PURPLE QUEEN FAIRY READS

October 2017 I am writing this reflections even in October of 2017 but I know I wont post this till December 2017 but feeling very demotivated I am not sure if I am in the right frame of mind to reflect on 2017 as I might just rate it super low... It's a very challenging year...even from the start and at this point, I don't know if it can get even lower but you know what, I have been in worse situation and I know I will get up for I refuse to get knock down but being down, sometimes you are just so tired that you want to be down...it's not comfortable being down but it's such a struggle to get up. December 2017 I decided the leave the above which was reflected in October and when I was extremely challenged from many facade.  From work to family to studies, things seems to be not moving in the right direction and I was dead bone tired.  I think I didn't read any book for that month.  As the local here says, 'no heart to read or do anything.  Basically

Synopsis : Rachel and Alice are an extremely rare kind of identical twins-so identical that even their aunt and uncle, whom they've lived with since their parents passed away, can't tell them apart. But the sisters are connected in a way that goes well beyond their surfaces: when one experiences pain, the other exhibits the exact same signs of distress. So when one twin mysteriously disappears, the other immediately knows something is wrong-especially when she starts experiencing serious physical traumas, despite the fact that nobody has touched her.  As the search commences to find her sister, the twin left behind must rely on their intense bond to uncover the truth.  But is there anyone around her she can trust, when everyone could be a suspect? And ultimately, can she even trust  herself ? This is what I say : My introduction to Jessica Warman was Between , bought and read last year.  Beautiful Lies was bought as a result of both of us liking Between .  But I

Synopsis : Welcome to Harriet Langton's world. All her life she's dreamt of travelling the globe - fate always got in the way. Working as a travel agent, the closest Harri comes to her dream destination of Venice is booking the trip for someone else. But everything changes when travel fanatic Alex drops in.  With her boyfriend Rob tied up with work, Harri is persuaded to help Alex in his quest for love. But in her attempts to help, Harri soon discovers that she's alienating those around her.  Desperate to leave her life behind, will her dreams finally come true? Or will Harri's leap of faith be her biggest mistake yet? This is what I say : To me this is a good holiday read especially if you want to hide from the world when the world is busy with unreal celebrations which you don't feel like being part of. This is a good read especially when you're on a reading marathon with time in your hand and you can read and stop anytime you fancy and pick it

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Synopsis : S ing Them Home is a deeply moving portrait of three grown siblings who have lived in the shadow of unresolved grief since their mother’s mysterious disappearance when they were children.  Everyone in Emlyn Springs, Nebraska, knows the story of Hope Jones, the physician’s wife whose big dreams for their tiny town were lost along with her in the tornado of 1978. For Hope’s three young children, the stability of life with their distant, preoccupied father, and with Viney, their mother’s spitfire best friend, is no match for their mother’s absence.  Larken, the eldest, is an art history professor who seeks in food an answer to a less tangible hunger; Gaelan, the only son, is a telegenic weatherman who devotes his life to predicting the unpredictable and whose profession, and all too much more, depend on his sculpted frame and ready smile; and Bonnie, the baby of the family is a self-proclaimed archivist who combs the roadsides for clues to her mother’s legacy, and permi

Books Second Time Around in Hills Mall is coming to an end.  Sunday, 17 December would be their grand finale here for the year. I went there two night ago, for the second time just to see if there's still any books that catches my attention with the purpose of trying out my luck in locating titles from authors such as Mark Gimenez, Carlos Luiz Zafon and maybe Joseph Finder. My first visit there was when they first started the fair in early November. I was in luck (in a way) as I managed to locate a title by Joseph Finder that I have not read before.  My first introduction to Joseph Finder was in Buried Secrets   August last year.   From there, I bought Paranoia from the same sale last year and it's only now that I bought the third of Joseph Finder's title, Company Man.  Can't wait to get started on it! Bought two more Chicken Soup Titles to add to my collection but let's not talk about that * f eeling guilty *. So, if you are in my city, remember to

Finally, all that I am supposed to do are done!! * h a p p y d a n c e * In fact, as at yesterday, at five in the afternoon local time, it was a temporary jail break for me...at least until after the new year :) before the next challenge begins. Technically I have one month to focus on my work, my reading, my house cleaning, my everything else before I have to delve into another world again... This weekend and during the forthcoming holidays, I intend to do some marathon reading.  For some of you, that's normal but for me it's not but it's a luxury to be able to do so nowadays. So which book gets the privilege? Well, say hello to Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos - a family saga with a bit of peek on life after death., I am thinking of attempting a couple more books.  However, am not too confident if I can do it.  What do you think? If I can identify a couple more titles, I shall update them here.  So, do come back, ya :) In the meantime, wish me lu