The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

The Undomestic Goddess is a book written by the author of the famous Shopaholic series, Sophie Kinsella. I enjoyed reading the Shopaholic series so I decided to give this a try.

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Samantha Sweeting is a lawyer who is up for partnership, a feat she's been working very hard for for years. However, all chances of a promotion disappeared when she made the worst mistake that a lawyer like her can make. She has a breakdown and accidentally ends up being a housekeeper. Samantha now has a new problem - she doesn't know how to do any kind of house work. Sophie Kinsella tells of how she begins again. She tells how Samantha learns how to cook, iron, sew and how she finds love in the process. But can she ran away from her problems forever?

I personally like this book better than the Shopaholic series. I sometimes get annoyed with the Shopaholic lead's Becky. This didn't happen at all with Samantha.

This isn't entirely a light read since there are serious parts too. However, the way Sophie Kinsella wrote this made this a light read. This is a good read if you're looking for a book you can read in your down time.

Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie

This is my first time reading a Jennifer Crusie book. I've been hearing a lot of positive feedback and the ratings are high so I gave it a try. And much to my surprise, it is really good.

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Bet Me is a romantic comedy that tells of the love story of Minerva Dobbs, a thirty-three year old woman who is not thin, and Calvin Morrisey, a guy who could be described as God's gift to women. Their love story started with a bet but could they make it last?

I love the way that this was written. It was light, witty and funny. I guarantee that you'll be laughing your head off with Bet Me. If you're looking for a read that will take the aftertaste of a dark-themed or heavy book, this is highly recommended.

A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

If you're looking to read a romance novel that will touch your heart, you don't have to look any further. A Walk to Remember is one of Nicholas Sparks's bests. It is certainly one of the best romance novels out there.

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This book tells of the beautiful love story of Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan. Landon didn't think that he was the type of guy who'd fall for someone like Jamie, a Baptist minister's daughter. But he did, slowly and surely. Jamie showed him a depth and goodness of heart that utterly and irrevocably changed him forever.

Nicholas Sparks has woven an unforgettable story that will entrance you and stir your deepest emotions. A Walk to Remember is guaranteed to move you.

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis

A lot of people don't even know that there's a book that goes before The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe in The Chronicles of Narnia. Most just head right on to the first book but you wouldn't really get the feel of the story if you skip this one.

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The Magician's Nephew tells of how Narnia was created. It also gives us a good look at Queen Jadis. Did you even know that Queen Jadis has already been to London? I had a fun time imagining her experience there. But my favorite part in this book is when Aslan, the Lion was creating Narnia. It was beautiful reading that part.

If you liked reading The Chronicles of Narnia, this is a must read so you know the beginnings and origins - from Narnia, to Queen Jadis, to the lamp post and the Wardrobe.

The Dark Half...Stephen King

This book is about an author Thad Beaumont who is a recovering alcoholic and husband. He writes these very dark stories under an alias George Stark. Then this "George Stark" comes to life and starts killing people. It's a really good read. Come to find out the author actually has a twin in utero whom he absorbed and was removed from him as a child. So now he deals with massive headaches and the people that know about it begin to wonder if it's his headaches that are causing his split personality or if that twin still has a hold on him somehow. It's amazing the details put into the story such as that when Thad is taken over by Stark mentally he leaves notes and even has completely different handwriting. The notes explain to Thad what Stark does while he's in control. Even watching his family. They seem to be able to have a bond as twin's sometimes are thought to. Including feeling each other's pain and at times reading each other's mind. By the end of the book Thad's wife is having serious doubts about the future of their marriage and is especially worried about the fact that Thad seems to like this other half...this "dark half" of himself.

For more info visit: http://stephenking.com/library/novel/dark_half_the.html

The Shack

No, I haven't finished my current novel but was thinking that I wanted to remember to mention a certain book to you all so I figured I should mention it now so I didn't forget lol.

This wonderful book even though I'm not a religious person by any means is a good read. It made me wonder, it made me smile, it made me cry. If you're looking for something to give you a little inspirations while going through a dark time you should definitely look into this book.

www.theshackbook.com/

John Grisham's Gray Mountain

So I know this isn't a short story either but I love John Grisham. I just started reading Gray Mountain.


It's really good so far (as are the other novels I've read by him). It's centered around a lawyer who was laid-off from her job at some big time Wall Street Law Firm in Manhattan. Then the recession hits and the firm downsizes and she gets furloughed and escorted out of the building. She has to choose one out of a list of places (provided to her) to intern for x amount of time as part of the furlough. She decides to take one in some podunk town in Virginia right smack in the middle of Appalachia. So she's getting a taste of "real people" with "real problems" as she put it. So far that's where I am in the story and it's pretty good. If you've never read as John Grisham novel and like to read you should definitely check out one of his books.

http://www.jgrisham.com/