The winner of Fabulous Friday’s book, AWAKENED BY A KISS, is…
Chelsea B.
Please email me at carrie@thebookgirl.net with your information. Remember to comment on all the posts for the week to get more entries. Next Friday’s book is SIN UNDONE by Larissa Ione. I have three copies to give away!!
I just don’t have time to keep up with the reviews like I used to, so in addition to Mailbox Monday I’m going to do Whatcha Reading Wednesday. So tell me what you’re reading!
I’m reading two books. CLOSE QUARTERS by Lucy Monroe and HELLFIRE by Kate Douglas. I started one and it wasn’t what I wanted to read right then so I started the other. I have one in the car for when I’m waiting to pick up kids from school and the other on my nightstand.
What are you reading?
Well, since I only had two people enter Friday’s contest I’m going to send something to both comments.
So - Maureen you get the copy of Holly’s Inbox: Scandal in the City. Cheryl F. you get a book from my RomCon stash.
Happy Reading!
The winner of the $10 gift card is…
Cecile
Email me at carrie@thebookgirl.net with the email you want the card sent to.
Thank you to everyone for listing the books you are looking forward to reading this fall. A lot of the books mentioned are on my list too:)
Today is my baby’s 4th birthday! He is quite a silly little man and loves Scooby more than anything. This year will be fantastic for him. He will begin school in two weeks and it will be the first time he will be away from Mom during the day. Today we will be having a swimming party with the cousins and eating yummy cake!
There will be no Fabulous Friday this week. I have a contest starting on Sunday and another on Monday, so I decided to take this Friday off.
From the back of the book:
Dear Holly, Are you sure you know what you’re getting into…?
It’s Holly Denham’s first day as a receptionist at a busy corporate bank, and frankly, it’s obvious she can’t quite keep up.
Take a peek at her email and you’ll see why: what with her crazy friends, dysfunctional family, and gossipy co-workers, Holly’s inbox is a daily source of drama. Laughter, friendship, and romantic interludes keep her going, until one day, Holly’s secret past begins to catch up with her…
Written entirely in emails, this compulsively readable UK smash hit will keep you laughing and turning the pages all the way to its surprising and deeply satisfying ending.
HOLLY’S INBOX is a very fun read. I was a little intimidated by the 600+ pages, but it read quicker than a normal book and it only took me a few pages to adjust to the email format. Holly is starting a new job at a big bank and has no clue what she is doing. The emails are funny from the very beginning as she deals with a snarky co-worker, her gay best friend, and her other best friend who is really a bit of a slutty lush. We follow Holly through the ups-and-downs at work, a relationship, and what is hopefully her happily-ever-after.
The tone of the book is very Bridget Jones. Being a British book about a single girl trying to get her happy ending this really wasn’t a surprise to me. They only bad thing was the ending fell a little flat for me. Luckily, there is another book and I have a copy:)
the book girl gives HOLLY’S INBOX a 4/5
to find the book:
Thank you to everyone that entered. I have decided to pick two winners.
The RomCon Fabulous Friday winners are…
Congrats! Please email me at carrie@thebookgirl.net with your mailing addresses!!
Someone asked if I was going to list the books I got at RomCon. I wish I had thought about doing that before I put them away. I group my books by genre and honestly can’t remember which one’s I got at the conference and which ones I bought. The book I was the most excited about getting was an advanced copy of Elizabeth Hoyt’s next book - WICKED INTENTIONS. I read it on the plane ride home - It was fantastic!!
The winner of a copy of DESIRE ME by Robyn DeHart is…
Albert T
Please email me at carrie@thebookgirl.net with your mailing information.
Remember that winners have 7 days to claim their prize!
I had planned on writing up a big post about RomCon, but I’m too tired. The whole weekend was a lot of fun and I made it home with more books than I could read in a year:) Here are some pictures that I took with some of my favorite authors!
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The super-sweet Anna Campbell
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The lovely Carly Phillips
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The fabulous Julia Quinn
I have more pictures, but they are on my phone. I’m trying to figure out how to transfer them, but so far I haven’t figured it out yet.
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