Rachel's Holiday180 reviews Marian Keyes Avon A, 2002 Great Book! + Straight from a Girl who has Hit Rock Bottom and Climbs Her Way Back Up Top! + A great read! + It was...serious?             This Christmas12 reviews Jane Green, Jennifer Coburn, ... Zebra, 2005 Great Collection! + Review + 3 stories all for more adventure These 3 "mini-books" were great for a weekend reading session. Each was just long enough to satisfy, but short enough not to get boring.             Watermelon267 reviews Marian Keyes Avon A, 2002 Loved it. + Cream of the Crop + What a Way to Start a Brand New Baby's Life! This book is such great entertainment! The sisters, the crazy mammy, it's funny and great.             Something Blue247 reviews Emily Giffin St. Martin's Griffin, 2006 by far my favorite book!! + An exciting book that you own't want to put down! + Loved It! + Excellent Creativity             Anybody Out There?: A Novel144 reviews Marian Keyes William Morrow, 2006 I have but one request: + It's Anna's Turn in the Spotlight!! + Wonderful Escape I want to be buried w/all of my Marian Keyes books. That is all.             Mr. Maybe: A Novel226 reviews Jane Green Broadway, 2002 the eternal dilemma that all girls face at some point + Certainly a plot many women can relate to + Fabulous read! + 4.5 stars + great light fun read             American Girls About Town20 reviews Jennifer Weiner, Lauren Weisberger, ... Downtown Press, 2004 Fun Fun Fun + Great exposure + Funny and Tender + Fun and fast read!             Bergdorf Blondes: A Novel343 reviews Plum Sykes Miramax, 2005 Completely whimsical + Good summer chick lit... People who compared this to (or expected) Sex & The City didn't really get it... It's completely whimsical. The main characters are sympathetic, but not really identifiable for most of us. They are shopping their way through life, even shopping for boyfriends, with almost limitless means & free ...             Baby Proof255 reviews Emily Giffin St. Martin's Press, 2006 my favorite so far + Insightful and Fun - Addresses an Often Untalked about Topic + Ok book i thought this was emily giffin's "smartest" book yet. while i really liked something borrowed and something blue, the characters felt a little too conventional at times (rachel the "good girl" and darcy the "selfish girl"). i thought claudia was a more real, human character, a smart and ...             In Her Shoes: A Novel268 reviews Jennifer Weiner Pocket Star, 2004 Weiner's best + Another enjoyable Jennifer Weiner book + decent womens fiction + In Her Shoes - great!             To Have and To Hold: A Novel97 reviews Jane Green Broadway, 2005 Wonderful imagery + Pretty good + An interesting look into one woman's journey to self Jane Green is one of my favorites, and this book was just wonderful. I've read it many times (I always re read my books, sort of akin to visiting with old friends) Anyway, the thing that I most loved about this book was Jane Green's descriptive genius. She paints such a gorgeous picture of the ...             Straight Talking: A Novel60 reviews Jane Green Broadway, 2003 Straight Talking + Great book! I just finished this book and loved it. It was so good I couldn't put it down and than ordered it for my girlfriend. Great chick-lit read. A mix between Bridgette Jones and Sex in the City.             Goodnight Nobody: A Novel197 reviews Jennifer Weiner Washington Square Press, 2006 A fun spin on mystery + Loved this Weiner Book! I laughed at the antics of the main character & found her crime-solving entertaining. It kept me reading, as I liked the character's real take on loving her kids while realizing need to be someone besides a caretaker. Also found the insight into attempting to make a life in one of America's most ...             Swapping Lives81 reviews Jane Green Viking Adult, 2006 Definitely Fun! I usually give chick lits a three-star for various reasons; they're easy to read and it doesn't take much mental energy to read them; they're predictable; they're usually the same, where woman meets boy, falls in lust and gets her heart broken or captures her prince; it's always about single women. ...             Into a Paris Quartier17 reviews Diane Johnson National Geographic, 2005 This book is marvelous--a must for visiters to St. Germain des Pres + A Matter of Expectations This book is absolutely marvelous! Especially for those who travel to Paris and like to stay in the St. Germain des Pres district, as I do. Ms. Johnson gives many informative bits of info on this area in Paris. It's an absolute delight to read!             Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married228 reviews Marian Keyes Avon A, 2002 I Certainly Love Lucy This is definitely one of my favorite Marian Keyes books; it was the first one of her impressive resume that I read, and it retains a place in my heart and gives me warm fuzzies when I think about it. It shows Keyes' ability and further potential (given that it's one of her earliest novels) as a ...             Le Mariage39 reviews Diane Johnson Plume, 2001 For Lovers of Henry James; "light reading" + Redeemed by adultery -- a morality play If you like reading the stories of Henry James and Borges and the novels of Jane Austen and Leo Tolstoy, arguing the different merits of Aristotle and Plato and the different brands of feminism, and you like watching "One Life to Live" and "Bridget Jones" (yet don't want your friends to know you ...             Something Borrowed382 reviews St. Martin's Griffin, 2005 One of the Best Contemporary Romance I've read!!! + Cute adult chick-lit with more substance than fluff. + Don't read before your wedding! + such a page turner             L'affaire35 reviews Diane Johnson Plume, 2004 The Quintessential American Girl Abroad + L'Affaire by Diane Johnson/Review by C. O'Neill I recommend this book especially if you loved "The Magic Mountain" by Thomas Mann and "The Red and the Black" by Stendhal. If you haven't read "The Magic Mountain", I strongly recommend you read it first. Otherwise you will miss the allusions not to mention half the fun. When I picked up ...             The Other Side of the Story259 reviews Marian Keyes HarperTorch, 2005 Very quirky + A Wonderful Story about the World of Writing Stories! + My Favorite Keyes Book + Pulled me in and made me read!