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By Sophie Kinsella

-pgs: 328

The third books of the Shopaholic series!! Another amusing tale of Becky Bloomwood’s trials and tribulations with shopping. Unfortunately for her, this story focuses on Becky’s wedding which is being held on the same day in two different countries. Becky finds herself in one of her famous Becky holes and cannot figure out how to dig herself out. As seen in her past stories, Becky does not deal with the issue until it is too late and no solution seems possible. Also, as seen in previous holes she has dug, she does not tell those around her until they cannot possible help her. Normally, I am amused by Becky’s problems but I did become a little agitated in this story just because I did not think it was possibly that someone could be so indecisive. To me, the big was painful to read in parts for this reason. However, the author still maintains the normal Becky humor and all of Becky’s past friends and enemies reappear in this book to guide her or hinder her. Another amusing story that should definitely be read if you are reading this series. If not and you love fiction about a lost addicted female character who is constantly involved in humorous situations, then this book is for you.

By Janet Evanovich

pgs: 312

The sequel to Metro Girl!! This tale involves the main characters of Metro Girl the Nascar driver Sam Hooker and the new member of his team and ex-girlfriend Barney. The tale immediately begins when Barney receives a phone call from a fellow spotter Gobbles. He has unfortunately locked himself in another team’s car transporter and he fears imminent death if he is not rescued. Hooker and Barney decide that the only way they can free Gobbles is if they steal the transporter. Unfortunately, when they free Gobbles, they also discover a dead body and before they know it, they are linked to murder and theft. The story continues from here in the usual pandemonium and mystery that has made Evanovich famous today. I was rather disappointed that Evanovich did not bring back some of her interesting and uniquely created minor characters from the previous story like Judey, Maria and Barney’s brother. I looked forward to hearing from them again and was disappointed when they were not even mentioned. I thought this was a hole in her plot because the story does take place in Miami and these people are located there. However, Evanovich does introduce Beans who is more dog than anyone wants as well as a multitude of bad guys and semi-bad guys to distract us from the missing characters. This is a really engaging story that is a wonderful example of popular fiction and it is an easy read. Great for all the people who want to read something light but entertaining!!

By Orson Scott Card

-pgs: 280

Although I have never thought of myself as a fan of science fiction, I have been pleasantly surprised by the works of Card. In particular, I have really enjoyed his Ender series from the first book Ender’s Game to this novel. I felt like they were very well written with a clear plot that engages the reader through its suspense and mystery. Card does a good job of twisting the story at the end of both of these books which makes the reading even more enjoyable. I particularly liked this story because it shows Ender Wiggin as an adult many years after he destroyed the bugger’s planet and you see how he has been shaped by this experience and how he has changed. In this book, he focuses on helping others and not destroying things. I found that Card’s representation of him as a thirty year old adult to be very accurate to what I had hoped for his character. His experiences in life have given him a wisdom that helps him interact with and understand those around him. The only negative comment I have about this book involves the first chapter. It is written very awkwardly and is not engaging and actually functions as a challenge to read this book. However, if you can make it through the first chapter, the book becomes amazingly better and flows in a much more natural way. In the introduction of the book, Card does mention that he had a lot of problems writing the first chapter and I do not think he necessarily solved all the things wrong with this initial chapter. However, as I stated, the book improves drastically in the next chapters and becomes a novel that is difficult to put down. Even if you are not a science fiction reader, I would recommend this series of books because the themes, the character development, and the climax are masterfully written. An excellent story that would be appropriate for anyone who loves fiction.