Jill Davis used to write for Letterman -- that's why I read this book. ( )

Quick read to try to reach 100 for the year and found this book cute, clever and funny. This would be a nice beach read or snow day at home book. Enjoy! ( )

http://girlsjustreading.blogspot.com/2012/11/julies-review-girls-poker-night.htm... ( )

I laughed out loud all the way through this book! Too bad her next book didn't live up to this one. ( )

This was given to me by someone, but I can't remember who -- Thought this might be a light, diversionary read, especially since the author wrote for David Letterman for a while, but I just couldn't get into the story. Didn't finish, but it's probably not the book's fault.

Ruby Capote decides to leave her boyfriend and her boring job and move to New York. There she finds a new job, a tasty boss and enjoys weekly poker games with her eclectic group of friends. Then we find out what happens when the job gets hard and romance leads to complications with said tasty boss.

Does it sound like a dozen other similar book premises yet? Girls' Poker Night is nothing special when it comes to the plot. It is well written, smart and funny, which is all I really ask from a chick lit book. It was an entertaining read, but nothing I would recommend or pick up again. Davis does give her characters more depth than most similar books. They have actual feelings, back stories, problems, etc. So if you're looking for a light read this would be a good fit. ( )

I picked this up to give "chick lit" a try, having heard this was among the better books in the genre. Let's just say that if it is, chick lit is clearly not my thing. I never finished it because I felt like there's just too many other interesting books to read. ( )

Loved this book, fast read with laugh out loud parts. ( )

this was a quick read... there were a couple of moments that made me laugh out loud... (the introduction of "the grape" for one)

I thought the characters were pretty well fleshed out... though I never felt truly invested in the main love story....

all in all though - better than your average chicklit ( )

This one is totally snarky and hilarious. I can identify with the main character, Ruby Capote, and many of her funny personality quirks. She's indecisive, and a little obsessive. Okay, a lot obsessive. Here's a quote from the book that I think is rather meaningful, at least to me: "But the world is filled with things to want and not want - so how is it that I still can't put my finger on what I do want?" ( )