Journal Entry 1 by 3D3D on Thursday, January 13, 2005

Bought a duplicate copy by accident for a secret santa exchange. So I will set up a bookring for this one.

Book description:

Dentophobe Hannah O'Dowd is almost 30 and she's determined to find a husband. She and her cozy circle of single friends live in Portland, Oregon, a city of 2 million souls, roughly half of which are male. Hannah hatches a plan to find her one man in a million via free Internet dating services--and challenges her friends to do the same. Unfortunately, all of Hannah's dates are turning out worse than your average root canal.
Lisa Cach's Dating Without Novocaine is a witty, sexually frank look at what a smart self-employed woman might do to find the man of her dreams. Will she make the first move on Wade, the wildlife biologist who keeps asking her out but has yet to even hold her hand? Will she agree to a second date with Pete, the hunky cop with attention deficit disorder? Could she possibly be attracted to a wealthy computer engineer who paints his toenails gold? Hannah's sure the right guy is out there, it's just a matter of finding him.

Like Bridget Jones's Diary and television's Sex and the City, Cach's first contemporary romance presents a single girl who has great friends and a variety of unacceptable romantic prospects. Wiser than Bridget and warmer than Sex's Carrie, Hannah may find her man just in time.

 

Journal Entry 2 by 3D3D on Friday, January 14, 2005

I have a started a ring for this book.
The forum is here:

The order so far:

aliaskris29, Ontario, CDA

NeedSun, Ontario, CDA

cat02886, Rhode Island, USA (USA only)

CdnBlueRose, Colorado, USA

Ollie1976, New York, USA (USA only)

icekween01, Missouri, USA

portable-solace, Texas, USA (USA only) It's here!

jhurley2327, Wisconsin, USA

awakeagain, New Jersey, USA

RaineeRose, New York, USA

sunflowergalmmb, Oregon, USA

spaceystacey, New Jersey, USA

Pls make a journal entry once you receive the book, then once again with your review and finally one last time when you send it to the next person on the list. This is so we can keep track of the book and everyone gets the chance to read it!


 

Journal Entry 3 by 3D3D at Mail Release in Pierrefonds in - By post or by hand/ in person -, Québec Canada on Monday, February 07, 2005

Released 7 yrs ago (2/8/2005 UTC) at Mail Release in Pierrefonds in - By post or by hand/ in person -, Québec Canada

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The ring is on it's way! Mailed today to aliaskris29!

Keep smilin! 

Journal Entry 4 by aliaskris29 from Burlington, Ontario Canada on Wednesday, February 09, 2005

the ring came in the mail today how insane eh? not even a day wait :) 

Journal Entry 5 by aliaskris29 at by mail in To the next participant, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Released 7 yrs ago (2/23/2005 UTC) at by mail in To the next participant, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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I am sooo sorry for keeping this soo long. My life fell apart as soon as i got it. It was an ok book. I read it during a very long and delayed train ride home ... i really hated the storyline ... but otherwise i was very happy to be part of the bookring ... its an easy read - but there are better chicklit books out there ... 

Journal Entry 6 by NeedSun from Perth Road, Ontario Canada on Friday, March 04, 2005

This book arrived yesterday. I have two bookring books in front of it which shouldn't take me too long to get through.

Thanks for sending it my way. 

Journal Entry 7 by NeedSun from Perth Road, Ontario Canada on Thursday, April 07, 2005

First, let me apologize for keeping this book so long. Things got crazy around my house (and still are) therefore my reading time has definitely suffered. I did put it in the mail to cat02886 today so it should be moving along now.

I was going to give this book a 6 but had to up that to an 8 because of the chapter when she went to the sex shop. I read that part while I was waiting for my car to be fixed at the car dealership. In the waiting room there were people around who probably thought I was losing my mind. I couldn't keep from laughing out loud as things developed for her. That night, I reread it to my husband who also thought it was incredibly funny. The rest of the book was fine but didn't call me away from doing the things I had to do this month.

 

Journal Entry 8 by cat02886 from Warwick, Rhode Island USA on Friday, April 15, 2005

I got this in the mail today. I have one book before this that I am reading. I will get to this one as soon as I am done with it. Thanks for sharing!! 

Journal Entry 9 by cat02886 from Warwick, Rhode Island USA on Sunday, April 24, 2005

Omg! What a hilarious book! I loved the part when they were in the woods and the part where she went on the date with Wade. Those parts were hilarious. Couldn't put the book down. Didn't really like the end though. PMing next on the list for address. Thanks for sharing!! 

Journal Entry 10 by cat02886 at bookray in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Colorado USA on Friday, April 29, 2005

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Sent this to CdnBlueRose. Next on the list. 

Journal Entry 11 by CdnBlueRose from Arvada, Colorado USA on Monday, May 02, 2005

Received today - will read and journal asap! 

Journal Entry 12 by CdnBlueRose from Arvada, Colorado USA on Sunday, July 03, 2005

VERY fun read - quick, easy, and for the most part, pleasant! Thanks for sharing!

The only part of the book I didn't like was the part about Pete, the cop with ADHD - it seemed to me that it brought the book down a notch or two and could have been left out completely without changing the story any. Other than that - fun!

I'm mailing it out to Ollie76 on July 6. ENJOY! 

Journal Entry 13 by Ollie1976 from Gibsonton, Florida USA on Tuesday, July 12, 2005

received today 

Journal Entry 14 by Ollie1976 from Gibsonton, Florida USA on Friday, July 15, 2005

predictable but enjoyable 

Journal Entry 15 by Ollie1976 at please use CONTROLLED RELEASES country in Brooklyn, New York USA on Friday, July 15, 2005

Released 6 yrs ago (7/16/2005 UTC) at please use CONTROLLED RELEASES country in Brooklyn, New York USA

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sending along as part of bookring 

Journal Entry 16 by icekween01 from St. Louis, Missouri USA on Monday, July 18, 2005

Journal Entry 17 by icekween01 from St. Louis, Missouri USA on Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Journal Entry 18 by icekween01 at Mailed to fellow Bookcrosser in St. Louis, Missouri USA on Friday, July 29, 2005

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Journal Entry 19 by portable-solace from Tulsa, Oklahoma USA on Wednesday, August 31, 2005

I just received this book in the mail and will be starting it ASAP!