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• Book Review: Life on the Edge by Jennifer Comeaux

  

  At First Sight: At nineteen, Emily is one half one of the most promising teams of pairs figure skating, even though she only made the move from singles to... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Review: Naturally, Charlie by S. L. Scott

  

  At First Sight: A series of strange little events lead Charlie Barrow (girl) and Charlie Adams (boy) to run into each other on their way to different funerals... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 BOOKS

• Book Review: Sarah's Child by Linda Howard

  

  The Deal: When a bad accident kills his wife and 2 kids, Rome Matthews changed, becoming a cold and distant person, knowing he will never love anyone like he... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 BOOKS

• My Top 5 Favorite Characters from the Lumatere Chronicles - A Quintana of...

  

  Hello my loveys!! If you have been around me you probably already know that I have a deep abiding love for Melina Marchetta's writing (and you can look at my... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 BOOKS

• Disney Disappointments A.k.a. The Latina Princess Fail

  

  I think some of my most popular posts ever (at least that generate non-book-related traffic) at A Girl, Books and Other things have been about Disney, their... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 BOOKS

• Book Review: Blue Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas

  

  At First Sight: Haven Travis had a privileged upbringing as the youngest child and only daughter of a prominent Houston millionaire. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 BOOKS

• Book Review: The Second Bride by Catherine George

  

  The Deal: Jo Fielding fell in love at first sight when she met Rufus Grieson... on the day he married her best friends Claire. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 BOOKS

• Speed Date: Ferragost by Melina Marchetta

  

  The Deal: Lady Celie of the Lumateran Flatlands has spent a lot of her life in the neighboring kingdom of Belegonia - where her father was an ambassador for man... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 BOOKS

• Book Review: All He Ever Needed by Shannon Stacey

  

  At First Sight: Paige Sullivan grew up moving all over the place, following her mother who kept chasing after men she claimed where The One. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 BOOKS

• Book Review: The Comeback Season by Jennifer E. Smith

  

  At First Sight: Ryan Walsh should be at school, enduring yet another awful day of Freshman year, but instead she's riding the train toward Wrigley Field. It's... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2012 BOOKS

• Speed Date: Book Review by Lauren Morrill

  

  The Story is about High School Jrs. People on the cover look about 30 The Deal: For high school junior Julia somethings are Meant to Be, like she's sure the lov... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Review: Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas

  

  At First Sight: From a very young age, Lucy Marinn has known that she has an special connection to glass. It all started in the wake of her sister Alice's bout... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Review: Endlessly by Kiersten White

  

  WARNING! THIS REVIEW MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS ABOUT PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE SERIES At First Sight: All Evie wanted to do was plan an amazing Winter Formal and... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 BOOKS

• Book Review: Simple Jess by Pamela Morsi

  

  Ebook Cover At First Sight: Althea Winsloe's first marriage wasn't necessarily bad, but she's not inclined to repeat it -- he father basically left her to live... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2012 BOOKS

• At the Movies: Frankenweenie

  

  Victor is a quiet kid who much rather spend time inside making movies or playing with his dog Sparky, than being outside with the other kids. He doesn't have... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2012 BOOKS

• Book Review: Freshman Year and Other Unnatural Disasters by Meredith Zeitlin

  

  At First Sight: Fourteen year-old Kelsey is starting high school with every hope that this year will be her year. High school just has to be awesome: she has he... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2012 BOOKS

• Speed Date: Zoo Borns! - The Next Generation by Andrew Bleiman and Christ...

  

  The Deal*: The new generation of zoo babies will reset the standard for devastating cuteness. From the creators of the smash hit ZooBorns series of books,... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 BOOKS

• Book Review: The 13th Day of Christmas by Jason F. Wright

  

  The Deal: Marva Ferguson lives at the edge of a trailer park in the house she shared with her husband, there she enjoys collecting aprons (she has over 150 of... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2012 BOOKS

• Book Review: Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie

  

  Current US Cover At First Sight: Allie McGuffy loves her job producing a morning show in a small radio station. Her love-life might be on the rocks but her... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 BOOKS

• Book Review: Forgotten by Catherine McKenzie

  

  At First Sight: Following the death of her mother, Emma Tupper finds herself with a plane ticket bound for Africa as her legacy. Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2012 BOOKS