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Staff Reviews: Chick Lit

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Cover: 'Playing with Matches'

"Playing with Matches" by Hannah Orenstein

★★★★★ With a recent degree in journalism, 22-year-old Sasha has no job prospects in New York City. After she sees the matchmaking company Bliss is hiring, she knows the unique backstory of how her parents met will make her a standout against the competition. After landing the job, Sasha delves into the world of Tinder, Plenty of Fish, and Bliss' large database of...

Audience: Adults | Genre: Chick Lit
Cover: 'The Singles Game'

"The Singles Game" by Lauren Weisberger

★★★★ Charlotte "Charlie" Silver has the good girl image down in the world of tennis. She's sweet, plays by the rules, her brother is her manager, and she keeps her personal life top secret. After a devastating injury at Wimbledon, Charlie needs to re-brand herself and re-train her mental and physical game. After letting her friend and longtime coach Marcy go,...

Audience: Adults | Genre: Fiction, Chick Lit
Cover: 'Landline'

"Landline" by Rainbow Rowell

★★★★ Georgie has a big decision to make before Christmas--work on her dream TV script for a one-time pitch, or go with her husband, Neal, and their daughters to Omaha. Georgie decides to work on the TV script and stay in LA, much to Neal's dismay. Neal is so furious he won't even pick up his phone to talk to her. Georgie soon discovers a landline phone in her...

Audience: Adults | Genre: Fiction, Chick Lit
Cover: 'Four Friends'

"Four Friends" by Robyn Carr

★★★★ In Robyn Carr's newest stand alone novel we meet four friends, each deeply struggling with a shocking new revelation in their lives. Gerri, a mother of three who works for Child Protective Services, finds her perfect marriage shattered by a secret. Meanwhile, Andy is throwing her second husband's clothes all over the front lawn after the final straw in...

Audience: Adults | Genre: Fiction, Chick Lit
Cover: 'Starry Night'

"Starry Night" by Debbie Macomber

★★ When I first read the back of this book it sounded great. Karrie is a reporter for a news paper. Finn is an author he lives in Alaska, know one really knows anything about him and he likes it that way. Karrie is unhappy with her job and makes a deal with her boss to be the only reporter to get an interview with Finn Dalton. If she can land the interview,...

Audience: Adults | Genre: Fiction, Romance, Chick Lit, Holiday