Review: You're the One That I (Don'T) Want by Alexandra Potter

I first came to know Ms Potter through her chick-lit romance, Mr Darcy and Me, which was sharply written and laugh-out-loud funny, and left me with a general good overall impression of her work. So, when I stumbled across this work of hers in a book store while waiting for my flight in the airport, I didn’t hesitate. So, here’s a quick review of this book which I read much earlier on this year, another entry for the Twenty-Eleven Challenge.

Title: You’re the One That I (Don’T) Want

Author: Alexandra Potter

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (Hachette Livre UK)

Year Published: 2010

Stand alone or series: Stand alone

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Review: Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger

Ms Weisbergeris new to me. I’ve watched the movie The Devil Wears Prada, and liked it. So, when I saw this book in the bookstore at the airport (on another business trip), I thought the book could be interesting for passing the time. Plus, this book could serve as my entry for the 2011 Reading Challenge — category To YA or Not.  Of course, I’m sticking with non-YA.

 

Title: Chasing Harry Winston

Author: Lauren Weisberger

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Year Published: 2008

Stand alone or series: Stand alone

 

On the Back cover:

Emmy is newly single, and not by choice. She was this close to the ring and the baby she’s wanted her whole life when her boyfriend left her for his twenty-three-year-old personal trainer — whose fees are paid by Emmy. With her plans for the perfect white wedding in the trash, Emmy is now ordering takeout for one. Her friends insist an around-the-world sex-fueled adventure will solve all her problems — could they be right?

Leigh, a young star in the publishing business, is within striking distance of landing her dream job as senior editor and marrying her dream guy. And to top it all off, she has just purchased her dream apartment. Only when Leigh begins to edit the enfant terrible of the literary world, the brilliant and brooding Jesse Chapman, does she start to notice some cracks in her perfect life…

Adriana is the drop-dead-gorgeous daughter of a famous supermodel. She possesses the kind of feminine wiles made only in Brazil, and she never hesitates to use them. But she’s about to turn thirty and — as her mother keeps reminding her — she won’t have her pick of the men forever. Everyone knows beauty is ephemeral and there’s always someone younger and prettier right around the corner. Suddenly she’s wondering…does Mother know best?

Review: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

“It’s hard being left behind. I wait for Henry, not knowing where he is, wondering if he’s okay. It’s hard to be the one who stays.” —Clare

I read this book last year, originally for Keishon’s TBR Reading Challenge, but never got around to posting about it. So, for what’it’s worth, here’s my opinion of this highly original contemporary love story that redefines time travel romance.

 

Title: The Time Traveler’s Wife

 

Author: Audrey Niffenegger
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Publisher: Vintage Random House UK
Year Published: 2005

Stand alone or series: Standalone

 

On the Back cover:

This is the extraordnary love story of Clare and Henry who met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were ,arried when Clare was twnty-two and Henry thirty. Impossible but true, because Henry suffers from a rare condition where his genetic clock periodically resets and he finds himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. In the face of this force, they can neither prevent nor control, hencyr and Clare’s struggle to lead normal lives is both intensely moving and enirely unforgettable.

 

For the plot summary, check this out.

Review: The Bleeding Dusk by Colleen Gleason

One of the categories for the Twenty Eleven challenges dictate that we should give our reading habits a twist.

…With a Twist

Focusing on sub-genres, the guidelines say: read a lot of chick-lit, then try a paranormal romance! Fantasy? Why not give some Steampunk a go, like a bit of Space-Opera in your Sci-Fi then pick up a military Sci-fi book. Like your Contemporary Literature, give a Young Adult Contemporary a chance.

Well, since my bookshelf is filled [to] capacity with straightforward historical and regency romance, I thought I’d give this regency Buffy another go.

Title: The Bleeding Dusk

Author:Colleen Gleason

Genre: Regency Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Signet

Year Published: 2008

Stand alone or series: Book 3 of the Gardella Vampire Chronicles

On the Back cover:

The undead of Rome are racing to unravel an ancient mystery – and only one woman can stop them…

As Rome prepares for its Carnivale, the new leader of the city’s vampire hunters – Lady Victoria Gardella Grantworth de Lacy – must prove herself as never before. For, to gain access to the secrets of a legendary alchemist, Rome’s vampires have allied themselves with creatures as evil and bloodthirsty as they are.

Reluctantly, Victoria must turn to the enigmatic Sebastian Vioget for help, just as Maximilian Pesaro arrives to assist his fellow slayers – no matter what the sacrifice. Desire puts her at the mercy of Sebastian, while loyalty binds her to Max, but can she trust either man? Especially when a seductive vampire begins luring her into the shadows…