Journal Entry 1 by JillyEnFuego from Coconut Creek, Florida USA on Thursday, September 15, 2005

Purchased to replace the original bookray that was sucked into a black hole somewhere near phenomenal1. 

Journal Entry 2 by JillyEnFuego from Coconut Creek, Florida USA on Thursday, September 15, 2005

Bookray participants
valentina1209
pashmack
RaineeRose
sunshinedreamr
RainDrop162004
 

Journal Entry 3 by JillyEnFuego from Coconut Creek, Florida USA on Monday, September 19, 2005

Mailed to the delightful Pashmack today! 

Journal Entry 4 by pashmack from Lake Worth, Florida USA on Friday, September 23, 2005

Journal Entry 5 by pashmack from Lake Worth, Florida USA on Wednesday, September 28, 2005

While I don't typically read books of this genre, I did find myself quickly drawn into the story. I do have some rather ambivalent feelings about the book, and found a few things quite unbelievable (What? No stretch marks??) But, overall, I did enjoy the book, and found it to be quite a fun read. Thanks for sharing the book, BoosterJ28, and making the extra effort to keep the ray going.

Will send it off to RaineeRose in today's mail. 

Journal Entry 6 by RaineeRose from Rochester, New York USA on Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Received today. I'll get started on it ASAP. Thanks, BoosterJ28! 

Journal Entry 7 by RaineeRose from Rochester, New York USA on Monday, October 17, 2005

I enjoyed this book; Jemima J is a fun, interesting heroine. The only thing I didn't like was Green's constant change of point of view -- I found it very distracting. Overall, though, I really liked her writing, and I would love to read more by this author.

Thanks, BoosterJ28, for offering this ray. I'll send this on as soon as I've received sunshinedreamr's address. 

Journal Entry 8 by RaineeRose at sent via media mail at Rochester, NY post office in Mailed to another BC member, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, October 27, 2005

Released 6 yrs ago (10/27/2005 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 to sunshinedreamr. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 9 by sunshinedreamr on Wednesday, November 02, 2005

The book came in the mail today! After I am finished with the current book I am reading I will jump right into this one :) 

Journal Entry 10 by sunshinedreamr on Monday, December 26, 2005

I really enjoyed this book. It was a fun read, and I was very happy with the ending.

Thank you, BoosterJ28 for saving the bookray :)

I'll be passing it along to RainDrop soon. 

Journal Entry 11 by sunshinedreamr at Bookring in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, January 01, 2006

Released 6 yrs ago (1/1/2006 UTC) at Bookring in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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Gave it to RainDrop162004 today! I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did, Juanet :) 

Journal Entry 12 by bookchick88 from Ravenna, Ohio USA on Monday, January 02, 2006

Yay!

Thanks so much. It's great to be last on the list. :) LoL, I don't have to rush.

Thanks again! I will post as soon as I finish this book. 

Journal Entry 13 by bookchick88 from Ravenna, Ohio USA on Monday, January 23, 2006

I hate Brad! I love Ben! At 1st I thought Ben seemed arrogant and self centered, and a womanizer to boot, but I was proven wrong. He's a very easy character to warm up to, and Jemima really was lucky in the end!

I can't believe what Brad did! How disgusting! He needs serious counseling.. he's rich enough to afford it. I know sometimes in Cali things can get very superficial, but isn't what he did taking it just a tad bit TOO FAR?!

At times I didn't like Jemima because she seemed to forget who she ultimately was and replaced herself with a superficial Barbie doll.

I'm glad everyone ended up happy in the end!

Great book!

I'm adding this to my 5x5x5 reading challenge (link on my shelf) under the Europe section. 

Journal Entry 14 by bookchick88 from Ravenna, Ohio USA on Wednesday, July 05, 2006

RES for a fellow BCer in my RABCK contest. :) 

Journal Entry 15 by bookchick88 at Kingsville PO in Kingsville, Ohio USA on Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Released 5 yrs ago (7/29/2006 UTC) at Kingsville PO in Kingsville, Ohio USA

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releasing to a fellow BCer as apart of my RABCK contest!

Happy reading!! 

Journal Entry 16 by Fantasma from Carnaxide, Lisboa (distrito) Portugal on Friday, November 17, 2006

Finally, it's here!! :o)
I've heard so many good things about this book that I'm really curious to read it, let's see if it doesn't get buried in the always increasing TBR pile...

Thanks for sending, RainDrop162004, it was really nice to win your RABCK ^_^


"Jemima Jones is overweight - about seven stone overweight. Treated like a slave by her thin and bitchy flatmates, lorded over at the "Kilburn Herald" by the beautiful Geraldine, her only consolation is food. That and a passion for her charming, sexy colleague Ben. Her life needs to change and soon."
(fantasticfiction.co.uk) 

Journal Entry 17 by Fantasma from Carnaxide, Lisboa (distrito) Portugal on Monday, February 05, 2007

I was really disapointed with this book. Maybe because my expectations were high, but I don't think that was all.
I love chick lit and am used to "fairy-tale" situations and things like that, but this book just seemed too unreal to me. What, it's all that easy!? The ending was tottaly predictable, and I didn't like that Jemima had to become thin so the love of her life would fall in love with her. Shallow, no? I also disliked the writing style, sometimes it really annoyed me.
It took me a while to read it as I was strugling with it, the last 150 pages weren't so bad, at least the story was moving and going somewhere! No need for almost 400 pages of this story...