Hope in a Jar

Highly recommended

This book was wonderfully light and easy to read! A nice break from the "real world" stresses.

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one-sitting read

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! A great beach, rainy day, or feel good book!

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Ready For a Walk Down Memory Lane?

Hope in a Jar was a fun book to read. The chapters alternated between present day and the old school days for Allie and Olivia. The chapters of school days were fun to read as a lot of my memories are similar to that of Allie. From the posters hanging on the wall to the trips to Woolsworths (are there any Woolsworths left these days?) it was a fun read. Allie and Olivia are both enjoyable characters and I could see myself being friends with them, both in school and in present day. If you are in a need of a walk down memory lane, this is the perfect book for you!

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Disappointed Reader

I liked the Shoe Addicts Anonymous books by her but this story was mundane and repetitive. I had just read Jennifer Weiner's Best Friends Forever, which has a similar plot but is much more engaging and a much better read. Let's hope Harbison delivers a better one next time around.

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THE PICK OF CHICK LIT

Happily for chick lit fans Beth Harbison (Secrets of a Shoe Addict, Shoe Addicts Anonymous) penned a third tale that both tickles and touches, Hope A Jar. Outside of selling well and sharing the same author these three titles have one more thing in common - they're all read by the delightful Orlagh Cassidy.
Credited with timing and delivery perfection, it has been said that Cassidy makes an audio even more fun than the print edition. Hear for yourselves in this story of friendship.
Remember your best friend in high school? Hope that friendship didn't end as was the case with Allie and Olivia. You know what they say, opposites attract. Allie Denby was pretty, very pretty, and popular. Olivia Pelham had brains (a quality not too often appreciated by high schoolers.) They were best pals.
However, the two had a serious parting of the ways and wrote fini to their friendship. Then, some 20 years later there is their high school reunion. Much has taken place in two decades. Allie is divorced, not too fond of her appearance, and feels on life's sidelines. Olivia has enjoyed a career as a high powered magazine editor in NYC. But, that has lost its luster.
At the reunion Noah announces that he's going to marry Vickie (high school baddie). Wonder what can be done about this and what can repair a friendship. Beth Harbison has the answers, and you'll enjoy hearing them as read by Orlagh Cassidy.

- Gail Cooke

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<3 this book

Love this book....could not put it down!

Great read.

This was a good, easy read. Really enjoyed it, and had a great ending.

Fun read....

Great read. Could do without the traumatic incident from the past.... otherwise, upbeat and fast-paced.

good read

entertaining quick read. i liked shoe addict books by the same author as well.

Hope in a Jar

Very disappointing novel. Beth's previous two books were page turners - this was boring although I read the whole thing hoping it would get better. If it hadn't been written by Beth - I would have given up on it about page 50! Hope her other books come up to the standards we've learned to expect from her. Normally I can't wait to read one of her books and buy it as soon as it comes out. Hope she gets back to normal! Wouldn't recommend this book - just skip it and you'll be ahead!

Trite!

Not worth the time or effort. A "cookie-cutter" story. Too many good Chic Lits out there to waste time with this one.

No good....

couldn't finish the book since I lost interest I think before i hit page 50.
skip the purchase of this book!

Romantic

This book had a few surprises and was easy to read.

Okay But Nothing Special

I enjoyed Harbison's previous 2 Shoe Addicts books - this one I felt was very predictable and ho-hum. I did just finish reading Jennifer Weiner's Best Friends Forever and there were a lot of similarities - maybe if I hadn't just finished that novel, I would have liked this one more. I did like the references to DC as I live just outside of the city. Definitely looking forward to her next book.

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