sgorny | Jun. 29th, 2008

34.) Turning Tables, by Heather & Rose MacDowell - 336 pgs (finished 05/24/08)
Review: Great novel about a quick learner working in the high-end restaurant business, learning about herself after a fall from business grace. Good summer read.
35.) P.S. I Love You, by Cecelia Ahern - 470 pgs (finished 05/27/08)
Review: Liked this book. As someone who thought they were dying, and tried to plan out a recovery for their spouse, it hit a chord with me.
36.) Blood Noir (Anita Blake, Book 16), by Laurell K Hamilton - 340 pgs (finished 06/08/08)
Review: Laurell must be having quite the randy sex life, because Anita sure is. No one is free of her call, and she gets another surprising animal to call. Definitely hot, and I now am jonesing for the next one, as yet unannounced/unplanned. *cries*

37.) Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer (reread) - 512 pgs (finished 06/17/08)
38.) New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer (reread) - 608 pgs (finished 06/23/08)
39.) Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer (reread) - 640 pgs (finished 06/29/08)
Wanted to re-read the above 3, because there is a new one coming out August 2nd (Breaking Dawn). And I can't wait! Although I *do* kind of hate how she strung Jacob along, although he was a willing accomplice. I don't have a clue where she is going from here. The only excerpt I've read (I've got to find that Eclipse with the sneak peak!) just says she's engaged, driving an expensive (Edward's?) car, and everyone is staring at her. You can bet, since each book is, like, 600 pgs, there will be twists and turns. I bet she'll end up with Edward, but Jacob will come back, there will be some kind of trouble between Edward & Jacob, or Edward & Bella, and she'll go with Jacob for a while, but return to Edward.

And as convoluted as that sounds? It will probably be. But I can't wait to read it!

40.) Falling Out of Fashion, by Karen Yampolsky - 275 pgs (finished 06/29/08)
Review: Much like Turning Tables, or The Devil Wears Prada, except about a woman who founds an eponymous lifestyle magazine, and the twists, turns, back-stabbings, and risings-above that occur. Written by an insider. As they say, great summer read!

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Wow, I only managed to make it through 30 books last year, but I've 1) been putting in a concerted effort, and I'm very goal-oriented, 2) been on the computer less, and 3) watched less TV. So, since I've got some kind of mental ADD (definitely not physical!), I gotta keep chugging along.

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