Book 96 - Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
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Finished my third Chelsea Handler book, just one more to read out of the four she's put together so far. This one has to be my absolute favorite out of what I've read by her, I was cracking a smile and almost literally laughing out loud a few times on the bus. I can't wait to get my hands on my horizontal life once it comes into the library and I'm just adoring Chelsea Handler more and more as I read her work. She seems to be extremely funny, very generous and quite a prankster. If you like comedy and crazy stories this is definitely one book to check out.

Book 95 Step by Step guide to planning your wedding by Lynda Wright

Step-by-step Guide to Planning Your Wedding

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This book is divided up into three basic sections, the information presented is simple, clear and concise, however there are no graphics except for some clip art and what's on the cover of the book. This book strikes me as the UK's version of wedding planning for dummies.

The three basic sections of the book are a wedding countdown calendar (giving you a time frame of which things to do in which months, weeks, days prior to the wedding), an action plan and the last section features every check list imaginable that you will need.

If you are looking for a bunch of checklists than I'd consider purchasing the book, or renting from the library and photocopying what you need. The book is mainly geared towards weddings in the UK so the marriage license rules you find are most likely not valid in the U.S. There are some helpful hints here, but I wouldn't say it's a book you must absolutely purchase when it comes to wedding planning.

Book 94 Weddings: The Essential Guide to Organising your Perfect Day by Alison Price

Weddings: The Essential Guide to Organising Your Perfect Day
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This supposed "essential" book wasn't very essential at all when it comes to wedding planning. I did get an interesting idea so reading the book wasn't a complete wash out. It's nice to look at, there's many photographs which is great for inspiration purposes but when it comes to organization and planning there's not much useful advice just a bunch of archaic etiquette rules. Half the book contains many recipes which could be useful if you like to cook, are planning on having relatives and yourself cook your wedding fare for an at home wedding, or plan to pay your caterers to cook something specific. The recipes can also be useful for an at home shower or an at home engagement party. This book appears to be pretty cheap on Amazon so if you do want to buy for the recipes or photo inspiration it isn't a complete loss, but steer clear if you think this will be a great wedding planning guide, because it is most definitely not.

Book 93 - Bridal bargains: secrets to throwing a fantastic wedding on a realistic budget by Denise Fields

Bridal Bargains: Secrets to Throwing A Fantastic Wedding On A Realistic Budget
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This book has a lot of information to digest, it's all very good information with lots of helpful hints, although it might seem like it's very easy to tackle, I would suggest taking copious notes, reading the book through two or three times, or sitting down with it in small doses to process each fantastic new idea and possibility.

So far this has to be my favorite wedding planning book I've read so far. It's definitely the most useful on many bargain ideas if you don't have the budget for a crazy wedding. The best part is a sample budget in the back of the book explaining how much money you should allocate if you wish to have a $10,000 wedding, which is the price range I'm trying to go for with my wedding.

I'm still at a loss as far as definite plans being made, but when I'm ready to start shopping for what I need, I will have this book to help me, I loved it so much I bought the kindle version. Since I always have my kindle with me everywhere, when I start shopping around I can whip out my kindle to ask the necessary questions I will need to ask vendors and suppliers.

If you're looking to save tons of money on your nuptials this is one book you MUST purchase. Trust me if you're all about the bargains this book will help you out big time. I'm a proud bargain hunter and am looking forward to seeing how I can cut cost with my wedding, which makes this book my favorite wedding planning book so far.

Book 92 - American Vampire Vol.2 by Scott Snyder

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Finished American Vampire Vol.2. Now I need to wait until February 2012 for the next installment. This has gotten much more interesting, between a vampire war, Hattie making an appearance when I thought she was dead and an action sequence with Henry and Pearl I enjoyed this second volume very much. Definitely a great series to read, now onto starting my latest coffee house novel and finishing up bridal bargains.

Book 91 - The Five Towns by Millicent Vollano

The Five Towns (Images of America Series) (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing))
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Hurricane Irene means that as long as I don't have to evacuate, I will be reading a lot, which means until power is lost, if it is lost I'll be able to blog about the books I finish.

This book shouldn't have been hard to read through, it's just I've been picking it up here and there so it took me awhile. My former co-worker and new boss was approached by Arcadia Press to write this book about the history of the five towns. She did a great job, the book is full of photos and historical information about each of the five towns. It's a rare gem of historical facts for curious people, historians and students alike.

Book 90 - American Vampire Vol. 1 by Scott Snyder

American Vampire Vol. 1
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I took this graphic novel out of the library after I discovered vol. 2 on the new 14 day book cart. I bought them home and Shawn went through them so fast, today I finally got to read vol. 1, perhaps this weekend during the hurricane I can get through vol 2.

This series seems pretty interesting so far, Stephen King is also working on it, the creators are on a mission to bring back true vampires, not the teen heart throb vampires that came about with the creation of twilight. So far they're doing a pretty good job, this graphic novel reminds me a little bit of 'salem's lot by King. The plot isn't similar but the fact that the vampires can fly in the air like they did in 'salem's lot makes the vampires similar. The very end of this volume leaves off at a cliff hanger which of course makes me immediately want to grab vol. 2.

I've pre ordered the third volume because so far I like this series, so this might be a new collection Shawn and I have to develop.