Happy New Year to you !!!

Dear readers,

Hope you had all a really good christmas with your family and/or friends as I did! :) And also that father christmas has spoiled you this year...! :) ;)

Anyway, after that, I would like to wish you a Happy New Year 2012 to you all and my warm and best wishes for this new year which is about to begin! :) Hope all your dreams and hopes will be realized! :)

On that last note, have a good time and see you later, well see you next year, for another note! :) Take care, xxxx

Have a Merry Christmas

Dear readers,

First, how are you? Hope your christmas shopping is going well (know it can be hard sometimes but don't worry, whatever you choose to offer, I'm sure it'll be fine! :)

Then, today, just a short note, as I don't know whether I'll have a time to do it before. I know it's a bit early (four days exactly) but never mind. :) You must have a pretty good idea of what I'm going to do (smile) :) ! But first, who doesn't love that period full of joy, lights, christmas trees, boules de noël, guirlandes, and nice decorations everywhere! I quite love it myself, seeing all the shops tempting you to buy something! (rire) eyes shining and people smiling along, relaxing a bit and thinking about Christmas and the gifts they want to offer and what sort of food they are going to do...between how many bottle of champagne (à consommer avec modération) , foie gras or saumon fumée en passant par la dinde! Miam! J'ai en l'eau à la bouche! bonjour les kilos lol ^^well, let's say it's always nice sometimes to indulge yourself isn't it? (smile discreet)

Well, I just wanted to whish you a Merry christmas, hope you'll have a good time with the people you love! :) Take care and see you soon for another article! :) xxx

Intouchables

Dear readers,

First, how are you? Hope you're all fine! :) Good luck for your exams or essays you have to do or happy holidays if you have already (like me), the chance of having handed everything you had to! what a good feeling! (though once I had finished everything, I felt...empty, like something was missing...weird!^^)

Anyway, today, I went to see really, really great movie, which had and still have many success (almost 6 weeks already!) Maybe you've already seen it, if not; run!!!!!!!!! Je parle bien sûr de ce film....dont tout le monde is talking about:

poster of the movie

The plot? "A la suite d’un accident de parapente, Philippe, riche aristocrate, engage comme aide à domicile Driss, un jeune de banlieue tout juste sorti de prison. Bref la personne la moins adaptée pour le job. Ensemble ils vont faire cohabiter Vivaldi et Earth Wind and Fire, le verbe et la vanne, les costumes et les bas de survêtement… Deux univers vont se télescoper, s’apprivoiser, pour donner naissance à une amitié aussi dingue, drôle et forte qu’inattendue, une relation unique qui fera des étincelles et qui les rendra… Intouchables." Allociné.

Fresque simple, touchante, émouvante et drôle à la fois, pleine d'humour, et de bon acteurs! I had a good moment! :) A must seen movie!

See you soon for another article (maybe about books or simply to wish you a Merry Christmas!) :) Take care! xxx

Writing

Dear readers,

Hope you're all ok since the last article I posted. Good luck for exams and/or assignments. :)

Sorry for not writing before but I've been quite busy and not so much inspired, also I won't be writing much for the weeks to come as I am and will be busy "wrestling" between essays, assigments and future exams to come (already stressing me out, don't really like it but then who does? rire)! :)

Anyway, just a bit of an article to make you wait until the next (which might be in a certain amount of time, don't know yet...) we'll see! :)

And now just a few lines about...writing, hearing the sound of a pen, a plume on the paper, a slight brush, filling up a blank page, transporting you in another world, making you forget for just a moment your problems or where you are, making you dream. Wondering as well how to sketch your thoughts or how your next character(s) is or are going to be in your own story, just magical I'd say, no? Losing yourself in a world of wonderful words (fiction or poetry, rhyme and rhythm, thriller, suspens or romance, you have a large choice! :) Enjoy!

And on that note, as my eyes are closing themselves, I'll let you for now, as putting my words together become quite difficult (hope there is not too many mistakes lol) :) Have a good week and see you soon I hope for another article! :) Take care, xxx

The Help (ou La Couleur des sentiments)

Dear readers,

As always, hope you're all ok with you?! :) ;)

Anyway, today, a bit of reading! I've a read a great book (a movie has been made already and having seen the trailer, it sounds real good, so let's see when it will coming out in October!) and maybe you've heard about it as well as me (newspaper, critics or simply seen the book in the library! :) ;) Having heard a lot of good critics about it, hesitantly at first, I recently tried the adventure of reading this book and tell you what? I didn't regret it for a second! The book is real good anf well-written, simply and not complicated, you're not bored at all, always wanting to know what's going to happen after!! The suspens is killing you until the last few pages! :) ;)

But first, before telling you about the plot, just a few pictures to give you an idea, hoping you might want to read it! :) ;)

cover of the book

poster of the movie

The plot? City of Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. "Where blackmaids raise white children, but aren't trusted not to steal the silver..."

3 main characters in this book. All have a story to tell..(of course they're not the only one...).: First, there's Aibileen, who is raising her 17th white child, nursing her with all her love and trying to get over her son tragic's death. Then, we have Minny, another maid, "whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue! :) and there is the "white Miss Skeeter, home from college and who wants to know what's happened to her beloved maid and why she has disappeared?

"Skeeter Aibileen, and Minny. No one would have believe they'd be friends, fewer still would tolerate it. But as each woman finds the courage to cross boundaries, they come to depend and rely upon one another." Indeed, each one of them has a incredible story to tell...

I let you now discover what going to happen, and I promess you the pages turn themselves! :) Can't wait now to see the movie!!! ;) :) Hope it'll be same for you! And of course the trailer (if you're interested! :) ;) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_ajv_6pUnI

Take care and see you soon for another article (short or long)! see you soon, xxx :) ;)

Friendship

Dear readers,

Hope you're all ok since the last time?

