Bookholic-Part 5 (I think)

Dear readers, Hope you're alright since my last article. Anyway, as you can see and if you followed my previous articles, it has been a while since I've done a Bookholic. No reasons in particular but as you might already know it litteraly "eat" books (rire), plunging myself in a different world every time (I love it) and it also it takes time as I tried to diversify my readings...and putting all the books I've read take some times as well...:) But first things first, there is something I've noticed, well I know it's normal otherwise it wouldn't be funny and it is indeed done in purpose to get on your nerves! (I tell you when it's well written it works!) but sometimes it's frustrating me and I seriously want to "knock out' the characters or just telling him or her (mostly(it depends of the story) to get a grip and to stop moping around and asking herself or himself sometimes so many questions. What I mean but that, for example the heroine is already with someone when she supposely met the one she is supposed to be with. and more often, her present boyfriend can be lazy, spending most of his time in front the TV or not making some effort anymore- the heroine begins to ask herself question to whether or not she's sure of her feelings for him but she should as it had been quite a while that she's with him. she almost 'force'herself to be with him, trying to find excuses of some sort. Grr...Here, I already want to "punch" her in the face (lol) as she still stays with him (while she hesitate a lot as to what she's going to do next). And don't get me on 'it's complicated'things, it really get on my nerves!!! sorry I'm aware of the fact that I don't know much about relationships and it's not abnormal to ask ourselves some questions, or not wanting to hurt the other person in the relationship, I get that...it's just that sometimes it's just...you know....frustating and the dilemma goes on for a quite a while after that. Fortunately, (yeah!), most of the time, the heroine finally comes to her senses and chooses the right one, the one she wants to be with. Ouf! (rire) Another scenario, that I don't like much, sometimes the current boyfriend is not really nice and take advantage of her (what a pig) or sometimes thinks it's ok to cheat on her (when it's really really not!!!) either she knows and finally leaves him, finding another and nicer person to be with and get to her senses by not taking him back (ouf!) or she closes her eyes for most of the book, trying to win him back...er...isn't there a problem????? still want to "punch her' but mostly him (lol)who doesn't deserve her. Of course, it's not always the girl who is nice. It can be both ways...not all men are bad (fortunaletly for us^^) just some books I've recenty read. So, in this article I'm going to share with you a few of these books but not all of them, it would be too long...sorry...:) it seemns that I say 'sorry' a lot ahaha I must quite become British (lol I don't mind actually! :) anyway let's come back to our sheep! :) where was I? Books! In the Julia Quinn book series (an author that I quite like and often can't wait for the next book (well, it's like that for most of the author I appreciate as you know, mostly when you find an author you really like, you're quite impatient for the next book to come out!!! (rire) the second book of the Smythe-smith quartet! the first is 'Just like Heaven' following the adventure of Honoria Smythe-smith. this time in 'A Night like this' we follow the adventure of her brother Daniel Smyhe-smith. Also a nice book and of course can't wait for the next! Next book I've recently read: mostly books set in the Regency. Adventures of different ladies and (nice) rake with big heart in the end! (ouf^^) every character is different and has wits! A lot of fun and easy to read! :) Then, Sophie Page and her heroine Bella Greenwood who meets accidently the lovely and charmind Richard. He quickly sets off her feet. Only problem...he's a Prince! :)and of course as you can imagine alot of obtacles to pass through: Will Bella survive to the pressure? Will their couple survive to all this? Will they succeed to combine their two world together? I'll let you guess the rest of the story...I really enjoyed reading it! You can't stop wondering what's going to happen and the page turn themselves! :) Don't worry as most the love stories, it has a happy ending! :) Lucy Diamonds, after her delightful book 'the beach café, she comes back with 'a summer with my sister': the first is successful and works more hours than you can imagine, quite shallow (fortunately she changes), the second has a child and is divorced, leaving near her parents. when the first is forced to come back, after having been fired and lost her appartements, she reluctantly comes back to town where she has grew-up. At first sight, their relationship isn't great but the summer will bring them close and will make them realize that they have more in common than they thought. And also both of the sisters will find more than they bargain for: love! :) a lovely and touching story! :) You won't regret it! :) Also, many novels base on the most popular 'Pride and Prejudice', different version, as fun and fresh as the other. And Elisabeth and Darcy don't lost their sparkle! :) you can find 'Mr Darcy goes overboard' by Belinda Roberts; as well, The Trial of the honorable F. Darcy ( quite nice, though a bit different), In her trilogy of Mr. Darcy, Victoria Connely finishes it with 'Mr Darcy Forever' a nice book as well! :), 'Love, lies and Lizzie' by Rose Rushton who also takes a plume to write about the adventure of Darcy and Elisabeth! :) and 'The Man who loved Pride and Prejudice' by Abigail Reynolds (who also apparently has written many version of their adventures, asking us the question 'what if...') this time Darcy is represented by Calder Westing III and is the son of the Senator, while Elisabeth is represented by Cassie Boulton, a marine biologist. Quite nice too! (maybe a bit long but in the end you're having a good time. Some character don't appaear but that doesn't change much! :) As well, Juliet Archer has taken the project of revisiting until now: 'the importance of being Emma' and 'Persuade me', both nice books and you're still having a good time! :) After her delighful and imprevisible,'Something from Tiffany's'(that I also recommend by the way lol) she comes back with a great book as well: 'The charm bracelet'. Holly , young and single mother, works in a vintage shop and loves the clothes stories that goes with