Journal Entry 1 by Sidney1220 from McLean, Virginia USA on Monday, March 15, 2004

Bought this book at a used bookstore today. This is my first trip to a used bookstore and I was really glad to find a copy of this book that still looked new. (I have been reluctant to shop at used bookstores in the past because I prefer my books new). I will definitely be going back there in the future. 

Journal Entry 2 by Sidney1220 from McLean, Virginia USA on Sunday, March 28, 2004

From the back...

When it comes to men, beauty columnist Rebecca Fine always seems t be on the scruffy end of the mascara wand. But all that changes te morning she meets Max Stoddart, her new colleague at the Daily Vanguard. With his upscale suit, Hugh Grant hair and obscenely sexy good looks, he's a single woman's dream come true. Finally, her grandmother can stop surfing the Net for eligible Jewish males. But is Max the catch of the decade- or just a major babe magnet?

Meanwhile, Rebecca's old high school nemesis has resurfaced, a former blond bombshell called Lipstick who is now engaged to Rebecca's widowed dad. And it's good-bye to articles on toe cleavage when a hot tip sweeps Rebecca to the center of the Paris cosmetics world, where a miracle antiwrinkle cream is about to be launched. That is, until she blows the whistle on a scandal that could set the beauty business- and the future of world peace- reeling. Will Rebecca win the recognition- not to mention the Pulitzer- she yearns for...and get the man of her dreams? Stay tuned.
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As for as British chit lits go, this one breaks no new ground. It is not even as interesting as some of the others I've read. There's not much characterization, the heroine's ditzy beyond belief, and the romantic plotline included a big misunderstanding with outcomes you can see from a mile away. It's available for trade if anybody wants it... 

Journal Entry 3 by Sidney1220 from McLean, Virginia USA on Wednesday, April 14, 2004

Offered it up on the Bookrelay website in exchange for Fourplay. It's next destiination is Australia...

4/29/04
Mailed today. Should arrive in 4-6 weeks. 

Journal Entry 4 by veritas9 from Melbourne, Victoria Australia on Saturday, June 26, 2004

Thanks Sidney1220! 

Journal Entry 5 by veritas9 at Mailed to a fellow BookCrosser in Postal Release, Book Relay -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, August 19, 2004

Released on Thursday, August 19, 2004 at Mailed to a fellow BookCrosser in Postal Release, Book Relay Controlled Releases.

Sent to awakeagain as part of a bookrelay!
 

Journal Entry 6 by awakeagain from Port Murray, New Jersey USA on Saturday, October 30, 2004

Rec'd as a BookRelay request 

Journal Entry 7 by awakeagain from Port Murray, New Jersey USA on Thursday, November 04, 2004

Chick-lit is fine when it doesn't stray into implausible situations. The combination of the face cream mystery (I won't give it away), the step-mother to be who is also the school days arch enemy with some past lives regression (to JFK no less) makes it not as good a read as it might have been. Not to mention that the lead male character always seemed a bit 'off' to me. About the only thing in his favor seems to be his looks and the heroine seems much too intelligent for that to be the deciding factor. 

Journal Entry 8 by awakeagain from Port Murray, New Jersey USA on Friday, February 04, 2005

Starting a bookray. Participants are:
CdnBlue Rose, RaineeRose, BelleMorte, SpaceyStacey.

Mailing to CdnBlueRose on 2/14/05. 

Journal Entry 9 by CdnBlueRose from Arvada, Colorado USA on Thursday, February 17, 2005

Received in the mail today and will read ASAP - thanks! 

Journal Entry 10 by CdnBlueRose from Arvada, Colorado USA on Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Received another copy of this book, so I'm passing the relay along to be enjoyed by RaineeRose - going out in this morning's mail - ENJOY! 

Journal Entry 11 by RaineeRose from Rochester, New York USA on Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Received today. I'll read it ASAP and then send it along to BelleMorte. Thanks! 

Journal Entry 12 by RaineeRose from Rochester, New York USA on Sunday, March 13, 2005

As others here have said, this book has little substance. The story is farfetched, the characters are not very well-developed, the plot seems implausible, etc. However, I have to say that I enjoyed this book in spite of these flaws. It's an example of what I like to call an "escape" novel, a book that allows the reader to escape from her own life for awhile and simply be mindlessly entertained. This book couldn't have arrived at a better time in my life -- if there was any week I needed to escape, this was it! Thanks, awakeagain, for starting this bookray!

I'm setting this as "reserved" until I can get to the post office to mail it to BelleMorte -- which will likely be tomorrow. 

Journal Entry 13 by RaineeRose at sent via media mail at Rochester, NY post office in Mailed to another BC member, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases on Monday, March 14, 2005

Released 7 yrs ago (3/14/2005 UTC) at sent via media mail at Rochester, NY post office in Mailed to another BC member, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases

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Sending on to BelleMorte. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 14 by BelleMorte from Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA on Thursday, March 17, 2005

got it and will start after the next one!

+kil+ 

Journal Entry 15 by BelleMorte from Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA on Wednesday, March 23, 2005

this was not chicklit. it was boring, lol. She kept on making the same mistakes over and over again and I just wanted to bash her head into a wall. This wasnt an endearing kinda character, it was an annoying and heck one. interesting story, but coulda deff been written better. shame on her editor. sending to SpaceyStacey as soon as i have an addy

+kil+ 

Journal Entry 16 by BelleMorte at sent to fellow BX'er in Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA on Monday, April 04, 2005

Released 7 yrs ago (4/4/2005 UTC) at sent to fellow BX'er in Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA

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sending this book along. enjoy!

+kil+ 

Journal Entry 17 by spaceystacey from Bridgeton, New Jersey USA on Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Received in the post this weekend.


5/21/05 A read in a day kind of "escape" novel. I found the pages turned quickly as I read it in one sitting at the Wildwood beach yesterday.

Can't say that any of the characters are particularly memorable, but I did enjoy Bernadette a.k.a "Lipstick".

No readers on this ray after me, so I am including it in lilmztaz's "turning 30" bookbox for its continuing journey. 

Journal Entry 18 by sleepingdebbie from Highland, Michigan USA on Saturday, June 18, 2005

took out of lilmztaz's "turning 30" bookbox! 

Journal Entry 19 by sleepingdebbie from Highland, Michigan USA on Sunday, June 26, 2005

A quick, fun, light read! I enjoyed it even though the characters were shallow and the plot/sub-plots were pretty unrealistic. I picked this one off my TBR stack because I needed something fluffy after some of the murder/suspense/thrillers...