Archive for October 30th, 2010

Take an administrative snafu, a bad breakup, and “The Hot-Tub Incident,” and you’ve got two thoroughly unprepared sophomores on a semester abroad. For American party girl Tasha, an escape to Oxford may be a chance to ditch her fame as a tabloid temptress, but wading Uggs-deep in feminist theory is not her idea of a break. Meanwhile, the British half of the exchange, studious Emily, nurses an aching heart amid the bikinis and beer pong of U.C. Santa Barbara. With an anthropologist’s eye for detail and a true ear for teen-speak, Abby McDonald crafts a funny, fast-paced, poignant look at survival, sisterhood, and the surprising ways we discover our true selves.

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Lucy Dawson’s novels have been a huge hit her at Chick Lit Reviews. Both of Chloe’s reviews for What My Best Friend Did as well as The One That Got Away were given a 5 out of 5 rating. So, when I saw that What My Best Friend Did was coming to the US I got very very excited. It releases here in America on November 30, 2025! The synopsis makes it seem like there’s more of a mystery involved, which is always fantastic in my opinion, because I love to keep guessing to the very last page. But now you tell me…which cover do you prefer? The US Cover on the left or the UK Cover on the right? I actually think I love the US cover more, and that’s not always the case for me, but you tell me…

Synopsis for What My Best Friend Did:

For Alice, life’s a bit too boringly grown-up lately—weekends at weddings and baby showers; celebrating friends’ transitions to a life she isn’t quite up for yet; and a sweet, stable boyfriend she suspects she’s outgrown. So when she meets Gretchen for the first time, it feels a bit like falling in love. Gretchen, with her air of impulsiveness and intuitive style, is that rarest of treasures: a true friend who knows how to have fun. Plus there’s Gretchen’s gorgeous brother, Bailey, who might turn out to be exactly what Alice needs. Before she knows what’s hit her, Alice’s brilliant new best friend is turning her world upside down—seemingly for the better.

But Gretchen has a dark secret, which, like a time bomb, won’t stay hidden forever. The explosion may teach them both more than they ever wanted to know about how female friendships can go frighteningly wrong.

Are you a Harriet Evans fan? It’s just been announced that she will have a new book out in February of 2011 titled Love Always. It sounds fantastic! And if it’s anything like her previous novels it’s sure to be a wonderful addition to her already long list of novels. As provided by the publisher, here’s the synopsis:

From the bestselling author of I REMEMBER YOU comes a compelling and heartbreaking tale of lost love, family secrets and those little moments that can change your life for ever.

Natasha Kapoor’s life is at a turning point. Leaving London for the magical Cornish coast to attend the funeral of her beloved grandmother, this trip will reunite her with her large and complicated family. As she and her family sort through her grandmother’s possessions and prepare to sell Summercove, the idyllic coastal home that has been in their family for decades, Natasha is given the long-lost diary of her aunt Cecily, who died in a tragic accident at the age of fifteen.Returning to her home in London’s trendy Shoreditch, Natasha must get back to normality – to her job as a jewellery designer and to her soon-to-be ex-husband. But how can she forget the tragic tale of love, rivalry and heartbreak that emerged from the pages of Cecily’s diary? And will Cecily’s words, though written forty years ago, inspire Natasha to take a chance on love?