Time of My Life/Allison Winn Scotch

A cute read about the what-ifs and if-onlys of the road not taken. Heard about it in Family Circle magazine.

Nice to Come Home To/Rebecca Flowers

I picked this up on the new books shelf at the local library branch. I'm always so tickled when I find a title this way and then wind up loving it.

I liked this almost as much as Love Walked In. A nice little chick-lit book, it is an easy read, yet the characters had considerable depth. Thanks Rebecca.

Little Earthquakes/Jennifer Weiner

This was a sequel to Good In Bed. I liked it a little better. Could relate more to it I guess as the main characters were new mothers and I remember those days well.

Good In Bed/Jennifer Weiner

I finished this in November.

After seeing the movie version of "In Her Shoes" by the same author, I expected this to be better. It was formulaic and predictable in a my-father-never-loved-me-therefore-I-don't-love-myself-therefore-I-make-poor-choices-regarding-men way. It's definitely chick-lit, which is not necessarily a bad thing. I am all for chick-lit. This was kind of a plus-sized girl's "Sex in the City." I was attracted to it and intrigued by it in a vicarious thrill seeking way. The heroine is a twenty-something single girl working at a newspaper which is something I once was (though, not as lucky to have a plum assignment like entertainment reporter at a large east coast daily)so I couldn't resist. It turns out I could also relate to her in the father abandonment department also. While I could thoroughly feel her pain and am prone to histrionics myself, I was surprised that I found the character to be somewhat melodramatic. Final words, it wasn't awful. I thought it was just okay and was disappointed a little since I had expected a little more from the author. Of course this was the author's first book, so I feel like a heel being critical.