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She's come to Enchanted Village to learn her trade but finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation...  ~product description Review: Having adored Heather Webber's Lucy Valentine series, I knew It Takes a Witch under her new pen name Heatherhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/TvHoGPXYuXE/jenns-review-it-takes-witch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jenn)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X8D5CaF2QaWZ8NsyP7T-9H8oiYc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X8D5CaF2QaWZ8NsyP7T-9H8oiYc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X8D5CaF2QaWZ8NsyP7T-9H8oiYc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X8D5CaF2QaWZ8NsyP7T-9H8oiYc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=TvHoGPXYuXE:jIoO7uivGKY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=TvHoGPXYuXE:jIoO7uivGKY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/TvHoGPXYuXE" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/jenns-review-it-takes-witch.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-5668542868437216462Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +00002012-01-26T07:09:10.527-05:00Author InterviewsSarah Jio Recently, Julie read and reviewed Sarah Jio's two fabulous books, The Violets of March and The Bungalow. Today, we are excited to have her  answering some questions.  GJR: Other than it being utterly gorgeous I’m sure, what inspired you to set your novel The Bungalow on Bora~Bora? Sarah Jio (SJ): At the time when I began working on The Bungalow, I was pregnant with my third son and had two http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/CefL-7V2Cyo/author-interview-sarah-jio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PC-nvVYsHD4hXVbIaDrW_Yb7FOU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PC-nvVYsHD4hXVbIaDrW_Yb7FOU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PC-nvVYsHD4hXVbIaDrW_Yb7FOU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PC-nvVYsHD4hXVbIaDrW_Yb7FOU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=CefL-7V2Cyo:YcwpCqzmY7A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=CefL-7V2Cyo:YcwpCqzmY7A:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/CefL-7V2Cyo" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/author-interview-sarah-jio.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-7614070060287317150Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-01-25T07:08:44.767-05:00Author InterviewsMeg Gardiner If you read our blog with any regularity, you know that Jenn and Julie are huge Meg Gardiner fans. We even got Alice to read her first Evan Delaney book China Lake. Needless to say, when Ms. Gardiner agreed to do a Q&A with us we went a little "fan girl". We can't thank her enough for taking time out of her schedule to answer our questions. Enjoy! GJR:  We both found you through the Stephen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/ykdPeEk_rLs/author-interview-meg-gardiner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xkv1zsFv5VHl10sNlVkNYAEFGM4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xkv1zsFv5VHl10sNlVkNYAEFGM4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xkv1zsFv5VHl10sNlVkNYAEFGM4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xkv1zsFv5VHl10sNlVkNYAEFGM4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=ykdPeEk_rLs:23k2Kz0VyYg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=ykdPeEk_rLs:23k2Kz0VyYg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/ykdPeEk_rLs" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/author-interview-meg-gardiner.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-7994297601224916307Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +00002012-01-23T06:54:54.556-05:00ThrillerJulie's ReviewsChevy StevensMysteryBook Review Summary: On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a 32-year-old realtor, had three goals—sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as she's about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all. Interwoven with the story of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/FUPUnWPG5ew/julies-reviews-still-missing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0H3a2CLFB07RGSunVy_EK-lKFRQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0H3a2CLFB07RGSunVy_EK-lKFRQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0H3a2CLFB07RGSunVy_EK-lKFRQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0H3a2CLFB07RGSunVy_EK-lKFRQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=FUPUnWPG5ew:6z27xUltRtk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=FUPUnWPG5ew:6z27xUltRtk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/FUPUnWPG5ew" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/julies-reviews-still-missing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-1006684649646106228Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-23T00:36:28.511-05:00Gail Saunders-SmithChildren's Literature Review: My 6 year old doesn't mind storms except for lightning. It freaks her out. Even if she's sound asleep, she'll wake up from it. So imagine my surprise when the other week she brought home a book about this subject. Lightning (Weather) is a great beginning book for kids who have an interest in or are afraid of certain weather systems. For my 6 year old, the science was definitely a bit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/IL6-C1d0BEA/childrens-corner-lightning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z94VrDmp4aC0tKToweadBlPcdiI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z94VrDmp4aC0tKToweadBlPcdiI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z94VrDmp4aC0tKToweadBlPcdiI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z94VrDmp4aC0tKToweadBlPcdiI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=IL6-C1d0BEA:RWs0cO12gTc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=IL6-C1d0BEA:RWs0cO12gTc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/IL6-C1d0BEA" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/childrens-corner-lightning.