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Feast Of Fools

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Book: Feast Of Fools by Rachel Caine

Published January 2008 by Signet Book|256 pages|Purchased for my Nook

Genre: YA/Paranormal- Vampires

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Goodreads.com Summary: The wait is over. dig into the feast…In the town of Morganville, vampires and humans live in relative peace. Student Claire Danvers has never been convinced, though-especially with the arrival of Mr. Bishop, an ancient, old-school vampire who cares nothing about harmony. What he wants from the town’s living and its dead is unthinkably sinister. It’s only at a formal ball, attended by vampires and their human dates, that Claire realizes the elaborately evil trap he’s set for Morganville.

Have I mentioned how much I love the Morganville Vampires?  Because I do, and I love it the more I read it.  Feast of Fools is a great book, and I just loved it!

I loved meeting Amelie’s dad, who turns out to be the cure for the disease that the Morganville vampires have.  It was hard to put down, and Caine really knows how to keep her readers interested in what’s going on.

I love that the characters are pretty consistent from book to book.  They’re not all over the place, and I love how loyal they are to each other.  It was also nice to see Shane slowly start to accept Michael.  But then the cliffhanger…now I need to know what happens next!

The book is really well-paced and I love how everything is unfolding pretty naturally.  It really feels like Caine knows where her series is going, and I like that everything that happens doesn’t feel forced.

I liked the characters…I really liked Oliver in this book, but I didn’t really like Amelie.  Considering what was going on, and what we learn towards the end of the book, I’m not surprised, but still.  But learning more about vampires, and seeing ones that aren’t from Morganville was pretty interesting.  There’s definitely something interesting about the world Caine is creating and I love her take on vampires.  I really like Richard Morrell, and he seems like a pretty decent guy.  If things don’t work out between her and Shane, I think I might want her to end up with Morrell.

I just love Myrnin, and he’s so fun to read.  Also fun?  Seeing Claire and Shane and their sexual tension.  I want them to just get together already, but at the same time, I like that the tension is continuing to build.  And speaking of both Claire and Myrnin, I like their relationship.  It’s too bad Myrnin doesn’t have more lucid moments, because they really could learn a lot from each other.

I think Feast Of Fools might be my favorite one (so far, because I’m only on book 4 and there are a total of 13 books out), and I have the feeling that it might be the turning point in the novel.  I mean, Bishop’s blood was tested, and he’s the cure, so everyone will get cured eventually.  The way things keep happening, it might be a while, because they just cannot get a break.  I like that something is always happening.  On the one hand, it’s nice that something always happens because it keeps things moving…but on the other hand, they really deserve a break from the craziness that is their life.

Final thoughts: It’s definitely my favorite book in the series, and it’s just so fun to read.  I love what Caine is doing with her characters and with Morganville as a whole.  It gets a 5 out of 5.

Top 10 Books And Authors I’m Thankful For

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Top 10 Tuesday is hosted by the lovely folks over at The Broke And The Bookish.  Every week, bloggers from all over share their own top 10 lists based on the topic of the week.  You can find all Top 10 Tuesdays here.

Top 10 Books And Authors I’m Thankful For

This is such an appropriate topic, considering Thanksgiving is this week.  There are a lot of books and authors I love, and there are even a few I’m thankful for.  Here are the 10 books and authors I’m thankful for this year.

