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This book was funny but it may have been funnier to me if I was 50. At 37, I can laugh at myself and the funny things that aging does to women or the general neuroses we are all victim of. Staying awake worrying about family, money, the Holocaust, anything really, until you realize you are not going to fall asleep and then wondering if you would feel better or worse if you took a sleeping pill this late at night. Gurwitch points out the limited shopping selections we have as women once we age out of the juniors section but are not quite ready for elastic waistband pants at Coldwater Creek. I currently am the mother of a teenager roughly the same age as Gurwitch's son. I am exhausted now and can only imagine how much more tired I would be if I were a decade older and dealing with the whirling vortex that is the teenage years. In short, I got a few chuckles out of Gurwitch's stories but I didn't crack up. If I revisit this read in 13 years when I am turning 50, I may find it hilarious, but to me today it is merely lukewarm.
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Read my full review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/05/i-see-you-made-effort-by-annabelle.html
** I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review **
Read my full review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/05/i-see-you-made-effort-by-annabelle.html
Captivating and magical. The Night Circus offers a childishly gothic Wonderland for a reader to experience. A truely transportive read.
Marriage counselor Paige Reinhardt was hoping to spend her summer in the Hamptons but her husband Dave's work has kept them in the city. Now her estranged sister Sloane has contacted her mother and is coming to visit. This novel has enough suspense between what is really going on at Dave's work and what Sloane is really like after all these years to keep the pages flipping. I think this is another good "beach read" in that the banter is funny, the settings are transportive, and book is broken down into lots of chapters (ideal for the ups and downs of getting in the water, reapplying sunscreen, etc.) Author L Alison Heller is a marriage counselor and probably has great stories from her practice, but I liked that she described Paige and Dave's marriage in daily details rather than intense analysis.
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Read my full review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-never-never-sisters-by-l-alison.html
** I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review **
Read my full review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-never-never-sisters-by-l-alison.html
I did think of Chelsea Handler when I read this book in regards to the sex but the author is truly...a bitch. What a great escapist piece of reading. Chrystal Rose has so many crazy girl's night out drinking stories that I was tired just reading them. She has multiple one-night stands and short term relationships while simultaneously stringing along her boyfriend / fiancé. I've suggested this release to several girlfriends and everyone is loving it. Whether you are in your early 20's like Chrystal and going out to have some escapades of your own, or you have your own memories of your own crazy hijinks, you will enjoy reading about driving home wearing nothing but a thong or waking up and wondering the hell you are.
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Read my full review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/06/indie-chick-lit-tours-unfaithfully.html
** I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review **
Read my full review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/06/indie-chick-lit-tours-unfaithfully.html
With the plethora of fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs available in the summer and autumn months, knowledge of proper preservation can prolong your enjoyment of your abundance. In the past, our grandparents would preseve, pickle, and "put up" food for the bleak winter months. Now with all foods available year round at the local grocery, these practices have fallen by the wayside and the traditions are not necessarily passed down through the generations anymore. Sherri Brooks Vinton answers all the questions you could ever have about preserving food safely and efficiently. My first project is going to be strawberry jam. What will you try?
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Read my full review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/06/put-em-up-preserving.html
** I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review **
Read my full review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/06/put-em-up-preserving.html
Any reference to 1969 in pop culture is quick to show a family gathered around their television watching the moon landing. Little do most people know that there was intense marketing preceding the launch and landing. "Marketing the Moon" is a very detailed account of the space program leading up to (and including ) the Apollo program. Any one interested in the history of the U.S. space program or marketing will love this book. Packed full of detailed facts, "Marketing the Moon" is mind-boggling in the concept that the program had to be "sold" to the American public. For insight into how astronaut's wives became celebrities and Americans warmed from the Cold War to become flag waving spectators, this book will provide you the entire background story.
Read my full review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/06/marketing-moon-selling-of-apollo-lunar.html
Read my full review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/06/marketing-moon-selling-of-apollo-lunar.html
I was very skeptical to read another of Abbott's works because I extremely disliked "Dare Me." I felt the teen girls in that novel were not only acting out in adult ways but the characters were also given a mature mentality that was unbelievable. So when I saw that Abbott was writing about teen girls again, I thought I'd give it a try but didn't hold my hopes too high. This all being said, I enjoyed reading the entire book and didn't get myself worked into quite the state that "Dare Me" got me to (there was a physical throwing of that one.) I liked how Abbott got into the details about how mean girls are to each other, even their supposed friends. I liked that there was focus on how at risk young girls are, even in "safe" communities. I liked the angle of hysteria around the HPV vaccine. I haven't read any other "outbreak/ contagion-themed" books with that puzzle piece so I found that original. I even liked the darkness of the spells and the poisoning. But I'm very particular with a mystery and if you are going to take me on a 300 plus page journey, I need all the ends tied up. And there were two big ones that weren't: 1. Skye. So she just disappears? She's not questioned for supplying Gabby with the poison? 2. All the "other" girls. "Mass Psychogenic Illness" because they were stressed? Wouldn't it have been more feasible if they were all sick because they inhaled the fumes from when Skye burned the plants? All in all, I liked this better than "Dare Me" but it's still only a 3 star from me.
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Read my full review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-fever-by-megan-abbott.html
** I received this book in exchange for an honest review **
Read my full review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-fever-by-megan-abbott.html
I like a crazy antics memoir as much as the next person but I feel like all the women are trying to "one up" each other anymore. These crazy acts make me think "maybe I wasn't as wild as I thought" and I'm fine with that. Jenny Mollen tells stories that are hilarious, cringe-worthy, and shocking. I first thought I wasn't going to be able to finish the book because she talks about stalking her current husband's ex girlfriend. As a woman on the other end of this sort of situation, I was thinking "this isn't funny. You have problems. Seriously psychological problems." Mollen admits her insecurities and craziness but also uses it as an identifier. I found that as the book progressed some funnier stories came out. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy Chelsea Handler, Mindy Kaling, maybe Lisa Lampenelli. Mollen is crass and no holds barred.
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Read my entire review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/06/i-like-you-just-way-i-am-by-jenny-mollen.html
** I received this book in exchange for an honest review***
Read my entire review here: http://www.ivoryowlreviews.blogspot.com/2014/06/i-like-you-just-way-i-am-by-jenny-mollen.html