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-6644484464094169024Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +00002012-01-20T05:30:02.601-05:00What's in a Name ChallengeThrillerList Swap Challenge 2012Julie's ReviewsJohn VerdonBook Review Summary: Arriving in the mail one day is a taunting letter that ends with a simple declaration "See how well I know your secrets-just think of a number." Eerily,the letter writer has predicted their random choice exactly. For Dave Gurney, just retired as the NYPD's top homicide investigator and forging a new life with his wife, Madeleine, in upstate New York, the letters are oddities that begin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/1-tkld-eocs/julies-review-think-of-number.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cB3pGijAaJ3_bpB0cA6ZXLzjlvE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cB3pGijAaJ3_bpB0cA6ZXLzjlvE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cB3pGijAaJ3_bpB0cA6ZXLzjlvE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cB3pGijAaJ3_bpB0cA6ZXLzjlvE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=1-tkld-eocs:sC79HUuOHX0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=1-tkld-eocs:sC79HUuOHX0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/1-tkld-eocs" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/julies-review-think-of-number.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-1830001302534964693Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:14:00 +00002012-01-17T06:14:00.261-05:00Giveaway WinnersCongratulations to Brenda J, you have won our copy of Elizabeth Cunningham's Red-Robed Priestess. An email should waiting for you, please respond with your mailing address so we can get you the book ASAP!! Thanks to everyone for entering. As usual GJR used Random.org to generate the winner. Our thanks to the publicist for providing the giveaway!   a2a_linkname="Girls Just Reading";a2a_linkurlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/fi7v4sKpPvM/and-winner-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jenn)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5TBgx0Uj39ADfikfEnK6igsESlM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5TBgx0Uj39ADfikfEnK6igsESlM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5TBgx0Uj39ADfikfEnK6igsESlM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5TBgx0Uj39ADfikfEnK6igsESlM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=fi7v4sKpPvM:JExeqOBE1FA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=fi7v4sKpPvM:JExeqOBE1FA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/fi7v4sKpPvM" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/and-winner-is.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-6018045102840226877Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-01-16T08:53:51.902-05:00Jenn's ReviewsFantasyBook ReviewLev GrossmanSummary:  Like everyone else, precocious high school senior Quentin Coldwater assumes that magic isn't real, until he finds himself admitted to a very secretive and exclusive college of magic in upstate New York. There he indulges in joys of college-friendship, love, sex, and booze- and receives a rigorous education in modern sorcery. But magic doesn't bring the happiness and adventure Quentin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/PprFPP63OZM/jenns-review-magicians.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jenn)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/joMTz9yr79k1n-6hLjit8YNgeb4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/joMTz9yr79k1n-6hLjit8YNgeb4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/joMTz9yr79k1n-6hLjit8YNgeb4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/joMTz9yr79k1n-6hLjit8YNgeb4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=PprFPP63OZM:v3ThxSpxVCM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=PprFPP63OZM:v3ThxSpxVCM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/PprFPP63OZM" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/jenns-review-magicians.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-3564586347794366706Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-15T07:00:00.644-05:00Divya SrinivasanChildren's Literature I love this book! It is an ingenious way of demystifying the dark. Little Owl's world consists of darkness and as we follow his night, we learn what goes on in the dark. There are animals at work and at play. There is so much beauty to the night-world through Little Owl's eyes. The daytime is just as mysterious to him as the nighttime is for children and before bed he asks his mother to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/8k1n8hn8tVI/childrens-corner-little-owls-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jenn)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8V1lCkgkBhrEEfgvIpGUBTiORuE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8V1lCkgkBhrEEfgvIpGUBTiORuE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8V1lCkgkBhrEEfgvIpGUBTiORuE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8V1lCkgkBhrEEfgvIpGUBTiORuE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=8k1n8hn8tVI:I77wpULPIXo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=8k1n8hn8tVI:I77wpULPIXo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/8k1n8hn8tVI" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/childrens-corner-little-owls-night.