  1. Harry Potter.  Of all the books I’m grateful for, Harry Potter would be at the top of my list.  The world of Harry Potter is so magical, and I love revisiting Hogwarts time and time again.  There are no words to fully express how much I love Harry Potter, but I am so glad Harry’s story is a part of my life.
  2. Jane Austen.  Her books are the first classics I read on my own and actually liked.  Reading her books sparked an interest in reading classics on my own (which I’ve been horrible at doing) but I’m definitely glad I’ve read her books.
  3. The Postsecret books.  I’ve only read a couple of them, but I like to flip through every once in a while, because they’re a good reminder that we all have our own secrets, no matter what they are.
  4. Laurie Halse Anderson.  I just love her books, and Speak and Wintergirls are two of my favorite books.  She has great characters, and deals with some tough issues in a great way.
  5. Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals and A Mighty Long Way by Carlotta Walls LaNier.  I’m putting these 2 together because they both deal with the same subject.  Both books are written by 2 of the Little Rock 9.  I loved both because you get a really interesting look at what it was like for them.  It really wasn’t that long ago that schools were still segregated, and their stories are a great look at history.
  6. Hate List by Jennifer Brown.  I read this book well over a year ago, and I still can’t get it out of my mind.  It’s a haunting look at a school shooting and I couldn’t help but think about how much they can affect everyone involved.
  7. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.  This is one circus I would love to go to, and it’s a book I can get lost in.
  8. Alison Weir.  I am a HUGE fan, and I am determined to read everything she’s written.  I’m really fascinated with Tudor England, and she’s my go-to author for anything about this time period.
  9. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer.  I love a good paranormal book (especially a paranormal romance) and I think it’s popularity is largely because of the success of Twilight.
  10. My grandpa.  Okay, my grandpa is not a book, and he’s never written one.  But my love of reading and my love of learning (especially history) are because I grew up in a household where he took me to the library every week since I really little, and because I saw how much he loved history.  I’m the reader I am today because of him, so it seems right to have him on this list!

GG 1 x 14: That Damn Donna Reed

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That Damn Donna Reed originally aired February 22, 2001.  It was written by Daniel Palladino and was directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino.

In That Damn Donna Reed, Dean expresses his approval of the 1950’s housewife, which leads Rory to dress up and surprise Dean with a 1950’s-styled evening.

We open with Dean coming over to spend the evening with Rory.  They watch the Donna Reed Show (which is an actual show, I googled it) and Dean says that he kinda likes the 1950’s housewife thing.  Rory and Lorelei just look at him when he says that.  I’m not surprised that Dean thinks the idea of a woman having dinner on the table is a nice idea.

At Luke’s, Taylor is trying to convince Luke to spruce up the diner.  Lorelei agrees, and Luke eventually decides to re-paint the diner. We go to Friday night dinner, in which Lorelei likes the wine and Richard and Emily aren’t going to Martha’s Vineyard.  Lorelei’s suggestion of going to Europe or flying coach doesn’t go over well with Richard and Emily.

Rory agrees to house-sit for Babette, who has a new kitten named Apricot.  Rory has a pet bird as an assignment for school- she has to observe it for a month.  She asks Dean to come over but he has to work.  He makes a comment about repressed housewives needing to shop for their husband’s dinner.  Rory doesn’t take it well, and doesn’t like the fact that Dean is kind of into the whole dinner on the table/’50’s housewife thing.  I kind of get why Rory doesn’t like it, but I have to agree with Dean when he says that there are 2 points of view.  Don’t get used to me agreeing with Dean, because I don’t think it’ll happen very often.  Rory doesn’t seem willing to listen to Dean’s side, and kind of dismisses it because he’s not agreeing with her.  In Dean’s defense, he did grow up in a home where his mom didn’t work for a long time, and even when she did go back to work, she still managed to cook on the weekends for her family.  It is what he knows, so it does make sense that he’d look for that in his own relationships.

Lorelei goes over to Luke’s to pick out paint colors, where they’re visited by Taylor and Kirk, who doesn’t believe Luke is re-painting the diner.  Andrew also stops by to take before-and-after pictures.  It is funny, because everyone’s so surprised that Luke is actually sprucing up the diner.

Rory cooks for Dean, and has a Donna Reed night for him.  She, in true Rory fashion, researches Donna Reed- and Dean tells her that he doesn’t expect to her be like Donna Reed.

Lorelei loses Stella (Rory’s bird) and calls Luke to come help her find Stella.  Meanwhile, Rory loses Apricot, and Lorelei says they’re not animal people.

We see another Friday night dinner, where Emily and Richard manage to rent a house in Martha’s Vineyard.  Lorelei admits to having having feelings for Luke, and Emily isn’t thrilled.

We close with Christopher- meaning, we finally meet Rory’s dad for the first time.