them. they also receive donation or give unwanted clothes to the church. One day, she discovers a charm bracelet in a pocket jacket...having one herself, she instantly set her heart of looking for the owner of the bracelet with the help of the charm as each of them, represent a clue of how ot find the owner! :) here she goes on her journey and will also find more...a lovely book and you of course can't stop reading it! even when you've finished it, you want to know more...!! in the thriller category, I from time to time, like to read the adventure of the famous Jack Reacher, ex-military who has one particularity: he has no house, no cars, doesn't pay taxes, has no driving licence, stays in cheap motel, goes from town to town with only some dollars in his pocket, a toothbrush and his clothes! he doesn't especially want to be find. He's alone and doesn't have any family anymore; And sometimes he happens to help people in need or beig accused of something he didn't do or just want justice, depends of where he goes. He lives day by day, always living in the present. You can't get enough of this big guy (with inside a big heart) who doesn't ask for much really! :) his adventure are written by Lee Child. Also, a movie of one of his numerous adventure 'one shot' have been brought to life on the screen and sorry but why? of why? have they chosen him...? for your information Tom Cruise has taken the his role...grrr...(sorry for him- I don't hate him in general)- he's just not as tall as Jack Reacher is supposed to be!! not really realistic but hey...what can we do? lol let's hope it will fine...I read the book before so we'll see (finger-crossed (rire) !:) David Baddalcci, after the adventure of the secret service agent Sean King and Michelle Maxelle (can't for the next book, if there is one!)-which I recently learned will be soon adapted as a Tv show...can't wait to see what's it going to be...will let your know...:) - anyway, this time we're introduced to John Puller ( a bit like Reacher really, but just for some aspects...as they're both (or have been) in the military and quite tall. They have also mostly the same training (but just for a few things as otherwise their background is quite different)- in a town of Virginia, a important military man and his family are brutally murdered and John Puller is called to investigate and meets Samantha Cole, the officer working on the case as well. Soon, we realize that's not what it seems as other people are murdered...a thrilling novel where you still don't know what's going to happen, even the why and the who are responsible surprises you...the end (without telling you too much) surprises you! And to comes back to the romance part and finish this Bookholic: I've also read 'love in on the air' by jane moore which refers to the beginning of this article. Here, we meet Cam who is in relationship since 6 years with Dean and lately let's say- he prefers to stay quitely at home watching Tv and football, seeing his friends from time to time, neglecting Cam who is starting to wonder why she with him as she realizes she's bored and her feelings for him aren't quite the same... As she goes on holiday with her 2 best friends, she mets briefly but isn't totally indifferent the lovely and single dad Tom. Once her holiday is over, she decided to comes back to...Dean (arrrrrggghhh^^). Until one day, not long after she has returned, the radio pass on a message from Tom telling where he has met her and her name. he also wants to know if something would be possible for them...and her current boyfriend is next ot her when the message is on the air... So the question for Cam Simpson is to know whether she still wants to settle for Dean (arrggggghhhh again) or if she would settle with someone (Tom) that might more what she's actually looking for...of course, her dilemma goes on during most of the book and cna't help but being frustating as you know her feelings for Dean have changed and that she clearly wants something else, and to be with Tom as some point. A good book and it still wouldn't be fun if Cam wouldn't struggle much with her feelings, it's quite normal. Although, if you are quite sure that your feelings for that person have changed and want something else, why bother? why wasting your time? better to be alone than with someone you don't love or isn't for you or any other reasons...anyway, every relationship is different from one another..it's just what I feel...:) I won't judge (or try not to...:) One last book (among many that I've just mentionned or didn't as if I'd, this article would be really long lol..if not already^^) it's called 'the good, the bad and the dumped' by Jenny Colgan (you can also read Meet me at the Cupcake café, a lovely book as well! :) here, the heroine is recently engaged to the lovely Matt. But a few days later, he changes his mind. our heroine then begins to wonder what went wrong and also goes to track down the relationships (3 in total) that have counted for her...as she seems to want to understand and to know herself better in the process...a nice story even if sometimes you don't know why she's doing all that but if it helps her...:) Well, actually not really the last book, there is just another one: 'A very accidental love story' by Claudia Carroll (an author I also like) here we follow the adventure of Eloise Elliott, a successful journalist for the Post in Dublin. As she is going on her 30th birthday, she realizes she's missing something and takes a decision. Go on 3 years later when she is now the mother of the lovely Lily! She juggles between her career and her new role...especially when Lily begins to question her: Who's her dad? Where is he? She wants to meet him! So, there she goes on her quest to find him but of course he must be perfect, seeing her daugther...? A lovely and lively story as usual! :) Have a good reading and hope to see you all soon for another article! Sorry in advance if mispell a word or forgotten a word or two...it's a bit late and I might have made a few mistakes...while writing and not have seen them yet... In the meantime, enjoy reading as much as I do! At the moment and promise I'm stopping after that^^, I'm reading a book called 'Who needs Mr. Darcy?' following this time the adventure of the youngest and silliest Bennett's girls, who doesn't seem yet to have changed a bit (we'll see later^^) you might have guess by now, Lydia Wickham, born Bennett. We'll tell about it next time, I haven't finished it yet! just started! :) Take care and see you soon for another article! :) xxxxx

