When Besties are not!
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Maddie, Suzanne and Trixie are invited to cater for the grand opening of Jill and Bobs new joint venture  the merging of their 2 cafes.  Jill and Bob have decided to keep the location of their respective cafes, but will now trade under the same franchise, with the same logo and colour scheme.  The 2 new partners are also on the verge of a possible new dating venture, as Jill and Bob are beginning to have feeling s for each other.  Which does not necessary bode well for other people around them  the regular customer who refuses to stop flirting with Bob, his bestie who now takes second place to Jill, his Grandma who relies on Bob being at her beck and call as well as Jills long time friend who now has to accept that Wednesday nights are not solely girls night out anymore.  Into that toxic mixture, add one sharp kitchen knife and someone is not going home after the party!

Another fun read from Jinty James.
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A fun short read!  Laughing and seeing the point of a person's flaws, no one is perfect meeting for the first time. If it continues of course you have to bail out when noticing your partner's habits from this book. Four stars!
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This book was awesome, people always wonder if best friends can really only stay best friends!  Maybe this book will help you change your mind either way.
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Bean, age 8, has just returned to school after summer vacation to find out her best friend Carla no longer wants to be her friend!  Bean neglected to return Carla's emails over the summer because she was so caught up having fun with her cousin Tanya at her Grammy's house. Oh, the angst of not having a best friend anymore.  Bean now has no one to play with at recess or to eat with at lunch.  She's so lonely she starts hanging out with the mean girl of the class and that only gets her in trouble.  There were little life lessons in the unfolding of the story.  Bean learns that even the mean girl wants to be loved.  That people have layers to them and are not always what they appear to be on the surface.  And a sincere apology goes a long way.  In the end she gains even more friends by being a friend.
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I loved this story!  Stories where lifelong best friends realize their love for one another is the kind of happily ever after I love to read about.  So worth the read!
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Beginnings...a perfect title for a saga of lifelong friendships! This short story was a wonderful way to cheer myself up on a depressing day! It was so nice to immerse myself in a world of the wonder of mischievous children and grumpy teachers! Josh, Shaunna, Adele and the other mates I first met in HIDING BEHIND THE COUCH and it's "sequels" are here, and these are their "beginnings"

It's just a wonderful, engaging story that made me feel good inside. I am hoping one day to get all of the HIDING BEHIND saga on paperback because I just love tangible books that I can pull down from the shelf and read by the fireplace :) Highly recommended for readers who love richly written characters and clever dialogue!!!
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While it wasn't one of my favorite books ever I really enjoyed Girls Like Us! Triss and Hailey's adventures are hilarious and their friendship is amazing!

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Valerie and Alec have been best friends most of their lives. They know each others joys. They know each others sorrows. They know each others secrets. They haven't seen each other in quite sometime except for Facetime. Valerie plays flute for the philharmonic and Alec is lead singer and guitarist for his successful rock band, Chronic Disharmony. When they attend their class reunion weekend, some things have changed, but some things haven't.

Once they arrive at the festivities, they are thrust into the middle of a spin the bottle game. Val's spin lands on Alec and the action begins! It turns out to be the push these two needed to begin a new avenue of their relationship. They decide to go for it, but with rules. But we all know rules are meant to be broken, right? The delectable way they break them-whew! The chemistry leaped off the page. And oh my, the sex scenes were scorchingly hot!!

Their friendship has always been easy, but this new found attraction is throwing each of them for a loop! They tried to make the weekend all about the sex with no feelings-thus the rules, but their attraction gave way to deep emotional feelings for each other. Val wants to be with Alec, but given his rock-star status, she's concerned that she can't ever be enough. Alec wants Val around, but doesn't think he can be what he thinks that she needs and deserves. Can they make it work? Or are they better off just friends?

Candy Sloane has a keeper in Best Friend with Benefits! I love a good best friends to lovers book and I ate up the tension that Ms. Sloane built throughout. There were a lot of feelings that they needed to sort through. I was rooting for them to get to the happy medium I felt they could achieve. It was thrilling, delightful, and very sexy read that I would recommend.

