Romantic ships can be great, but I was delighted recently to see some book bloggers listing their favorite fictional groups of friends. (I think I first saw it on ForeverAndEverly? Can't find the post now, though, naturally.) So I'm stealing the idea! Here are a few books featuring groups of friends that I love.

The Amateurs series by Sara Shepard ( Read more... )

Most writers will have heard the phrase "cast of thousands." Sometimes it's positive, describing a richly populated world that feels like it has all the human variation of real life. Sometimes it's a criticism of an overpopulated, confusing story that seems to have more characters than it needs. We're often told to simplify - combine characters, ( Read more... )