The New York Times’ review of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please is not a very good one. I never let reviewers deter me from reading a book or seeing a movie, though, so that coupled with my enjoyment of Poehler’s her best pal’s book Bossypants and their fellow comedienne’s book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me led me to believe that, at the very … More Yes Please

Thanks to my darling sister, I have discovered another funny British chick lit author very similar to Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham. Fortunately, though, Jill Mansell’s characters are not completely and infuriatingly idiotic like Sophie’s/Madeleine’s. Thinking Of You is a delightful fluff of a novel filled with silly Brit-isms, charmingly messy characters and happy endings all around. Ginny Holland is … More Thinking of You

Well, I just read a very odd book. It’s an odd book in terms of plot, character development, setting, just… Everything. I’m not even sure I enjoyed it. Heroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips is, in theory, a romance novel, but I think it’s just plain odd. Here’s why: Annie Hewitt has just moved from … More Heroes Are My Weakness