Posts tagged with ‘Women’s Fiction’
December 14, 2012
ROLLICKING COMIC NOVEL about the misadventures of a larger-than-life country girl in a snooty beach resort.
Grade: SOLID B
HAPPILY EVER MADDER
Penguin
2012
Tags: Humor, Novels, Solid B Reviews, Women's Fiction
November 25, 2012
TALE OF AN UNRAVELING family has some truly lovely moments, but falls back too often on easy epiphanies.
Grade: B MINUS
GONE
Atria
2012
Tags: B Minus Reviews, Novels, Women's Fiction
November 18, 2012
DELIGHTFULLY OVER-THE-TOP chick-lit confection is also a satire of celebrity culture with a touch of magic!
Grade: B PLUS
SEMI-CHARMED LIFE
St. Martin's/Griffin
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Humor, Novels, Women's Fiction
October 3, 2012
A WOMAN UNCOVERS THE secrets behind the death of her best friend, thanks to clues in her unfinished memoir.
Grade: SOLID B
MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE
HarperCollins
2012
Tags: Novels, Solid B Reviews, Women's Fiction
September 29, 2012
CHARMING AUSTRALIAN ROMANTIC comedy-drama takes on some tough issues of love and abandonment with grace.
Grade: B PLUS
THE HYPNOTIST'S LOVE STORY
Penguin/Amy Einhorn Books
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels, Women's Fiction
August 27, 2012
LIGHTHEARTED CHICK-LIT tone sits oddly with the “seeing ghosts” theme of this novel. Great LA details, though!
Grade: SOLID B
THE AFTER WIFE
Random House
2012
Tags: Novels, Solid B Reviews, Women's Fiction
August 24, 2012
CHARMING COMIC NOVEL in blog form follows a sweet but dim English housewife through a crash course in reality.
Grade: SOLID B
A SURREY STATE OF AFFAIRS
Penguin Group/Pamela Dorman Books
2012
Tags: Humor, Novels, Solid B Reviews, Women's Fiction
August 13, 2012
LUSH HISTORICAL NOVEL follows the career of a 19th century French courtesan, artists’ model, and survivor.
Grade: B PLUS
THE UNRULY PASSIONS OF EUGENIE R.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, France, Historical Fiction, Novels, Women's Fiction
June 23, 2012
A COLLEGE STUDENT’S SUMMER vacation centers on family and personal crises in this smart, thoughtful novel.
Grade: SOLID B
SAVING RUTH
William Morrow
2012
Tags: Novels, Solid B Reviews, Women's Fiction
June 11, 2012
THE SHOCKING DEATH of a colleague inspires a woman to rethink her life choices, take risks, open up to friends.
Grade: B PLUS
MORE LIKE HER
William Morrow
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels, Women's Fiction