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-6068585534867378653Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-01-12T08:15:27.522-05:00Julie's ReviewsSere Prince HalversonContemporary FictionBook Review Summary: Set against the backdrop of Redwood forests and shimmering vineyards, Seré Prince Halverson's compelling debut tells the story of two women, bound by an unspeakable loss, who each claims to be the mother of the same two children. To Ella Beene, happiness means living in the northern California river town of Elbow with her husband, Joe, and his two young children. Yet one summer day Joe http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/zSylBK9FSu0/julies-review-underside-of-joy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eVS0aiYkYmX8hnlPr1v2J69n_84/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eVS0aiYkYmX8hnlPr1v2J69n_84/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eVS0aiYkYmX8hnlPr1v2J69n_84/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eVS0aiYkYmX8hnlPr1v2J69n_84/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=zSylBK9FSu0:VHufhTHOhPU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=zSylBK9FSu0:VHufhTHOhPU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/zSylBK9FSu0" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/julies-review-underside-of-joy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-4971096746777225399Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:33:00 +00002012-01-10T10:12:22.735-05:00Jenn's ReviewsGraphic NovelRichard CastleBook ReviewSummary:  For the first time anywhere, CASTLE's titular hero Derrick Storm comes to life in the pages of this all-new graphic novel. This "adaptation" of Derrick Storm's first novel adventure takes our hero from the gritty world of the private eye all the way to the globe-hopping intrigue of the CIA. Eisner Award-winning Marvel Architect Brian Bendis and red hot Osborn writer Kelly Sue DeConnick http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/uE3obDqXHf4/jenns-review-richard-castles-deadly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jenn)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yd8KL2JzV2JkyGOnkP9JQfbxH_g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yd8KL2JzV2JkyGOnkP9JQfbxH_g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yd8KL2JzV2JkyGOnkP9JQfbxH_g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yd8KL2JzV2JkyGOnkP9JQfbxH_g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=uE3obDqXHf4:rRGVlZyYcaM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=uE3obDqXHf4:rRGVlZyYcaM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/uE3obDqXHf4" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/jenns-review-richard-castles-deadly.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-1817750619078758760Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:30:00 +00002012-01-10T06:42:31.304-05:00Elizabeth CunninghamGiveawaysHere it is! The first Girls Just Reading giveaway of the new year:  Red-Robed Priestess (The Maeve Chronicles) is the fourth and final volume of the Maeve series from Elizabeth Cunningham which was just released in November of 2011.     About the book:  After a life of passion and adventure that has brought her through slavery to the Resurrection garden, through the controversies of the Early http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/yc7mKUFPgcg/giveaway-red-robed-priestess.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jenn)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4NZAungKJ9QvIKXttBM9YNHgeOY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4NZAungKJ9QvIKXttBM9YNHgeOY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4NZAungKJ9QvIKXttBM9YNHgeOY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4NZAungKJ9QvIKXttBM9YNHgeOY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=yc7mKUFPgcg:fDLpyg92qnY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=yc7mKUFPgcg:fDLpyg92qnY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/yc7mKUFPgcg" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/giveaway-red-robed-priestess.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-7705334617046584867Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +00002012-01-09T05:30:04.131-05:00What's in a Name ChallengeJulie's ReviewsSarah JioMysteryBook ReviewHistorical Fiction Summary: A sweeping World War II saga of thwarted love, murder, and a long-lost painting. In the summer of 1942, twenty-one-year-old Anne Calloway, newly engaged, sets off to serve in the Army Nurse Corps on the Pacific island of Bora-Bora. More exhilarated by the adventure of a lifetime than she ever was by her predictable fiancé, she is drawn to a mysterious soldier named Westry, and their