#5: Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Crusie

So, the truth about me is that while I love to read great literature, sometimes I need something lighter and quicker to read.  Basically, I need to give my brain a break.  Strange Bedpersons definitely fit that bill. I read Jennifer Crusie's Bet Me not too long ago (although it was not part of 2010's 52 in 52) and was delighted by the story, so I know that I can always count on her for a good, light story that gives me a break from the Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks type books that I often find filling my bookshelves.  One of the main characters in this book, Tess, often drove me nuts.  She was judgmental, opinionated, and so liberal at times that I knew that if she was a real person I'd never be able to carry on a conversation with her, let alone be her friend.  She had a good thing staring her in the face (Nick) and why she couldn't see it was beyond me.  Nick's the sort of guy that every girl wants to date and then marry (and who often lives only between the covers of paperback novels).  It was a quick read, too.  Definitely a beach book worth reading.