The Boy Next Door

by Meggin Cabot | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0060096195 Global Overview for this book
Registered by michelle1977 of Haren, Groningen Netherlands on 4/7/2005
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Journal Entry 1 by michelle1977 from Haren, Groningen Netherlands on Thursday, April 7, 2005
Great book from the author of the Princess Diaries, comparable to the Shopaholic Series from Sophie Kinsella. A must-read for chicklit fans! I have two copies since it's also known as "The Guy Next Door".

"In her debut adult novel, Cabot (known for her extremely successful young adult fiction series the Princess Diaries, published under the name Meg Cabot) relies entirely on highly amusing e-mails to tell a fetching meet-cute story. New York City gossip columnist Melissa Fuller is known for being obsessive about Winona Ryder, dating the wrong men and being tardy for work. Arriving particularly late one morning, she explains to her colleagues at the New York Journal that she was detained by the attempted murder of her elderly next-door neighbor, Mrs. Friedlander, who is in a coma. Always the good girl, Mel has volunteered to take care of Mrs. Friedlander's many pets until the neighbor's nephew Max, a famous fashion photographer, can be reached. Her co-workers warn her about Max, a notorious lady's man. Contrary to the gossip, when she meets Max he is down to earth, funny and kind. Despite the strange fact that he likes to be called John and appears to be between photo shoots, she begins to date him and learns that he shares her love for Stephen King novels and natural disasters. It doesn't take long for her to fall head over heels, or for Mel's mom to write, "Get a ring on your finger before you uncross those legs, sweetie." When a mysterious e-mail arrives explaining that there is more to her beau than meets the eye, she is duly upset and uses the power of her pen to get even. But when Mrs. Friedlander's attacker returns, will Mel and Max be able to put their differences aside to catch a killer? Full of clever e-mail banter and tongue-in-cheek humor, this cheeky novel should be enjoyed in one sitting."

Journal Entry 2 by michelle1977 at on Monday, May 9, 2005

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Will be sending this book to taborky today for one of the Chick Lit relays at www.bookrelay.com.

Hope you'll have a great read!

Journal Entry 3 by tabyorky from Doncaster, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, May 12, 2005
Received in the post today - thanks michelle1977. Will put in my tbr pile.

Journal Entry 4 by tabyorky from Doncaster, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, June 2, 2005
Started reading this book.

Journal Entry 5 by tabyorky from Doncaster, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, June 11, 2005
I enjoyed this book and it was different too with it being in email format.

Journal Entry 6 by tabyorky from Doncaster, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, June 13, 2005
Reserved for asterw

Journal Entry 7 by tabyorky from Doncaster, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, June 17, 2005
Posted book to asterw by surface mail today.

Journal Entry 8 by asterw from Athens - Αθήνα, Attica Greece on Wednesday, July 6, 2005
I went to the post office today and the book was waiting for me there.

Thank you very much for the RABCK tabyorky! I'm looking forward to reading it.

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Update 24.7.05: Started reading it last night. It is a funny, fast-paced and very easy to read book. As soon as I finish reading it I'll mail it to karinalyssa.

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Update 25.7.05: I already finished it! Having already read "Boy Meets Girl", it was nice to meet again some of the characters. Written in e-mails' format it was very easy to read and also very lively. Although it was full of exaggerating situations, reactions etcetera (I couldn't even imagine the extent of gossip taking place!) and the end was predictable, I couldn't stop reading it to see how the plot would actually develop. After all, it is a chick-lit -and it delivers the expectations!

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Update 28.7.05: Mailed today to Karinalyssa.

Journal Entry 9 by KarinAlyssa on Monday, August 15, 2005
Received another book from Greece and it had the nicest postcard in it. Thanks Asterw. I'll bring this book with me to university and I should read it there.

Journal Entry 10 by KarinAlyssa on Monday, November 21, 2005
Indeed, I read that book in univeristy. The formatting made me read it in one sitting because reading emails I couldn't put a stop at some point. It was my first Meg Cabot and she's now on my wishlist ! The writing was funny and fast-paced. The characters were quite interesting. This was a good chicklit !

Thanks AsterW for sending this one to Canada, it went back to Europe last week !

Journal Entry 11 by KarinAlyssa at By Mail in BookRelay.Com, Bookrelay -- Controlled Releases on Monday, November 21, 2005

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Sent to Flicki in Germany. Enjoy !

Journal Entry 12 by Flicki from Aurich, Niedersachsen Germany on Monday, November 28, 2005
Received this today! Thank you very much, KA! :-)

Journal Entry 13 by Flicki from Aurich, Niedersachsen Germany on Tuesday, April 18, 2006
This book is with a friend of mine now for a while, so it doesn't collect too much dust on my shelf! :-) Hope she'll get around to reading it.

Journal Entry 14 by Flicki from Aurich, Niedersachsen Germany on Saturday, August 4, 2007
Got it back again!

Journal Entry 15 by Flicki at Emden, Niedersachsen Germany on Saturday, February 18, 2012
It's high time to travel on for this book... off to Ireland you go! :-)

Journal Entry 16 by rotewoelfin at Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Sunday, March 4, 2012
Got it with a bunch of others - going to take it with me to Dublin :)

Journal Entry 17 by rotewoelfin at The Long Stone Pub (OBCZ) in Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (4/17/2012 UTC) at The Long Stone Pub (OBCZ) in Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland

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On the book table :-)

Journal Entry 18 by Dorian-A-Gray at Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland on Saturday, April 28, 2012
Picked up in the Long Stone Pub just after the Dublin convention. Might take a while before I get a chance to read it but I will set it free eventually. Couldn't keep such a well-travelled book to myself now, could I? :)

Journal Entry 19 by Dorian-A-Gray at The Long Stone Pub (OBCZ) in Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland on Monday, December 17, 2018

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