Shelley Reads and Writes

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  • Heather’s Story Just Keeps Getting Better and Better!

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    In Size 14 is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot, Heather is back at it, except she has gained a few more pounds! She is still working as an assistant dorm director at New York College when another death makes people refer to her dorm as Death Dorm. 

    Though she tries to stay out of it, when a popular cheerleader’s head is found in the kitchen of the dormitory, it is hard when nobody can really figure out where the rest of the body is (or who did it). So, Heather starts snooping, as only she can do. 

    It also helps her deal with her life. Her ex-con father shows up on her doorstep. Her ex-fiance won’t stop calling her, even though he is about to marry someone else. Plus, she can’t really deal with the feelings that she has for her roommate. 

    However, Heather has to be careful, or she might be next in the line of murders in the building! 

    Another great read by Cabot. I can’t wait to finish the series and see what Heather gets up to next! 

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  • The Second Book is Just As Good as the First

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    I loved the first book in the series, and I was happy to review it for you. If you haven’t had a chance to read it, you can check it out right here.

    In P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han, Peter and Lara Jean start pretending to date. They never realized that their feelings would grow.

    When another boy from Lara’s past shows up in her life, she is torn between two boys that she had liked at some point. Will her feelings come back for this boy? It makes her wonder if she can like and love two boys at once. Can she really choose between them?

    I highly recommend the second book. I am partway through the third book, so I am making plans to watch the movies! Readers will enjoy this easy and enjoyable read!

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  • I Had to Read the Book BEFORE I Watched the Netflix Movie

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    I have never watched To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before on Netflix. I wanted to read the book first, so when it went on sale, I jumped for it.

    The premise of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han is pretty good. What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt? What if it happened all at once?

    Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song has written many love letters, which she kept hidden in a hatbox that her mother gave to her. She writes from the heart, because nobody was ever supposed to read them. Until they get sent out!

    Suddenly, Lara Jean has many boys talking to her, some that she hasn’t seen for years! And she has no idea what to do about it. Even worse, one was seriously dating her older sister.

    Will Lara Jean start dating now that her crushes know about her? Or will she continue to live her quiet life at home with her dad and younger sister?

    I can’t wait to finish all of the books in the series and then watch all the movies on Netflix!

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  • Heather Is Determined to Figure Out What is Going On, No Matter the Cost!

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    In Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot, we meet Heather Wells, whose life has changed majorly. She was a famous pop idol with a famous boyfriend. She lost her recording contract, her boyfriend, and her money (when her mother ran away with it).

    So, what is a girl to do? She gained a few dress sizes, found a place to stay, and a new job, even though it is not glamorous at all! She becomes an assistant dorm director at one of New York’s top colleges, which, once she is done with her probation period, will help her with a college degree.

    However, what should be a good job turns into a nightmare when a dead body is discovered at the bottom of an elevator shaft. Elevator surfing is a strange hobby for college students, but Heather just knows that the dead girl is not one who would ever elevator surf. That is just not something that girls do. But nobody wants to listen to her, including her colleagues and the police.

    However, when another one ends up dead the same way, Heather decides that she is going to get to the bottom of the crime and figure out how these girls are dying. But will Heather find herself in trouble as she gets closer to solving the mystery?

    I love Meg Cabot, and I just love this series. I can’t wait to start the next one!

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  • Short Story Collection by One of My Favorite Authors

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    Jennifer Weiner’s books are always wonderful to read, so when one of her collections of short stories went on sale, I jumped at the chance to read it!

    The Guy Not Taken is a great collection of eleven stories that are all about all types of things, including growing pains, divorce, and even a widow who takes two young women into her home.

    One story follows a new mom, Marlie Davidow, as she finds her ex’s wedding registry. This makes her wonder if she chose the wrong guy. One story is about Good in Bed’s Bruce Guberman, who drunkenly decides to steal his girlfriend’s dog. One story is about a woman who sells her apartment to help a realtor whose attention she is trying to get. There is also a sweet story about unlikely friends!

    If you are looking for a quick read that will bring a smile to your face, look no further than Weiner’s collection.

