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Review Date: 3/11/2012
"I initially didn't like it but midway I really got into it, it was a love/hate relationship since you really felt sorry for the stepmom but then as the story develops you learn more about the other characters that you start to feel empathy for them as well. I really felt sad by all the turmoil and chaos in the story and see how this happens a lot in real life too. Green writes such a gripping story and makes the characters so real to life. I would definitely recommend this book. Get ready to lose yourself in a great story because it is like a rollercoaster ride."
Review Date: 1/3/2012
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"Friendship stories are the best, especially of best friends who are so different. I thought the storyline was interesting but the story was written in a choppy fashion. Most of the story doesn't center on the friendship but rather with the guy they both had an interest with and what happens when she breaks the pact and makes contact with him. I didn't like the way the storyline was going; expecting the reconciliation process to be much more interesting than what it was. Highly disappointed since I really didn't feel loose ends were tied up clearly or meaningfully. This supposed best friend does not leave me feeling sorry for her, memory loss or not, it just leaves me to feel she is just as manipulative as she was before the accident. Yet she gets away with what she does because of her new condition. Makes me feel despicable that their best friendship continues!"
Review Date: 3/10/2011
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"I was interested to see what all the hype was about and very curious to read this story. It started out very engaging and I could very well relate to what she was saying growing up in an Asian home myself. But the whole story revolves around her obsession with getting her children to practice music which 1) you get tired of even reading about and 2) really feel bad for the children. She tries to redeem herself in the end by saying how her children appreciate her for pushing them so hard but I can't imagine what the children lost in the process. She defines that giving her children this hard discipline leads to happiness in the Chinese sense which I don't agree. Success does not mean happiness and the way she ended her story was weak, as if she had to come to conclusion as to how she chose to raise her children to justify her doing it in this way."
Review Date: 2/5/2011
"Interesting storyline about memory loss...I am reading the book and wait it has been done before! It reminds me of the movie 51st Dates with Drew Barrymore....wait a second did the movie copy Melissa Hill's idea or vice versa?"
Review Date: 1/31/2011
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"This was a well written story about best friends and conflicting roles with other family members. I really enjoyed this out of all her other stories because it was easy to relate to. How many of us had friends who were from a different level of class as you or who was more beautiful? You won't be disappointed with this story!"
Review Date: 11/6/2011
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"Nicholas Sparks knows how to write romance, for a guy that is surprising. He builds and describes love relationships that one can only yearn for in real life. I really like his books but this one feels like a combination of The Notebook and another of his past novels combined. A predictable ending....a death! Geez why must he always kill someone off. But he certainly is not original with his surprise ending--no surprise there, but won't spoil it for you all who haven't read it. Let's just say what are the odds that it's from someone we all know."
Review Date: 2/16/2010
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"This book didn't hold my attention like her first book did. I was thoroughly disappointed by the simple storyline and lack of romance. I think what bothered me is the idea that a dress can have some powerful impact just because of its historical value."
Blame It on the Bachelor (All the Groom's Men, Bk 2) (Harlequin Blaze, No 673)
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Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Review Date: 6/19/2012
"Oh boy what have these books come to? I cannot believe there is a chapter about a dead fish and him having a silly burial on it. And then to talk about spraying air freshener in the bathroom because he just came out of it, this just gets bad to worse!!"
Review Date: 4/14/2008
"Very excellent read...just like the original ones."
Review Date: 3/22/2009
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"Out of all the books I read by this author, this one was not bad. I like that the storyline tied in well together and not just 3 short stories of 3 characters like her other books. This one held a plot, storyline flowed, and very sexual."
Review Date: 8/16/2010
"What a disappointment. There could have been more done on the relationship but very disjointed. I expected this to be hotter but there was no heat. I was so annoyed by the storyline of the brother and his sex life. I have her other novel, and not as motivated to start it."
Review Date: 11/9/2010
"Excellent resource for kids dealing with anger. It gives a lot of info on how to help kids calm down and gives activities. I would highly recommend it for children ages 5-9."
Review Date: 3/3/2011
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"Interesting tips; however the sites she recommends like Upromise is strictly for educational use, and grocerymiles.com ended March 2010. I think that this book needs to be updated since I haven't got through the whole book yet and have looked up two of the sites and find it not what I thought it was."
Review Date: 8/17/2010
"I wouldn't say this was one of her better books; just annoying on some degrees and how the story weaves gets even more intolerable. Fast easy read, just not a likeable main character."
Everybody Marries the Wrong Person: From Infatuation and Disenchantment to Mature Love
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Review Date: 12/26/2010
"What a huge disappointment! Here the title makes you think that she is going to explain to you why everyone picks the wrong person. Instead she gives you are these facts and case studies which I can't make heads or tails as to what it has to do with the premise behind her book. So upset I couldn't even finish the book! Maybe a better title would be What Happens When You Get Into a Relaionship."
Falling Apart in One Piece: One Optimist's Journey Through the Hell of Divorce
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Book Type: Hardcover
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Review Date: 11/8/2010
"This is a well written story about her personal experience with her husband divorcing her. It was sad and yet she expresses the pain, anger, and loss quite beautifully. An inspiration and also she has the ability to look within and learn from her sad loss of the marriage. Even though I haven't gone through it, I could totally relate to what she was feeling and how she got everything into words was amazing."
Review Date: 4/8/2013
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"I love Jane Green but the storyline is getting a bit predictable. I saw the whole thing coming a mile away....what a horrible person to do this to two women. I don't know how anyone can excuse a husband for doing this and without any consequence or guilt."
Review Date: 12/26/2010
"Interesting title but hugely disappointing in that this book totally makes the favorite child viewed so negatively. "Manipulative" was one of the words used to describe them. That was the book in a nutshell. I didn't feel it had depth. I was looking more for the reasons why parents single out a child as the favorite. It really isn't the favorite child's control to be born and chosen as the favorite. I think the author wasted time on writing something that sounds so stereotypical but not realistic. Favorite children are not all manipulative and they have been chosen as thi role for a reason within the family dynamics which could have been enlightened upon."
Review Date: 6/30/2008
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
"I just started this book and just could not put it down. It is very well written and engaging and actually makes you feel for the main character! Jessica Brody did an excellent job with this story and I don't think you will be disappointed."
Review Date: 5/20/2011
"As much as I enjoy Melanie Rose, this story did not give me much enjoyment. It was very unclear and mysterious yet not so mysterious as you read further. I don't enjoy paranormal stories, much less stories about reincarnation and ghosts. I hope someone else will be able to enjoy this book because I like to read something more real."
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