In My Mailbox

I forgot I got some books from the library.:)
In my mailbox is from Kristi from The Story Siren.

Sweet Little Lies: An L.A. Candy Novel by Lauren Conrad. I got this as an e-Pub or something from the e-library.
La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language by Dianne Hales.
Chocolate Mousse and Two Spoons by Lorraine Jenkin
 

These all came from the library. Right now, I'm reading Night Road by Kristin Hannah.

Follow Friday!

Follow Friday is a weekly event hosted by Parajunkee.

This weeks question:
The magic book fairy pops out of your cereal box and says “you and your favorite character (from a book of course) can switch places!” Who are you going to switch with?

I would switch with Bella Hunter from Confessions of a Beauty Addict. I want her makeup collection and one of my dream jobs is to be a beauty editor because I love makeup!
 

Wordless Wednesday

Book Review: Black, White, Other: In Search of Nina Armstrong by Joan Steinau Lester

Black, White, Other:In Search of Nina Armstrong by Joan Steinau Lester

Publisher:

Zondervan 09/01/2011

Source: Received from publisher via Net Galley
Genre: Young Adult

Nina Armstrong is a fourteen year old biracial girl who's father is black and mother is white. Since her parents split up, her life is turned upside down and everything she thought she knew is different. Everything her parents taught her about herself is up in the air and she doesn't know what to believe anymore. Nina feels she doesn't fit in with her family or her friends at school so, she finds solace in her great-great grandmother's, Sarah, story of freedom.

 Black, White, Other: In Search of Nina Armstrong is about a biracial teen named Nina Armstrong whose life changes once her parents split up. She has to adjust to a black and white world. She has white and black friends. They both want her to choose a race, but she wants things to stay the same. This book had a story within a story format that parallel Nina's story to her great-great grandmother story. This was a good book. Once I started reading, I couldn't stop. This is a book about self-acceptance and self-love.

Review: Georgia's Kitchen by Jenny Nelson

Georgia Gray seems to have the perfect life. She has the man, the ring, and the job. Yet, all of that changes on the same day and throws Georgia for a loop. This sudden change of events causes her to rethink what it is she truly wants out of life. She goes to Italy to clear her heart and head. She meets a man and gets a new job.

This book was a nice light read. I felt like I was with Georgia in Italy drinking cappucinni and caffes. I even partied with her and her crazy friends in New York City. The descriptions of Italy were beautiful. Georgia is a perfectionist and learns how to cook Italian food correctly and she overcomes adversity. She literally showed you that when you fall down you have to get up, try again and work your butt off for what you really want. When she figured out what she wanted to do, she went for it. This is the book to get when you don't want to read something deep. It's the perfect summer read.

Follow Friday!

 This is hosted by Parajunkie.

This is my first one ever! :)

Q. What are you doing to prepare for an upcoming zombie apocalypse and/or the return of Mel Gibson to the silver screen? (Both of which could be terrifying.) 

I don't know a thing about zombies and I don't really watch any Mel Gibson movies except that one he did with Danny Glover a looong time ago.

If you're new to the blog hop go here.  Parajunkie will explain everything. Happy Hopping!

Review: Good Enough to Eat by Stacey Ballis

 
Melanie Hoffman's husband dumps her for another woman who's big after she loses a lot of weight. She has her own restaurant that has healthy take out food that's actually satisfying. She ends up with a 20 something roommate, a complete stranger, named Nadia because of money issues because of the divorce. She even meets a man. Food is mentioned throughout the book. 

I liked this book. I'm greedy so anything having to do with food is good to me. Even though it was not all about food. It was about Melanie adjusting to her new life without a husband, her new body and new man. I liked how she and Nathan met. It was in a cute and weird way. Although I didn't like the ending, it was a good story. I would read it again. I would even go for a sequel to see how Melanie does with the new man and other stuff. She seemed like a real person because she was kind of crazy sometimes. Word of warning: Do not read this book when you're hungry. Have a snack with you when reading this book.