http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/-yGPE30q0ms/julies-review-bungalow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U9__YvCSuhujW9T_5Htbiv1njrI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U9__YvCSuhujW9T_5Htbiv1njrI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U9__YvCSuhujW9T_5Htbiv1njrI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U9__YvCSuhujW9T_5Htbiv1njrI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=-yGPE30q0ms:BrJVEWIYRyM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=-yGPE30q0ms:BrJVEWIYRyM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/-yGPE30q0ms" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/julies-review-bungalow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-7473137784196515004Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:36:00 +00002012-01-09T13:27:09.273-05:00Children's LiteratureDavid Diehl Review: When we found out that our second child was going to be a boy, I knew I lost control of the decor in his room and I also knew it would be sports related. So when my husband started filling our son's crib with every kind of ball imaginable I knew that it was time to get a book related to a sport. Our first sports related book was Slam Dunk! My Basketball Book by David Diehl. It's the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/oiNjPSm-39w/childrens-corner-slam-dunk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tqCLxf-UwGwKqn6nT5Ir1hJhB0g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tqCLxf-UwGwKqn6nT5Ir1hJhB0g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tqCLxf-UwGwKqn6nT5Ir1hJhB0g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tqCLxf-UwGwKqn6nT5Ir1hJhB0g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=oiNjPSm-39w:NDc81znuANY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=oiNjPSm-39w:NDc81znuANY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/oiNjPSm-39w" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/childrens-corner-slam-dunk.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-3919775234366749935Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-01-06T05:00:00.368-05:00Julie's ReviewsBook ReviewHistorical FictionDuncan Jepson Summary: For every young Chinese woman in 1930s Shanghai, following the path of duty takes precedence over personal desires. For Feng, that means becoming the bride of a wealthy businessman in a marriage arranged by her parents. In the enclosed world of the Sang household—a place of public ceremony and private cruelty—fulfilling her duty means bearing a male heir. The life that has been forced http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/nCcTm_xcVbs/julies-review-all-flowers-in-shanghai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pzJvdbAeamZT-6tG_1cMpEODRXg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pzJvdbAeamZT-6tG_1cMpEODRXg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pzJvdbAeamZT-6tG_1cMpEODRXg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pzJvdbAeamZT-6tG_1cMpEODRXg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=nCcTm_xcVbs:btTgC8NFYoE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=nCcTm_xcVbs:btTgC8NFYoE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/nCcTm_xcVbs" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/julies-review-all-flowers-in-shanghai.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-6428622030383214978Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-01-04T06:54:11.444-05:00Jennifer WeinerJulie's ReviewsContemporary FictionWomen's FictionBook ReviewChick-LitSummary: Jules Strauss is a Princeton senior with a full scholarship, acquaintances instead of friends, and a family she’s ashamed to invite to Parents’ Weekend. With the income she’ll receive from donating her “pedigree” eggs, she believes she can save her father from addiction. Annie Barrow married her high school sweetheart and became the mother to two boys. After years of staying at home andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/5uL_wCLuSKw/julies-review-then-came-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bauqi38rZJd0rV5qdIlgtMmQMtY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bauqi38rZJd0rV5qdIlgtMmQMtY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bauqi38rZJd0rV5qdIlgtMmQMtY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bauqi38rZJd0rV5qdIlgtMmQMtY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=5uL_wCLuSKw:enZmay2I-5A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=5uL_wCLuSKw:enZmay2I-5A:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/5uL_wCLuSKw" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/julies-review-then-came-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-881550192961892915Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:28:00 +00002012-01-03T04:28:00.616-05:00Jenn's ReviewsYoung Adult FictionParanormalE. Van LoweBook ReviewSummary: Fifteen year-old Megan Barnett and her single mom, Suze, have a special relationship—they are friends, close friends, who do almost everything together. “But come on, guys, she’s my mother… Can I really tell her that while we’re snuggled up on the sofa watching Spider Man Three, I’m secretly undressing James Franco with my eyes? Of course not…” The special bond takes a turn for the worsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/6aZHYW0QIJ8/jenns-review-boyfriend-from-hell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jenn)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TzFwaDhuTqYekhRJ6lKcBL_XFUY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TzFwaDhuTqYekhRJ6lKcBL_XFUY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TzFwaDhuTqYekhRJ6lKcBL_XFUY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TzFwaDhuTqYekhRJ6lKcBL_XFUY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=6aZHYW0QIJ8:UcTkIv6oikI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=6aZHYW0QIJ8:UcTkIv6oikI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/6aZHYW0QIJ8" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/jenns-review-boyfriend-from-hell.