Thoughts

Dear readers, Hope you're all OK...well, at least better than me...not that I'm depressed or anything. Just that lately, my mood has been playing russian mountain again...don't like it much but then who does really? I don't know why or if it's the weather or again because I miss my family or my friends or just because I may need to adjust myself to this new and last year at university and the fact that I've to think about what I'd like to do next year...which is stressful for me at least...I'm aware of the fact that one day or the other, we all have to find our own way in life such as find a job, becoming independant , but for me (as I think I previously talked about it in a article a few months back..., anyway, it's not as simple as it looks like. Indeed, you must have guesses by now, that all these things and becoming adult, having responabilities and everything (I know we all have to begin somewhere but...) although, just by trying or picturing what I could do, is really scaring me...I feel like a big fish in the ocean, completly lost...I'm not alone but sometimes...just a feeling...:) all those things seems quite big to me...maybe we all feel like, we all go through things like this...I don't know... Fortunately, I know I can count on my family or friends, and all the good books I read, the music I listen, lightening some candles, drinking many warm cup of tea (rire),watching funny movies or that some TV shows are going to be back soon to keep my mood up,to distract myself, which has lately been mostly more low than up...hopefully it's just a moment to pass...:) I really hope that... Anyway, let's not dwell on that, I hope to write a more chearful article soon! :) thank you again, for listening to me, I really appreciate and in way, writing helps me..! :) a bit like therapy, we could say, put the words on what you really feel can be helpful sometimes (at least it is for me!) :) Take care and see you soon I hope, xxxxx

Ces séries qui vous rendent accro!

Dear readers, Hope you're all OK! It seems that you're quite lucky (lol), inspiration has strike again! (rire) Anyway, I still don't know how they do it but they still do! These TV shows that keep you awake at night, that keep your imagination going all the time , wondering what's going to happen next! We're all waiting impatiently every year for new episodes and discover, (re)discover again our favourites! There is so many that I can't remember every one of them, but these american (mostly because they come from that country but there others of course!)know how to keep your attention alive with all their famous ingredients: suspense et retournement de situation, making the characters evolve, making romantic situation impossible (sense where you always want them to be together but they're often too stubborn at first!) or make you think that this person kill someone else when it's not him or her, but someone else did it or getting on your nerves when of course someone tries to getting away with it (or think he/she can)...anyway you see what I mean...it's always the same thing, you discover a TV show you like and you can't stop watching it! And you can't wait to see what's going to happen next! :) Take for example: Friends, How I met your Mother, Castle, Drop dead diva, Burn notice, Csi (et autre franchise si vous aimez but I've a slightly preference for CSI Las vegas), Ncis (or NCIS LA), Once upon a time, Grimm, Vampire Diaries, Bones, Royal Pains, Necessary Roughness, White Collar and many others...you can't get enough and sometimes even if it's not that great...they still found a way to make you watch it, to renew your interest, it's horrible! They must be really good! :) That's it for today, I just wanted to share it with you! Take care and see you soon for another article I hope! :) xxxx

