Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Book Club: The Next Thing on my List



I'm linking up with Sharee and Lindsay again for the blog friends book club.  In November, we read
The Next Thing on My List by Jill Smolinski


This is the summary I found on amazon:
June Parker's life is meandering along until a freak car accident leaves Marissa, her 24-year-old passenger, dead and June wracked with guilt. June discovers a list Marissa had been keeping of 25 things she wanted to do by the time she turned 25. After a run-in with Marissa's brother, June resolves to complete the list. Kissing a total stranger and throwing away her scale prove far easier than pitching an idea at work or changing someone's life. But June approaches the list with aplomb, daring to speak up about being passed over for a manager position, and becoming a Big Sister to a quiet, studious Latina teen named DeeDee. But when June uncovers a secret of DeeDee's, she realizes changing someone else's life might involve changing her own as well. Clever and winning, Smolinski's novel will have readers rooting for June as they eagerly turn the pages to keep up with her progress on the list.
I LOVED everything about this book.  It was a fast easy read.  I couldn't put it down.  I thought the love story had a great twist that I didn't really see coming.  I loved how the main character developed throughout the story.  I would highly recommend this book if you are looking for a new book to read.


3 comments:

  1. I enjoyed this book as well. Thanks for reading with us. We are taking a break in DECEMBER and will start up again n January! I linked you up :)

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  2. So glad you read with us Karen! I failed on this one. So many things going on. We will be taking a break for December and regroup in January. Thanks for going on this reading journey with us. Your book review is great. I now need to finish reading this book!

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  3. Thanks for the recommendation! I will have to check it out!

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Karen