While I enjoyed parts of it, I felt there was very little character development for both of the protagonists. Everything got explained away in less than a paragraph. Though, this is probably due to the length of the book more than the author not giving her characters any depth. I am looking forward to the sequel because I really enjoyed the protagonist of that book in this one.

I enjoyed the book. Contains your usual oddball assortment of Alaskan denizens plus a very emo ex-Baltimore cop trying to feel again.

This is one of Nora Robert's weaker novels in my opinion. The main man, Nate Burke, just did not grab me like most of NR's heroes do. That being said, I enjoyed the minor characters immensely.

I just finished The Haunting by Hope Tarr. It is from Harlequin BLAZE. It takes place in Fredericksburg, VA which was a joy to read about. The main heroine just got hired as a assistant professor of history of UMW (huzzah!). She totally pwns her first boyfriend when he insults FBURG. One of the things she mentions is that one of the English professors at UMW was recently awarded a Pulitzer. ^____^ She also mentions Hyperion, Becks, Walker Home... Despite all the shoutouts to my adoptive hometown [via college] I really did not enjoy the book. You could easily tell the author does not really write paranormals [The main hero is a ghost]. I did not enjoy her writing style. She really did namedrop FBURG too much. The main bad guy had too much hyperbole for my taste. The resolution was stupid in my opinion.

Also big problem, so the main chick is the reembodiment of the ghosts lover [Ghost Guy is from 1862]. So she is essentially that person from the past. So Ghost Guy keeps calling her by his lovers name, Isabel [her name now being Maggie]. Even during sex. Now Maggie notes this but says it does not bother her. Well it bothers me. She is Maggie now, and Ghost Guy should respect that especially if he loves her and happens to be her TWU LUV.

I read The Break-Up Diet in one day. It was a quick and somewhat enjoyable read. I found it hard to relate to her life which made it difficult to really like the book. If you are a fan of light beach reading and chick lit, then this is a worthy book to pick up. The characters are tolerable, and many excerpts from Ms. Fix's life are very amusing. If you are looking for a book with lots of substance or a book to change your life, stay away.

-Read as apart of the Early Reviewers program.