When I like something I tend to go on and on about it......
The first time I read something by Sophie Kinsella was when I was 14 (or was I 13 I can't remember), a novel from the Shopaholic series Shopaholic & Sister and I've always enjoyed her books from then on.
The first time I read something by Sophie Kinsella was when I was 14 (or was I 13 I can't remember), a novel from the Shopaholic series Shopaholic & Sister and I've always enjoyed her books from then on.
(I haven't been reading for a while though. Well, after I got my pc and internet at home when I was 15 let's just say I have been reading on and off instead of being the bookworm I've been when I was a kid who reads everything from the children's to adult's section haha.)
I guess I like Sophie Kinsella's I've Got Your Number enough to write a blog entry on it. Okay actually I love it. Just finished the book yesterday (like I said, I haven't been reading in a while but finished 4 books at one go these few days, probably cuz of the stress from school heh) Seems like a common chick lit at first read but I really love the romance and there was a particular scene that was funny that I couldn't stop laughing for an entire page.
I probably fell in love with the main guy btw.
The story began with Poppy Wyatt losing her engagement ring (ALERT: family heirloom that has been passed down for generations; emerald!) during a commotion. After frantically searching through bins and hotel floors but to no avail, Poppy left her number with the hotel staff hoping they would contact her if any of them found her ring.
As if the day didn't already sucked for her, Poppy lost her phone to some hooded guy who swooped by on his motorbike. How are the hotel staff gonna contact her if she don't have her phone?! Her life practically depends on it!
Just as she wandered aimlessly around the hotel reception/lobby area (my memory's getting a bit fuzzy), she spotted a Nokia in a bin. Which brought about her "if it's in the bin, it's public property" thought. Well, it's not her fault that someone threw their phone away, it just means that they don't want it anymore and she's free to use it, right? Little did Poppy know it's gonna change her current engaged-to-the-perfect-guy life. (who's a complete bastard btw)
To her relief, there's already a sim card on the phone so it's usable and after finding out the number she immediately gave it to the hotel staff again to make sure they can contact her. Phone started ringing and she picked up weird calls which she decided to (very nicely) jot down the details for the phone's previous owner just in case while pretending to be the phone machine.
All these is followed by another call from someone called Sam Roxton (whom I fell in love with /coughs), who apparently, is the owner of the phone. The phone was possessed by Sam's PA Violet - which she threw away because she was accepted by some modeling company (I think) and decided to stop taking Sam's shits.
Sam wanted the phone back and of course Poppy wouldn't allow it, she needed it for her ring! All these led to them sharing the Nokia where Poppy use it for herself and also forwarding Sam his emails all the time. Of course she couldn't stop herself from reading his emails and very soon she found herself replying emails on Sam's behalf because she thought his replies were always too short and curt and well, that was when Sam Roxton's troubles began.....
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Really love the book, even though the main character (Poppy) can be really annoying at times - I mean, how could she reply so many emails on Sam's behalf, even agreeing on more than a few overseas trip?!?!?!!! I was like STOP IT GIRL YOU'RE TAKING IT TOO FAR.
Just as she wandered aimlessly around the hotel reception/lobby area (my memory's getting a bit fuzzy), she spotted a Nokia in a bin. Which brought about her "if it's in the bin, it's public property" thought. Well, it's not her fault that someone threw their phone away, it just means that they don't want it anymore and she's free to use it, right? Little did Poppy know it's gonna change her current engaged-to-the-perfect-guy life. (who's a complete bastard btw)
To her relief, there's already a sim card on the phone so it's usable and after finding out the number she immediately gave it to the hotel staff again to make sure they can contact her. Phone started ringing and she picked up weird calls which she decided to (very nicely) jot down the details for the phone's previous owner just in case while pretending to be the phone machine.
All these is followed by another call from someone called Sam Roxton (whom I fell in love with /coughs), who apparently, is the owner of the phone. The phone was possessed by Sam's PA Violet - which she threw away because she was accepted by some modeling company (I think) and decided to stop taking Sam's shits.
Sam wanted the phone back and of course Poppy wouldn't allow it, she needed it for her ring! All these led to them sharing the Nokia where Poppy use it for herself and also forwarding Sam his emails all the time. Of course she couldn't stop herself from reading his emails and very soon she found herself replying emails on Sam's behalf because she thought his replies were always too short and curt and well, that was when Sam Roxton's troubles began.....
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Really love the book, even though the main character (Poppy) can be really annoying at times - I mean, how could she reply so many emails on Sam's behalf, even agreeing on more than a few overseas trip?!?!?!!! I was like STOP IT GIRL YOU'RE TAKING IT TOO FAR.
Other than that, everything else was brilliant. Sam seemed like a no nonsense kind of person but eventually he and Poppy got to know each other better and he even gave her advice sometimes. In typical romance story the guy would usually open up and become softer idk? But for Sam even kinda so, he's still sane and know what is right and wrong to drill some sense into Poppy when she needs it. That's why I like him so much. Poppy is all jumpy and clumsy but he's the one who anchor her and stop her before she goes out of control, that's how I feel about the relationship.
I love how Sam became from someone who send short and direct texts to someone who send smiley faces and kisses (only to Poppy though) and it's really heartwarming (is this word even appropriate)
I love how Sam became from someone who send short and direct texts to someone who send smiley faces and kisses (only to Poppy though) and it's really heartwarming (is this word even appropriate)
Ugh idk anymore I suck at writing reviews but I really love Sam- I mean, this book hahaha ha ha okay bye :)
“Lover? I don't know. I don't know if she loves me. I don't know if I love her. All I can say is, she's the one I think about. All the time. She's the voice I want to hear. She's the face I hope to see.”
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Read John Dreamer by Elise Celine recently!
