2011 Group Challenge Showing 601-650 of 1,212

[Preet]

503.Wicked Games by Sasha Wagstaff

[Alicia]

504. Heart Of The Matter, Emily Giffin
505. The Weed That Strings The Hangman’s Bag, Alan Bradley
506. Misery, Stephen King
507. If You Were Here: A Novel, Jen Lancaster
508. My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N’ Roses, Steven Adler

[Kristin (Kritters Ramblings)]

509. Ordinary Beauty by Laura Weiss

dark but very moving

[Preet]

510.Ladies Night anthology edited by Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson, Imogen Edwards-Jones & Chris Manby

[Suzanne]

511. What Happened to Goodbye - Sarah Dessen
512. So Much Closer - Susane Colasanti

[Kourtney]

513. In the Red: The Diary of a Recovering Shopaholic by Alexis Hall

Very cute, quick read! Recommend for fans of Save Karyn by Karyn Bosnak and the Shopaholic series (I think we all know who that is by!!)

[Stacy]

Kourtney wrote: "513. In the Red: The Diary of a Recovering Shopaholic by Alexis Hall

Very cute, quick read! Recommend for fans of Save Karyn by Karyn Bosnak and the Shopaholic series (I think we all know who th..."

I have this on my wishlist! I love Karyn Bosnak, her book is what prompted me to get my own account with ING Direct. :)

[Nicole]

Stacy wrote: "Kourtney wrote: "513. In the Red: The Diary of a Recovering Shopaholic by Alexis Hall

Very cute, quick read! Recommend for fans of Save Karyn by Karyn Bosnak and the Shopaholic series (I think w..."

Putting these on my list (hoping for something better than Spent, which was a terrible true life shopoholic) and then I'm completing my purchase of these: http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/P...

514. Spent by Avis Cardella
515. All My Life by Susan Lucci
516. The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs
517. Recipe for Disaster by Maureen Fergus

[Kristin (Kritters Ramblings)]

518. The Great Santini by Pat conroy

[Kourtney]

Stacy wrote: "Kourtney wrote: "513. In the Red: The Diary of a Recovering Shopaholic by Alexis Hall

Very cute, quick read! Recommend for fans of Save Karyn by Karyn Bosnak and the Shopaholic series (I think w..."

Oh you should have told me! I could have posted it to you. Instead it was snatched up on PBS. Sorry!!

[Kourtney]

Nicole wrote: "Stacy wrote: "Kourtney wrote: "513. In the Red: The Diary of a Recovering Shopaholic by Alexis Hall

Very cute, quick read! Recommend for fans of Save Karyn by Karyn Bosnak and the Shopaholic serie..."

Nicole - Save Karyn was an early book purchase for me (this was back in the day when I owned maybe 2 books and that was because my college classes required it! Can't say that now as every TBR book on my shelves here I own!) and I fell in love with it right away. She really made me want to get rid of my debt as well! I didn't feel as passionate with In The Red, but it was amusing to read and I found I wanted to see what happened next. Now if only my debt would disappear!

[Stacy]

Nicole wrote: "Stacy wrote: "Kourtney wrote: "513. In the Red: The Diary of a Recovering Shopaholic by Alexis Hall

Very cute, quick read! Recommend for fans of Save Karyn by Karyn Bosnak and the Shopaholic serie..."

OMG! I love those shoes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Stacy]

Kourtney wrote: "Stacy wrote: "Kourtney wrote: "513. In the Red: The Diary of a Recovering Shopaholic by Alexis Hall

Very cute, quick read! Recommend for fans of Save Karyn by Karyn Bosnak and the Shopaholic ser..."

Ah crap! Oh well....next time. :)

[Preet]

519.Taken By the Prince by Christina Dodd

[Jen B]

520. The Kitchen Daughter - Jael McHenry

[Kristin (Kritters Ramblings)]

521. The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman

[Tara]

522. Marrying Daisy Bellamy-Susan Wiggs

[Nicole]

Stacy wrote: "OMG! I love those shoes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

They are fantastic, aren't they? I fell in love with them a few months back and resisted purchasing until they went on sale. Unfortunately, there's no Saks in Seattle (ridiculous), so I'm waiting on their arrival.

[Stacy]

Nicole wrote: "Stacy wrote: "OMG! I love those shoes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

They are fantastic, aren't they? I fell in love with them a few months back and resisted purchasing until they went on sale. Unfortun..."

I don't have a Saks anywhere nearby either. Have you ever looked at the shoes on SmartBargains.com? They have a lot of cute shoes for (sometimes) really great prices.

[Nicole]

Stacy wrote: "I don't have a Saks anywhere nearby either. Have you ever looked at the shoes on SmartBargains.com? They have a lot of cute shoes for (sometimes) really great prices."

I hadn't looked at that one ever; will have to add it to my list. Thanks.

523. Wanted by Sara Shepard

[Stacy]

I forgot to post the book I just finished!

524. Tales Of A Drama Queen-Lee Nichols

Loved it!

[Stacy]

Nicole wrote: "Stacy wrote: "I don't have a Saks anywhere nearby either. Have you ever looked at the shoes on SmartBargains.com? They have a lot of cute shoes for (sometimes) really great prices."