4 stars/4 flames

This book was gifted to me for the express purpose of an honest review. The rating and review are solely my opinion and in no way was I compensated.
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I enjoyed this book about finding yourself and finding love in the wrong place at the wrong time.  I liked that when Oliver and Mackenzie met it wasn't love at first sight.  Hate at first sight might be more like it. The way Oliver stepped up and took charge when Mackenzie needed it, without hesitation told you about his "character."  The back and forth between the two was fun - do I like him, does she like me...totally cute and high schoolish!  Don't even get me started on the dogs.  Mr. Smith and Strudel are too cute for words!  You gotta know you can't keep friends like them apart!  I very much enjoyed this book.
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Virginia and Donna tell a realistic tale of friendship. I found myself laughing and crying while cheering for the characters in this book. This book displays the true meaning of best friends. I enjoyed this book so much  I went back and read it again just to see if I missed anything because I  read it so fast. It was better the second time around.
Virginia and Donna  I wish you two the best. Keep up the good work. Be Blessed!
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"I am drawing a picture of Sari Aaronsohn. She is my best friend."

These are the words that start out both the beginning and end of THE TRUE MEANING OF CLEAVAGE, a cute little story about two very different best friends and their first year of high school.

Jess, the "tomboy" of the two, is beginning her freshman year with hopes of surviving it. Sari, the "hottie," is beginning her freshman year with hopes of finding love, especially with the most popular senior in the school, David. Oh, did I mention he already has an equally popular girlfriend? Jess warns Sari against getting involved with David, but Sari won't listen, starts ignoring Jess, and is drawn to the danger and excitement of dating a boy three years her elder.

Soon, Sari is in way over her head, and the two girls are drifting more and more apart. Sari confides in Jess about the "affair" and, in a fit of rage, Jess tells the gossip queen of the school about the secret relationship. Both have to deal with the unpleasant consequences as they try to build back the relationship they once had.

Fredericks' characters and plot are very believable; the events in this book can happen to anyone (example: it happened to me in middle school. I was the tomboy.) The book is a light-hearted coming-of-age tale about two friends going through massive changes in their life, and the paths they choose to go on. It is an excellent read for those who want to remember the relationships they have lost in translation, and the relationships they will rekindle again as time goes on.

"I am drawing a picture of Sari Aaronsohn. She is my best friend."

Reviewed by:  Amanda Dissinger
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My Thoughts: This book really surprised me! First we meet Taryn who is pretty normal girl. She goes to school, she comes home and walks the dog, she does her homework, she spends time with her mom. You get the point, pretty normal. She occasionally has a crush on a boy. Than she meets Epp on a street corner one snowy day while walking her dog. He is on the way to his super hot girlfriends house who Taryn knows as a "snotty" girl. Taryn really likes Epp, so much to the point that she becomes friends with Taryn just to get to know him. She than makes up a fake newspaper story to interview him and spend time with him. I won't go into much else or else I will be giving away the whole rest of the story. I will just say this, I'm a total sap and I always want the girl to get the guy! Yeah its not cool to go after someone else's boyfriend but should that said girl get the other girl's boyfriend or not? Should it happen, or shouldn't it?? Should the guy go after the girl who is not his girlfriend? Or should he stick to who he's already with? The ending of this took me by surprise! It was surprisingly fresh and left me thinking what the heck just happened, and my bottom lip almost hitting the floor!!! I totally saw a different ending coming! With that, you should read the book yourself!!!! Its cute and a funny book!

Overall: A short and funny and good book. Simple as that. A must read for anyone whose had a crush on someone else's boyfriend!

Cover: The cover is cute. At first glance I seriously thought it was Epp and Taryn on the cover, but it is not, it is Epp and Isabelle.
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I once read that Rallison prefers to write humor because teenagers already have enough angst. This was a perfect example of that. We meet Camilla and Josie, best friends who seem to have hit a bit of a friendship rut. But when a boy and a lifelong dream step in the middle of their friendship, things go awry and limits are tested.

