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The Convenience of Chick Lit

by Jaclyn Abergas October 28th, 2008 | Choosing Books, Fiction
Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, we like to let go of the award-winning, critically-acclaimed books, books that tug at your heart and force you into action. Sometimes it gets too much. And those are the times when we turn to the book that will make us laugh and giggle and make our hearts warm and help us escape even for awhile. These are the chick lit books.

I admit I have a weakness for chick lit. I love the tried-and-tested romantic angle, where girl meets boy, boy gives her a hard time, girl eventually falls in love with him,
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Books For Certain Days

by Jaclyn Abergas October 14th, 2008 | Choosing Books, Fiction
Do you experience certain days when you want to read a book that exactly fit the mood you had in that exact moment? I know I have. I only read certain books with certain emotions. Otherwise, I will have a hard time grasping the whole story. I have to be in the right frame of mind before I tackle any book.

Rainy Days
On rainy days, I really don't want to be thinking too much. The weather's down, and all I want to do is just relax. On these days, I mostly choose to read love stories. They can range from chick
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What Will You Read Today?

by Jaclyn Abergas September 2nd, 2008 | Choosing Books
How do you choose which books to read? Do you depend on the recommendations of your family or friends? Do you choose based on instinct? Do you do lots of research before finally choosing what book to read?

Usually, I choose books to read through three ways:

1. Recommendations by family, friends or book reviews (which includes critics, bloggers and journalists)

I ask around a lot and try to find out from my family and friends the books they've read and what they liked, loved and hated. From that information, I can decide whether a book is up to my liking. There are
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