My Favorite Reads -- 7/29

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My favorite read this week is The Divorce Party by Laura Dave. This was a wonderful novel about a woman who throws a divorce party and how it affects her family. It is an engrossing read filled with interesting characters. (Divorce parties are unbelievably real, just google 'divorce party' and you get tons of sites devoted to the planning and preparation of divorce parties. One site even had 'divorce party games'.)

Check out the rest of my review: The Divorce Party Review

What is your favorite read?

Review -- The Divorce Party

The Divorce Party
by Laura Dave
Penguin Group , 2009
272 pages

Thank you to Dana Forman and the nice people at Viking for sending me a copy of this book.

Summary: This book chronicles two woman, one at the beginning of marriage and one at the end. During a divorce party on Long Island, both women uncover secrets about the men they love and must decide whether it is better to leave the relationship or stay and fight.

Review: Laura Dave has written an engrossing novel that I could not put down. She creates characters you can truly empathize with as they struggle to find the truth in their relationships. The characters are so wonderful, flawed and real. The pace of the novel is pitch perfect and the prose has an elegant flow to it. The Divorce Party is just a tremendous novel about forgiveness and acceptance that I highly recommend. Rating: *****out of 5.

It's Monday! What are you reading? -- 6/29

Currently Reading:
The Divorce Party by Laura Dave (unbelievably good, almost done -- review on Tuesday!)
Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton (a good addition to the Anita Blake series)
Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate by Kyra Davis (I am loving this series!)

Read or Reviewed Last Week:
Jennifer Johnson is Sick of Being Single by Heather Mcelhatton -- review
Sex, Murder, and a Double Latte by Kyra Davis -- review
Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer -- review
Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz -- review to come
Passion, Betrayal, and Killer Highlights by Kyra Davis -- review to come

I also started an online book club this week at Barney's Book Blog. For more information or to join, see this post: Barney's Online Book Club.

What are you reading this week? (Want to play along? Go to J. Kaye's Book Blog.)

Friday Finds -- 6/19

This week's Friday Find is The Divorce Party by Laura Dave. I want to thank Dana Forman for recommending this book.

Here is the Barnes and Noble description:
Laura Dave is widely recognized as an up-and-coming talent in women's fiction. Now, with her characteristic wit and warmth, she captures a much-discussed cultural phenomenon that has never been profiled in fiction before—divorce celebrations. Set in Hamptons high society, The Divorce Party features two women—one newly engaged and one at the end of her marriage—trying to answer the same question: when should you fight to save a relationship, and when should you let go? An insightful and funny multi-generational story, this deeply moving novel is sure to touch anyone whose heart has weathered an unexpected storm.

Sounds fantastic, right? What have you found this week? (Want to play along? Go to Should Be Reading.)

I also celebrated my 100 post yesterday with a giveaway. Please check it out!