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-4600071643122313858Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:00:00 +00002012-01-02T21:05:49.498-05:00Criminal Plots Challenge 2012Reading Challenge Thanks to two Jennifer's (GJR's Jenn and Jen of Jen's Book Thoughts), I will be doing yet another challenge this year! Dang! For someone who didn't do any challenges until 2011, I'm doing quite a lot.   My reasoning being that I will definitely be reading more than six crime/thriller novels this year, so it shouldn't be hard to meet the criteria: Novel with a weapon in the title:  TBD Book http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/_lyYqqGx6mM/julies-criminal-plots-2012-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L6vo5uafapao_6JPEf-0GTa76Q4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L6vo5uafapao_6JPEf-0GTa76Q4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L6vo5uafapao_6JPEf-0GTa76Q4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L6vo5uafapao_6JPEf-0GTa76Q4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=_lyYqqGx6mM:Op0VxTb5PsQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=_lyYqqGx6mM:Op0VxTb5PsQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/_lyYqqGx6mM" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/julies-criminal-plots-2012-challenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-5880951005593295614Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-01-02T06:00:08.770-05:00Stieg LarssonMovie Review Summary: Stieg Larsson's #1 bestselling mystery featuring Lisbeth Salander is now a major motion picture directed by David Fincher, starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, from Columbia Pictures/Sony. In theaters December 2011. The first volume in the Millennium Trilogy, and an international publishing sensation, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/A05dfz8VBEs/movie-review-girl-with-dragon-tattoo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pfd0l-Kn-pZ5LR-qPdgOpmbbH6I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pfd0l-Kn-pZ5LR-qPdgOpmbbH6I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pfd0l-Kn-pZ5LR-qPdgOpmbbH6I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pfd0l-Kn-pZ5LR-qPdgOpmbbH6I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=A05dfz8VBEs:QDRo5mDCv8I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=A05dfz8VBEs:QDRo5mDCv8I:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/A05dfz8VBEs" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/movie-review-girl-with-dragon-tattoo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-7774031473288039467Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:25:00 +00002012-01-01T05:25:00.802-05:00Criminal Plots Challenge 2012Well, knowing how much I don't like having a reading list, I am surprising myself by taking on another book challenge for 2012 (I know, I need my head examined), this one hosted by Jen of Jen's Book Thoughts.  My reasoning being that I will definitely be reading more than six crime/thriller novels this year, so it shouldn't be hard to meet the criteria:Novel with a weapon in the title:  A Hoe Lothttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/eq5kkknHSsI/jenns-criminal-plots-2012-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jenn)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EH378zXsrlScDgeedsG2V6w5Zcc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EH378zXsrlScDgeedsG2V6w5Zcc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EH378zXsrlScDgeedsG2V6w5Zcc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EH378zXsrlScDgeedsG2V6w5Zcc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=eq5kkknHSsI:T-7VEY3CtME:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=eq5kkknHSsI:T-7VEY3CtME:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/eq5kkknHSsI" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/01/jenns-criminal-plots-2012-challenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-7242220754936589992Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-12-31T06:00:05.421-05:00Matthew NormanTrevor ShaneBook ListsSarah Addison AllenRosamund LuptonRandy Susan MeyersStieg LarssonMaria MurnaneJussi Adler-OlsenJennifer Donnelly2011 Books In Review2011 has probably been one of the best reading years for me, that I can recall. This of course makes it harder to pick 10 of my favorites. What's great is that since I rate my books, it does help me out a bit. I don't think I have had this many "5" ratings in one year!! 9 out of my 10 are "5"'s!! If I listed all the books that were "4" and above this list would be 40+  books long!! Without http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/xri9DzS8xZI/julies-list-2011-top-10-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NvGdEqObRcDgHJMkOJ5gIHuzM_k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NvGdEqObRcDgHJMkOJ5gIHuzM_k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NvGdEqObRcDgHJMkOJ5gIHuzM_k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NvGdEqObRcDgHJMkOJ5gIHuzM_k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=xri9DzS8xZI:9Y6xWcorrb4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=xri9DzS8xZI:9Y6xWcorrb4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/xri9DzS8xZI" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2011/12/julies-list-2011-top-10-books.