Lately, I've to come to realize something...I know that we have all our life, busy with different things such as work or studies or whatever we have to do. I got that and understand that we've all things to do...(sorry if I'm repeating myself along this article) but sometimes more the time is passing by, more we have things or different occupations to do. We don't really, in the end, find time to see each other, so busy or focusing on something else with our life, that we don't seem to take time now to see our family and friends...I'm aware that if we'd see each other every day or to many times, we'd become crazy or don't have much to say...just that sometimes I really miss that, maybe it's being away but it's a feeling that come back regularly, which is never too far away...I'm conscious that we also sometimes need some time alone or...I don't know...

Just that when I saw (well maybe for the 100th times but never mind, I still love it) Friends or How I met your mother, speaking of friendship and everything, I really miss my friends, always imagining what we could do or say...all those things we like to do together...but we don't do so often because we are all busy somewhere. It's suck so much! for being honest. And can't believe I haven't seen some of my friends for quite a long time now. It's crazy. I know and really hope I will see them soon, it just that miss them!!! Again, I understand that we're all growing-up and have many things to do or think about...I really know that...but...you know...It's always nice to see them (friends or family), even if sometimes we don't agree or....drive each other crazy but you and I always know where to find them. (needed or not).

For me, it's way of recharging the battery but mostly to have a really good time with them! :) (as much as possible et ne m'en lasse pas! :) ;)

Anyway, sorry to annoy you with that, just what I feel right now. Thanks for listening as always. :) hopefully it'll more joyful next time! (rire).

Take care and see you soon I hope! xxx

Jane Eyre -Charlotte Brontë

Dear readers,

First, how are you ? Hope you're ok and that going back to school for some or going back to work for others, after this nice summer, wasn't too hard! For myself, I got back to uni, a bit hard I' ve to say, but maybe once in the rhythm it should probably be ok! :)

And now, you might have already guess of what I'm going to talk about in this article? Indeed, of Jane Eyre! Again? Why? Let's see! Because a new adaption has been made recently and finally came out after month and month of waiting!!!! Well, for some you might have to wait a little bit more.... it came out in USA last March and in UK this week but for example in France, you will have to wait until...January to be able to see it! (I know!). So, if you're too impatient and can't possibly wait until then, well, only one solution for you, either jump in a Eurostar or in a plane, to London for a week-end and go to cinema to see the movie (rire)! :)

Anyway, let's come back to the story of Jane Eyre. For those who might have forgotten or need a reminder, a quick resume of this most beautiful story ever written! Jane Eyre, is an orphan and by a promise made by her uncle Reed, her horrible aunt, Mrs Reed has to take care of her. She isn't liked by her or her cousins. Lonely, she sometimes likes to read but often has to hide from them. One day, Jane is send to Lowood School where she will pass most of her childhood (ten to eighteen years old). She will became a teacher and be really liked by her young students. Anwering an advertising for a governess place, she goes to Thornfield, house of Mr Edward Fairfax Rochester! :) She will have to teach Adéle, French ward of Mr Rochester. They will rapidly become friends as with Mrs Fairfax (who is working for the master since quite a long time now), she is quite nice and likes Jane.

Along the novel, Mr Rochester and Jane will become closer and closer. He treats her as an equal but has his own secret (for those who have read the book, you already know of whom am refering to!). Many events will happen in between but fortunately it ends well! :) So, for the Charlotte Brontë's fan and/or Jane Eyre's fan, run to see it, I think you'll love it as much as I did, hopefully! :) This new adaption is quite good, interesting with good actors as Jane Eyre (played by Mia Wasikowska) who are given us a new Jane Eyre, strong and believing that she can be better as much as anybody! and a quite nice, really really nice Mr Rochester(not beautiful but as a certain charm and it gives him some kindness (even if he's normally rude) (played by Michael Fassbender). It stays faithful to the novel (even if sometimes you might find that some characters are a bit less present than in the book, as Grace Poole or Miss Blanche Ingram (whom for once is not blonde but has dark hair like in the book) or that some parts of the story are maybe quickly pass over or simply not in the movie (know it's hard to put everything in a single movie but I don't know, I think they're quite important too). But otherwise, this new movie is quite nice and you'll have I think a good time plunging yourself in it again and again, imagining how life was in the late 19th century and how the character are). And some nice scenery too (e.g: When Jane leaves Thornfield hall after discovering Mr Rochester's secret and doesn't really know where to go before meeting St John Rivers who will help her). So, I hope after all that, you will still want to see it and that I didn't scare you. It's what I feel but you might have of course a different opinion. :) Enjoy! ;) :)

See you soon for another article , take care, xxx

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Dear readers,


Hope you're ok and that you have enjoyed your holidays as much as I did! Know it's hard to go back and that we found that holidays are sometimes going too fast...! First to tell! Holidays can be really good and relaxing whitout thinking about homeworks or tests or anything else! :) Anyway, good luck for this new year! :)

But, but...before...a last douceur, un peu de relaxing et on se replonge avec délectation in Jane Austen's world! And I quite....hum...non...I really like this author! Behind all this seriousness, we can understand that she was making fun of some her characters...and making some critics...she was and is still a nice author! (for me at least^^)

Anyway, you might find that word a lot), you might have already read or re-read or re-re read all her books :Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion...all good as you know, and of course the last one I recently read: Mansfield Park (known to be more serious as it's talking about Antigua and the slaves, Fanny's uncle goes there to settle some problems), and some could be frustated about the end (but maybe for those who haven't read it yet...I might not reveal it?!)

Here one the many book's covers: "Mansfield Park (that I quite like) :)

The plot? Fanny's price has many brothers and sisters, all living in Portsmouth. Her mother, a part her older brother William and her last daugther Betsey (hope it the right name), doesn't seem to really care about her other kids and is much preoccupied by other things (like finding another maid to help her with her house!) and the father is much more absent, drinking, reading his newspaper and sometimes (or quite often) is going to the marina. In this context, her aunt (one of her mum's sisters, she has 2) and her uncle Thomas Bertram propose to take her in, begin here a new life for Fanny who has first to get acquainted with her new home. They have 4 kids, 2 sons and 2 daugthers. Only of them, Edmund Bertram is nice to her and their friendship begin. Maybe more? Without revealing too much many events will follow during her long stay.( She has also 10 when she arrives and 18 years old during our reading.) Quite a good book and some funny moments as Fanny try to find her way in this word. I've to confess that I was a bit frustrated about the end but in Jane Austen's choice after all and it's always nice to read! :)

I'll let you enjoy your reading and hope you'll like it (as much as I did)! :)

See you soon for another article, take care, xxx

Un message!?

