Title: Shopaholic And Sister
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Pages: 493
Rating 4/10
Review:
This is my least favourite in the series, probably because I just couldn’t stand the way Luke treated Becky. And Jess annoyed me as well, especially the way she was so cold towards Becky.
I did enjoy the horse riding part, the Angel bag part and the ending. It was nice to see Becky changing a little, but not going too far and I loved how persistant she was in trying to win Jess over.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Book 5: "The Secret World Of A Shopaholic" by Sophie Kinsella.
Title: The Secret Dreamworld Of A Shopaholic
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Pages: 320
Rating: 10/10
Review:
What a delight this book was!
It made me laugh all the time.
I loved how Becky would justify all her purchases to herself- especially when she was trying to Cut Back.
I just find Becky to be a refreshing character- highly amusing while still managing to seem real. Love her friendship with Suze and the whole courtship with Luke.
My favourite part was the whole television part, lol.
I was quite sad when I finished the book, but picked up “Shopaholic And Sister” straight afterwards (I know I’m reading them out of order, but it doesn’t bother me).
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Pages: 320
Rating: 10/10
Review:
What a delight this book was!
It made me laugh all the time.
I loved how Becky would justify all her purchases to herself- especially when she was trying to Cut Back.
I just find Becky to be a refreshing character- highly amusing while still managing to seem real. Love her friendship with Suze and the whole courtship with Luke.
My favourite part was the whole television part, lol.
I was quite sad when I finished the book, but picked up “Shopaholic And Sister” straight afterwards (I know I’m reading them out of order, but it doesn’t bother me).
Monday, January 19, 2009
Book 4: Shopaholic Ties The Knot- Sophie Kinsella.
Title: Shopaholic Ties The Knot
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Pages: 394
Rating: 10/10
Review:
This one was a re-read for me.
I read this a few years ago, but I decided to read it again- I think I enjoyed it more the second time for some reason.
I think Becky is hilarious- she does some really selfish things at times, but is totally unaware of the fact, so it’s not possible to dislike her. I love how she gets herself into all these messes, but manages to keep a positive, bright attitude about things.
I love her shopaholic ways- I loved the part where she’s buying all these things for Suze that she thinks will help with her situation (I don’t want to spoil the book for anyone by going into it).
Most of all, I love Becky’s warmth- you can tell she really cares about others- and how she really WANTS to do the right thing, but has a difficult time decided what the right thing is.
I’m looking forward to reading more books in the Shopaholic series- I just love the character of Becky!
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Pages: 394
Rating: 10/10
Review:
This one was a re-read for me.
I read this a few years ago, but I decided to read it again- I think I enjoyed it more the second time for some reason.
I think Becky is hilarious- she does some really selfish things at times, but is totally unaware of the fact, so it’s not possible to dislike her. I love how she gets herself into all these messes, but manages to keep a positive, bright attitude about things.
I love her shopaholic ways- I loved the part where she’s buying all these things for Suze that she thinks will help with her situation (I don’t want to spoil the book for anyone by going into it).
Most of all, I love Becky’s warmth- you can tell she really cares about others- and how she really WANTS to do the right thing, but has a difficult time decided what the right thing is.
I’m looking forward to reading more books in the Shopaholic series- I just love the character of Becky!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Book 3- "Great Australian Mysteries" by John Pinkney.
Book 3
Title: Great Australian Mysteries
Author: John Pinkney
Pages: 336
Rating: 10/10
Review:
I’m a big fan of real life mysteries. I could sit all day pondering an unsolved mystery, and I did this often while reading this book. I found it fascinating to read about all these unsolved mysteries that occurred right here in Australia…
There’s just something about this book that sparked my imagination- I had a really great time imagining the “what ifs” of several situations and really wishing that these had been solved!
I basically could not put it down- I wish it were longer!
Title: Great Australian Mysteries
Author: John Pinkney
Pages: 336
Rating: 10/10
Review:
I’m a big fan of real life mysteries. I could sit all day pondering an unsolved mystery, and I did this often while reading this book. I found it fascinating to read about all these unsolved mysteries that occurred right here in Australia…
There’s just something about this book that sparked my imagination- I had a really great time imagining the “what ifs” of several situations and really wishing that these had been solved!
I basically could not put it down- I wish it were longer!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Book 2: "Can You Keep A Secret?"- Sophie Kinsella.
Book 2:
Title: Can You Keep A Secret?
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Pages: 482
Rating: 8/10
This would make such a good movie- it was very well paced and very funny.
Emma is such an easy character to fall in love with- she’s funny, kind and has the tendancy to chatter on when she’s nervous- the perfect combination of character traits for a central character to have.
I loved the scene on the plane when Emma is letting out all her secrets, and also the scene when she sees Jack at the office and he recognises her.
I pretty much liked everything about this book- I liked the characters and how real they seemed and how great the chemistry between Emma and Jack was- you could tell that they were attracted to each other.
It was a real page turner and had me cackling aloud as I read about all of Emma’s mishaps, feeling sorry for her at the same time.
I have read this book before, and I would certainly read it again as it is funny, warm, romantic and keeps the reader interested.
Title: Can You Keep A Secret?
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Pages: 482
Rating: 8/10
This would make such a good movie- it was very well paced and very funny.
Emma is such an easy character to fall in love with- she’s funny, kind and has the tendancy to chatter on when she’s nervous- the perfect combination of character traits for a central character to have.
I loved the scene on the plane when Emma is letting out all her secrets, and also the scene when she sees Jack at the office and he recognises her.
I pretty much liked everything about this book- I liked the characters and how real they seemed and how great the chemistry between Emma and Jack was- you could tell that they were attracted to each other.
It was a real page turner and had me cackling aloud as I read about all of Emma’s mishaps, feeling sorry for her at the same time.
I have read this book before, and I would certainly read it again as it is funny, warm, romantic and keeps the reader interested.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Book 1: "Serendipity"- Melanie La'Brooy.
Book 1:
Title: Serendipity
Author: Melanie La’Brooy
Pages: 306
Rating: 10/10
Review: I loved it.
The character of Oscar is, I think, one of my favourite male characters in a book, ever. From their first interaction, Oscar and Hero had great chemistry.
I thought it was a very original idea for a book and the characters were all engaging and realistic.
The book is filled with random and unexpected events/comments that had me laughing aloud and reading the paragraphs repeatedly.
I loved how there was more than one storyline going on and found myself falling in love with every character- even Pelham!
All in all, this is a fantastic book that kept me up late at night because I wanted to read more. I’m sorry that I had to finish it and could have happily read another 300 pages of it!
Title: Serendipity
Author: Melanie La’Brooy
Pages: 306
Rating: 10/10
Review: I loved it.
The character of Oscar is, I think, one of my favourite male characters in a book, ever. From their first interaction, Oscar and Hero had great chemistry.
I thought it was a very original idea for a book and the characters were all engaging and realistic.
The book is filled with random and unexpected events/comments that had me laughing aloud and reading the paragraphs repeatedly.
I loved how there was more than one storyline going on and found myself falling in love with every character- even Pelham!
All in all, this is a fantastic book that kept me up late at night because I wanted to read more. I’m sorry that I had to finish it and could have happily read another 300 pages of it!
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