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03-12-2011, 10:49 PM
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HAPPY book suggestions
Ok soo i want to start a new book but I need a happy or uplifting suggestion.. after reading the hunger games and another somewhat sad book this week I need to read something a bit more cheerful. What do you suggest?
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03-12-2011, 10:52 PM
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Have you read "Eat, Pray, Love" yet? It's got it's down moments, but they tend to speak to me a lot even in the down ones... overall, though, it's a very happy and uplifting embrace of culture, faith, and finding oneself. VERY inspiring!
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03-12-2011, 10:54 PM
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Oh! Also wanted to add, this is a fun book, too
http://www.amazon.com/Icing-Cupcake-.../dp/034549296X This girl loses her fiance, things are going bad, so she moves to New York to live with her estranged grandmother. Her grandmother says "get a job, or leave." She creates a great job doing what she does best.... CUPCAKES! Very fun, humorous, and a great read... plus it has a smattering of yummy recipes between chapters. Definitely check it out 
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03-12-2011, 11:33 PM
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Have you read the Cedar Cove series by Debbie Macomber? I loved them. Such sweet stories. Check it out HERE.
Or if you don't want a series......Kristen Hannah always has great novels. Firefly Lane (a couple sad parts but great story), True Colors (great love story) or Winter Garden. I have read the Icing on the Cupcake as mentioned above....I thought it was a cute story.
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03-12-2011, 11:56 PM
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Have you read The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pant books yet? There are some sad moments but I LOVED that series. It is really funny and sweet. Oh and really light reading too so its not something that would take a long to get through
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03-13-2011, 12:13 AM
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I love Sophie Kinsella book. Remember Me was great, but my faves are all the Shopaholic books.
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03-13-2011, 12:34 AM
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Another good light read are books by Emily Giffin - I really enjoyed Something Borrowed and Something Blue...and Baby Proof wasn't too bad.
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03-13-2011, 12:41 AM
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These are good too. I have read all but Baby Proof
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03-13-2011, 01:31 AM
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The Shop on Blossom Street's pretty upliftingish.
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03-13-2011, 01:31 AM
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Was Something Blue better than Something Borrowed? I kinda disliked Darcy so not sure if I want to read more about her.
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03-13-2011, 01:34 AM
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I went to search my books for a suggestion for you, and I realized I don't read many happy books. I love a good happily ever after, but all of my favorite urban fantasy series take a lot of books before they get to that happy place. When I need a quick dose of happy, I switch genres.
I love Lauren Willig's The Secret History of the Pink Carnation. I just found Lisa Kleypas. The Hathaways series starts with Mine Till Midnight. I accidentally started the series with #2 and have to go back to this one, but I'm sure it's as good as the others I've read by her. I can tell she's going to be one of my go-to authors when I need some happy.
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03-13-2011, 05:10 AM
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Here's another happy one I liked: http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Harry-.../dp/0743290119
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03-13-2011, 08:21 AM
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Other authors I like, too are Jennifer Weiner and Jane Green - I can't read anything that is scary or upsetting... just like my movies - must be happy and free from really intense moments... LOL!
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03-13-2011, 10:09 AM
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Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books are laugh out loud hilarious. One for the Money is the first. They get a bit same-y after a while but there are shortly to be 17 books in the series and that is pretty much inevitable.
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03-13-2011, 10:21 AM
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oh i DEFINITELY recommend the stephanie plum series. seriously LOL funny.
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03-13-2011, 10:36 AM
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If you haven't read it, Bridget Jones' Diary is laugh out loud funny.
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03-13-2011, 01:25 PM
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Another vote here for the Stephanie Plum series . . .
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03-13-2011, 02:18 PM
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Thanks for the Stephanie Plum suggestion! I don't usually read mysteries (unless they're urban fantasy), so I didn't know about those. Just added the first one to my to read list.
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03-13-2011, 03:00 PM
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I love his books.
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03-13-2011, 08:51 PM
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03-13-2011, 11:13 PM
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It's not a fiction novel, but it's oh so good...
The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer. I've been reading a little bit every night and I find it very inspiring It's a book full of small tips on enriching our everyday lives with creativity (and joy).
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03-13-2011, 11:41 PM
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YES. YES. YES. These books are hysterical! I never laugh when reading books and these books seriously crack me up! Stephanie Plum is the main character but the supporting characters of Lula (or Lola I cant remember) is a reformed 'Ho and helps Stephanie out at her cousins bail bonds business. Then her crazy Grandma Mazur seriously cracks me up!
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