The story is basically about a girl named Andy who found herself in the middle of a great white room with six other strangers. None of them remember how they got there and why they're there. There are seats in the room labelled with their names, styled accordingly to each of their personalities. There, Andy met a guy named John Dreamer who kept staring at her and felt like she has seen him somewhere before. (love at first sight? pfft) A man who called himself the Guardian appeared and told them that they're there to make their dreams come true and change their life forever.
It was a really quick read tbh, but I like the plot. The main character found herself in a place where she has never been before, a place where she can't get out of? Lots of potential! I had so many theories in my mind, like the characters are actually dead, like accidents has happened to them in reality but they were given another at chance, and if they succeed they would get to live and achieve their greatest dream.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Is that how it went? Much to my disappointment, no. It was showed that the characters went on to live their dreams happily but we weren't told how and in what kind of situation so I just assume that it's the reality after all? But how? I was kinda confused. Also, there is very little character development. An obnoxious guy who was annoying for 3/4 of the book suddenly turned nice before his death? That's kinda too fast. And love at first sight? Seriously?
Okay those are just the things I dislike in the novel, but other than those, the story was fine I guess. The ending was a little unsatisfying since it was sort of a cliffhanger I guess? But then again I do like books that end with a cliffhanger so I'm not really sure whether my dissatisfaction is a good thing or not. The plot twist was kinda cool and it wasn't a "wow so it's like this!omg omgOMGG" but an "oh I see..."
I can't really complain about the lack of character development since the novel was rather short so... Even so, we get to learn about the struggles of each characters and how they face their fears and stuff like that. It was an interesting read and I did enjoy it, just that it could have been better.:)
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So I went to ION Orchard with Yunlu and Lyn yesterday we were supposed to shop but all I bought was a book and new earphones (my new earphones are yellowwww *u*)
But yea. I BOUGHT THE FAULT IN OUR STARS. LIKE, FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY. I'M GONNA READ IT AGAIN SOON BECAUSE AUGUSTUS WATERS [insert ugly sobbing here]
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Okay so I was reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and finally finished the book yesterday! *OVERWHELMING FEELS* I love the novel so freaking much and it's all thanks to Jessica that I decided to read the book ahsjdkhkd
So anyway, for those who haven't read the book and bothering to read this post, the story's about a 16-year-old girl named Hazel Grace Lancaster who has stage 4 thyroid cancer. She hasn't been to school for about 3 years or so and her mum wants her to get a life and cheer up or something so she made her go to some support group for cancer patients. During one of the sessions, Hazel met a (cute) guy named Augustus Waters. Augustus has cancer and one of his legs has been amputated (yea kinda sad cuz he was a great basketball player). Um this is gonna sound cheesy but yea they felt attraction for each other almost at first sight (I think?) and managed to bond over Hazel's favourite book called "An Imperial Affliction". Eventually they went to Amsterdam to meet the book's author and also, finally getting together (as in, BGR) during the trip.
...sorry I suck at giving summaries lol
But anyway... the book's great because of the way the author wrote it? Well I just like it ugh idk. It's funny and at the same time it's just so sad ;-; I love how people calls Hazel "Hazel" while Augustus called her "Hazel Grace" it feels special, and you can feel that he really loved her.
So anyway, here are some of the parts I like in the book
"I would give up all the sick days I had left for a few healthy ones. I tried to tell myself that it could be worse, that the world was not a wish-granting factory, that I was living with cancer not dying of it, that I mustn't let it kill me before it kills me"
"But why?" I asked. "I mean, seriously: How did scrambled eggs get stuck with breakfast exclusively? You can put bacon on a sandwich without anyone freaking out. But the moment your sandwich has an egg, boom, it's a breakfast sandwich."
The weird thing about houses is that they almost always look like nothing is happening inside of them, even though they contain most of our lives. I wondered if that was sort of the point of architecture.
"I'm telling you," Isaac continued, "Augustus Waters talked so much that he'd interrupt you at his own funeral. And he was pretentious: Sweet Jesus Christ, that kid never took a piss without pondering the abundant metaphorical resonances of human waste production. And he was vain: I do not believe I have ever met a more physically attractive person who was more acutely aware of his own physical attractiveness.
"But I will say this: When the scientists of the future show up at my house with robot eyes and they tell me to try them on, I will tell the scientists to screw off, because I do not want to see a world without him."
The only person I really wanted to talk to about Augustus Waters's death was Augustus Waters.
Writing does not resurrect. It buries.
"He loved you so much," Gus's mom said. "He really did. It wasn't—it wasn't puppy love or anything," she added, as if I didn't already know that.
...and a lot more okay I got lazy this is too sad agdsjdhaskd bye
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The first day of 2013 is ending in about 10 minutes so I thought I should type an entry today since well, um, it's new year??? So yepppp.
My achievements in this new year so far? Well I just finished the second book in The Hunger Games trilogy and half of the third book too. YESSS ALL IN A DAY which means I haven't quite done much today except for reading... not sure whether this is productive or not haha. I'm happy because after wanting to read the books for AGES I finally got my hands on them! Not literally. Reading them on my iphone thanks to those files that Jiesi had sent me to my email. At least I finally got to read them and know the Finnick Odair that I have seen so many people on tumblr fangirling over. I can't wait till I reach the ending omg- haven't really heard about it but I hope it's a happy ending??? (instead of the one for The Uglies Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld where my favourite guy DIED I BAWLED MY EYES OUT ;-;)
So anyway, may 2013 be a good year (please please please please please I'm desperate)
May I get a nice job that I can enjoy and also get me experiences, attain good alevel results (kinda shameless on this wish cuz I didn't work hard for the exam yea I'm a horrible person), become more responsible, be more sociable and most of all, find out what exactly I want to do in life.
:)
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