escorting them to events.

Andrea Sachs just got the job most women in Manhattan would kill for...assistant to Miranda the editor of Runway magazine. But for Andrea it is the job from hell. A deeply funny book.

I am a big fan of Confessions of a Shopaholic. This is the first book in the series. Rebecca Bloomwood is a shopaholic she is always late with her credit card payments and can not say no to the newest and latest craze. While I liked this book I am not a fan of the rest of the series. I feel that Rebecca she grew more and it seems that she keeps repeating the same mistakes and it gets a bit old.

This is a series of short stories about Jane. (Well one story is about her neighbors.) We first meet her at 14 during summer vacation when her older brother brings home a girl for the weekend. From there we see her grow as she searches for her place in the world and looking for love. As we read her story we relate to her frustration at work, her choices in men and her grief when her father is dies. Jane is witty and at times a bit dark. My favorite story is when she meets a man at a friends wedding. She then reading one of those self help books on how to catch a man. The internal dialog she has with the authors of this self help book as she negotates this new relationship made me laugh and shake my head at the same time.

I really enjoyed this book which was one of the first books to start the whole chick lit genre. If you like Bridget Jones' Diary (and I did) you'll like this book

Rowe has created a wonderful world of dragons, immortial guradians, magical goblets and Satan is in love. This is a much lighter read then it first seems. It is also a series that is a great way to spend an afternoon.

This is a book in the never ending Montogomery and Taggart families that Deveraux writes. In this book Dougless Montgomery meets a Knight in Shining Armor Nicholas Stafford. Romance and time travel always go good together.

This is a fast easy read. Although I did not believe the romance between Summer and Steve was realistic the action was nonstop and fun.

Nell Carter's family was killed in a horrible attack barely surving herself Nell decides to get revenge on those responsible for the attack. What I liked about this book is the transformation of Nell from the shy retiring housewife to the kick butt hero she becomes.

This is the 2nd book the Garwood has on the list. Slow Burn is the first book in a series of romantic thrillers focused on the Buchanan family and their friends. Completely enjoyable series with lots of romance and mystery.

This is a classic romantic suspense book. Its one of the books I have read many many times and could read many more.

I am not the biggest fan Of McNaught but when I read this book in High School, (where were my parents and did they know what i was reading. lol.), I thought it was a great book. My opinon has changed but it is an easy feel good book.

I love Garwoods books. These are the books I read when I what romance and a little mystery. Quick and easy. Saving Grace is one of my favorites by her. It is a feel goos book.