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#BookReview: The Best of Enemies by Jen Lancaster

Reviewer: Samantha I received a review copy Summary: Bridesmaids meets The In-Laws in a novel told from the alternating perspectives of two women who define the term frenemies—from New…

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Title: Melanie’s Evanescent Journey Author: B Truly Received: CLP Blog Tours Synopsis: True Love may cost a price, if the greater good preordains that you…

Pretty in Plaid by Jen Lancaster

Jen Lancaster keeps her humorous bit alive with her third novel, Pretty In Plaid. Lancaster takes readers on the ultimate flashback in time, traveling back through the ‘80s and ‘90s and revealing her journey to show just how she got to where she is now. I enjoyed reading about the disastrous birthday dinner when Lancaster was eight and realized how to eat a lobster, her Greek years in college and how she struggled to fit in, and how she came to meet her future husband, Fletch.
Pretty in Plaid was a fun read, mainly because I was learning even more about one of my favorite authors. I like how Lancaster lets readers into her life, and her humor and honesty through each saga keeps me laughing throughout the novel. I do have to be honest and say this wasn’t my favorite novel from Jen Lancaster; it just didn’t give me the same pull as the others I have read. I think maybe because there was not really a “true” plot, it was just basically story-telling and I wasn’t sure where the story would stop. Still an entertaining read and I would recommend to all chick lit fans, just not a personal favorite of mine.