It’s no secret that I love my books. This year I read (or listened to) 102 books! Shocking, even for me. In 2013, books were my entertainment, my escape, my therapy. I read more nonfiction than I usually do and some darker fiction, which is a bit outside my comfort zone. Suffice it to say, I had trouble believing in the “happily ever after.” I’ve compiled my reading stats, because once a number cruncher, always a number cruncher. Continue reading My Favorite Books of 2013
How to Survive Your Sisters
by Ellie Campbell
A book review by Allie Smith
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The MacLeod sisters are four very different individuals who share quite a history. Avril, the oldest, is a dedicated career woman with little time or patience to fall in love and have a relationship. Milly is the overwrought mother of four who is approaching a midlife breakdown. Natalie is the Stepford wife wanna-be who has become an almost intolerable Bridezilla in her attempt to win over her future in-laws. Hazel, the baby of the family, is a vagabond, free-spirited woman-child who gets along with everyone but Natalie. When she comes home for Natalie’s wedding with Matt, an old family friend, the sister’s lives veer drastically off-course. Continue reading at Chick Lit Plus.
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Shy Town Girls, Ivy
By Katie Leimkuehler
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This is the second book in the Shy Town series and it focuses on Ivy. Ivy is a twenty-something girl-about-town, who is a rising star in the advertising industry. She lives with her best friend Ella, and another girl, Bobbie. A fourth girl, Meryl, rounds out their gang. Their world is based in Chicago and filled with work drama, fashion dilemmas and romantic entanglements. Ivy seems to find trouble wherever she turns. Despite knowing she shouldn’t mix work with pleasure, Ivy starts dating one of her clients. Matters get more complicated when she develops feelings for her best friend’s brother, Shane. Add some daddy issues to the mix, and the angst of being a quarter century old, and you’ve got yourself a story. Continue Reading at Chick Lit Plus.