Dear readers,

First, how are you? I know it has been a long time....I wasn't really inspired and had many things in my mind...hope you're having nice holidays despite the weather which has been this summer very changing although the sun has been trying to find his place this past few days...but we still need water...let's hope we'll find a balance! :)

I won't be too long tonight....just a quick article. the first month of summer went quite fast and we're already in August, still enjoy the last few weeks of freedom before returning on the school bench! or for those who works returning to work...good luck in advance if I forget! :) crazy as the time can pass quickly sometimes! Well, let's enjoy this moment, trying not too think too much about that! :) lol can't believe I'm already going in 2nd year...! A bit stressed but once I'm in the rythm it should be ok...I hope! :) ;)

Well, anyway, enjoy summer and see you next time =, hope it won't again be too long! Sorry for the wait and take care, see you next time! xxx

Sales...Soldes

Dear readers,

First, as usual, how are you?



En ces first days of summer, one word, one word, which I should guess is on everyone lips! Did you guess? Of course: SALES have begun between -20%, -30%, -40%, -50%, and sometimes -60% or -70%!!! Not bad for a beginning, there is some nice affaires to do! And I've...already bought a few things, but tried to stay reasonable! (smile) :) but "hello...bank account!" lol well, it's always nice to indulge yourself, while staying...(well sorry for the repetition), reasonable (lol) :) ;)


So, hope you will enjoy this sales as much as me..! :) Have a good time! Take care, and see you soon! xxx :) ;)
P. s= Celui ou celle qui a eu l'idée des soldes a eu du flaire! (smile discreet)

C'est l'été....!

Dear readers,

How are you?

Just a little note today in this first day of summer...even if the weather isn't completly nice, still...we're "almost there" as we could say! :) after a long winter and quite a nice spring, summer pointe le bout de son nez, meaning relaxation, détente, calm, smiling, doing other things than working...(rire) thinking about the next months of our holidays...and about what we could do?
dreamy isn't it? (smile)



And before leaving you for today, a special dédicace to someone special (who I still miss after a year and will always be in my mind)

See you later for another article, take care and have a good summer! :)

Midnight in Paris

Dear readers,

First, how are you?? I know I didn't write for a long time...had a lot in my mind and wasn't really inspired!

Anyway, it's with a hot cup of tea and some classical music that I'm writing after going to the cinema to see a beautiful movie, as Woody Allen know how with his fine plume and debordante imagination! :) I suppose you have guess which movie I'm talking about: "Midnight in Paris"



The pitch? A romantic comedy full of surprises and a beautifulview of Paris as Woody Allen transport us in world we didn't know exist...it's Paris revisited! :) A young american couple is in Paris for business and their wedding in planned for the Autumn. The magic of Paris operates more on him than her and we can follow him discovering the night life in Paris, meeting extravagant characters from different époque ( Hemingway, Picasso, Fiztegerald (Scott and Zelda), T.S Elliot, Dali, Gertrude Stein, Degat, Rodin, Adriana (beautifully played by Marion Cotillard), Cole Porter... and many others...!) A simple movie, distracting, relaxing, where you just have to be transported by the movie...and dream about Paris and its magic! If you didn't see it already, just go and see it, you won't regret it! :)

See you for another article and hope it won't be too long this time! ;) Take care, xxx

May

Dear readers,

First and as usual, I think, (rire), how are you? Hope that in this last few weeks of courses, assignements or others, you're doing ok...! :) Good luck! :) ;)

And today, just a short article in the beginning of this new month, realizing how fast this year has past...crazy isn't it? :) ;) anyway, long time...well, a few weeks I haven't written...many things in my mind...
So... dreaming of holiday, beach, sun or swimming pool, or simply a good book outside...enjoying the fresh air of the spring and soon the summer..(.can't wait!) simply a picture:

Take care and see you soon for another article! xxx :) ;)

There is some days....

Dear readers,

Il y a des jours where you just want to relax, not thinking about everything, about your worries...
There is some days, where you just want to sleep, stay in bed, there is some days where you want to enjoy the sun, close your eyes, listening some music, relax, calming yourself, trying to keep yourself together as the year is almost finish and you can see the work left before going on holidays...there is some days, where you just want to...see old classic movies or simply fall back in your childhood again by watching for the hundreth time some Disney, well known as "Beauty and the Beast", "Cinderella", "Sleeping Beauty", Snow White" and many others...just to forget everything or almost, just during a few precious hours...laughing and nothing else, letting yourself transported by all this magic...:)




There is some day where you just want to plunge yourself in a good book and not getting out before knowing the end of the story...! :) There is some day where you just want to see your friends, your family, hearing their voices, joking, laughing with them...enjoying precious moments with the one you love...nothing better I'd say! :) ;)

There is some days....:)
(c'est bon le thé! :)^^


Take care and see you later for another article, xxx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESOVrc4K3CQ

Bookholic-Part 4

Dear readers,

First, as usual, how are you? Hope you're all ok and that you cope with everything you have to do in this last line! :) I know, it can be scary (as it is for me when I see all these to do in a few weeks only...but one you've done it...it's done and you don't have to it anymore, you just relax and think about something else, smiling because you just did it! and nothing matters after all and one academic year just passed by and you just "survived" (rire)! :) ;) which proves that we all can do it...we all can do it, with strengh and courage, as someones would say "yes, we can!":) lol so, good luck everyone and best wishes! :) And now, for relaxing a bit, as the title say, yes, yes, I'm going to talk about books! My favourite...the one, with the writing (of course) and also movies and...tv shows, get me to pass the day, forget a bit about my problem, escape myself, think about something else, trying to guess what's going to happen to the characters?, imagine who they're? , what do they do?, how they're?, what their life has been and is?, trying to understand them...all that during the time I read the book, following their adventures...! books have always (as of course my family and friends) , been here for me, whenever I need them! I know where I can find them! :) I feel empty without them...I've to have them around me, impossible no to be around them...since I know how to read! (smile discreet)
And if you'll see all the books I have, you might have a cardiac arrest(I'm kidding!) :) I don't even know where to put them, but I'm sure there will always be a place for them! can't seem to live without them, anyway! :) ;)
But, Let's go, shall we^^?; And...GO!

