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Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding

Posted January 17, 2025 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

I was excited to read Bridget Jones’s Diary as I loved the movie and had heard good things about the book. The novel started out strong and Bridget was endearing at first… Bridget started out as someone I’d like to know but as time went on I began to roll my eyes and just wanted […]

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Legally Blonde (2001)

Legally Blonde (2001)

Posted September 6, 2022 by Whitney in movie review / 3 Comments

Reviews Done Quick I could fill this review with my thoughts on Reese Witherspoon and the effective “bend and snap” but let’s face it; we all know Reese Witherspoon is amazing and the bend and snap is epic. Legally Blonde is clever and while always a romantic comedy, at the heart of the film is […]

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Audiobook Review: The Light We Lost by Jill Santpolo

Audiobook Review: The Light We Lost by Jill Santpolo

Posted January 28, 2020 by Whitney in Review / 2 Comments

Reading Progress Review I had been looking forward to listening to The Light We Lost, but unfortunately it was a snoozefest.  With the lead character, Lucy continuously bemoaning what could have been, it got a little repetitive and with a lack of character development or depth to the plot, it quickly became tedious. Lucy disappointed […]

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Audiobook Review: The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

Audiobook Review: The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

Posted January 21, 2020 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

Goodreads Updates Final Impressions I wasn’t expecting much from The Proposal to begin with. I was hoping for a fun romance with a bit of plot outside of the bedroom. Instead, I got an insipid plot with one dimensional characters. Top if off with the TMI romance scenes and I’m surprised I made it all […]

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Audiobook Review: Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

Audiobook Review: Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

Posted January 9, 2020 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

Goodreads Updates Historical romances are probably my guilty pleasure reading. The plot of a love that was not meant to be against the turmoil of the 1950s Cuba was right up my alley. I did feel that Marisol’s present-day was necessary to the story, however, I looked forward to listening to Elisa’s tale more. Kyla […]

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Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks

Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks

Posted July 8, 2019 by Whitney in Review / 1 Comment

Every Breath reminded me of one of Nicholas Sparks’ earlier works, Message in a Bottle, how fate and the power of a letter can transform the roads one takes. After reading the forward and learning that this was based on a true story I was excited to begin reading Nicholas Sparks’ first semi-non-fiction novel.  Tru […]

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Audiobook Review: Sense and Sensibility

Audiobook Review: Sense and Sensibility

Posted February 5, 2019 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

Towards the end of 2018 I “discovered” romances. I know I didn’t technically discover them, they had been sitting on the shelf all along.  However, I had previously grouped them into the “Outlander Category” (clearly not a fan} and I left them there to gather dust. I cannot recall what novel it was that opened […]

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The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

Posted December 27, 2018 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

Some may see it as inconceivable but I liked the film version of The Princess Bride more than the book.  I felt that the book was too and short and the plot felt rushed.  As I love the dialogue in the film, I found myself searching for favored scenes or quotes that are shown in […]

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The Pearl Sister

The Pearl Sister

Posted October 3, 2018 by Whitney in Review / 3 Comments

Review The Pearl Sister is the fourth book in the Seven Sisters series. Like the rest of the books in the series The Pearl Sister is told in two parts, one from CeCe, the Seventh Sister in question and the second from her ancestor Kitty McBride. To be blunt, I could have done without CeCe’s […]

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The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Posted August 17, 2017 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

Nicholas Sparks is a very formulaic author. He designs two star-crossed lovers living on opposite sides of the tracks and despite all odds come together. Even if I had not seen the movie before hand I could have seen where the story was going. Although, being predictable was not my biggest complaint with The Notebook. […]

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