Beautifully illustrated, yet confusingly written. I had a really difficult time settling into this world, and often had to force myself to read it. I also would be completely taken out of the story by severe language that just didn't seem to fit in with the atmosphere and setting. I don't think I'll be picking up Volume 2 unless it is to look at the pictures.

After a secret somebody completes an obscure song lyric Lily wrote on her Chemistry class desk, they begin exchanging secret letters. Not sure who this person may be, Lily still begins to form a crush on her pen pal.

Very cute, almost too cute, but still an enjoyable and quick YA read. I figured out who the secret pen pal was right away, but it didn't lessen the story.

This book will make you uncomfortable, and I guess I enjoyed that? I'm still not sure. Focusing on mother Katie, her exceptional gymnast daughter Devon, and a horrible accident, readers will definitely be kept on the edge of their seat. Definitely worth a read, but I will never read it again.

Refreshing, candid, and surprisingly serious at times, I loved Amy Schumer's narration of her essays. Definitely a must-listen of Summer 2016.

Read for a graduate school class on genocide in 2009.

My first Susan Mallery, and this was not for me. With three sisters, three love interests, and a wedding, so much was happening I didn't find myself connecting with any of the characters especially as they dealt with very stereotypical 'women's issues' like weight and trust. Also, the romances were a bit of a stretch for me. I found oldest sister Rachel's the most believable, but even still it was fairly annoying.

Cheeky pickpocket Bertie is intrigued by the seemingly fair minded Scottish barrister Sinclair McBride, who seems to actually care about what is right versus what is usually done. After a steamy meeting, Bertie also finds out Sinclair is trying to raise two hellion children who she soon rescues from a sticky situation in London. Finding Bertie is the only woman who seems to be able to take on his challenging kiddos, Sinclair soon finds himself romancing this new governess despite her station in life and her horrible family.

Pretty cute, but as this was my first Jennifer Ashley I found myself a bit disconnected from a slew of other characters introduced in previous books in this series. I also didn't enjoy the writing style as much as I have other romance novelists, there was a lot of happening and parts were often a little choppy.

Pet boutique owner Willa is roped into cat-sitting for the guy who stood her up at a high school dance and doesn't even remember her to boot. The cat is cute, but Keane is even more adorable as they both fall for each other despite the past and their own hangups about getting too attached.

Always a great time living in Jill's small towns. The Christmas part of the book is not really a focus at all, which was appreciated, and her characters always pop.

I can't believe how much is going on in this book. A murdered boyfriend, PTSD, partial memory loss (or suppression?), car racing, car stealing, a West Side Story romance plot-line, insta-love, gambling addiction, lying, undercover cop parent, asshole absent parents, and a one-eyed alley cat. I may have also missed a few things, but with all that, wow.

While highly readable and one I did finish, this book had every cliche known to YA romance. It felt very reminiscent of [a:Katie McGarry|4575371|Katie McGarry|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1305138891p2/4575371.jpg]'s work, which I find much more believable. Unfortunately, I just could not buy the instant love between Frankie and Marco because they spent the least amount of time together on the page. I do believe this will be a great seller, and teens will eat it up.

Eleanor vows today will be different as she goes through a 40 something crisis of womanhood, motherhood, and wife-hood.

I had fun reading Eleanor's stream of concious ramblings, but not as much as I enjoyed Bernadette's. This also felt very similar to Where'd You Go, but not quite as tightly plotted. The addition of the short graphic novel was a nice treat.