GIRLS NIGHT OUT

Author: Meg Cabot, Elizabeth Buchan, Cecelia Ahern, Marian Keyes, Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus, Kristin Gore, Emily Griffin, & Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez ISBN: 0373895798 6/2006 CHICK LIT Publisher: RED DRESS INK

25 stories from the hottest female writers on the scene... Too tired to doll up and head out for a night on the town? (It happens to the best of us.) Just dip into this year's must-read collection for a Girls' Night Out to remember and indulge in tales of reunions and weddings, sisters and friends, endings and beginnings.... No waiting in line, no wardrobe malfunctions, no jockeying for position as you try to catch the bartender's eye. With a lineup of fantastic writers like Meg Cabot (The Boy Next Door), Emily Giffin (Something Borrowed), Kristin Gore (Sammy's Hill), Emma McLaughlin k Nicola Kraus (The Nanny Diaries), Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (The Dirty Girls Social Club) and Lolly Winston (Good Grief), you'll be hanging with the VIPs all night long! Net proceeds to benefit War Child and No Strings.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

Let me start off by saying how much fun it was to read GIRLS' NIGHT OUT! Although there are twenty-five short stories wrapped up in this book, the stories are fun and entertaining. I didn't read this book in just one sitting. I took my time and every so often picked up the book and read a couple of the stories.

At first glance you may not be familiar with some of the authors. But, once you read their short intro to each story, I'm sure you'll be familiar with a couple of them, such as Robyn Harding and Carole Matthews (both whom I had the pleasure of reviewing their individual books).

I especially enjoyed Marian Keyes story Wishing Carefully. It was an amusing take on the dwarfs from Snow White!

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT is an enjoyable book, whether it's read at one time or over the course of time. Knowing that the net proceeds are going to a good cause should be another reason to go out and buy this book!

Julie Kornhausl