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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Happy Women's History Month: Books

As a salute to Women's History Month (and the 30th anniversary), I'm going to end the month with posts about feisty women.
Today's topic books about gusty women in no particular order but enough for each day of the month. Leave ones I didn't get a chance to list in the comments!


































Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Happy Women's History Month: Heroes

As a salute to Women's History Month (and the 30th anniversary), I'm going to end the month with posts about feisty women.
Today's topic gusty women Heroes of mine in no particular order and yes, some are fiction, but they shaped me who I am today. There's enough for each day of the month.
Leave your Heroes in the comments!

1. Judi Brownell
2. Elizabeth Brownell
3. Helen Brownell
4. Sara Wingerath
5. Jill Graboski
6. Jane Austen
7. J.K. Rowling
8. Meg Cabot
9. Alice Paul
10. Eleanor Roosevelt
11. WASP women (Women Airforce Service Pilots)
12. Rosie the Riveter women
13. Susan B. Anthony
14. Nancy Drew
15. Billie Jean King
16. Jackie Cochran
17. Amelia Earhart
18. Elizabeth Blackwell
19. Anne Shirley
20. Elizabeth Bennett
21. Hermione Granger
22. Nancy Pearl
23. Joan of Arc
24. The women who fought for the right to vote
25. The women who fought for Title IX
26. Rosa Parks
27. Princess Diana
28. Judy Blume
29. The women who wrote Our Bodies, Ourselves
30. Elena Ciletti
31. Emily Starr




Monday, March 29, 2010

Spotted: Video for April - June Tenners Release

I'm in it! - well sort of - I'm chatting about Kay Cassidy's Cinderella Society! LOVED that book so it's super awesome my quote is on the page!

Check it out - so many good books coming out.

Happy Women's History Month: Songs

As a salute to Women's History Month (and the 30th anniversary), I'm going to end the month with posts about feisty women.
Today's topic songs about gusty women in no particular order but enough for each day of the month. Leave ones I didn't get a chance to list in the comments!

*super big thanks to Joy and Cara for helping out on this list*



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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Mysterious Saturday Review: The Proof is in the Pudding

Della learns that her almost daughter is in trouble - the romantic kind. She's fallen for a heartless man who breaks her heart and then proceeds to blackmail her. But their trouble is just beginning. When her father learns she's heartbroken, he punches the man at a cooking contest. An hour or so later, there's a disturbance and then the find the man on the floor dead.

Now the police are after John as the main suspect for wanting to protect his daughter. John doesn't know the whole story, but Della commits a crime to recover embarrassing evidence used as blackmail. Now she's also on the key suspect list. Can Della and John figure out who really murdered this man before one them ends up behind bars?

My Thoughts: This is the 3rd in a foodie series that I devour, a cute fund read with a lovable cast of characters.

Cover: Fun
Source: My library

Friday, March 26, 2010

Happy Women's History Month: TV/Movies

As a salute to Women's History Month (and the 30th anniversary), I'm going to end the month with posts about feisty women.
Today's topic gusty TV and movie women characters in no particular order but enough for each day of the month. Leave ones I didn't get a chance to list in the comments!

1. Buffy
2. Halliwell sisters - Charmed
3. Sydney Bristo - Alias
4. Ellen
5. The Gilmore ladies - Gilmore Girls
6. Dr. Temperance Brennan - Bones
7. Kahlan Amnell - Legend of the Seeker
8. Murphy Brown
9. C.J. Craig - West Wing
10. Xena
11. wonder woman
12. Chloe O'Brien - 24
13. Kate Beckett - Castle
14. the women of Army Wives
15. Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice
16. Elle Woods - Legally Blonde
17. Viola - She's the Man
18. Alice Paul - Iron Jawed Angels
19. Anne Shirley - Anne of Green Gables
20. Jo March - Little Women
21. Mulan
22. Thelma and Louise
23. First Wives Club
24. Erin Gruwell - Freedom Writers
25. Erin Brockovich
26. League of their Own
27. Hermione Granger - Harry Potter
28. Jesminder - Bend it Like Beckham
29. Barbara Novak - Down with Love
30. Rachel Dawes - Batman Begins
31. Katherine Watson - Mona Lisa Smile

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Review: Hard to Get

Val thought she had the perfect boyfriend - until she found him with another girl. Now she's suddenly single for the first time since 8th grade. Boys are coming out of the woodwork to date her, filling her phone with text messages and her locker with gifts. At first, she finds all the attention strange, but soon it gets annoying. Val decides to swear off boys, a declaration her friends find amusing. They make a bet to see if she can go a month without dating or even flirting with a boy.

She readily agrees as she's not remotely interested in dating any of the boys from school. Plus she wants time to herself. Then she meets Adam, who is completely the opposite from her type of boys. Yet she can't stop thinking about him. Could he cause her to break the bet?


My Thoughts: A cute and funny book, although I wonder if the gifts in the locker/texts would ever happen. Still, I liked Val and I really liked Adam. A fun addition to the Romantic Comedies.

The Cover: Cute as they always are

Source: My Library.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Spotted: Book Trailer for INSIDE OUT

I adore this author and her books. You can read my review here, but check out the awesome book trailer. Add this to your books to read. It's amazingly good.

Review: The Daughters

Three best friends know how hard life in the spotlight (or in your parent's shadow) can be and the rules that can't be broken. Lizzie, the daughter of the hottest supermodel, hates having her picture taken. She looks so incredibly awkward comparatively to her ultra famous mother. Plus she hates it when her mother makes them pose together because Lizzie knows she's not beautiful, but she hates having other people acknowledge the fact.

After a huge fight with her mother over an accidental slip up that makes it on to youtube, Lizzie finds herself at a crossroads. She meets a photographer who sees something uniquely beautiful about her face - a new type of pretty with a natural look. On a whim, Lizzie agrees to become her model. Now Lizzie's loving the camera and the modeling work, but she is too afraid to tell her mother the truth. Will her mother accept Lizzie's decision after their fight about posing for photos together?

My Thoughts: I devoured this book - it's an addicting read filled with drama and friendship. I liked the twist having the parents as famous, not the daughters. Although the daughters will come into their own identities, they're struggling finding a separation from their parents. I can't wait for the next book due out in November.

Fun Facts: Joanna Philbin is Regis's daughter.

The Cover: This might not be final art work, but I like the contrast. The girls and colors are a bit different, but it's pretty much the same.

Source: I requested this from Little Brown & Company

Tuesday, March 23, 2010