This passed few weeks, I've "eaten" and "eaten", books one after another! Never mind that, I like..no I love reading a lot!!!! :) but you already know that! :) So, let's begin!

In the Julia Quinn series, author that I like a lot, so much that I've read, I think, pretty much all her books and will wait impatiently for the next one, and the next one....lol, anyway: here's the books I've read, this past few weeks...or month...?:
1- To Catch an Heiress-Julia Quinn: Caroline Trent, escaping from her evil gardian, who is after her money, is captured by Blake Ravencroft, agent of the crown, who mistakes her for Carlotta de Leon, a spanish spy. She wants to regain control from her fortune, she just has to hide and wait until her 21st birthday. so, it's her opportunity to do so. And, it's also, of course, for this "unstuited" at first couple, an opportunity to fall in love?

2- How to marry a Marquis- Julia Quinn: James Sidwell, Marquis of Riverdale (friend of Blake Ravencroft, this time, we follow his adventure) is called by her aunt Lady Banbury (whom we meet in the Bridgerton's novel!) who is blackmailed.
Elisabeth Hotchkiss, is working for Lady Banbury and needs to marry for the fact that she's not able anbymore to take care of her siblings. And when she thinks she's desperate, in the library she finb a book with the following title: "How to marry a marquis"! Curious, at first, she also thinks it's a joke...but then, she decides that it might be her only chance. And begin to follow the advice. James, also working for lady Banbury, agrees to help her and realize that she has to marry her marquis....let you guess then what's going to happen next...! :)

3- Dancing at Midnight- Julia Quinn: This time, after "Splendid"(if you remember?), we follow the adventure of Arrabella Blydon, cousin of Emma, who is staying with her in the coutryside. She beautiful and intelligent and knows what she wants. when she meets, John Blackwood, neighbour of Emma and her husband Alex, who did the war and saw horrible things, thinking he doesn't deserve to be happy after all the things he as seen. But Arrabella, with a lot of patient and stubborness, will show him that he can love and be happy at the same time....! :)

4-Minx-Julia Quinn: Henrietta Barret has some character, dress like a boy, act like them and work hard to keep her guardian estate as it is after he past away. When, she learns that a new guardian is named, she is determine to scare him away! But nothing goes according to plan.
William Dunford, best friend of Bella (Arrabella Blydon), learns he has interested of an estate for a long distante relation. So, there he goes in the middle of nowhere, to see the estate he has inherited. I again let you guess, what is going to happen next! :)

5- The Secret Diaries of Miranda Cheever- Julia Quinn: Miranda Cheever is not beautiful and doesn't to have anything in a particular at the age of eleven. But Vicount Turner (know as Nigel Bevelstoke, Olivia's brother-we also find her in "What happens in London, where we can follow her own adventure, and in "The then things I love about you", recently read, if you remember?) tells her that she will one day outgrown, and be beautiful and that she should keep a diary, just to be able to look at it and laugh at it after a long time, Miranda believes him and keeps a diay....
Seven years later....Miranda has indeed outgrown and is quite beautiful...
Turner, is now thirty and a bitter widower, not beliving in love...
Miranda would like to be seen other that naive , she has changed and grew up. So? well....read the book to know the rest of the story! :)

6-Everything and the moon-Julia Quinn: This time, we follow the adventure of Victoria Lyndon (sister of Eleanor Lyndon, discover earlier in the year in "Brighter than the Sun") and Robert Kemble. He's surprise to stumble on her, especiallty on her hedgrow maze! Seven years ago, the girl has torn him in two and has let him alone the day they were supposed to elope! He's really mad at her but she's impossible to resist!
For Victoria, her father told her that an earl could'nt possinbly marry a vicar's daugther, and he was right. Robert has promessed her marriage but left her by going to London.
Now, Victoria is a governess, even though she finds hard and doesn't really enjoy it.
Robert offers her a job- as her mistress, but she refuses, she has too much pride and honour for that. Nonetheless, Robert is determine to make her his....:)
It was of course all a misunderstanding....Robert was convinced she wanted to get married for her money, after his fathet told him that stupid lies and Victoria's father told her daughter he couldn't marry her and the night she wanted to elope he tied her up in the bed! Well..well, if you want to know the rest, again, buy and read the book, you won't regret it!

* I think it's pretty much all the books she has written (which is quite good already!) until now and can't wait to read her next book "Just like heaven", get out in May or June! :) And all her books are great, fun and refreshing, transporte in another world, wanted to know the end, unable to stop reading them! So, don't waste a minute and just read them! :)

Then, in the Sophie Kinsella novel and Madeleine Wickam (her real name) series: she's indeed mostly know under the name Sohpie Kinsella and her Shopholic's books (which I strongly recommend) but has also written a few books under the name of Madeleine Wickam, her real name. :) Anyway, let's begin by Sophie Kinsella and her book: " Can you keep a secret?"! Fun book and you definively can't stop reading it...no really! Everybody has secret and it's a know fact and you don't have to tell them, it's your secret, your private garden...right?
Well, Emma has some secrets and never told her family, close friends or even boyfriend, them...so far nothing really bad...well one day, Emma is on a plane, and out of fear, (she doesn't like flying but had to for business reasons..), spill them out to a stranger, sitting beside her...at least she thinks he's a stranger! :)
Now in the Madeleine Wickam's novels: "The Gatecrasher"! Flora picks up guy during funeral, at the beginning a random thing, she continues to do it. One day, she goes to Richard's wife funeral in order to steal his money and dissapear. But nothing goes according to plan and she discovers that she's not the only one after his money!! More serious than the previous one, you cant still have some good laugh and the humour is still present, even though sometimes you want to "assomer" some of the characters. But I suppose she does it on purpose or it wouldn't be fun otherwise! :p

And are you still with me...? I hope so, because, there are still some books (I hope, I won't miss one...or I might add them if it the case!) :) so, let's continue, shall we?