Favorite lines/scenes: Friday night dinner (both of them) and Lorelei singing a painting song

Pop culture: Donna Reed Show, the 1950’s housewife, A Streetcar Named Desire

Final thoughts: I really liked this episode, and it was interesting to see Rory and Dean disagree on the ’50’s housewife concept.  Also, I’m glad I don’t go to Rory’s school- a flour baby in health class for a week was bad enough, so I’m glad they never gave me an actual animal to take care of.  It gets 4 mugs of coffee.

Tempest Rising

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Book: Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs

Published May 2011 by Walker & Company|243 pages

Purchased for my Nook

Genre: YA/Paranormal- Mermaids

Find out more: Goodreads|Barnes And Noble|Amazon|Tracy Deebs

Goodreads.com Summary: Tempest Maguire wants nothing more than to surf the killer waves near her California home; continue her steady relationship with her boyfriend, Mark; and take care of her brothers and surfer dad. But Tempest is half mermaid, and as her seventeenth birthday approaches, she will have to decide whether to remain on land or give herself to the ocean like her mother. The pull of the water becomes as insistent as her attraction to Kai, a gorgeous surfer whose uncanny abilities hint at an otherworldly identity as well. And when Tempest does finally give in to the water’s temptation and enters a fantastical underwater world, she finds that a larger destiny awaits her-and that the entire ocean’s future hangs in the balance. 

I really liked Tempest Rising.  I have no idea why it took me so long to read about mermaids, but this one is a good one to start off with!

A lot of things in Tempest Rising are predictable.  There’s a prophecy that focuses on Tempest- a prophecy that says she’s the one who will either join forces with Tiamat, an evil sea witch, or defeat her.  She doesn’t want to be a mermaid at first, but realizes that it is what she wants by the end of the novel.  She has a boyfriend, but in the end, she ends up with a mysterious stranger that turns out to be Selkie prince.

And I didn’t mind that there were quite a few predictable elements in the book.  I loved what Deebs did with mermaids and other ocean beings.  I loved the underwater city Kona lived in, and I can’t wait to get a closer look at where the mermaids live.  As for the human setting, I love that the book is set in San Diego!  I do wish we saw more than the beach, but considering the fact that Tempest loves to surf and the fact that she’s half-mermaid, I totally get why the beach is pretty important.  Plus, Tempest being a surfer makes her becoming a mermaid really interesting.

I loved the characters, and thought Tempest was interesting.  I didn’t care for Mark as her (former) boyfriend or Kona as her current boyfriend.  I felt like the book was more about her choice between land and sea, and while her Mark and Kona do represent her choice, it was kind of distracting.  I liked the relationships Tempest had with her family, especially the one she didn’t have with her mom.

Final thoughts: I really am looking forward to reading the sequel, and learning more about the ocean culture!  It was was a fun read and it was nice to read about mermaids.  I loved the characters and the setting, and while I didn’t love Tempest Rising, I still really enjoyed it.  It gets a 4 out of 5.

Anna And The French Kiss

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Book: Anna And The French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, narrated by Kim Guest

Published December 2010 by Listening Library|Run Time: 10 hours, 29 minutes

How I Got It: audiobook via the library

Genre: YA/Contemporary

Find out more: Goodreads|Barnes And Noble|Amazon|Stephanie Perkins 

Goodreads.com Summary: Anna was looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. So she’s less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris—until she meets Étienne St. Clair. Smart, charming, beautiful, perfect, Étienne has it all … including a serious girlfriend.

But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?

I absolutely LOVED Anna And The French Kiss.

Etienne!  I wish he were real…I’ll totally admit to swooning over him.  He’s definitely my favorite character in the whole book.  The whole book, I was rooting for him and Anna to end up together, and I was so glad they did in the end!  They are such an adorable couple, and I liked seeing them go from friends to boyfriend/girlfriend.

Speaking of Anna, I liked seeing her grow.  She arrived in Paris not knowing any French and thinking she knew who she was, to leaving France understanding some French and knowing that her 9 months in Paris changed her for the better.  Plus, she explored France (a little) and while she didn’t stray too far from school, I liked her exploration of Paris and how she got more comfortable leaving her boarding school and going off to a city where she didn’t know the language.  I really liked that she loved movies, and visited different movie theaters in Paris.

