13....lucky or unlucky.

Friday the 13th wasn't a bad day for me.  Saturday the 14th so far not so good.  I have 13 reviews to finish writing up.  Reading the books isn't hard however writing coherent book reviews that don't just say something lame... I Like...Good book...This book sucks a**...etc. is taking just a little bit more of my brain than I was planning on.

I would never say that this book sucks because reading material is entirely subjective.  There are always books out there that will tend to appeal to only certain niche groups.

So after I attend a wedding this afternoon I will head on home and finish typing my 13 late reviews.  Tomorrow while I am at Bob Dylan's concert I will read book 15 and get that review in on time.  I will say that I am glad that the Ides of August have no truly bad connotations because I could really use some positive news in my life about now.

Book Club Update:

While we kind of enjoyed Chelsea Handler's Are You There Vodka, It's me Chelsea? some of us felt that the humor was a little more negative than we preferred.  We each discussed our two favorite episodes from the book while we were enjoying our pedicures outside.  At least we were enjoying them until the wind kick up big time and we put everything away.  Our lone male Aaron was there as well (though he passed on the pedicure).

We decided to forgo a book for our next meeting we are actually going to a matinee.  Vampires Suck.  We are justifying it slightly because it is a parody (in part) of the Twilight series (which are books) and it looks like it will be fun.

Our next book is Over Her Dead Body by Kate White.  When we went to Hastings six weeks ago and found Baggage Claim we also found two copies of this hardback in the clearance bin for 99 cents.  We decided that it would be our budget find and those of us that hadn't picked it up at the first Hastings located it for the same price at a Hastings near where each of us lives.  The cheapest place that I found it online right now is Barnes and Noble.   It is the fourth book in the Bailey Wiggins series but we are hoping that it is one that will also stand on its own.




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Day One....Book One

I haven't received too many entries yet for my 31 books reviewed in 31 days.  So I randomly pulled one of my many books that I still haven't read out of a box.  The problem with them is these are books that I chose to buy so they are in my normal comfort zone for books.

She Went All the Way by Meggin Cabot was the book I grabbed.  I read it in fits and spurts today while doing other things.  This book is 357 pages long.

What better way to forget how hot it is where you are when you are reading about the heroine Lou Calabrese and hero Jack Townsend escaping from the bad guys in an Alaskan snow storm?

Lou, is a Hollywood screenwriter, who has just been dumped by her long time boyfriend. 

Jack Townsend  is one of Hollywoods leading actors.  His movies gross millions and women adore him.  However, his girlfriend just ran off and married Lou's boyfriend.

Now they are both stuck flying up to the latest film shoot together.  I don't want to give all the details away.  Otherwise why would you read the book?

This was an enjoyable summer read.  Perfect for taking out in the garden and relaxing on the swing while enjoying the weather with a cup of coffee this morning.





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