After many books as "Wedding seasons", " Thyme out", "the Rose revived", Wilds designs", Highland Fling", "Stately Pursuits", "Living dangerously", , " Love Letters"( which I recenlty re-read with pleasure! you still want to know the end!) , "A Pefect Proposal" and others.., She has edited a new book and it's really good as usual, she knows how to write and make you dream and laugh at the same time, I didn't know her before, but I'm really glad to have discovered her: it's of course Katie Fforde and "Summer of Love": in this new adventure Sian Bishop, single mother of a five years old boy, move into the countryside, on the advice of her friend Richard. She makes rapidly some good friends and integrate herself with her son...
One day, an adventurer, Angus or Gus (as you prefer) comes back...he is writing a book. Her mother, Fiona, is her mother and lives not too far away from Sian and they became good friends!
But Gus and Sian have met before and there still some things between them....so...so...! read the book to discover their stories! :)

Now, in the more...er...the more....or in a different genre..., that's better, so, where was I? (Sorry in advance for the mispelling or the shorter resume along my writing , but my eyes are closing themselves and it's getting a bit late....!) :p anyway, this time I turned myself towards...thriller and investigation...well, let me tell you something...you have to be really prepared! Not a joke! lol when you begin this kind of book, you are not able to...STOP! Impossible! Especially when it turned be a good author who has written a magnificent piece of writing! Leading you, transporting you everywhere it's possible! And you want to know what happens next! page after page! :p and really want to caught the bad guy(s), who is sometimes or most of the time...crazy! you don't know what can happen with them...! you've to be careful and hoping that the good cup catches him before he does hurt more people! :)

So, in this genre: I've recently read the following books, by two famous different authors:

1- James Patterson and his hero, after Alex Cross (really good too):) , meet Michael Bennett and his ten...(no you're not dreaming!) adopted children! But don't worry he's not alone and his children are always here to help him and knows sometimes he has his work to do! Plus, Seamus Bennett, his grandfather, and priest is supporting him with the help of their super and very patient nanny, Mary Catherine! :)
But let's begin by the first one, (there is today 4 books and I've read 3 of them...!) :
- Step on the crack: Introducing Michael Bennet, Irish cop, and his ten adopted children with his wife Maeve, in NYC and , who unfortunaltely lost the battle against the fucking cancer. In addition to that, some crazy men, decided to take over St Patrick Cathedral full of important hostages during the first lady's funeral. He battles as much as he can to cope and keep his family together between the negociations and the visit at the hospital. And the arrival of Mary Catherine, the nanny who came to help them. :)

- Run for your life-James Patterson: Michael Bennett is back still with his ten children. This time a crazy man, naming himself "the teatcher", saying, is going to teach a lesson...takes over the city and terrorize the population...but mal lui en prend, he doesn't know that Michael Bennett is going to kick is ass! And teach him the fact that we don't touch at this beloved city!
You can't stop reading it!

- Worse case-James Patterson: This time, Michael Bennett get up on a serious case. A man has decided to kidnapp kid's whose parents are rich. He's really fed up on how the world has turned to and wants to bring the attention on how the planet has changed and the environnement problems....well, with the help of an FBI agent Emily Parker, from Virginia, specialist on that kind of kidnapping...we can see them on his track, trying as much as they can and as fast as they can to arrest him...

2- David Baddalcci and in his famous characters (you better want to have them on your side!^^) Sean King and Michelle Maxwell.
- First book, read "Split second": quick resume, a few years back, Sean King was a Secret Service agent and good one. But one day he made a mistake, just a simple mistake, when during a election campaing, he hears a noise and turn his head. It will cost his careeer and after that Sean become a lawyer.
Today, Michelle Maxell, is also a Secret Service agent but after letting her protectee being kidnapped under her nose, her career is compromised. There is some similaritude between the two cases, even though they didn't seem to be some. In between, Joan Dillinger, a ex-lover of Sean King come to search his help...but there seems to be more behind all that! Hum...well, if you want to know the rest...you know again what you have to do! ^^ Enjoy!

Now, still with David Baddalcci and his heroes Sean King and Michelle Maxell: you can this time follow them in a new adventure: "Hours Games": Sean and Michell are now working together and have built an affair. And they've now time to lose! Why? Because between an investigation a "loss of secret documents in a robbery at the residence of the inceredibly wealthy Battle family, which seems like a staightfoward of domestic burglary but soon they begin to suspect links larger, more terryfing events shaking the properous town of Williamsburg to its very core...."
Bodies from different people are found around: " an attractive young woman turns up in the woods, two high school kids, one shot in the back, the other one in the face, are found dead in their car, a successful lawyer is discovered stabbed to death in her hoome. A killer is the loose. The mureder kills in the manner of famous killers of the past but takes care to leave a watch on the scene. Why?"
So as you see, our heroes doesn't time to lose! No even one minute of they want to find the one who does all those killings and to uncover the secret of the famous Battle family! And again, you can't stop reading it, as the page turn themlseves one after another! Impossible! :)
You want to know what's going to happen! :) ;) Which is great, don't you think?

