My review of The Bride Wore Size 12 by Meg Cabot

Heather Wells, former pop star now Assistant Residence Hall Director of "Death Dorm" is planning her wedding, dealing with her estranged mother, and finding Jasmin's (a RA in her dorm) killer all before her upcoming nuptials!
I liked it, even though this is supposed to be the 5th and final book in the series. I didn't read any of the ones before, but I really don't think I needed to. It was also nice to read about a character that isn't a size 2. I love Heather and her sense of humor. She’s wiling to poke fun at herself and point us (the readers) at some of the bizarre stuff that happens around her. Although she has all the craziness associated with getting married in a few weeks, she has to handle the murder of a student in her dorm. One of the best things about this book is that not once have I ever been able to guess the true identity of the killer or his/her motive behind the killings. So it’s always a great surprise when Heather makes this discovery. I think it's a cozy/romantic mystery and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a lighter fun read.

My Review of The Highway by C.J. Box

When two sisters set out across a remote stretch of Montana road to visit their friend, little do they know it will be the last time anyone might ever hear from them again. Former police investigator Cody Hoyt has just lost his job and has fallen off the wagon after a long stretch of sobriety. Convinced by his son and his former rookie partner, Cassie Dewell, he begins the drive south to the girls’ last known location, then disappears. Cassie needs to find Gracie, Danielle and Cody before time runs out for them.

I liked it. It was a fast paced thriller with a lot of twists and turns. There were times when I wanted to snap the cover closed and then there were times when I couldn't put it down. I really enjoyed this book, but beware, it is a dark and creepy page turner. I was exhausted by the end of the book! I would definitely recommend this to everyone that is looking for a good page turner.

My review of Fifty Shades of Mr. Darcy...

Fifty Shades of Mr. Darcy by William Codpiece Thwackery
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

HILARIOUS!!!

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My review of Hysteria...

Just watched this movie Hysteria

In the Victorian Era, doctors diagnosed women with feminine hysteria when they exhibited symptoms such as nervousness, loss of appetite for food or sex, and a "tendency to cause trouble". These women would undergo a "pelvic massage" — manual stimulation of the genitals by the doctor (sometimes for hours and hours) until the patient experienced "hysterical paroxysm" (orgasm). Extreme cases resulted in women forced in to insane asylums and removal of the uterus.
Hysteria is about a young doctor, Mortimer Grandville who is hired as an assistant in a private practice by Dr. Robert Dalrymple. Dr. Dalrymple uses pelvic massage to treat the well to do woman and teaches Mortimer his methods. Mortimer & Dalrymple's methods prove to be a huge success until Mortimer suddenly has hand cramps and is then fired by Dalrymple. When Mortimer turns to his lifelong friend Edmund St. John-Smythe for advice while using Edmund's new invention (a electric powered feather duster) and discovers that the vibrations are felt throughout his body, he realizes that the duster may be the solution to a much quicker "hysterical paroxysm". Thus, the first vibrator is born!
It was a good romantic comedy and the interactions between Hugh Dancy (Grandville) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (Charlotte Dalrymple) are believable. I give it 8 stars out of 10.

My review of Magic Mike...

Channing Tatum plays Mike, a man who's searching for the "American Dream" while wearing a thong decides to mentor a young upstart (Alex Pettyfer).
The choreography was okay, I think they saved the best moves for Channing (and he IS a talented dancer). The story was predictable. 2 1/2 stars out of ten.

My review of The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner...

23-year-old Ruth Saunders decides to move to California with her 70-year-old grandma hoping to make it big as a T.V. writer. Once her sitcom "The Next Best Thing" gets green lit, she has to deal with all of the Hollywood baggage that goes with it.
I have loved Jennifer's books since I read Good In Bed. I like her sense of humor and her smart, funny, sarcastic, REALISTIC characters. This book did not let me down. I loved Ruth for all of her flaws and hoped for her to have the happy ending that she so richly deserves. You can tell that she wrote this book "loosely" based on her experiences writing on the T.V. show "State of Georgia".

My review of The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (Book 2 in the Steampunk Chronicles)...

New York - 1897,
Finley Jayne and her "straynge band of mysfits" rush to save cowboy Jasper and Mei (the girl with the clockwork collar) from the evil clutches of a "former friend".
Having read the prequel: The Strange Case of Finley Jayne and The Girl in the Steel Corset (Book 1 in the series) I was left wanting to know what happens to Finley Jayne and her "straynge band of mysfits". The genre is interesting, Victorian age meets steam punk. All in all, a great edge-of-the-seat thriller with a dash of romance amidst steam punk animatronics. I gave it 7 stars out of 10.

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