Members Only by Leonie Fox

Book # 17 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...

Bought by Anna David

book # 16 -- 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..

If this is Paradise, I Want My Money Back by Claudia Carroll

Book # 11 -- If this is Paradise, I Want My Money Back by Claudia Carroll... so-so book... interesting plot... kinda drags on... you wonder when the arch is going to happen... but it's predictable, you know she's gonna make major mistakes and end up with her learning her lesson... even the "big twist" in the end was predictable... I knew she wasn't dead at the start of the book... I was just reading on, waiting for the "big reveal"... although the ending was left open to speculation for the reader, kinda like to allude that the slate was wiped clean and it was going to be fresh start for her..

Book Sale

I can't seem to pass by Book Sale without coming out with a book in hand.  That's why I don't go in there as much anymore because being broke, it hurts too much.  Luckily, hubby gave me a little bit of cash, so I forego food for this little gem.  Yup, I'm guilty once again on splurging on books.  I hope this author is worth it.

Crystal Flame by Jayne Ann Krentz

Book # 9 -- Crystal Flame by Jayne Ann Krentz.  One of the new authors I was trying out.  Here's what i think about it: I'm not gonna be collecting her other books really soon.  The premise of the book had real promise and the characters could be likable but they were not fleshed out that much that it didn't give them much chance for me to really like them.  If she had written them like Lisa Kleypas does, with good banter and made them more likable and relatable, I might have added her to my list of fave authors.  Maybe she gets better on her other books?