- Simple Genius-David Badalcci: Here, "Sean King and Michelle Maxelle are both haunted by their last cases...
Reluctantly undergoing therapy, Michelle underneaths disturbing secret from the hospital...
While, " Sean accepts a much needed job. A physicist has died under mysterious circumstances near Babbage Town, a secret research centre full of eccentric scientists and cryptocraphers. Meanwhile, the dead's man young daughter, piano-playing prodigy Viggie, has secrets on her own. But what's the significance of the phrase "codes and blood"?
Directly accross the York River from Babbage Town lies the sinister CIA training ground, Camp Peary, where the physicist's body was found. With both the FBI and the CIA breathing down Sean's neck, can he discover the truth-and in time to save Michelle from herself?"
Horrible...horrible novel...in a good way, I reassure you! ^^

- First Family- David Badalcci: Book I'm still reading but will be finished soon! This time, Sean King and Michelle Maxell have a new investigation: the president's niece has been kidnapped and Jane Cox's president Cox's wife hired them to help the investigation. Sean King knows her nad she ows him one as he helped her and her husband in indelicate situation... (read the book if you want to know more!)
The investigation runs first smoothly as the kidnapper finally makes contact and that Jane Cox hasn't been entirely honest with them...! I let you disover the rest of the investigation! :)

Well, to let the thriller genre, now, let's go back to the more fun (not that the other weren't^^) maybe I should've use the words " relax"! Indeed...when you begin a thriller book like them...you have to cling yourself! lol :p

Getting away with it- Julie Cohen: Great book discovered randomly but written simply, giving you the envy to turn the pages one after the other...! The plot? Liz and Lee Haven are twins sisters, very much alike. At least in the physics but different in their life.
Liz is a stunwoman in LA and has quite a successful career. But an accident change her life and she get back to London. As her career won't take off, Lee has taken over the family business: Ice cream Haven in the small village of Stoneguard. They grow up with their mother and her way of life.
One day, Liz comes back to Stoneguard, as Lee has organized a charity event. But once, she arrived they all think Liz is Lee! Indeed, Lee has gone AWOL without saying to anyone!
Liz, at first, wants to say that she's not who they think she is but after decide not to do it as she thinks Lee is more appreciated than her! So, what's next? Chut! Secret! Read the book! :)

A title which has quite arise my curiostiy when I saw the book, see for youself: " A reluctant Cinderella" and not at all what I imagined! Indeed, Samantha Sharp has seen a lot in a life with her brother Liam. She has swore that they won't need anything anymore, she is working hard to stay where she is as an sport agent. A mistake is made and she loses her job. But she doesn't lose hope and begin to continue what does best! A lot of secret about her past and around sport...you want to know who is behind the strong but fragile Samantha...and what's going on....quite enjoyed it! :) A surprise....to read! :)

And....don't fell asleep, lol, I think I've almost finished but there is still a few books to be mentionned or they're going to be jaleous if I don't mentionned them!! ^^
So, in the Ken Follet novel, I ask for one his first novels, A dangerous fortune and the intriguing family The Pilaster's ! Full of secret and revenge....you are tranported in the end of the 19th century....with the banking problem....and many more event..in this saga! Once, you've begin, let's say that you won't be able to stop reading it! :p Guarantee!

Finally, "Acting up" and "Persuading Annie"-Melissa Nathan- Great and funny book that I've read already but wanted to re-read them as I've enjoyed them very much!
The first one is modern version of Pride and Prejudice! Harry Noble a well-know metteur en scene in the theatre world decide to put the famous novel of Jane Austen (oh! I love that author!), on stage! Jasmine "Jazz" , journalist, auditioned and get surprisingly the part of Elizabeth Bennett. It's hate as first sight....and let you guess the rest! :) you won't regret it!

The second one, is based on Persuasion, a modern version of the book written by Jane Austen.
Meet Annie. At eighteen she thinks she is pregnant and plan to elope with the father Jake Mead. But nothing goes according to plan and after a misunderstanding, seven years after..., they path comes across and Jake Mead compagny's seems to be the only one to save her father's company...and there still some unfinished between them....and a lot to resolve! :) Funny book too and you want to know the end...you can imagine youself in it! :) Not a moment to lose! Both books are great and if you want to read more of the author: run and discover "The Waitress" or again "The Learning Curve" (read them and you still have some fun and good writing) and "The Nanny" (didn't read it yet...).

So, here is the end of this new bookholic chapter! Enjoy and see you for the next one! Take care and see you later! :) xxx

Poetry&Sea

Dear readers,

First, as usual, how are you?

Today, a bit of poetry transported by a bit of music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85lKsSCZm4k

Sea: by Mamaille

When I see the sea

My senses are open

I can smell the sweet perfume

A mixture of salt, iodine, and algae

Hearing the noises of the waves

Going back and forth

Like a murmur

The page of a book we turn

Or a the rustling of a paper leaf

I see the seagulls sweeping

Across a low white sky

I have the invigorating wind into my face

Caressing my cheek

And feeling pebbles under my feet

As a carpet of pearl

I feel safe and calm

I’m clearing my mind

Knowing that my family is not far away

I feel close to them

As if they were next to me

Every time I look at the sea

Toward the horizon

Wishing to be a seagull

And to be in a flutter with them

Copyright 2011. Plagiarism not allowed. thank you.

Take care and see you soon for a new article. xxx :) ;)

Un peu de douceur

Dear readers,

First, how are you?

Sorry for not written often but I've a lot of my mind this past few weeks and still today. So, just a little note in this Sunday.




We can,slowly, see, the spring begin to come...day longer and more light...! :) We can feel the Nature beginning to awaken after a long winter (trees, grass, and flowers, with colors more vivid). Nothing better than to catch a glimpse of sun, close our eyes, and letting the sun with the wind brushing slightly our face..., while hearing the birds singing, believing that Summer is not too far, after all, just a few month away! :)

For finishing with this Spring note, a song that I quite like to hear (you can follow that link):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuJrEBtmM1Q

Enjoy, I think that will remind you a great movie, that you could see and see again: "Nothing Hill"! :)
Take care and see you soon for another article! :) ;) xxxx

Bookholic-Part 3

Dear readers,

How are you? Hope you're all ok and enjoying your holidays! (or enjoyed your holidays). :)

For me, I've one week and went Home, it's nice to take a break and recharge the batteries, nothing better I'd say to be with family and friends, don't you think? :)

Then, I suppose as the title say, you've already guess! (rire), I'm going to talk about books! I love them as you know and can't stop reading them. Indeed, this past few weeks between Christmas and now, I've literaly "eat" books! I couldn't stop! (smile discreet). Peu importe whether the list will be long or short or long, I quite like share with you, which books I've read! :) Always a pleasure!

