Books Reviews

Curling up with a good book is a favourite year-round pursuit: in front of a blazing fire in January, in the park under a warm May sun, in a hammock lake-side in July or with coffee on the back porch overlooking brilliant fall foliage.

ChickAdvisor members love light reads like the wildly popular Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella or the more introspective romances of Emily GiffinHe's Not That Into You gives us food for thought, and Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series is a guilty little pleasure.

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Black and Blue - Anna Quindlen

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Frannie, Frannie, Fran.....Bobby always said her name that way. Fran Benedetto had loved Bobby. Bobby the cop. Bobby, her sons dad. Bobby...sexy, handsome, strong Bobby. Fran Benedetto had once loved him so much. But Fran was a battered wife. Bobby was an abusive husband. And...
Smile baby smile

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I got this on sale at toysrus.ca and it's one of my sons favourite books. Very easy to learn and very cute story.
If big can......I can

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I got this on sale because my son loves books and this one is a very cute story and has great message.
Original Sin - Tasmina Perry

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So addictive. Love all her books, this is no exception
The Tumor John Grisham Novelette

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I finished reading this on the weekend and it was quite informative. I won this and it came with a short note signed by John Grisham. It came directly from Virginia. If you're interested in one, go tofusfoundation.org and you too can get a copy.
The Perfect Present - Karen Swan

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Such a sweet love story for the Holidays. Highly recommend.
The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane

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I got this for $8.00 on Amazon for my sister because she wanted to do a book report on it, so I got it and we read it together and it was a great story and worth every penny.
National geographic kids cool animal sticker activity book

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I paid $8.00 for this on Amazon and I think it was a great deal considering there is so much information in this that a kid would really enjoy and a bunch of stickers as well. Great buy!
Worn Fashion Journal

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Love these fashion journals, and I love how they always follow a theme, which doesn't happen often in smaller indie magazines. This magazine focuses on fashion, history, and the present. Love the artwork and photography and articles, a real treat for those fashionable...
The WORN Archive: Fashion Journal about the Art, Ideas, & History of What We Wear

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This is a great book for those who love the combination of fashion, beauty, and history! Every article in this book has been well researched and are equally compelling. It explores the affect of fashion on humans, and humans on fashion, and society on individuals etc. They...
An Abundance Of Katherines

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My favorite book from John Green so far, a great mixture of romance and math! The author really dug deep for this one, even collaborating with a mathematician to work out equations and graphs of love. Loved the characters, and most of all, the themes. Great book!
The Alchemy of Forever: An Incarnation Novel (#1) by Avery Williams

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This book could've been so much better, but I did enjoy it even though I didn't expect to at the beginning. Yet again I found myself rolling my eyes at the way a story started; the writing, the narration, and the dialogue annoyed me, but soon enough I did get immersed in the...
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel

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Disclaimer: I received this signed book as part of a Random House Facebook giveaway. I wasn't expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did. The beginning didn't grab me, and it was confusing as it shifted story lines, but once Pi's voyage started it became really fascinating...
A Cold Legacy (#3) by Megan Shepherd

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This was a decent end to the trilogy. Perhaps it wasn't what I expected, or at least what I wanted, but it was satisfying and it ended on a good note. It reminded me of what happened in the last book without sounding like a retelling (which is good in itself because I couldn't...
A Shadow on the Wall by Jonathan Aycliffe

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I didn't particularly enjoy this book. The plot didn't interest me enough, even though it was a decent one overall, and I kept forgetting who was who. I also didn't like the formatting; as in, there were places were a quotation mark should end and then the characters thoughts...
Ruins of Lace by Iris Anthony

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This book veered in a different direction than I had expected, though I wasn't sure I enjoyed where I was taken. A story that revolves entirely around lace risked being boring, and although it didn't reach the great scopes I thought it would it did manage to sustain some of my...
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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This was an enjoyable series, but mostly only because of the humour (which is one that I have never quite encountered before). It took me a while to completely finish this because I never had a burning need to know what happens next, but when I did get around to reading it I did...
The Voodoo Killings: A Kincaid Strange Novel (#1) by Kristi Charish

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Disclaimer: I received this book for free as part of a Goodreads Giveaway. Despite how the world got me from the get-go, I found it hard to keep reading. The first chapter had everything it could ever need to grab a reader's interest yet I just couldn't read more than a few...
The Madman's Daughter (#1) by Megan Shepherd

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Despite having easy readability, the book was hard to go through because of the lack of plot buildup in the beginning. I already knew once I started reading that Juliet would end up going to see her father wherever he was, and the romance (love triangle) felt so forced. I also...
Jennifer Government by Max Barry

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The premise of the novel is great; it definitely got my interest when I heard of it years ago, but I kept pushing it down my reading list. Maybe I've been tainted by YA, but I feel like it fell flat with its idea. I wanted revolution! Change! And instead I got an interesting and...