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Remember me?

2009-10-10T15:07:00.002+08:00

Title : Remember me?
Author : Sophie Kinsella

I did not read the Shopaholic series but this book is a good first start that might trigger me to be Sophie's fan.

I love how the book progressed as it talks about Lexi Smart as a snaggletooth who didn't get a bonus. The turning point came when she fell and woke up in three years later, 2007!

The best part is, she had been living a fairy tale life for the past three years with a high positioned job, a huge house and a gorgeous husband Eric. Now she forgets everything!

Slowly, the story reveals her life as a bitch boss who had ditched her friends. Her sister had grown into an awful teenager. To make matters worse, someone else is after her job. How is Lexi suppose to save her own life when she don't even remember how to run it?

Then, Jon, her husband's architect friend appeared with a startling news, something that spun her out of control.

I find it hilarious and amusing the way Lexi walked around confused trying to get her life back together again. Very original and relate able as Lexi walks around, living every woman's dream.

The down side, I found the ending rushed as though Sophie had run out of pages. Not quite what I conclude an ending.

Rating : 4/5

The glamorous (double) life of Isabel Bookbinder

2009-09-28T14:48:00.001+08:00

Title : The glamorous (double) life of Isabel Bookbinder
Author : Holly McQueen

Ignore the main character's last name, it got me snickering. Anyways, the book is about how a young woman who got fired from her job for sending the wrong email, exposing someone's secret extra marital affair.

Isabel had a colourful imagination which can be kind of annoying. Perhaps I hate people who are over ambitious and count their chicken before they hatch. I dislike those letters she constantly write in her imaginative 'I'm a famous writer' persona.

Isabel was hired as Katrina's (a famous children book writer) personal assistant. Gawd, I want Isabel's job!

The book was saved by the Katrina's twist of plot in the end but how an airhead like Isabel managed to get a great man is just baffling.

Rating :- 2.5 / 5

Yours, faithfully

2009-09-05T14:17:00.000+08:00

Title : Yours, faithfully
Author : Sheila O'Flanagan

Two families. Two women. One wants to get pregnant for her husband, the other is done with kids.

Little did they know, these two women share something in common.

The story starts with the introduction of the wives and their lives then down to the spin of the whole book, although it had seem obvious from the first two chapters.

Tragedy brought both women together. In the first place, there were a lot of animosity and dislike but as the tragedy dragged on, both women formed a strong friendship, understanding themselves along the way.

Another important role was the female investigator who ended up being close to the two women.

Overall the book was okay but too much darkness and anger makes it not such a light reading

Rating : 2/5

This heart of mine

2009-08-30T13:57:00.001+08:00

Title : This heart of mine
Author : Susan Elizabeth Philips

What I really find pleasant about this book is the fact that Molly raped Kevin and ended up being pregnant. They were then forced to be married. I love it. I love the fact that they are married.

I like the fact that they were learned how to get along together and it was rather comical to see how they fought the growing attraction and chemistry between them as husband and wife as they seek comfort in losing their baby by running a tourist camp.

To add to the chaos of the falling marriage, Kevin's mother came back and a newlywed pair of couple who can't keep their hands off each other keeps trying to offer advice of sex to Kevin and Molly.

This is another typical happy ever after read but you can't help rooting for the couple with each page turn. That is, if you can get over the first few boring chapters.

Rating :- 4/5

Double wedding

2009-08-10T00:49:00.004+08:00

Title : Double wedding
Author : Patricia Scanlan

The title means two couples getting married, not one marrying two. It's about a softie Jessica and her soulmate Mike who had to face their "friends" (I'm using the term friends lightly) the selfish Carol and insensitive Gary. The whole story basically talks about their wedding.

Be warn that you might curse loudly at Carol in each different chapter of the book due to her selfishness and how pushy and bitchy she is, shoving her nose wherever she wants. The other character that might be up for hate would be her womanizing fiancee Gary.

Just to sum it up, couple from hell. Even though the book had begun so, at the end you couldn't help it but to root for Carol, even for just a teeny bit.

The one thing that bothered me was the first sex scene portrayed in the book was just right in the middle of the sex. Maybe I would have preferred a foreplay, an opening to the sex cause for me, the sudden approach of written sex between a loving couple smack down in the middle of nowhere is kinda .. animalish.

Rating :- 3/5

Eclipse

2009-08-05T15:17:00.000+08:00

Title : Eclipse
Author : Stephenie Meyer

I don't usually like to reread books but since this is my favorite Twilight saga book, I decided to give it another go. Of course, the second time around is not as interesting as the first time just because I already knew what was up ahead.

Still, I read it for the romance and action packed goodies. Twilight was too mild and intro like for me while New Moon was filled with a long gap of anguish and boring pages of Jacob, werewolves and so on. (Team Edward here)

Second round freshen my memory and let me read in peace as I rushed through the first time, anxious and eager to get to the end of the book, wondering how the big fight for life and love ended.

Rating : 4/5

Marley and me

2009-08-03T13:25:00.000+08:00

Title : Marley & Me
Author : Josh Grogan

One of the reasons I picked up this book was because it's a based on true story non fiction best seller and it's about a dog. Marley was a dog which was adopted by the Grogans. The whole story starts with Marley being a playful puppy adopted by the newlyweds and span on for 13 years until the dog got old and his owners were parents of three kids.

The journey of Marley surely is bittersweet as each page unfolds more about Marley's playful ways as a puppy all the way to his senior years. I dreaded the end because I knew what was going to happen. I got all misty eyed and almost broke down at the end of the book.

Grogan certainly put the right words to describe his beloved dog. Now, it's time to watch the movie.

Ratings :- 4/5