So, let's begin, shall we? (oh, I like this word, "shall we?" , lol, I don't know why...just...well!) :)
Anyway (word, I use often as well...:) I don't remember every book, well, most of them normally, don't worry, if I forget, I'll try to put them).
In the Julia Quinn, serie, (eh oui, I really like this author, her books are really good, fun, fresh and wicked (like this word too^^)!! we continue in the Bridgerton family! After Daphné, Anthony, and Benedict...our famous and dearest family, I read ColinBridgerton's book:"Romancing Mr Bridgerton": in which he falls(unexepectedly?), in love with Penelope Featherington. He know her since a long time but didn't seem to really notice her more than or maybe not imagine that there could be more. Really funny and really good, couldn't stop reading it!
Then, still in the same saga, Eloise Bridgerton! (there are 8 eight children! so you can imagine! ) this time in "Sir Philip, with love", Eloise and Sir Philip, who has already two twins, a bit incorrigible and wicked, but sweet inside as they just need their father attention. They are corresponding since one year or so...his first wife has died and he is searching a new mother for their children, at first thinking it's best for them. So in a letter, he wrotes to her, he's asking her if she would like to marry him. First, Eloise, taken aback, stop writing to him. And hesitate, she doesn't know what to do. But seeing one her best and close friend Penelope Featherington getting married to her brother Colin, not that she's not happy for her of course, just that at eight and twenty, (apparently consider as spinsters, oh God!^^), a bit ridiculous but what can we do, in the 19th century, women were supposed to be married young! :) Anyway, all of the sudden, Eloise, decide to go and meet Sir Philîp in the middle of the countryside. (Eloise is a distant cousin of Marina, Sir Philip's first wife). She hires a carriage and here she goes!. I'll stop here and let you read the book (if you're interested) and guess what happen's next! :)
Well, after, Daphné (first to get married) and Simon Basset (remember?), Anthony and Kate, Colin and Penelope, Eloise and Philip..., we meet Francesca Bridgerton! in "When he was wicked". In this book, Francesca is married to John Kilmatin. She's happily married. Only problem Michael Kilmartin, John's cousin, when he first led eyes on her, fall instanly in love with her! I won't say more but the rest of the book is like the other, really great! :)
Then, well, there is two books left! And....I read them! And... I feel....well, I quite attached myself to them and it's...I was always looking foward to read each children adventures, you know? And now...that I've read them all...I....it's a bit....like if a new page were turned! :)
So, Hyacinth Bridgerton!(most wicked of the Bridgerton but she love sher family and we quite fall under her charms) in "It's in His Kiss"!, we meet also Gareth St Clair. His heritage is quite falling down, and his father hates him. But there might be a solution. Caroline, sister-in-law (she married Georges, Gareth's brother, who unfortunately die) gives him a journal who was their great-grandmother's. Only problem: it's written in Italian! But...Hyacinth Bridgerton- or so she says- speaks Italian...so funny! :) Recommanded as well! :)
And the last one....! (sniff);) Gregory Bridgerton, "On the way to the wedding"! Contrary to most of his acquaintance , our hero believe in love, (no reason not too, seven of his siblings are indeed happily married!) he believes that when he'll meet her, he'll simply know! But nothing happen according to plan! :) When he meet Hermione Watson, "he knows with every fibre of hid being, that she is meant to be his."
But....but....? "Through Hermione's closest-and slighlty less beautiful-friend, Lucy Abernathy, he finds out that Hermione is desperatly in love with another man. Sadly, by the time Gregory figure out the right girl is actually girl the wrong girl and the wrong girl is actually the right one, it's too late! Lucy is to marry another! Now-on the way to the wedding, -Gregory must find out how to thwart the nuptials and convince Lucy that she was always meant to be his!":) Quite epic this one, you don't know until the last few pages what's going to happen! Really! It's "horribly" good!
And voilà! I followed every Bridgerton adventures! And quite like it, no, really really like it! They're under everything else, a good family, really attached to each other and always there for each other, whatever happens! Which make you or en tout cas, me realize that family is quite important and you know you can count on them! :) ;)

But....still...in the Julia Quinn's world, I continue to read one of many of her novels! Can't seem to stop! :)
After "Mr Cavendish, I presume?", I read "The Lost Duke of Whyndham". We follow in both of them the story of Amelia (1), and Grace (2). Quite good as well! :) Recommended!
Later on, "Ten things I love about you"! (We can find some characters from "What happens in London" read earlier in September). In this new story (still couldn't stop to read it!), we follow Sebastian Grey (rake and really (horribly) handsome!) has a secret. Annabelle Winslow's family is poor and is need of money. Sebastian is in line to become the Earl of Newbury, unless his destable uncle marries first and give birth to heir. So, it's why is chooses Annabelle. But she really doesn't want to marry him. Even with Sebastian Grey around, Annabelle has a decision to make and she seems desperate between her heart and her duty...(let you guess what happen...!) Really recommended! :) ;)

