Book Haul

hubby is away on a business trip and left money for our allowance, so I decided to spend some of it on books and considered it my birthday present.  I always pass by this quaint used book store on the way to the office but we are always in hurry (because we're always running late :p), that we never had the time to stop by there.  Since I was early today, I decided to check it out.  As expected, it was quaint--and more!  I love the cozy feeling it has and how comfortable furniture was scattered in the tiny space, inviting one to just curl up and read a book.  Because the money I had was not much, I had to find the cheapest ones I could find (not a problem for me coz I do love a good bargain!).  Found two Jackie Collins books I didn't have yet (she's one of my list of authors which I actually go out to buy her "real" books to collect instead of getting the ebooks) and decided to test out new authors.  I got Jayne Ann Kentz because her book looked promising (aaand was very cheap at P30) and a Danielle Steele, an author which a voracious reader like me should have read already a long time ago but sadly that's not the case.  So decided I should check out what the hoopla was all about and bought one of her books (plus the fact that this one was relatively cheap at P75 since here books usually go for at least P180 and up a pop).  Oh, and I also found a book in Spanish to "challenge myself" in learning the language.  I plan to read it once I get a bit more advanced.  Hope I can find the time (and money) to go back when they have new books delivered, although that needs to be scheduled because that would most definitely take up at least half a day... 

Guilty Pleasures

The Perks of Being a Wallflower got me too depressed and all serious.  So I thought I would read my go-to guilty pleasure books to take away the maudlin feeling.  I thought maybe a Lynne Graham would do.  Turns out, I couldn't read just one.  I dunno, I just couldn't stop myself--well, actually I barely managed to, I would have read more, had it not been for realizing that the sun would be up in 2 hours.  I once again entered the world of ridiculously handsome and buff wealthy gazillionaires taking over spineless, beautiful virgins.  It left me ashamed yet sated.  So ladies & gents, Books # 5, 6, 7 and 8 -- The Pregnancy Shock, Roccanti's Marriage Revenge, A Stormy Greek Marriage and Unlocking her Innocence all by the great Lynne Graham.

Perks of Being a Wallflower Reaction

finished with Book # four! As expected, there were more details in the book which-for a lack of a better word-"strengthened" the movie. And yes, the movie really did stay true to the book, you can really see pieces (the important ones, the ones you know the author really had connection with) of the book in the film which usually gets lost when a book is translated into a movie... it was a grand idea to get the author to adapt and direct it.... on to the next book!

Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

turns out I didn't have to dig very deep after all... ladies and gentlemen, Book # 4--Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.  Why this book, you might ask?  Well after seeing the movie version of it, I did some googling and found out the book was based on a novel.  LOVED the movie... the casting and acting was great and I loved the story and the way it was told in the film...  I found out that the author was also the one who adapted the screen play as well as directed the movie, so it's safe to assume that it was faithful to the book and to the characters' essence... btw, I did NOT expect the twist in the ending!  I can usually spot a "surprise" twist a mile away, but this one caught me off guard.  Can't wait to read the book... it was actually popular fairly recently, during the early 2000s, it even has a cult following... To bad I did not hear of it back then, I used to devour books during those time.

book hunt

I think I found the next book I want to read... now I need to do some hunting...

The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas

Book # 3--The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas.  This is also another "reread".  God, I've probably read this book more then 10 times already.  There's just something about the shyest, stuttering wallflower capturing the heart of the seductive, debauched rake, that no matter how many times I've read it, it never gets old.  Actually, I can say the same for all of Lisa Kleypas' books.  But if I want to up the number of books I have read, I don't think a "reread" would count.  Since Klyepas or Collins have no new books yet, I need to hunt another good author.  Although I have the itch to read again the Anne of Green Gables book series.  I have probably last read those in high school, or was it college?  It would be great to visit again Avonlea and it's townfolk...

Only with Your Love by Lisa Kleypas

Book # 2 for the year--Only with Your Love, still by Lisa Kleypas...  This is a "reread" as I can't find any new books that fit my mood right now.  Been having a yen for reading lately and I've looked up my favorite go-to authors to check if they have new books but I seem to have read already their latest published books.  It probably doesn't help when I saw someone post on facebook that they have read a total of 21 books last year and their other friend read like 42.  In my book-binging times at 2008 when I discovered ebay and ebooks, I have probably read way more than those numbers... although I don't know if you can count historical & contemporary romance as "real books", teehee.. but in my defense, there we bios and business books also in the mix :p. Now I'm wondering how many I have read in this lifetime...  I wonder if it has reached a thousand?