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Publisher's Note:

Twenty-three-year-old Pepper Spicer is not living the dream. She ended her engagement at the last minute because her fiance,a musician and soon-to-be reality TV star, wanted her to sacrifice her own career ambitions for his. Now she's stuck at home sharing a room with her little sister, trying to pay off massive debt for a wedding that didn t happen, and spending Friday nights Facebook-stalking everyone who has a better life. Her therapist father urges her to choose her career dreams and count her blessings by writing weekly thank-you notes, but gratitude is a tall order when she botches an important job interview and has to settle for writing an undercover dating web-zine column the last thing in the world she wants to do. Still, as Pepper (byline: Indie Girl) chronicles her bizarre and hilarious blind dates, she gives her father's challenge a try and slowly finds herself leaving self-pity behind. Life takes a major upswing as Pepper's column hits the big time and she tastes the exhilarating thrill of success. But there's one tiny problem: the intensely hot man she's falling for is having issues with her job (again). Will Pepper trade her personal ambition for another chance at love?…

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Not My Type

by Melanie Jacobson

Overall Book Review:

Not My Type is a quirky LDS romance with spunk. If Pepper is going down it may as well be with style. She miserably fails her first job interview, but life gets a little spicier as Pepper tries to discover her feelings for the very man who deemed her un-employable. 

Not My Type has down to earth characters and dialogue that portray the attitudes behind each one. In comparison with Jacobson’s other books, Not My Type has a little more of a teenage feel, but can still be enjoyed by adults of all ages. It is a book about second chances, forgiveness, and determination with a little bit of Melanie Jacobson flair. 

This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Covenant Communications

Content Analysis:

Profanity/Language: None

Violence/Gore: A woman throws a slipper at her sister; a man is elbowed in the eye; physical abuse is mentioned.

Sex/Nudity: Several kisses; several instances of hand holding. 

Mature Subject Matter:

Unemployment

Alcohol / Drug Use:

None

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Take me to a book store and it will be at least an hour before you can pry me from the shelves, never leaving empty handed. I have had my own bookcases (that’s right, plural) collecting my favorites since I was little. I like reading not only for the storyline, but also to see the author’s creativity and the way their personality comes through in their writing.