Let's now enter in the world of Sophie Kinsella (or also know as Madeleine Wickam)! Maybe her name rings some bell? She's indeed the author of the Shopoholic's books, you might have read or know already? (a movie was made a few years ago...!) (P.s= those books are really really good as well! there is five of them!) so...where were we? :) oh, yes, this time I read: "The wedding girl". Here, we follow the adventure of Milly. Ten years ago, for helping friends, she has just met during her summer holiday in Oxford, she agreed to marry on of them, who need papers to stay in U.K. They lose touch. Ten years after, Milly is getting with Simon, man of her dreams! Only problem, she's techically already married!( She has four days to figure out what to do!) Which she has a bit forgot about...So....? Well, read it to find the asnwer! :)
In the same author, I recently read, "The Undomestic Goddess"! Samantha Sweeting is top-lawyer in London. She has a great carrier but basically not really a social life. She works all the time...and her job is stressfull but since 7 years...she puts with it and most of all she really wants ot have be a partner in her firm. On her way to have it, she makes a mistakes who will cost her career..., lost, tired, in need to have some air, and on the moment, she takes the first the train and find herself in the middle of nowhere, in the english countryside! When she asks for direction, she is mistaken for her housekeeper and gets the job! So, ex-lawyer with a QI of 158, Samantha becomes a housekeeper! Her, who has always use the dry-cleaner, the caterer service and never iron, cook, use the vacumm cleaner, made a laundry in her life...! Disasters ensues but after a bit of time and a lots of patience, Samantha will learn with some help to do all those things! But will her ex-employer find out where she is? Will her current employer find out who she really is? What if she had a second chance? :) Great book as well, I really enjoyed it! :)

Hum...not bad....! well, let's continue! Harlan Coben and his last book: "Caught"! really really good!!! Suspens all along and you can't reading it, almost impossible!!! In this new story, we follow Wendy Thynes, she's a reporter. Her" mission is to find and bring down sexual predators via televised sting operations. "A seventeen year old girl disappears and her family hear nothing for three months, and now everyone assumes the worst. Wendy's latest target is a "social worker known as a friend of the troubled teens." " As the community struggles, Wendy realizes she can't trust her own instincts-or motives of the people around her...."! Frisson garanti! He's a great author! :) Impossible to miss! ;)
Now, you may have already see the movie: "Eat, Pray, Love"? , well, it's was from a book written by Elizabeth Gilbert. I had it for Christmas! An american woman, who has dare changing her life! After her divorce and a lot of struggles, she decides to take some time for her and during one year, she travels! First, she wants to learn Italian, so she goes to Rome! there will enjoy the joy of tasting food and will make some good friends! After her Italian experience, Elizabeth goes to do a more spiritual experience, in India! At first, she has some difficulty to concentrate and pray...but after a while, she finally put up some strengh, will overcome most of her fears and will find some peace, after all she has been through(marriage, divorce, and after....). After all that, she finally end up in her last part of her travels, Bali, in Indonesia! Here, still practising her prayers, she will find love! And some more friends! In the end, we meet a new Elizabeth, finally free and better! nice book, fresh and funny...easy to read....! it's a bit better than the movie, not that the movie is bad....it's just that the book is maybe as usual (and it's often hard to follow entirely the book) more complete! :) If you're interested..., you can read the following adventure of Elizabeth Glibert in "Committed". :)

So....where are we? After all these books! (rire) I told you, love books!!! :) Hum...so...let's continue and find out which books I've read! Oh, yes, "Rude awakening of a Jane Austen addict" by Laurie Viera Rigler, the author of "Confession of a Jane Austen Addict", book I've read! (Good as well! Can't stop reading them if you're a Jane Austen fan (like I'm^^) in the latter, we followed Courtney Stone going accidently(she hit a head) in the 19th century after an accident. She finding herself in Jane Manfield body. This time, we follow Jane Manfield's (she fell down of her horse) points of view, in Courtney Stone's body. So, you understand that Jane Manfield find herself in the 21 century! Quite fun indeed and a big change for her! :) What's going to happen? Will she be able to get back? I'll let you guess! :) recommended as well! **** (for someone who will recognize herself! :)

No...no...I didn't finish, soon but not yet! Lol...I know!!! :) Let's continue....shall we? ^^

"The secret lives of dresses" by Erin McKean- Her first book and really good! I really like it! And again, couldn't stop reading them! :) The story? Dora try to finds her way and find out what she would like to do with her life. She has been raised by her grandmother Mimi, who has a Vintage store! With beautiful dresses. In each of them, Mimi has written their secret lives! In love with a man who barely notice her and a job she doesn't really care about, and when disasters strike, Dora has no choice to come back to her childhood home and to take over Mimi's store. She begin to start to matchmake the dresses with their own stories, but will the stories help her as well? A great book and a lot of touching characters! Recommended, you'll really like it, especially if you're a Vintage fan! :) (for someone who will recognize herself as well! *****

"Behaving badly"by Isabel Wolff- "All men are beasts...or so Miranda Sweet believes. As an animal behaviourist, she can get inside the heads of deluded Dalmatians and introverted iguanas, but she can’t work out why the men in her life behave so badly." She thinks that animals are braver and kinder. And she opens her own clinic and have Tv Show where she explains her jobs and helps animals behaving badly. Her best friend Daisy, a wedding planner, doesn't thinik she can continue is this direction. When she meets a cute and sweet photographer, Miranda beings to wonder and will have to face her own behaviour as well...after her past catches her...! Touching characters and interesting story! Recommended! **** if you like Isabel Wolff and also Vintage, read "A Vintage Affair"! by the same author! :)

And before finishing, a last one, I think....(let's hope I didn't forget one!) : "Showdown" written by Tilly Bagshawe. Plunge in the horses world and its fierce competition! Milly, a young jockey, lives in the shadow of her brother, who became a jockey, after she had an accident and her father refuses that she ride horses. Bobby Cameroun inherite of his father ranch, but it's in financial difficulty. He comes to England to help Milly's father. He proposes to her to train her and to work at his ranch...will Milly find a second chance? A lot of adventures await! Nice book, well written, you can't miss a thing! :)

And...well, voilà! I think, for the moment, that's pretty much it! All the books I've read this past few weeks with some re-reading of Katie Fforde's books! :) Hope you'll find your happiness! :) Good readings reading everyone! Enjoy! :)

See you later for another article....! Take care, xxxx

P.S= A new rubrique it's on its way....a lot much later! Chut!!! :) ;)