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Review: Here Come the Girls, by Milly Johnson
Milly Johnson's Here Comes the Girls, follows Ven, Roz, Olive, and Frankie as they set sail on a cruise to remember. The 4 have been friends since grade school, but Frankie and Roz have had a falling out and no longer speak- until Ven wins a cruise and invites Frankie, without informing the others! Olive lives a life that lacks love, cleaning ( Read more... ) -
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The book description can be found at the Simon and Schuster UK site here: books.simonandschuster.co.uk/Goddess-of-Vengeance/Jackie-Collins/9781847379825
This is the first novel I've read by Jackie Collins.
Overall, I enjoyed it. The book was fairly fast paced, it was great seeing the story evolve through many different perspectives (As in, even ( Read more... ) -
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You can find the description on the Simon and Schuster UK website, here: books.simonandschuster.co.uk/Girl-on-the-Run/Jane-Costello/9781847396266
Jane Costello's Girl on the Run is hilarious. I was a little dubious since I thought My Single Friend, the only other Costello book I've read, was rather cliche (Don't get me wrong, it was still a fun ( Read more... ) -
Review: Fly Away Home, by Jennifer Weiner
I just finished reading Jennifer Weiner's "Fly Away Home". You can find the book description on Simon and Schuster's website here: books.simonandschuster.co.uk/Fly-Away-Home/Jennifer-Weiner/9780857201447
In the description, it says Lizzie's charming boyfriend turns violent...um..not sure where they got that since he's like- the best male character ( Read more... ) -
Review: Altar of Bones, by Philip Carter
You can find the description on the Simon and Schuster website here: books.simonandschuster.com/Altar-of-Bones/Philip-Carter/9781439199084
Philip Carter's Altar of Bones is a great read. Probably my first conspiracy thriller, this book takes the reader on an international quest and answers questions I never even thought to ask! The characters are ( Read more... ) -
Review: My Single Friend, by Jane Costello
Jane Costello's "My Single Friend", stars Lucy and her 2 gal pals, who make over their geeky guy friend Henry- turning him from irrelevant to irresistible. Lucy and Henry have been friends for years, and after the makeover, when Henry begins to date, well...everyone, Lucy realizes that maybe this makeover was a little too successful, and maybe she ( Read more... ) -
Review: RSVP by Helen Warner
Helen Warner’s “RSVP” is a delightful read. The cast of characters is small enough that you can really get to know everyone, but large enough to offer a variety of personalities and plots. The book uses 4 different female view points. There is Anna, who found “The One” in college, but after a huge misunderstanding, they break up and, 10 years ( Read more... ) -
Diapers
I'm not gonna lie. We don't even have the baby yet and I'm already getting really excited about cloth diapering. I'm even planning on making some cloth wipes, though I may not use them on poopy diapers- at least at first. I hope the g diapers work well for us. Otherwise, I've found some great resources- one being a site for buying used cloth ( Read more... ) -
Don't ever take out a loan with Citibank!
I am beyond frustrated. Last year, we got a 6 month forebearance on my Citibank loan for financial reasons. We thought I'd be able to find a job by then, as well as Tom getting a raise- hopefully a good one. When the forebearance was up, we resumed payments, despite the fact that I was pregnant and had still not found a job. Tom has yet to ( Read more... )