I loved reading the perspective of both girls. And the dialogue was witty and clever, as always.
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Sweet book of the  friendship of likeable characters would make a great selection for a book club! The characters are well written and not the cliche figures I was afraid they would be. This is an enjoyable piece of fiction to keep on hand when you are feeling a little down!
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It's Christmas time and North Ridge High School has decided to take this as an opportunity to do a school-wide Secret Santa.

Best friends Noelle Kramer and Lily Norris are indifferent about this idea. Noelle takes it as a chance to finally connect and tell her longtime crush/next door neighbor, Charlie Grant, that they are meant to be together. Lily wants nothing to do with love or romance, since just before school started her boyfriend, Jason, decided to dump her for another girl.

Celia Armstrong is the new kid in town, but once she moved in she instantly became popular when Amber Davenport and Shawna Westin decided to befriend her. Unfortunately, Celia never wanted to be popular. She would rather have friends that didn't judge what she wore or made her do things she never wanted to do. Just like Noelle, Celia saw Secret Santa as the perfect opportunity to tell her crush, Jake Morrisey, that she really liked him. Even though she surprisingly picked his name out of the bag, she knew Amber and Shawna wouldn't approve of him.

Amber and Shawna both have boyfriends already, but the one bad thing about them is that their boyfriends aren't seniors. Shawna is fine with her boyfriend, but Amber wants to be able to snag an upperclassman.

All five girls have their own motives, but will they end up with what they wanted? Tis the season to be... confused!

SECRET SANTA will put you in the Christmas spirit, even if it is only October. A quick and quirky read, Sabrina James makes you guess throughout the entire book on how the events will turn out. The perfect stocking stuffer and/or a book you can read by the fire with loads of hot chocolate nearby.

Reviewed by:  Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen
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All best friends have drama. It's nothing you can run away from because; it's always going to be there. The book Flawless by Sara Shepard is all about 4 ex-best friend's stories. Sara Shepard did a very good job of writing this book, it was very interesting and I never wanted to set the book down!
 Flawless is the second book in the series. I would advise you to read the first book, Pretty Little Lairs, before reading this one. It takes place in Rosewood, Pennsylvania. Flawless focuses on four different girls named Aria, Hanna, Spencer, and Emily. They were best friends until Ali, the fifth best friend, went missing. Workers found her body buried underground three years after she went missing. The girls have all been receiving messages from "A." At first they all thought that "A" had to be Ali because "A" was saying things that they told Ali and no one else. Throughout this book the girls start to talk again and find out that they were all receiving messages. They told each other to tell one another when they got new messages but, no one did because it was about personal things. Also Hanna's dad came to Rosewood after not speaking to her for more than 2 years. This causes much drama and, the ending was very good! You'll just have to read and find out what happens to the girls.
 Flawless is written for teenage girls. This is because it has so much drama and mystery. I know that this is a mystery because the girls are all trying to see who "A" is. This book is a mature version of the Clique series.
 As I said before the Clique series is similar to this book. This is because in both stories there are 4 girls. These books have different plots but, are still alike in some ways.
 Flawless has much strength and few weaknesses. One strength this book has is usually at the beginning of books it is boring but, this one gets right to the drama and action. Another is the word choice in the book. This is because whenever she was describing something I felt like I was there. A weakness in this book was at times it got a little boring but, if you just keep on going it gets better again. A second weakness in this book is at times it can get a little confusing. This doesn't happen often but, when it does I would advise you to read it again.
 In conclusion I really enjoyed this book. It was hard to set down the book once you started reading. You should only read this book if you like girly books that have a lot of drama and action.
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Written in first person, you follow the protagonist and wish she was your best friend even though she is a trouble girl trying to do good in a bad way for her misfit friends and trying to find herself along the way. Love this read!