Title: The Pact
Author: Jodi Picoult
Year of Publication: 1998
Number of pages: 480

Why I chose it: it's one of two novels by Jodi Picoult I bought after reading and loving Nineteen Minutes. From the selection the bookstore had that day, the summary at the back of this one impressed me the most.
Do I recommend it? It's hard for me to look at this ( Read more... )

Title: Handle with Care 
Author: Jodi Picoult 
Year of Publication: 2009
Number of pages: 551

Why I chose it: After reading Nineteen Minutes (and loving it), I went back to the bookstore for more of Picoult books. This one sounded the most interesting, so I picked it.

Do I recommend it? I'm not sure. Personally, I feel it isn't the author's best, ( Read more... )

Title: Nineteen Minutes
Author: Jodi Picoult 
Year of Publication: 2007
Number of pages: 579

Why I chose it: Recently, it's been difficult for me to get into books I choose to read. I was looking for a book that would suck me in even during the brief time I do get to read. I read My Sister's Keeper years ago, cried buckets, and so I thought Picoult ( Read more... )

oh, wow, long time no write! It's been ages since I've done one of my book reviews - I'm so busy with work these days that by the time I'm hope, I'm too tired to concentrate on reading, so I've been reading less. Here's to hoping I'll manage to pick up my pace as far as reading (and reviewing it) goes. This post is a good start, I guess.

Title: My ( Read more... )

Title: Creature of the Night
Author: xtalleenx (ThexInvisiblexGirl on fanfiction.net)

Characters/Pairing: Edward/Bella, Bella's POV
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Story takes place between Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, so possible spoilers to everything until then.

Summary: the demise of Bella's truck, the purchase of the new car(s), and what does Rocky ( Read more... )

Title: Creature of the Night
Author: xtalleenx (ThexInvisiblexGirl on fanfiction.net)

Characters/Pairing: Edward/Bella, Bella's POV
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Story takes place between Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, so possible spoilers to everything until then.

Summary: the demise of Bella's truck, the purchase of the new car(s), and what does Rocky ( Read more... )

Title: Creature of the Night
Author: xtalleenx (ThexInvisiblexGirl on fanfiction.net)

Characters/Pairing: Edward/Bella, Bella's POV
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Story takes place between Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, so possible spoilers to everything until then.

Summary: the demise of Bella's truck, the purchase of the new car(s), and what does Rocky ( Read more... )

Title: The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet
Author: Colleen McCullough
Year of Publication: 2008
Number of pages: 449

Why I chose it: The Thorn Birds, one of McCullough's earliest novels, is one of my favorite books ever. I haven’t read anything by her, but when the title of this one caught my eye at the bookshop, I knew I had to read it because it ( Read more... )

Title: Beautiful Dreamer
Author: xtalleenx (ThexInvisiblexGirl on fanfiction.net)

Characters/Pairing: Edward/Bella, Bella's POV
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Story takes place between Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, so possible spoilers to everything until then. Also 2 direct references to New Moon and Eclipse.

Summary: Two weeks before the wedding, Bella isn't ( Read more... )

Title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 
Author: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows 
Year of Publication: 2008
Number of pages: 300

Why I chose it: Someone recommended it a few weeks ago on lion_lamb, and since I happened to see it at the bookstore (and on sale), I thought I'd give it a shot.

Do I recommend it? Definitely yes. Despite the ( Read more... )