Chick Lit

  • Sunshine by Robin McKinley

    Robin McKinley is already an established fantasy author, retelling some of our favorite childhood tales (Beauty and the Beast and Robin Hood among them) and winning various literary awards in the process. With Sunshine, she delves into the fantastic world of vampires, imbuing it with the skewed sunshine of Chick Lit and creating an unforgettable…

  • As Seen on TV by Sarah Mlynowski

    I chose to review As Seen on TV because I’d heard good things about Sarah Mlynowski and because the premise of a reality TV show experience seemed interesting and original. Unfortunately, this interesting premise was simultaneously compelling and off-putting. Sunny Langstein has a boyfriend, a wonderful boyfriend named Steve who lives in New York City….

  • Love and a Bad Hair Day

    Love and a Bad Hair Day is 282 pages long, costs $13.95, and took me well over a week to read (and I was immobile for two of those days). It has a deceptively cutesy cover featuring an adorable brunette twenty-something chick wearing a big smile and a big floral hat. (To cover up bad…

  • A Girl’s Best Friend

    I was very happy to get the opportunity to review A Girl’s Best Friend because I so enjoyed Young’s last book, A Promising Man (and About Time, Too). While Young’s books aren’t exactly a break from the Chick Lit mold, she writes about heroines you can empathize with, friends you’d like to spend time with,…

  • Lucy’s Launderette

    Lucy’s Launderette is a Chick Lit novel that seems to wander around with no real sense of where it wants to go. As the book ambles idly along, it makes some interesting points, but doesn’t seem to come to any clear conclusions. Its plot is complex, yet somehow it manages not to touch the reader…

  • Slim Chance

    When Evelyn May’s longtime boyfriend proposes to her at work, Evie says “yes,” then runs into the ladies’ room and throws up. It’s the less-than-perfect beginning to her odyssey toward marriage, and the very funny beginning of debut author Jackie Rose’s Slim Chance. Despite her initial reaction, Evie is thrilled about the wedding, at least…

  • The Thin Pink Line

    Reading The Thin Pink Line was something of a roller coaster ride. At first I found the heroine simply appalling. Then I decided she was appalling, but occasionally funny. Then I decided she was quite funny, and less appalling than I had originally believed. By the time I got to the improbable ending, I wasn’t…

  • The Big Bad Wolf Tells All

    I’ll admit I am not the world’s biggest fan of single-woman-in-the-city stories, but I always approach a book with the idea that I am going to enjoy it. In the case of The Big Bad Wolf Tells All, I did enjoy it. Tanzy Harrington is a popular columnist in the Bay area, and the last…

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