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April 22, 2008

REVIEW: This is How It Happened by Jo Barrett

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- Reviewschick-lit / revenge-plot15 Comments

Dear Ms Barrett, A notation on the cover of “This is How It Happened” states it’s “Not a Love Story” and that’s the truth. Even for a Chick Lit book this novel has almost no romance in it. Most of the story is Maddy and her endless need for revenge ... more >

May 17, 2007

REVIEW: Men’s Guide to the Women’s Bathroom by Jo Barrett

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewschick-lit / Contemporary / second chances / texas3 Comments

Dear Ms Barrett, When I read the pitch for your book The Men’s Guide to the Women’s Bathroom, I was intrigued by the slight weirdness of it. Okay, who hasn’t laughed at bathroom humor at one point in their lives. But I wondered if the concept of what really goes ... more >

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