Ack! This was so good! Go read it!! “On the morning of the exorcism, I stayed home from school.” Fifteen years ago, Meredith (“Merry”)’s sister Marjorie began acting…strange. Her symptoms and behavior led her family to consult a priest, and eventually landed them on a reality TV show — with the intent of broadcasting an exorcism. In present day, Merry revisits those events with a writer, as she tries to understand what really happen, and clear up the lies displayed by the show. This book […]
I think Jennifer McMahon has some issues to work out
I have now read five Jennifer McMahon novels, all of which start to blend together since she basically uses the same formula over and over (The Night Sister definitely stands out from the pack, though, if you’re looking for a recommendation). Usually, something happens 10-15 years ago, to a kid or a group of kids. Then we’re in present day, with one or two grown ups trying to put the pieces of that summer/winter/night back together. There’s some sort of supernatural element that gets (at least mostly) […]
“Just because you can live without someone doesn’t mean you want to.”
Another great read by Taylor Jenkins Reid, who also wrote the Sliding Doors-esque novel I recently finished (Maybe in Another Life). Too bad my library doesn’t have any of her other novels! “Make no mistake: I do love you. Just because I don’t feel the love in my heart doesn’t mean I don’t know it’s there. I know it’s there. I’m leaving because I’m going to find it. I promise you that.” Lauren and Ryan have been together for 11 years, married for 6, and have recently realized […]
“You’ll Change Your Mind.”
I could not be more different from Jen Kirkman — I got married young, finished college, had a couple of kids and go to work every day at an office (albeit one where I wear blue jeans and sneakers..but still!). Jen does stand up and works for Chelsea Lately and knows that comedy is the job for her. She also knows that she absolutely, positively does not want kids — a position that she defends in this book (and apparently, to strangers who think they know better) with […]