Vacation Book Review (Is there ANY Chick-Lit I haven't read?)

Would you believe in my 12 days of vacation I read 6 books? Whew! I began by taking 4 and not allowing myself to start any of them until we were at the beach, but the next thing I knew I had already gone through all of them and we had to make a detour on the road to stop at another bookstore for me. Now, having heard from quite a few of you who, I know you are anxious to hear my review of what I've read, so here goes for my Preppy reading picks.




Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown LOVED LOVED LOVED this book! I was a tad skeptical as I started the first chapter, but it only took a few more pages for me to fall in love with this book. It's sarcastic, funny, and also a little sad in a few parts, but overall this book will give you a great ride down memory lane in your own closet. I dare you not to see yourself in some point of this book.







Shopaholic & Baby Another good one by Sophie Kinsella! Her humor and quick wit remind me why I fell in love with the title character, Becky Bloomwood when she began the Shopaholic series. You just had to know Becky would be donning the most stylish maternity fashions and vying for the biggest and best cribs and strollers! So yes, another fun read in the series that you shouldn't miss.





Bright Lights, Big Ass Jen Lancaster quickly became my favorite author about halfway into Chapter 1 of her last book, Bitter is the New Black. Again, she does not disappoint and this book is highly entertaining and sarcastic and will have you laughing out loud as it follows Jen through her journey writing her first book, moving (again!), more crazy neighbors, and trying to stomach Fletch's cooking and affection for Rachel Ray (which she doesn't share, btw). As a daily reader of her blog, I recognized a little of the material from there, but overall it was all new stuff. Bitter is still my favorite, but don't miss out on adding this one to your beach bag.




Jack's Widow I don't know why, but this one was just okay for me. There were parts I loved, then parts that were really slow. Not great, but definitely not bad. What's really neat is that you have to keep reminding yourself which facts are real and which are Fiction. The book is a work of fiction based on real people and events surrounding JFK's assassination. The author does a lot of jumping around so that sort of wore on me a bit. But if you love Jackie and stories of Camelot, this is a great book for you that will stretch your imagination. Sort of a "what if"....





Dress Your Family in Corduroy & Denim I had high hopes for David Sedaris, the author of this book. I'd heard so much about his books, how funny he is, and well, we all know what a riot his sister Amy is. But I was really disappointed in this. It was a little boring to me and lost my interest, but since it is a collection of memories and short stories, it's very easy to pick up and put back down again. Now, a friend of mine has listened to him on NPR and says he's really funny if you listen to him tell these stories in his own voice, but in my head? Not so much.






Goodbye, Jimmy Choo Yet again, I picked a novel based solely off the cover art. Well, wouldn't you if it was this cute? However, if I'd bothered to really read the cover, i would have known this is a British novel. It's pretty cute and kitschy as well as very predictable, but it's very heavy in British slang and that really got on my nerves. But overlooking all that, it wasn't too bad. I don't really think the title is appropriate for the story, but whatever. It's not my book.





So, now I'm out of books. I need to start my June selection for Chick-Lit Book Club, but other than that, does anyone have any good ones to recommend? Leave 'em in comments, please! ;-)