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-1537147603174679836Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +00002011-12-30T05:00:12.699-05:00Julie's ReviewsAllison Winn ScotchBook ReviewChick-Lit Summary: It didn't start out as the worst day of Natalie Miller's life...As the top aide to New York's powerful woman senator, Natalie's moving rapidly up the political ladder. She works hard, stays late, and enjoys every bit of it. Then her neglected boyfriend announces he's leaving. But that's only the beginning. Her doctor tells her she has breast cancer—and raw ambition and ruthless http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/aZxRDFPg_IU/julies-review-department-of-lost-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xGtzISO5NRLqT9SP3-EGnXRmphs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xGtzISO5NRLqT9SP3-EGnXRmphs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xGtzISO5NRLqT9SP3-EGnXRmphs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xGtzISO5NRLqT9SP3-EGnXRmphs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=aZxRDFPg_IU:PXDnSudbsLs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=aZxRDFPg_IU:PXDnSudbsLs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/aZxRDFPg_IU" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2011/12/julies-review-department-of-lost-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-1587748359347356639Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +00002011-12-29T15:10:13.952-05:002011 Books in ReviewEvery year there are a few books we weren't as fond of... and perhaps could have skipped over.  That's not to say they were bad books or that you won't find something redeeming in them -we all have different tastes. Here's what Jenn could have done without:  Claim of Innocence by Laura Caldwell Cinder and Ella by Melissa Lemon Children of Paranoia by Trevor Shane * Blue by Lou Aronica Here's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/iGEKLmGO-F0/bottom-of-pile-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jenn)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lhd0kc2pAS0ku7TGyHl3dGP-iPA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lhd0kc2pAS0ku7TGyHl3dGP-iPA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lhd0kc2pAS0ku7TGyHl3dGP-iPA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lhd0kc2pAS0ku7TGyHl3dGP-iPA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=iGEKLmGO-F0:cPmDySu3G70:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=iGEKLmGO-F0:cPmDySu3G70:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/iGEKLmGO-F0" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2011/12/bottom-of-pile-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-3145060723693129961Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:17:00 +00002012-01-02T12:01:13.282-05:00Melanie BenjaminJulie's ReviewsBook ReviewHistorical FictionSummary:   Benjamin draws on one of the most enduring relationships in children's literature in her excellent debut, spinning out the heartbreaking story of Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Her research into the lives of Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) and the family of Alice Liddell is apparent as she takes circumstances shrouded in mystery and colors in the spaces to revealhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/8TH_mpS3XZU/julies-review-alice-i-have-been.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnReMGCy7DEj1YkOYLnvRPWvaXk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnReMGCy7DEj1YkOYLnvRPWvaXk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnReMGCy7DEj1YkOYLnvRPWvaXk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnReMGCy7DEj1YkOYLnvRPWvaXk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=8TH_mpS3XZU:EOGJsk8dz-I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=8TH_mpS3XZU:EOGJsk8dz-I:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/8TH_mpS3XZU" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2011/12/julies-review-alice-i-have-been.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-6245425579292902978Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:34:00 +00002011-12-28T07:02:26.155-05:00Amanda HockingC.C. HunterHeather WebberJulie KagawaSarah Addison AllenMarkus ZusakMelissa SenateKathy ReichsStieg Larsson2011 Books in ReviewMy goal for 2011 was to get back to reading about 60 books a year, the way I had before my daughter was born.  I accomplished 60 plus (still reading or I'd give you an exact count), partly thanks to owning an e-reader, I think.  I'm amazed by the number of really fantastic reads I've had this year. I was going to do a top 10 list, but quite a few of these are series that deserve to be mentionedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~3/Ryo1ysPOkgY/jenns-top-books-of-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jenn)6<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GJlrgKz8-X-951JVhcpgt50L5I0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GJlrgKz8-X-951JVhcpgt50L5I0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GJlrgKz8-X-951JVhcpgt50L5I0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GJlrgKz8-X-951JVhcpgt50L5I0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=Ryo1ysPOkgY:gxATMBbqdGY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?a=Ryo1ysPOkgY:gxATMBbqdGY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GirlsJustReading?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GirlsJustReading/~4/Ryo1ysPOkgY" height="1" width="1"/>http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2011/12/jenns-top-books-of-2011.html