Review: The Last Page

Title:  The Last Page
Author:  Lacy Camey
Genre:  Chick Lit
Publisher:  MC Writing
Release date:  August 3, 2011
File Size/Pages:  379 kb
Source:  Bought
Challenge(s):  eBook Challenge; A-Z Challenge; Chick Lit Challenge

My Rating:  5/5

Summary:  Norah Johnson is at a crossroads and is in desperate need to heal after a highly publicized breakup from her major league baseball player boyfriend. To escape, she moves to her summer home at the beach with her sister and best friend where she journals, attends therapy and works on her pending clothing line. When a gorgeous stranger finds her lost journal, he seeks to find the author and make her fall in love with him. But is Norah ready to love again?

Review:  First off, Lacy Camey is a BRILLIANT, talented writer, and I absolutely loved this book from start to finish.  Chapter One in "The Last Page" is basically a Prologue because it gives us some background on the main character, Norah Johnson.  Norah is an aspiring fashion designer who has just been dumped by her boyfriend, Truett Mason; he is the Pitcher for the New York Yankees.  After the break up, Norah moves into her family's vacation home over the summer, with her older sister, Maycee and eventually her best friend, Chloe Banks.  While staying there, Norah attends therapy with a Psychologist, Doctor Hood, and he tells her that she should start writing in a journal.  When Norah finally writes in her journal, one voicemail the next morning sends her into a rage, which eventually drives her to throwing her journal out.  Orien Jones discovers her journal and wants to get to know the woman behind the journal.  Now, I absolutely loved this book, and I felt as if though I could relate to Norah.  One thing I liked about this book was how Lacy made Norah such a down to earth character by mentioning things in today's society; for example like the Real Housewives franchise, the certain music Norah listened to, etc.  To me, it just made Norah seem like a realistic character.  Overall, I really enjoyed this book; even though it was a short novel, it was cute, fast-paced, and I would recommend it to women of all ages.  By far one of the best short stories I've ever read, and I can't wait to read the other two books in the series!!

Review: The Divorce Club

Title:  The Divorce Club
Author:  Jayde Scott
Genre:  Romance; Chick Lit
Publisher:  Scott Publishing Ltd
Release date:  December 6, 2011
File Size/Pages:  510 kb/234 pgs
Source:  Gift from Rosa (Lucy)
Challenge(s):  2012 eBook Challenge; Personal A-Z Challenge; Chick Lit Plus

My Rating:  5/5

Summary:  The Divorce Club's personalized battle plan designed to suit your individual needs:

Put on weight and don't shave your legs, or armpits, or any part of your body for that matter.
Don't wash his clothes and cook rotten meals, preferably ones that'll give him constant diarrhea.
Wear a thong with a mini dress and bend over in front of his friends, but only after gaining weight.

Don't forget: if you're moving, we'll help you pack and unload. If he's the one moving, we'll help you throw his belongings out the window.


A bitter divorce from a two-timing husband leaves Sarah with no money to fend for her daughter, but she won't be beaten, so she opens The Divorce Club, a meeting place for women who want to divorce their cheating husbands, but don't know how.

Soon things start to go seriously wrong. A fake client and her rising interest in him isn't Sarah's only worry; there's also the moody teenager, a stalker, and the club's personalized battle plans that start to involve more than flashing a confident smile and running a 24/7 hotline.
When Sarah's ex-husband moves in without her permission in the hope to patch things up, chaos seems complete.

Review:  Once again, Lucy  has done an amazing job by buying me a great book that I love!!  I really enjoyed this book; I enjoyed it so much that I was ready to get a divorce, and I'm SINGLE!!!  Sarah Davis, the main character, is a 34-year-old divorcee and a mother to a 13-year-old girl, Sam.  When the story begins, Sarah is purchasing a building for her business, The Divorce Club.  The Divorce Club is a business that Sarah decides to start to give women moral support through their divorces.  After a week of being opened, The Divorce Club has 4 members:  Simone, Lucy, Shannon, and Mindy, who is their for research purposes only.  One day, Sarah is approached by a man, Jamie Bowers, who wants to join the club, and threatens to sue her if she doesn't let him join because he feels that it's sexist.  As the story goes along, Sarah is being stalked by someone, she's growing closer to Jamie, and barely making ends meet.  Sarah is definitely the definition of a Superwoman; she does what she has to do to take care of her daughter.  I love the bond that Jamie and Sam had, but I strongly disliked Sam's attitude…to me, it just seemed like no matter what Sarah did, it was never enough for her.  All in all, I loved this book; I wish it would've had an epilogue at the end, but it's one of those stories that's strong enough with or without one though!!!

Review: Addison Blakely: Confessions of a PK

Title:  Addison Blakely:  Confessions of a PK
Author:  Betsy St. Amant
Genre:  Young Adult; Contemporary; Chick Lit
Publisher:  Barbour Books
Release date:  January 1, 2012
File Size/Pages:  1024 kb/368 pgs
Source:  NetGalley
Challenge(s) read for:  January is NetGalley Month; Chick Lit Plus; 2012 eBook Challenge; Personal A-Z Challenge

My Rating:  5/5

Summary:  Sixteen-year-old Addison Blakely has tirelessly played the role of PK—preacher’s kid—her entire life. But after Wes Keegan revs his motorcycle into town and into her heart, Addison begins to wonder how much of her faith is her own and how much has been handed to her. She isn’t so sure she wants to be the good girl anymore. Join Addison Blakely as she attempts to separate love from lust, facts from faith, and keep her head above water in her murky, fishbowl existence.

Review:  I requested and received this book from NetGalley for a review, and I'm absolutely happy that I requested this book.  Addison Blakely was a very relatable character, especially since I'm the daughter of a PK; that's right, my mother's father is a Preacher, so I understood many of Addison's struggles.  Despite Addison being 16, she is definitely mature for her age, and she handled obstacles that were thrown her way very well.  I loved her friendship with Marta, and I definitely loved Wes' character; he was a huge mystery to me.  Addison reminded me a lot of myself; and her developing friendship with Wes really hit home for me, because I  have a semi-Wes in my life too, not too much of the bad boy, but certainly the mystery.  My most favorite parts of the book was the talent show and the ending.  I absolutely loved the events leading up to the talent show and the talent show itself.  Although I absolutely loved this book, I was kind of hoping for an Epilogue at the end to kind of touch on a few things that weren't mentioned in the book.  Overall, I loved this book; I've never really read a book about Christianity, but this book wasn't just about Christianity; it was about a teenager, going through daily struggles, trying to figure out how to handle those struggles, who happens to find herself along the way, with the help of her best friend.  I could understand how Addison got lost along the way, because I mean, who doesn't; you just have to be willing an open to finding your way back.  Not only would I recommend this book to a friend, but I'd definitely read this book again; especially if I'd happen to lose myself along the way.