When Val was only 11 years old, her mother started in on her about dieting and losing weight. That has stayed with Val her entire life. This book tells of her struggle to stop the constant dieting. I really enjoyed reading this. Val had a tough time, not only at home, but was teased at school, as...
If you have an inner demon that pokes out every once in awhile you can appreciate this book and it humor. A lot of what she says is spot on but hard to admit. There is a lot of complaining but I found it endearing. Quick, funny read but nothing life changing. I loved the part about the BFF parent...
This book has been languishing on my TBR pile for quite a while and is written by a new to me author. I enjoyed the premise of this story taking place in a coffeehouse. What the book description failed to convey to me was that when the story begins, Francesca aka Frank and Amanda are already ru...
The premise of this book was exciting. Quirky? Check. Funny? Check. Romance? Check. But that was just the description on the back of the book. I actually opened the book and decided to read it. Uncheck. It really was a Harlequin romance in a different jacket. If you like the Harlequin ...
I’m glad I read this book before reading other reviewers comments on it as I feel it would have put me off. I thoroughly enjoyed The Accidental Virgin by Valerie Frankel. Valerie has a unique way of writing that borders on the perverse (At times) but in a generally humorous manor. I can’t help b...
It's uncanny! Within six months of breaking up with her, Peg Silver's ex-lovers always meet and marry the women of their dreams. Even worse than being the eternal bridesmaid, she's the last girlfriend, the one who awakens in a guy theknowledge of what he's always wanted in a relationship ... and ...
Stacy chose flip-flops, rubber spanking the soles of her feet with each step. She wouldn’t stop at the greasy deli that Wednesday morning. She was in no mood for winks, smooch sounds, or cocked unibrows. She didn’t want breakfast of any kind (having consumed a cheeseburger only hours before), nor...
M . Frieda liked the New York Post. She should read the New York Times, and often did, but she relished her gossipy tabloid. Unlike her child, her apartment, her gallery, her relationship, the Post was easy. Uncomplicated. The broad-sheet made no emotional or intellectual demands. She could flip ...
It embarrassed her and made her beam with pride at the same time. Bess found herself pretending to understand even less than she actually did. Charlie loved to be the teacher, explaining applications and tricks patiently, as if she were the fourth-grader. Plus, they got to spend time together. It...