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  • Lara Jean Gets the Ending She Deserves

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    In Always and Forever Lara Jean by Jenny Han, Lara Jean is enjoying her senior year. She is head over heels in love with her boyfriend, Peter. Her dad has found love with their neighbor, Ms. Rothschild. Even better, she is looking forward to her sister Margot being home for the summer.

    Senior year is full of change and big decisions. Lara Jean is busy studying, spending time with her family and friends, and helping to plan her father’s wedding. However, she has to figure out where she wants to go to college, which could mean some big changes in her relationship.

    She saw Margot break up with her boyfriend before college. Can she and Peter make long-distance work, or will the distance change everything?

    Now that I have finished the books, I can’t wait to watch the movies on Netflix.

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  • Another Sweet Romance by Macomber!

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    When you are looking for a good romance novel, you should always start with Debbie Macomber. She provides good, clean romance novels, no matter which one you choose!

    In Morning Comes Softly, you meet Mary Warner, a shy Louisiana librarian. Though her life is fulfilling, she worries that she will never find someone to share her life with. So, she does what anyone sensible would do. She answers a personal ad from a rancher in Montana. She agrees to marry a man she has never met!

    Travis Thompson is struggling with the loss of his brother and his wife, with the added task of raising their children. He is determined to give them the best life he can, even if it means finding a wife in an unconventional way.

    Both Mary and Travis realize that they may have made the biggest mistake of their life, but it could also be just what they all need! When Mary moves in, she changes the family for the better, and soon the two realize that they were made for each other!

    If you are looking for an enjoyable read, look no further than Morning Comes Softly by Debbie Macomber.

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  • Who Really Works on Cruise Ships?

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    Working on a luxury super yacht is a great way to earn a living, while also giving you a home (if you don’t have one)! In The Crew by J.M. Hewitt, Ella loves leaving her past behind, especially since she has found a great “family” each year she returns. The crew of the Ananke is her family.

    However, as she returns to work a year after a tragedy the previous summer, she isn’t so sure anymore. One of the deckhands died in a senseless accident. It was Ashley’s first year, and everyone loved her. She was a hard worker and would do anything to ensure the ship ran smoothly!

    But everything that Ashley told them was a lie. And if nobody knows you, can they get away with murder?

    As the crew gets ready to set sail again, nobody is really sure about what happened last summer.

    I never thought that I would love thrillers the way that I do. I really enjoy a good book that I can’t put down. I am going to add more Hewitt thrillers to my library.

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  • A Quick But Powerful Read by Jodi Picoult!

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    In Where There’s Smoke, we meet Serenity Jones. She was a child when she discovered that she had a gift. Now, as an adult, she has her own television show where she can share her psychic gifts with those who need her the most.

    Lately, she has been struggling with rating, so she decides to book a young war widow. Nobody ever imagines what will happen when she talks to the dead soldier, and it could ruin her reputation as well as her show. It might even ruin her life!

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  • How Well Do You REALLY Know the Person You Share a Bed With?

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    In My Husband’s Lies by Liz Lawler, she thought she had the perfect life. Her husband Mark was a pilot who worked away from home a lot, but when he was home, he was attentive and happy. She was a doctor. They had a precious little boy.

    When she stays home from work for a plumbing emergency, her whole life changes. Police come to her door looking for her husband. When he is due to come home, he doesn’t walk in the door. He comes home hours later, because he was picked up by the police when he got off the plane (along with his entire flight crew).

    A beautiful flight attendant was killed, and the evidence was pointing to Mark as her killer.

    Though she trusts him, when he won’t tell her why he left the hotel, doubts start to creep in. Then, Mark is hit by a car and left for dead, and she has no idea what to think.

    She invites two crew members into her home to help with her little boy, so that she can spend time at Mark’s bedside, hoping that he wakes up, but also worried that he will be arrested the moment that he does.

    What is he hiding from her? Why won’t he come clean? What do the police have on him?

    Another great read by Liz Lawler. I highly recommend it if you are looking for a page-turner!

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