It really is a cute, fun, feel-good read.  There was a lot of squee-ing at the end.  Actually, it happened a lot throughout the book.  I have to say that Anna’s dad kind of reminded me of Nicholas Sparks.  In the sense that Anna’s dad totally writes books that Nicholas Sparks would write.

The characters were great (except for the ones that were supposed to not-great), and they were all so distinct.  They definitely had their flaws and quirks and their own personalities.

Have I mentioned how much I love Etienne St. Clair?  Because I love him!  Please excuse me while I act like a fan-girl.

Anyway, Anna And The French Kiss was predictable and full of cliches…but in a good way.  I didn’t care that Anna and Etienne wouldn’t get together until the end.  I didn’t care if it took them the whole book to admit they liked each other.  I didn’t care if there were a ton of obstacles in their way.

It was predictable and it didn’t matter, because I could not listen to it fast enough.  And speaking of listening to it, I did enjoy it as an audiobook.  Guest did a great job narrating, and she did a pretty good job with making the characters distinct.  She also captured Anna really well.

Final thoughts: I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED Anna And The French Kiss!  Great characters, great setting, and an all-around fun read.

The Lost Prince

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Book: The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa

Published October 2012 by Harlequin Teen

How I Got It: Purchased for my Nook (400 pages)

Genre: YA/Paranormal: Fairies

Find out more: Goodreads|Barnes And Noble|Amazon|Julie Kagawa

Goodreads.com Summary: Don’t look at Them. Never let Them know you can see Them.

That is Ethan Chase’s unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he’d dare to fall for.

Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister’s world—the land of Faery. His previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myth and talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. But when destiny comes for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten.

I totally wasn’t sure what to expect with The Lost Prince.  I mean, I loved The Iron Fey series, and I was hoping that The Lost Prince would meet the high expectations that Kagawa set with The Iron Fey.

I really liked The Lost Prince.  We see Ethan again, since The Iron Fey was more of Meghan’s story.  It’s nice to see his story, and what his life was like after being taken into the Iron Realm years earlier.

He is one bitter, angry guy, and I don’t really blame him.  He basically gets kidnapped, and then goes on to lose his sister, who becomes the Iron Queen.  Him pushing people away- which is understandable- got somewhat irritating.  He’s not the cute 4-year-old we saw in The Iron Fey, and has become all moody.  I’m not completely sure how I feel about Ethan yet.  How he acts makes so much sense, and it’s nice to see a character that I wondered about when reading TIF.  But…there’s something about him that seemed off.

As for other characters, we have the usual characters- Ash, Meghan, Puck and Grimalkin all makes appearances.  We meet Kenzie, a girl from Ethan’s new school, and Kierran, who is Ethan’s nephew (and the son of Ash and Meghan).  Kenzie’s desire to get Ethan out of his shell was slightly irritating, but Kenzie’s character also made a lot of sense at the end of the book.

And Kierran.  I have the feeling that Kierran and Ethan are going to remind me of Puck and Ash.  There is something similar about the two relationships.  Kierran’s interesting, because he can use magic from all three courts.

In The Iron Fey, we had iron faeries.  But in The Lose Prince, we have The Forgotten, and we have a war coming.  It’ll be interesting to see what Kagawa does with them, especially since Kagawa mentioned them a few times in The Iron Fey.  How Kagawa comes up with the characters and world she does, I don’t know.  But I love that she’s now focusing on the Forgotten, because their mention in The Iron Fey was really interesting.

Final thoughts: I really liked The Lost Prince.  In all honesty, it just felt like something was missing, and I can’t quite put my finger on it.  Still, it’s a pretty solid book, and I wasn’t disappointed by it.  It gets a 4 out of 5.

The DUFF

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Book: The DUFF by Kody Keplinger

Published September 2010 by Poppy

How I Got It: Purchased for my Nook (224 pages)

Genre: YA: Contemporary

Find out more: Goodreads|Barnes And Noble|Amazon|Kody Keplinger

Goodreads.com Summary: Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She’s also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her “Duffy,” she throws her Coke in his face.

