Showing posts with label Emily Giffin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emily Giffin. Show all posts

Friday, November 25, 2016

Black Friday Book Bonanza

Black Friday Book Bonanza
November 25-28, 2016
hosted by Reading Reality and Caffeinated Book Reviewer
details and complete list (here)

Get cozy with us in your jammies with some hot cocoa, and enter to win some new-to-you books and/or gift cards!

First Comes Love
by Emily Giffin
-ChickLit
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

Growing up, Josie and Meredith Garland shared a loving, if sometimes contentious relationship. Josie was impulsive, spirited, and outgoing; Meredith hardworking, thoughtful, and reserved. When tragedy strikes their family, their different responses to the event splinter their delicate bond.

Fifteen years later, Josie and Meredith are in their late thirties, following very different paths. Josie, a first grade teacher, is single—and this close to swearing off dating for good. What she wants more than the right guy, however, is to become a mother—a feeling that is heightened when her ex-boyfriend’s daughter ends up in her class. Determined to have the future she’s always wanted, Josie decides to take matters into her own hands.

On the outside, Meredith is the model daughter with the perfect life. A successful attorney, she’s married to a wonderful man, and together they’re raising a beautiful four-year-old daughter. Yet lately, Meredith feels dissatisfied and restless, secretly wondering if she chose the life that was expected of her rather than the one she truly desired.

As the anniversary of their tragedy looms and painful secrets from the past begin to surface, Josie and Meredith must not only confront the issues that divide them, but also come to terms with their own choices. In their journey toward understanding and forgiveness, both sisters discover they need each other more than they knew... and that in the recipe for true happiness, love always comes first.

Emotionally honest and utterly enthralling, First Comes Love is a story about family, friendship, and the courage to follow your own heart—wherever that may lead.



The Regulars
by Georgia Clark
-Chick-lit
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

A fierce, feisty, and “wonderfully entertaining” (Scott Westerfeld, author of Uglies) debut with a magical twist about three ordinary, regular girls who suddenly have their fantasies come true…or do they?

Best friends Evie, Krista, and Willow are just trying to make it through their mid-twenties in New York. They’re regular girls, with average looks and typical quarter-life crises: making it up the corporate ladder, making sense of online dating, and making rent.

Until they come across Pretty, a magic tincture that makes them, well...gorgeous. Like, supermodel gorgeous. And it’s certainly not their fault if the sudden gift of beauty causes unexpected doors to open for them.

But there’s a dark side to Pretty, too, and as the gloss fades for these modern-day Cinderellas, there’s just one question left:

What would you sacrifice to be Pretty?



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Friday, July 8, 2016

First Comes Love by Emily Giffin

First Comes Love
by Emily Giffin

Find out more about this book and author:
Amazon
Goodreads
BookExcerpt
Website
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Twitter @emilygiffin

Just released: June 28, 2016
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Genre: Women's Fiction
Hardback: 400 pages
Rating: 4

First sentence(s):
Time is a tricky thing, Daniel said to his mother when he was still very young. When you wanted to savor something, it would speed by in a blur. When you wanted to get past something, it would drag on forever.

Growing up, Josie and Meredith Garland shared a loving, if sometimes contentious relationship. Josie was impulsive, spirited, and outgoing; Meredith hardworking, thoughtful, and reserved. When tragedy strikes their family, their different responses to the event splinter their delicate bond.

Fifteen years later, Josie and Meredith are in their late thirties, following very different paths. Josie, a first grade teacher, is single—and this close to swearing off dating for good. What she wants more than the right guy, however, is to become a mother—a feeling that is heightened when her ex-boyfriend’s daughter ends up in her class. Determined to have the future she’s always wanted, Josie decides to take matters into her own hands.

On the outside, Meredith is the model daughter with the perfect life. A successful attorney, she’s married to a wonderful man, and together they’re raising a beautiful four-year-old daughter. Yet lately, Meredith feels dissatisfied and restless, secretly wondering if she chose the life that was expected of her rather than the one she truly desired.

As the anniversary of their tragedy looms and painful secrets from the past begin to surface, Josie and Meredith must not only confront the issues that divide them, but also come to terms with their own choices. In their journey toward understanding and forgiveness, both sisters discover they need each other more than they knew... and that in the recipe for true happiness, love always comes first.

Emotionally honest and utterly enthralling, First Comes Love is a story about family, friendship, and the courage to follow your own heart—wherever that may lead.


My two-bits:

This is one of those comfy reads where the characters are introduced with all their faults along with their fumbles through their present day lives.

Issues of grief and sibling relations are prominent in this story.

About the author:
Emily Giffin is a graduate of Wake Forest University and the University of Virginia School of Law. After practicing litigation at a Manhattan firm for several years, she moved to London to write full time. The author of seven New York Times bestselling novels, The One & Only, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Baby Proof, Love The One You're With, Heart of the Matter, and Where We Belong, she lives in Atlanta with her husband and three children.

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* review copy courtesy of and part of Summer Reading Challenge (here) @booksparks #SRC2016 #BestSummerEver

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts - 7.7.16

Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts
hosted by (un)Conventional Bookviews (details)

A meme to share some food and/or drink quotes found in current reads.


First Comes Love
by Emily Giffin
-ChickLit
Amazon | Goodreads

In this dazzling new novel, Emily Giffin, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed, Where We Belong, and The One & Only introduces a pair of sisters who find themselves at a crossroads.

Growing up, Josie and Meredith Garland shared a loving, if sometimes contentious relationship. Josie was impulsive, spirited, and outgoing; Meredith hardworking, thoughtful, and reserved. When tragedy strikes their family, their different responses to the event splinter their delicate bond.

