Tag: Chick Lit

Review: Love You to Death by Melissa Senate.

Review: Love You to Death by Melissa Senate.

Hero: Benjamin OrrHeroine: Abby FooteGrade: 4.5 out of 5 When did Abby Foote’s life become an episode of Law & Order? First, a former boyfriend (who dumped Abby in the most humiliating way imaginable) is found murdered the day his engagement is announced. Then two other ex-boyfriends report attempts made on their lives right after […]

Review: See Jane Write by Sarah Mlynowski and Farrin Jacobs.

Review: See Jane Write by Sarah Mlynowski and Farrin Jacobs.

Grade: 4 out of 5 With chick lit novels popping up on every bestselling list, millions of readers are all thinking the same thing: I could write this stuff. I could write a bestseller and never go back to the office again! and here’s the guide that will show you how. Bestselling novelist Sarah Mlynowski […]

Review: Dear Neighbor, Drop Dead by Saralee Rosenberg.

Review: Dear Neighbor, Drop Dead by Saralee Rosenberg.

Grade: 4.75 out of 5 In Mindy’s yoga-obsessed, thirty-is-the-new-wife neighborhood, every day is a battle between Dunkin’ Donuts, her jaws-of-life jeans, and Beth Diamond, the self-absorbed sancti-mommy next door who looks sixteen from the back. So much for sharing the chores, the stores, and the occasional mischief to rival Wisteria Lane. It’s another day, another […]

Review: This Year’s Model by Carol Alt.

Posted September 16, 2008 by Rowena in Reviews | Tagged: , , , , , | 4 Comments
Review: This Year’s Model by Carol Alt.

Grade: 3.75 out of 5 Supermodel Carol Alt takes us on a wild ride through the glamorous, cutthroat world of fashion and fame—in a biting, witty, and absolutely authentic novel that rocks the world of high-end modeling! Tall, beautiful, practical Melody Ann Croft of Morristown, New Jersey, is busting her behind as a waitress and […]

Review: The Smart One by Ellen Meister.

Posted September 8, 2008 by Rowena in Reviews | Tagged: , , , | 5 Comments
Review: The Smart One by Ellen Meister.

Grade: 3.5 out of 5 Bev is the Smart One, who finally leaves her artistic ambitions in chalk dust (and her humor-impaired husband in the armsand legsof his nubile protge) to become a schoolteacher. Clare is the Pretty One, who married well and seems to be living a designer version of the suburban dream. Joey […]