But things aren’t so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley.

Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley isn’t such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she’s falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.

I so wanted to like The DUFF.  I just couldn’t like it.

I could relate to Bianca.  I mean, who hasn’t felt like the ugly fat friend?  Her insecurities and wanting to distract herself are things I can relate to.  I couldn’t relate to how she distracted herself, but I feel like there are people out there who can.

I just found myself getting annoyed at how she hated Wesley and yet finds herself falling for him.  I suppose it happens, but it felt so cliche.  She’s just so cynical, and a lot of the time, it was hard to root for her.  And to a certain extent, it was hard to believe that she’d sleep with Toby after throwing soda in his face.  She just seemed super inconsistent.  Teenage girls can be all over the place, but Bianca just seemed excessively inconsistent and all over the place, and it was kind of frustrating to read.  Her friends were pretty standard, as was Toby.  As for Wesley…I don’t even know what to think about him.  His transformation seemed really sudden, and it wasn’t completely believable.

Things definitely ended on a happy note, but Keplinger wrapped things up a little too nicely.  I kind of wish Bianca’s insecurities and her issues with her parents were explored a little more.  And does her relationship with Jake several years earlier have anything to do with her cynicism?  Because I felt like that wasn’t explored very much either.

I get why people love this book- it felt very authentic, and very real, even though parts of it were a little hard to believe.  Keplinger wrote this when she was in high school, which does lend to the authenticity of it.

Final thoughts: The concept was intriguing, but it just wasn’t my cup of tea.  It gets a 1 out of 5.

Princess In Love

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Book: Princess In Love by Meg Cabot

Published December 2001 by HarperCollins Publishers

How I Got It: Purchased for my Nook (256 pages)

Genre: YA- Contemporary

Find out more: Goodreads|Barnes And Noble|Amazon|Meg Cabot

Goodreads.com Summary: She’s just a New York City girl living with her artist mom…

News Flash: Dad is prince of Genovia. (So that’s why a limo meets her at the airport )

Downer: Dad can’t have any more kids. (So no heir to the throne.)

Shock of the Century: Like it or not, Mia Thermopolis is prime princess material.

Mia must take princess lessons from her dreaded grandmere, the dowager princess of Genovia, who thinks Mia has a thing or two to learn before she steps up to the throne.

Well, her father can lecture her until he’s royal-blue in the face about her princessly duty–no way is she moving to Genovia and leaving Manhattan behind. But what’s a girl to do when her name is “Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo”?

I just love The Princess Diaries.  Princess In The Spotlight was so fun to read, and we see Mia with her very first boyfriend!

Mia, of course, isn’t into Kenny, because she likes Michael.  Michael likes her too, so in the end, they end up together!  It really is cute, and I’m sure all sorts of things will get in their way.  It wouldn’t be Mia’s life if things didn’t get in the way.  And after seeing how much she really likes him, it’s nice to see he feels the same way about her.

I still love that things aren’t perfect for Mia, and that she’s still struggling with algebra and has boy problems.  Mia’s definitely growing as a character, which you see when she stands up to Lana.  Mia has her awkward moments, and she really is easy to relate to.  She’s such a great character, and she’s just so funny. And Lilly is just as outrageous as you’d expect, including planning a protest because she didn’t get to write about the topic she wanted to for English.  I just like that the characters are consistent, but still grow.

Final Thoughts: Princess In Love is a great continuation of the Princess Diaries.  Mia’s story is so fun to read, and it’s so real.  I didn’t love it, but it’s still a great read.  It gets a 4 out of 5.

Top 10 Books I’d Want On A Deserted Island

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Top 10 Books I’d Want On A Deserted Island

This is a fun topic!  It’s really interesting to think about.  Like, how long am I going to be on this deserted island?  Why I am there?  Are we talking reality t.v. show, a Lost-type situation, or am I just randomly there?  I decided to go for a mix of comfort, childhood favorites, and some books I don’t read enough.