I hadn't looke..."

LOL, happy to help! :)

[Becky]

525. To Have and to Hold by Jane Green

Very drawn out... Glad I listened to it rather than read it.

[Stacy]

Becky wrote: "525. To Have and to Hold by Jane Green

Very drawn out... Glad I listened to it rather than read it."

You know, I think I started to read that once and put it down because I couldn't get into it.

[Kourtney]

526. Talking to Girls About Duran Duran - Rob Sheffield

[Beth]

Becky wrote: "525. To Have and to Hold by Jane Green

Very drawn out... Glad I listened to it rather than read it."

Does anyone else think Jane Green's books aren't as good as they used to be?

[Jencey/]

Beth wrote: "Becky wrote: "525. To Have and to Hold by Jane Green

Very drawn out... Glad I listened to it rather than read it."

Does anyone else think Jane Green's books aren't as good as they u..."

I have had mixed reviews myself for Jane Green. I loved getting a chance to meet her. I loved the one I just finished of hers called Second Chance. I haven't read many of her othes except for Beach House and Bookends.

[Kristin (Kritters Ramblings)]

527. Lipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell

[Stacy]

Beth wrote: "Becky wrote: "525. To Have and to Hold by Jane Green

Very drawn out... Glad I listened to it rather than read it."

Does anyone else think Jane Green's books aren't as good as they u..."

I don't think I've read enough to be able to make that call. I know I didn't care for the first one I tried - Babyville - and it took me a long time to pick one of hers up again. But when I did, it was one of her newer ones and I really liked it. I've read the ones she's released and the last three or four years, but I've also read her first two, I think the first two. I know Jemima J is her first one. And I loved those too. I haven't read too many in between yet.
The one I find that I have a hard time with is Marian Keyes. I've tried a couple of hers now and haven't been able to finish them. I so much want to like them because so many other people do. But the ones I've tried have been a struggle that leave me reluctant to pick up any others....

[Preet]

528.Starting Over by Sue Moorcroft

[Beth]

I loved "Mr. Maybe" but "The Beach House," not so much.

[Kourtney]

529. Bumped by Megan McCafferty

Stacy - have you tried Marian Keyes 2 books of short essays/stories? I found after reading that I had much more respect for her as a writer and loved reading her stories more. I'm about to dive into a harder read of hers...

As far as Jane Green, I've always heard you either like her old stuff or her new stuff, but a lot of people don't like both. For me, I really liked Babyville and Swapping Lives (although it did have a slow start). I enjoyed overall the story of The Beach House, but I remember feeling underwhelmed afterwards. I did not like Jemima J that much(although I gave it 3 stars). I have so many of her other books to read, I want to gather more under my belt before I decide which side of the fence I'm on :)

[Stacy]

I had one of those Marian Keyes books at one time Kourtney, but I ended up placing it on one of the swapping sites because I never figured I'd get around to it. One day, maybe....

On Jane Green, I actually really liked The Beach House and Dune Road. And I loved, LOVED, Promises to Keep. That one kept me up until 3am to finish it. I just couldn't put it down and it had me in tears, like, literally sobbing. If a book can move me that much, it's a number one in my opinion. Other books of hers I've read that I really loved were Jemima J (I know I've mentioned this already), and Mr. Maybe. I read Swapping Lives and Second Chance and liked both of those as well. For whatever reason, so far, Babyville was the only one that I actually couldn't get into. Then again, that was four years ago and it could've been my mood at the time. I'll probably try it again sometime.
So actually looking at the list of what I've read against what she has published, I guess I have read enough to make the call. And I gotta say, yeah, I'm a fan. :)

[Kristin (Kritters Ramblings)]

530. Skipping a Beat by Sarah Pekkanen - a must read

[Ashley]

531. A Dose of Murder by Lori Avocato

**Reminded me of the Evanovich series.

[Suzanne]

532. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

Loved it! Great book.

[Stacy]

Ashley wrote: "531. A Dose of Murder by Lori Avocato

**Reminded me of the Evanovich series."

Really? I might have to read that then. :)

[Kourtney]

Ladies we are already over halfway through our goal and it's not even the end of June yet!! Yay us!!!

[Stacy]

I know! Totally awesome!!!!

[Jen B]

533. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer

Might be one of my new favorite books ever!

[Preet]

534.Wish You Were Here by Phillipa Ashley

[Preet]

535.The Neon Graveyard by Vicki Pettersson

[Kristin (Kritters Ramblings)]

536. Easter's Lilly by Judy Serrano

[Kourtney]

537. The Guinea Pig Diaries by A.J. Jacobs

[Preet]

538.Stupid and Contagious by Caprice Crane

[Kristin (Kritters Ramblings)]

539. The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball by Risa Green

[Becky]

540. The Last Summer by Ann Brashares

I wish the book let us know more about Alice and Paul's relationship at the end but a really good book...

[Preet]

541.Simple Jess by Pamela Morsi

[Preet]

542.Then He Kissed Me by Christie Ridgway

[Stacy]

543. Secrets of My Hollywood Life

So glad I finally started this series. I'm such a sucker for any kind of behind the scenes Hollywood type books. :)