Tuesday, April 30, 2013
New Rule
New Rule: no reading during weekdays... because it is seriously affecting my productivity... I finished another book, though... more about it later as I'll try to salvage of what's left of my afternoon :/
Monday, April 29, 2013
Book Haul
I found lots of great books at Book Sale but they were mostly The Kite Runner types and that's not what I'm feeling at the moment... I'm looking for a fun, light chic lit...
Sunday, April 28, 2013
As You Desire
Since I've read two modern romance books in a row, this time, I went for a historical romance book... one of my guilty pleasures... This one was set in Egypt. I loved that the heroine was strong and smart... I'm not just saying smart because she wasn't a mindless chit who's into fashion and gossip... I say this because she happened to be a child prodigy when she was younger. The hero was, of course, handsome and strong. and like all romance heroes, he had his faults... but he had one fault that isn't very common with historical romance books--he was dyslexic... interesting because in this day and age, there are still a few misunderstandings with this condition and imagine how it would be received during those times. Of course, it is this "deep, dark secret" that makes the hero stay away from the heroine until something happens that make him realize that, fuck it, I'm getting my girl... and as all romance books go, they live happily ever after.
The Bad: the author tends to over describe things sometimes which is something I don't like so I tend to skip pages. The characters are interesting but I feel like I could have gotten to know them more through how they would act or react in different situations they are placed in instead of just being described as such.
The Good: the characters, as I've said, were interesting. If you want a historical romance fix, this book is good enough to satisfy your craving.
Book Hunt: Anna David
Friday, April 26, 2013
Members Only by Leonie Fox
Hhhhmmmm... What can I say about this book? It kinda reminds me of a Candace Bushnell novel where there are 3-4 main characters in the book who are all friends or somehow interconnected... It's not that bad but it's no page turner either... it's not an "I-can't-put-it-down" kinda book...
I dunno, coz as you read it, you kinda wait for it to lead to the big plot twist in the end... but when you get there, there's none... well, fine, there were "twists" but they were either predictable or, for a lack of a better word, boring... when I started reading it, I kinda sensed how it will go early on but I continued to read it, hoping to be proven wrong... would I recommend this to others? I dunno...
Monday, April 22, 2013
Bought by Anna David
Wow. This book was great. I read it with low expectations as I had quite a few disappointments when trying out new authors. This was something else, kinda reminds me of the way Jackie Collins writes--she really transported me to that world. Although the ending left me wanting closure for the characters, but I think that was the whole point. There is no epilogue which ties everything into a neat, pretty bow because life is not that way and it ties in to the way the novel was written: gritty and real.
This isn't a Sophie Kinsella novel where everyone gets what's coming to them in the end, but not exactly like a Jackie Collins one either where the bad guy (or girl) dies in the end. It left me hanging but left it open for me to imagine the possibilities of how the characters would continue on Too bad this author has only started to write fairly recently, I would have loved to scour for the previous books she has written and read those too... but she has only written another one, Party Girl, so I guess I'm looking for just one book for now..
Friday, April 12, 2013
Adult Archie Comic Books
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Sweet Valley Saga: The Fowlers of Sweet Valley
ahhh... Lila Fowler... the rich bitch of Sweet Valley... so of course, her ancestors had be rich as well... but then came the hardships... two family lines that went from up to down to up to down in each generation, almost finding their happy ending, but, alas, it was not to be... even Lila's parents--the generation where they "almost-made-it" would finally end--had major bumps along the way.. I read that this was the better among the other sagas.. but I found the George and Lila's mom (sorry, forgot her name) story was just too rushed... well, maybe because there's an SVH book out there that tells the whole story...
this book is a re-read... I unearthed this from our recent trip home... I owned this in high school...but for the life of me, I can't remember reading it... for a Sweet Valley book, this was really good (which is not saying a lot)... a good trip down memory lane book... :)
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