Something Blue by Emily Giffin is a chick flick summer read packed with romance and happy endings.
Darcy is living the high life; successful and stunning until finding her best friend sleeping with her ex-fiance only days after the wedding was called off. Darcy calls around everyone she knows to escape now finding that she is pregnant and essentially homeless and settles to stay with Ethan a child hood friend in England for 'a few days' which turns into months, romances with doctors, new best friends and even the odd surprise.
I really enjoyed the fun pace of this book and as a hopeless romantic loved the ending too!
This type of book is becoming increasingly addictive as I find myself craving to escape to a much simpler and care free world.
The other series I recently read are written by Lindsey Kelk. The first is called I heart New York and is based along the same lines as Something Blue (minus the pregnancy).
Angela walks into her fiance having sex at her best friends wedding and finds the only solution to leave the UK, fly to New York and eat as much ice cream as possible -but not before peeing in the guy's suitcase.
When Angela arrives in NYC she checks in to the nearest hotel and makes friends with one of the receptionists; they move in together and she teaches Angela how to date; based on these experiences she gains a job at a leading magazine blogging about two guys; one a banker, another a freelance musician. Who will she fall for and how will they react to her blog...?
There are quite a few books in the I heart... series however I read the first (detailed above) and without meaning to skipped to the latest I heart London; if you fancy giving them a go they are really easy to follow so it really doesn't matter which you begin at because they are really accessible. Lots of laughs and smiles shed over this one... just what the doctor ordered.
I heart chick flicks at the moment... what are your recent reads?
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Friday 13 July 2012
Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl by Tracy Quan
I picked this up for pennies in a charity shop purely because there was a
buy one get one free offer.
I'm not going to go into detail about the book because if you're into this stuff then you've probably already read it but I did find myself becoming strangely fascinated by this (to me) alien lifestyle.
I'm going to be studying Psychology full time soon and I suppose I became enthralled to find why the characters were call girls and why their clients visited them. I enjoyed how the book challenged some of the misconceptions and stereotypes of girls in similar positions but I definitely do not recommend this for readers younger than 18!!
I'm not going to go into detail about the book because if you're into this stuff then you've probably already read it but I did find myself becoming strangely fascinated by this (to me) alien lifestyle.
I'm going to be studying Psychology full time soon and I suppose I became enthralled to find why the characters were call girls and why their clients visited them. I enjoyed how the book challenged some of the misconceptions and stereotypes of girls in similar positions but I definitely do not recommend this for readers younger than 18!!
Books of July: The Hunger Games
I wasn't expecting to enjoy The Hunger Games trilogy but I did. So many people recommended them to me and when my sister bought the set I couldn't resist temptation.
I'm not normally into action and adventure but they seem to have opened up a thirst in me to try more books like them.
I really enjoyed all 3 of the novels- haven't seen the movie and not sure I will because I like them just as they are in my head.
If you haven't heard of The Hunger Games books by Suzanne Collins here is a quick synopsis...
The Hunger Games is a televised competition shown across Panem- a set of 12 districts- to remind the population that the Captiol is in charge. A boy and a girl under 18 are selected from each district to enter the games which result in only one winner. The books focus on the character Katniss Evergreen who offers to take Prim's (her sister) place in the games. She is at an advantage being a keen and skilled hunter and so brings many adventurous and keen characteristics but also has a rather compassionate side especially towards Peeta who is also selected from her district to enter the arena.
The trilogy follows the games and politics surrounding The Hunger Games as well as Katniss, Peeta, Gale (Katniss' best friend) and Haymitch (a previous victor).
I think these books will be around for a while yet and are such a great read not only for teens but adults alike.
I'm not normally into action and adventure but they seem to have opened up a thirst in me to try more books like them.
I really enjoyed all 3 of the novels- haven't seen the movie and not sure I will because I like them just as they are in my head.
If you haven't heard of The Hunger Games books by Suzanne Collins here is a quick synopsis...
The Hunger Games is a televised competition shown across Panem- a set of 12 districts- to remind the population that the Captiol is in charge. A boy and a girl under 18 are selected from each district to enter the games which result in only one winner. The books focus on the character Katniss Evergreen who offers to take Prim's (her sister) place in the games. She is at an advantage being a keen and skilled hunter and so brings many adventurous and keen characteristics but also has a rather compassionate side especially towards Peeta who is also selected from her district to enter the arena.
The trilogy follows the games and politics surrounding The Hunger Games as well as Katniss, Peeta, Gale (Katniss' best friend) and Haymitch (a previous victor).
I think these books will be around for a while yet and are such a great read not only for teens but adults alike.
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