PURPLE QUEEN FAIRY READS

Synopsis: Privilege exists, and sometimes it's deadly. When beautiful but aloof Claire Harkness is found dead in her dorm room one spring morning, prestigious Armitage Academy is shaken to its core. Everyone connected to the school, and to Claire, find their lives upended, from the local police detective who has a personal history with the academy, to the various faculty and staff whose lives are immersed in the daily rituals associated with it. Everyone wants to know how Claire died, at whose hands, and more importantly, where the baby that she recently gave birth to is - a baby almost no one, except a small group of girls in her innermost circle, knew she was carrying. At the centre of the investigation is Madeline Christopher, an intern in the English Department who is forced to examine the nature of the relationship between the school's students and the adults meant to guide them. As the case unravels, the dark intricacies of adolescent privilege at a powerful insti...

Synopsis : On a Long Island beach at dusk, Bud Mitchell and Jill Winslow conduct their illicit love affair in front of a video camera, set to record each steamy moment. Suddenly, a terrible explosion lights up the sky. Grabbing the camera, the couple flee as approaching police cars speed towards the scene. 5 years later, the crash of TWA Flight 800 has been attributed to a mechanical malfunction. But for John Corey and Kate Mayfield, both members of the elite Anti-Terrorist Task Force, the case is not closed. Suspecting a cover-up at the highest levels and disobeying orders, they set out to find the one piece of evidence that will prove the truth about what really happened to Flight 800. This is what I would call a ‘dark horse’. To think that this book has been sitting on my shelf for at least 5 years and I never read it. Makes me wonder what other treasures I have in my collection. I’ve never read Nelson DeMille and have not heard of him. Such, when I was given this book, my ...

Synopsis : For 14 years, Steve and Meredith Whitman have sustained a marriage of passion and friendship.  Meredith, an investment banker, has achieved partnership in one of Wall Street's top firms. Steve, a gifted physician, chose an urban trauma ward over big money.  The only thing missing in their lives is children.  Steve longs for them but Meredith isn't ready, especially now that she has been offered a top position at an exciting high-tech company in San Francisco. Neither Steve nor Meredith had reckoned on the frustrations of a bi-coastal marriage. Weekends together fall prey to their hectic schedules. Alone in San Francisco, Meredith is spending long hours at the office with her charismatic boss. Steve is working late shifts at the hospital, grabbing an occasional dinner with a new colleague. Almost unnoticed, Steve and Meredith began living separate lives. And despite the best of intentions, irresistible forces begin to tear them apart. ...and they didn't l...

Synopsis : The Blackwell family were an enigma, rich and powerful beyond compare. Kate, Tony, Eve and Alexandra had a life of dreams, but their dreams were born of greed ambition and murder. Now that tainted legacy passes to the next generation. Lexi Templeton, kidnapped and abused by her captors – will her terrifying past force her to bring down the very empire that created her? Robbie Templeton, Lexi’s older brother, once despised by his father and confused about who he really is. Max Webster, the only child of scheming Eve...one day the Blackwell billions will be his. Only Lexi Templeton stands in his way. Sidney Sheldon’s Master of the Game chronicled the lives of a family cursed by their own power and success. Now the story continues, twisting and turning to a mind-blowing climax. Master of the Game was a masterpiece by Sidney Sheldon more than 20 years ago. I remember the story quite clearly as I have a copy of the book. I left it at home when I left for university and ...

Synopsis : When Kendra Tamale returns to England from Australia she rents a room from Kyle, a separated father of two, and begins a new job. She’s looking forward to a fresh start and a simple life. Keyle’s six-year-old twins, Summer and Jaxon, have other ideas and quickly adopt Kendra as their new mother – mainly because she lets them eat mashmallows for breakfast. Kendra eventually becomes a part of their lives, even though she’s hiding a painful secret that makes her keep everyone – especially children – at arm’s length. Then Kendra bumps into the man who shares her awful secret, and everything falls apart : she can’t sleep, she can’t eat, she’s suspended from work and then the kids are taken away by their mother. The only way to fix things is to confess to the terrible mistake she made all those years ago. But that’s something she swore never to do... I love the cover of this book. It’s so sweet and endearing. Slightly pinkish and lavender tone. The book lives up to expect...

I believe in forgiveness until he broke my heart and is demanding custody of our child. Forgiveness? Not likely. I work sixty hours weeks for years because my boss promised me promotion. When the time comes, he passed over me for a new person. My resentment is making it very difficult for me to be even civil with him. I am single and loving it. Someday, however, I want to settle down and have a family. I have seen enough bad marriages to make me wonder what I can do to have a good one. How can I select the right mate? How can I be the good mum God wants me to be? Sometimes, I just feel like snapping at anything that moves! How do I get out of a bad mood? With the current world turmoil, my friend says he’s sure Jesus is coming soon and so he quits his job and spends his day praying and waiting. It sounds noble but also a bit crazy. Is this the right thing to do? How can I be free of the fear that God might not forgive me? I am always afraid that I’m not perfect enough. T...

Synopsis : It's her destiny to die young. The man who loves her can’t live with that. Promise is a talented young singer with a terminal illness, is counting on fame to keep her memory alive after she dies. Porta is an aging sorceress and art collector in search of immortality. When Promise inexplicably survives a series of freak accidents, Porta believes that she may hold the key to eternal life. Enter Chase, an autistic artist who falls in love with Promise and fascinates her with his mysterious visions and drawings. Soon, all are plunged into a confrontation over the mystery and the cost of something even greater than eternal life...eternal love. The Promises She Keeps starts with Chase who seems to be able to hear from his father who is presumed dead after missing in action in the war. Chase is autistic but draws beautiful trees which seems to capture the essence of a person’s longing (even strangers that he has not met). Promise wants to live forever through he...

‘Every night at bedtime, Mom helps me put on my favourite monkey pajamas, gives me a drink of water and tells me a story. Then we snuggle close and she says a prayer before we go to sleep’ . That’s how the story of this little girl starts. She learns that talking to God is not just limited to bedtime but anytime of the day and on anything from thanking God for her best friend, for asking God to give her courage to do something and also asking for forgiveness. She also learns to pray for people who doesn’t know God yet. I read this story with my own little girl and she loved the book as much as I do. The fact that it’s in purple, my favourite colour has already won me over. The illustrations are so colourful and attractive. I would have like it better if the fonts are a little bigger, not that they’re small now. Other than that, there’s nothing I don’t like about this book. At the end of the book, there are 3 bible verses on prayers, one of which is the Lord’s prayer. These vers...

Remember me talking about my favourite epic adventure here ? Anyway, was lucky to get hold of The Seventh Scroll , the 2nd book in the epic. Pay RM9.95 for it and there's actually 2 stories in the book, the 2nd entitled Gold Mine .  That's just a bonus :)  This book must be in storage for quite some times as the back cover's a bit 'aged'.  And that concludes  my purchases for myself at the recent sales before I was being hustled into getting more Geromino Stiltion titles! This book cost me around US$3 The sales ends 5th June 2011.  Do go and get great deals if you have not been yet.

I started this blog in year 2009 but managed only 3 months of active blogging.  I re-active this blog with a 'do or die' attitude towards August 2010 and happy to note that I have been consistant with my posting for the past 10 months.  Yeah! So far I've done 100 posts.  This may be chicken feed to some of you established bloggers out there but for this girl who's working '3 jobs' ( will share them with you some other time ), it's an achievement that I am proud of.  I really love to read and it just gives me additional joy to share what I read with you. How shall I celebrate? Buy more books? Giveaway books? Any ideas?