  1. Harry Potter.  I’d actually be fine with just Harry Potter.  They’re the only books I can read over and over and never get tired of.  It’s my comfort read, so I’d definitely want to have it with me.
  2. Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot.  If I’m going to be on a deserted island, I’d want Princess Diaries because they’re so funny!  If I’m going to be on a deserted island, I might as well read something that’s going to make me laugh.
  3. Romance novels.  Is it okay to include an entire genre?  I’m not sure, but I’m the one on the island, and if I want romance novels, that’s what I’ll read.  Romance novels and deserted islands seem to go together really well.
  4. Anna And The French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins.  I’m not done with this one, but based on what I’ve heard, it’s cute, it’s fun, and it’ll be a nice distraction.
  5. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.  This is an amazing book, and I love how enchanting and dreamlike it is.  It’s definitely one I’d want to have with me.  It would be such a good way to escape island life and go to the circus.
  6. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.  The Hunger Games is easily one of my favorites, so why not bring it with me?
  7. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.  I haven’t read this one in forever, so I’d probably read it more if I had it with me.  Plus, if I have to bring a book by one of the Bronte sisters, I’d go with this one.  Although Wuthering Heights would be useful if I needed to build a fire…
  8. Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen.  Another one I need to re-read, but it is one of my favorites and what better way to revisit Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy then by bringing it with me?
  9. The Six Wives Of Henry VIII by Alison Weir.  This one is my favorite of the 3 books I’ve read about his multitude of wives.  Plus, it’s long, so it would keep me occupied for a while.  Especially if I decide to highlight and take notes in it.
  10. Island Of The Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell.  For some reason, this book seems to fit.  Why not read a childhood favorite about a girl surviving on an island alone?

What books would you want on a deserted island?

GG 1 x 13: Concert Interruptus

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Concert Interruptus originally aired February 15, 2001.  It was written by Elaine Arata and was directed Bruce Seth Green.

In Concert Interruptus, Lorelei takes Rory, Paris, Madeleine and Louise to see The Bangles- and takes action when Madeleine and Louise  sneak off to a party.  The Gilmore house is also the drop-off point for the town rummage sale donations.

We open with a previously on Gilmore Girls segment, followed by Rory convincing Lorelei to donate items, or she’ll do it for her.  Even though Lorelei volunteered to be the drop-off point, and to run the rummage sale, she doesn’t want to donate anything.  Sookie gets tickets to see The Bangles, and Lorelei, Lane and Rory are really excited.

At Chilton, Rory, Paris, Madeleine and Louise get assigned to work on a project for school, and decide to meet up at Rory’s house.

Lane tries to figure out how to get to the concert, and ends up not being able to go.  Meanwhile, Luke freaks out over a jacket that Lorelei is wearing.  We learn that the jacket used to belong to Rachel, who is Luke’s ex-girlfriend, and that she left years ago because she loves to travel.  Lorelei wonders how she never knew this.

Madeleine, Louise and Paris come over to work on the school project, and end up getting invited to the Bangles concert.  Sookie and Lorelei buy tickets for different seats.  Madeleine and Louise end up leaving the concert, while Paris and Rory stay at the concert.  Lorelei ends up finding the girls, tells them she’s calling their parents, and takes them home.  We end with the town rummage sale, where Lorelei gives the jacket back to Luke, since it has sentimental value.

I’m honestly not surprised Madeleine and Louise went off to a party, and I can never remember which one’s Madeleine and which one is Louise.  I think the blonde one is Louise, and the one with black hair is Madeleine, but at the same time, they’re pretty similar characters.  The introduction of Rachel was pretty interesting, and while I know where this is going, it felt a little random.  Luke in a serious relationship is a little weird, but you see that he did care about her a lot.

Pop culture: The Bangles, Annie Oakley, Shakespeare, Paul Bunyan, Elle McPherson, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Favorite lines/scenes: Lorelei: “I’m a very sick woman, everyone should know that.”

Sookie: “Does anyone in town have a peg leg?”

Final thoughts: I liked this episode, because we learn a little more about Luke, and because Rory kind of got along with Madeleine, Louise and Paris.  It doesn’t move anything along (well, not really) but it was fun to see all the donations at Lorelei’s house, and how it overwhelmed her.  It gets 3 mugs of coffee.