Fifteen years later, Josie and Meredith are in their late thirties, following very different paths. Josie, a first grade teacher, is single—and this close to swearing off dating for good. What she wants more than the right guy, however, is to become a mother—a feeling that is heightened when her ex-boyfriend’s daughter ends up in her class. Determined to have the future she’s always wanted, Josie decides to take matters into her own hands.

On the outside, Meredith is the model daughter with the perfect life. A successful attorney, she’s married to a wonderful man, and together they’re raising a beautiful four-year-old daughter. Yet lately, Meredith feels dissatisfied and restless, secretly wondering if she chose the life that was expected of her rather than the one she truly desired.

As the anniversary of their tragedy looms and painful secrets from the past begin to surface, Josie and Meredith must not only confront the issues that divide them, but also come to terms with their own choices. In their journey toward understanding and forgiveness, both sisters discover they need each other more than they knew . . . and that in the recipe for true happiness, love always comes first.

Emotionally honest and utterly enthralling, First Comes Love is a story about family, friendship, and the courage to follow your own heart—wherever that may lead.



QUOTE:
"So ol' Willy gave you a hall pass tonight?" Gabe asked over fish tacos, guacamole, and a couple of ice-cold Coronas. -chapter 9, page 100, ARC

=====> Tacos are always yummy ;-)
Mahi Mahi tacos from Bonita Taqueria (here) are delish!




Friday, April 29, 2016

Summer Reading Challenge 2016

Summer Reading Challenge
May to August 2016
sponsored by BookSparks
details here

The 6th annual reading challenge sponsored by BookSparks @booksparks #SRC2016 #BestSummerEver is starting up next month!

I am excited to say that I will be joining in again :-)

Reading list: my picks
Review links go live after posted.


First Comes Love
by Emily Giffin
-ChickLit
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

Don't You Cry
by Mary Kubica
-Mystery, Thriller
Amazon | Goodreads

House of Bradbury
by Nicole Meier
-Humor, Women's Fiction
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

The Assistants
by Camille Perri
-ChickLit, New York
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

Appetite
by Sheila Grinnell
-Women's Fiction
Amazon | Goodreads | my review



One True Loves
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
-Women's Fiction
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

Everybody Rise
by Stephanie Clifford
-Humor, New York, Women's Fiction
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

Saving Abby
by Steena Holmes
-Women's Fiction
Amazon | Goodreads

25 Sense
by Lisa Henthorn
-Women's Fiction
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

The Sweetheart Deal
by Polly Dugan
-Women's Fiction
Amazon | Goodreads


You Will Know Me
by Megan Abbott
-Mystery, Thriller
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

So Close
by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
-Women's Fiction
Amazon | Goodreads

All Is Not Forgotten
by Wendy Walker
-Mystery, Thriller
Amazon | Goodreads | my review



A House for Happy Mothers
by Amula Malladi
-Women's Fiction, India
Amazon | Goodreads

The Lucidity Project
by Abbey Campbell Cook
-Thriller
Amazon | Goodreads

Perfectly Good Crime
by Dete Meserve
-Mystery
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

Swear On This Life
by Renee Carlino
-New Adult, Romance
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

Clear to Lift
by Anne A. Wilson
-Adventure, Women's Fiction
Amazon | Goodreads

EXTRA:

The Regulars
by Georgia Clark
-Chick-lit
Amazon | Goodreads | my review


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* head over to get more details and to signup for this challenge here - books provided for honest reviews

Monday, July 7, 2014

Bookish Bingo Challenge: Summer

Bookish Bingo Challenge
Summer: July to September 2014
hosted by Great Imaginations
details here

Just joined this book challenge again!

The Rules:

Sign-ups close on July 14th here

One square per book. For instance, Mockingjay starts with M and is also a series finale, but can only count for one square.

All reading must be done during the months of July, August, and September.

There will be a giveaway again!

Extra entries will be awarded for multiple bingos and a fully covered card earns +5!


Books read:

Square - magical realism
The Future for Curious People
by Gregory Sherl
my review

Square - A Middle Grade Novel
Bone by Jeff Smith
(graphic novel)
my review

Square - Asian MC
The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco
my review

Square - MC is LBGTIA
The Red Sheet by Mia Kerick
my review

Square - Road Trip
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
my review

Square - Music theme
Rock Angel by Jeanne Bogino
my review

Square - Pink Cover
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
my review

Square - Thriller
Until You're Mine by Samantha Hayes
my review

Square - Set on an Island
The Vacationers: A Novel by Emma Straub
-set in Mallorca
my review

Square - A Retelling
Ariadne by S.D. Hines
my review

Square - Set during the Summer
This One Summer
by Mariko Tamaki
my review

Square - Water on Cover
Serenade
by Emily Kiebel
my review

Square - Sky on Cover
These Broken Stars
by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
my review

Square - Set in Europe
-France
The Penny Thief
by Christophe Paul
my review

Square - Starts with M
My Last Kiss
by Bethany Neal
my review

Square - Featuring an animal companion
Hot Chocolate
by Dawn Greenfield Ireland
-Lila Mae's dog, Louie
my review

Square - Strong Sibling Relationship
Bitter Chocolate
by Dawn Greenfield Ireland
-three sisters
my review

Square - Blue Cover
I Become Shadow
by Joe Shine
my review

Square - Summer Release
Burning Bright
by E.J. Stevens
my review

Square - Stand Alone
The One and Only
by Emily Giffin
my review

 
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