By a Lady
by Amanda Elyot

English
372 pages
Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 1-4000-9799-1
First line: “It’s beautiful,” C.J. murmured, examining the curiously pockmarked amber cross.
Back cover blurb:
New York actress C.J. Welles, a die-hard Jane Austen fan, is on the verge of landing her dream role: portraying her idol in a Broadway play. But during her final audition, she is [...]

Posted on February 7th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: Chick lit, English, F, Historical, Romance | 1 Comment »

The Princess Diaries V: Give Me Five
by Meg Cabot

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
English
166 pages
e-book
First line: The week of May 5-10 is Senior Week.
Back cover blurb:
Mia is about to turn fifteen and can’t wait to dance the night away with Michael at the biggest, most romantic event of her life so far: [...]

Posted on January 13th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, Chick lit, English, F, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 3 Comments »

Faghag
by Linda Leopold

Swedish
263 pages
Atlas
ISBN: 978-91-7389-318-3
First line: Året är 1985.
Back cover blurb:
“Man lär känna en och sen lär man känna en till. Sen upptäcker man att den tredje också är supertrevlig. Och sen börjar man liksom samla på dem.”
Faghag är en reportagebok om det speciella förhållandet mellan heterosexuella kvinnor och homosexuella män. Den utspelar sig [...]

Posted on November 12th, 2007 by Love
Filed under: F, GLBT interest, Sex, sexuality & gender, Swedish | No Comments »

Bush-Whacked
by Leland Gregory

English
248 pages
Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0-7407-5471-8
Back cover blurb:
From the best-selling author of America’s Dumbest Criminals, What’s the Number for 911? and Hey, Idiot! comes a hysterical collection of perplexing quotes and wacky anecdotes devoted to the governmental goofs of the Bush administration.
With his expert nose for nuttiness, Leland Gregory has captured the Bush [...]

Posted on November 10th, 2007 by Love
Filed under: English, F, Humour | No Comments »