Day: June 4, 2008

Check Out A Clip of Stephanie Klein on The Today Show.

Posted June 4, 2008 by Rowena in News | 0 Comments

STEPHANIE KLEIN, AUTHOR OF: MOOSE: A Memoir of Fat Camp, was a guest on THE TODAY SHOW this morning, Wednesday, June 4th.

To watch the clip, click here: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/24893686/.

I’m meeting with Stephanie Klein this coming Monday and I cannot wait, she looks great and so nice! Stay tuned for more information on Stephanie Klein visiting Book Binge next week. =)

This book is available from Harper Collins. You can buy it here.


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Kerry Reichs Coming To Book Binge!

Posted June 4, 2008 by Rowena in Promotions | 0 Comments


I was very fortunate to meet Kerry Reichs a couple of weeks ago at a book signing here in L.A. and I can’t wait until tomorrow because she’ll be visiting us here at Book Binge! And because we’re awesome like that, Book Binge will be giving away 3 autographed copies of this book so make sure you check back tomorrow to see how you can win 1 of 3 autographed copies of this delightful book!

See you guys tomorrow!

This book is available from Harper Collins. You can buy it here.


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Who’s your biggest book influence?

Posted June 4, 2008 by Casee in Discussions | 9 Comments

I first started thinking about who influences me most when it comes to books after Holly’s campaign to get me to read Bet Me. I thought about it last week, as I lay virtually dying (well it felt like I was) while watching re-runs of Charmed. As I sat there, deliriously hoping that someday I’d have the power to freeze, I honestly contemplated trying to blog about it before cutting my own head off. Unfortunately I didn’t have the energy to do either one, but it gave me time to think about who I listen to most when it comes to books.

I love finding new authors to try. When they’re great (i.e. Nalini Singh) I’ll shout it to the rooftops and harass forcefully suggest to my closest friends that they need to give the author in question a try. I’m relentless, I admit it. It took forever for Holly to try Nalini Singh. I even had Slave to Sensation mailed to her so she would read it. I considered it money well spent when she finally read it.

As for myself, I’m not an easy person to recommend to. I am extremely picky on what I read. I don’t like 1st person, I don’t generally like Chick-lit. I don’t like anthologies. The list goes on. That’s why it took Holly about two years to get me to read Bet Me. But read it I did. And that’s one of the reasons why Holly is my biggest book influence. Holly knows me. She knows my reading quirks and loves me anyway (don’t deny it, Holly). Because of that, I know that she would not recommend a book that I wouldn’t like. For example, she loved the first Stephanie Meyer book, but didn’t tell me I should read it. Why? Because she knew that I wouldn’t like it. Yet she knew I would love Bet Me, and I did.

So share with us…who is your biggest book influence? Have you ever been steered wrong?


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Lover Enshrined

Posted June 4, 2008 by Tracy in Reviews | 24 Comments

Ok, I’ve had my crack injection and I’m well satisfied.

Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely loved the first 3 books in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by JR Ward. So I have to say I wondered and wondered if Love Enshrined was going to be worth the read since Lover Revealed was a huge disappointment and Lover Unbound was, well…frustrating to say the least.

I’m not going to do a review since I’m sure I couldn’t do the book justice and you can get great reviews at both Christine’s blog and at Katie(babs) and Kristie(j)’s Blog. But, I just wanted to say that for those of my friends who are wondering if they should read this or not. READ IT!! The romance in the book (if you can call it a romance) is virtually non-existent, but the rest of the book is wonderful.


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Reivew: 7 Days and 7 Nights by Wendy Wax

Posted June 4, 2008 by Casee in Reviews | 2 Comments

7 Days and 7 Nights

It’s Him vs. Her when romance collides with reality–and everyone is watching….
He says…he’ll have his way with her inside a week. Radio personality Matt Ransom of Atlanta’s raucous, testosterone-fueled Guy Talk is counting on a sure thing when he agrees to be locked up in a tiny apartment for seven days with the competition: the earnest Dr. Olivia Moore. It’s an on-camera publicity stunt and Matt’s determined to come out on top.

She says…she’ll never make the same mistake twice. Though their long-ago affair is a secret, Olivia feels as if her broken heart is on display whenever she crosses paths with her infuriatingly cocky–and undeniably charismatic–nemesis. Now she’s stuck with him in the reality show from hell…or is it heaven? All she has to do is keep a level head, even while every other part of her is spinning dizzily out of control.

Though it’s been eight years, Olivia Moore has never forgotten Matt Ransom or the love that she felt for him. When she moved to Atlanta, she had no idea that she would yet again cross paths with the man that broke her heart so many years before. Though she has put their failed love affair behind her, Olivia is far from prepared when she is forced into a competition with Matt that will have her living with him for 7 days and 7 nights. The winner of the competition will be the one that continues to have a job at the Atlanta radio station they both work at.

Matt has never forgotten Olivia. Determined to show her and prove to himself that she’s no different from any other woman, Matt looks forward to the days and nights that they are together. It’s only when their time begins that Matt remembers the little things about Olivia that so intrigued him to begin with. It doesn’t take him very long to realize that this Olivia is far different from the 20 year old girl whose heart he broke. Olivia is now a woman who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to reach out and grab it. All he has to decide is if he’s man enough to take what she’s offering.

This book was so-so. The love between Olivia and Matt seemed forced, almost clinical. It was almost as if the fact that Olivia was a psychiatrist dictated how she showed Matt her feelings. If that sounds confusing, it’s b/c it is. She was very matter-of-fact with her feelings, which I can appreciate. She was almost too matter-of-fact when it came to dealing w/ Matt and his hang-ups. He had big time hang-ups that were completely relevant. When helping him deal with his issues, it seemed like she was helping him as his therapist rather than as the woman who loved him.

It was a light, fun read. There were moments of humor that I definitely appreciated. The humor as well as the secondary characters were really what made the book.

3 out of 5.

This book is available from Bantam Books. You can buy it here or here in e-format.


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