Tag Archives: chicklit

Montclair Filament

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Meg

I started reading Elisabeth Egan’s A Window Opens shortly before I left for Yangzhou, but for some reason, moving to China and immediately losing my suitcase put me slightly behind on my reading and blogging.  I mean, I could have just … Continue reading →

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Bennington Girls Are Easy

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Meg

Bennington Girls Are Easy is about two best friends, and their wider circle of college friends. Actually, it’s about living in the city right after college. I love struggling-friends-in-the-city chicklit, and I love lifestyle porn, but I get extremely annoyed … Continue reading →

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In Which There Is Tudor Fiction I Don’t Love

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Meg

Remember when I said how excited I was to review Six of One? I just loved the premise, a time-traveling chicklit about the six wives of Henry VIII, and I could not wait to read it, but then… it turns … Continue reading →

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‘Rich Kids of Instagram’: Satyricon and the City

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Meg

Rich Kids of Instagram is a Tumblr of, well, rich kids posing with their expensive stuff. Whether it’s yachts, sports cars, resorts or dropping $10,000 on cosmetics, the Tumblr recalls late-Roman excesses. It’s hard to tear my eyes away, and … Continue reading →

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“The All-You-Can-Dream Buffet” by Barbara O’Neal

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Meg

The All-You-Can-Dream Buffet, by Barbara O’Neal, tells the story of four food bloggers meeting for the first time in person to celebrate an 85th birthday, although each woman is going through a rough time. Lavender, the birthday girl, invites baker … Continue reading →

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Amy Shearn’s ‘The Mermaid of Brooklyn’

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Meg

The advert on this book — “sometimes all you need in life is a fabulous pair of shoes” — signaled sassy airport chick lit to me, and so I put off reading the book until I was in the right kind of … Continue reading →

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