Anna Karenina- the movie adaptation (2012)

Hello again! Dear readers, hope you're still OK since my last posting. Good luck pour cette rentrée ou pour le retour au taf! :) Know it must be hard, I quite like holidays myself! :) (though we might get bored in the end lol) Anyway, yesterday,as you can see by the title, I went to see another adaptation (among many which have been made) of a book I read recently (see the july article if you miseed it): Anna Karenina! Eh oui, it finally came out (lol) and was quite surprised as we all know it's always hard to adapt a book at the cinema and there is always some passages cut or some details that we find ourselves important but that are unfortunately missing...(still the case here)but despite that I quite liked this new adaptation and we still found Tolstoï's spirit in it and Anna's courage to choose love over everything she has known. She doesn't care about what people think at the time. This new adaptation is also quite surprising as first, it's made as if it was a theatre play. The decor is always changing as if you were un spectateur watching the play going on directly on the stage! There is good actors (Jude Law, Keira Knightley, Kelly Mac Donald and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (saw in the Kick-Ass movie) and I like their exchange. You spend a good time and don't get bored too much (rire). You let yourself in the movie, picturing how these characters were living and what are the rules in the Russian society. When Anna's chooses Count Vronski over her husband (she has married young), she shocked a nation, she surprises everyone. She's in her own way right and we can understand why she chooses love over her husband (who only care about his reputation). Anna wants to be happy. However, despite that, she needs to be constantly reassured about her lover's love, always asking whether he still loves her and he still does. But she is regularly asking him and is jealous if he talks to a beautiful woman. In the end, Anna seems to think everyone is judging her (maybe some but she usually doesn't seem to care) and end up resenting everyone. She's unhappy and takes her life, jumping in front of a train. Irony or not, she's met Count Vronski in a train station at the beginning of the novel. I don't like this ending much (as I always like happy ending) but fortunately for some characters like Levine, he finally marries Kitty (to whom he has proposed already but she was first smitten by Count Vronski who himself has choosen Anna over her) and have a son together. Anna's daugther (she' had a daughter with Vronski) goes to live with Serge (Anna's first son) and her (ex)husband (though I don't recall they have ever divorced). So the end is not completly sad, there are still some happy moments. Anyway, hope you'll like it as much as I did (if you're going to see the movie when it comes out) or if you simply read the book! :) Have a good week-end, take care and see you soon I hope for another article! :) xxx

Demain, J'arrête!

Dear readers, Hope you're all OK and that until now you had good summer as much as I did. Even though it went too fast, as usual lol :) Anyway, just wanted to share an article with you. I know it has been a few weeks since I've posted something. But as I must have said already, I don't write for writing. I prefer to write if I'm only inspired and not too bore you with something meaningful. So, today, I wanted to talk about a book I've recently read. I discovred it by accident but didn't regret it as I couldn't stop reading it. Books it's not a secret, i love them! :) The plot? But first, the title (it's a french book): 'Demain, J'arrête!' Unusual title but really fun! Julie is currently working in a Bank (which she really hate) and has recently broken-up with her awful boyfriend. But it begins with something else. She could tell you all the stupid things she has done along her life. Although there is more stupid. A new neighbor arrives in her building. And suddenly without knowing why, she finds herself wanting to know more about him. Who is he? What is he job he is doing? What he likes? What he dislikes? In other word, she wants to know everything and every stragegy is good to learn more about this new intriging and mysterious new neighbor :-) I'll let you guess what happened next by reading it yourself! I guarantee (and hope) that you'll like it! :) A lot of fun and laugh! Enjoy! :) Have a good read and See you soon for another article! Take care, xxx

Anna Karenine by Tolstoï

Dear readers, Hope you're fine and having a nice summmer! :) Sorry for not writing so much but lately inspirations hasn't struck me much and as the summer will pass, I won't be writing much. Otherwise, I wanted to share with you a book I've been reading for the past month. yes, (rire), I know but it took me some time to read it and the book was quite long. It was divided in 8 parts and more than 900 pages! :) But I proud of me, as many times I wasn't so sure I would read it entirely. Although despite a few sentences (book translate from Russian to French and many languages after that) not always understandable and some passage can be a bit boring (sorry), sometimes it's quite complexe... I would like to add that the names of the characters can be sometimes different but apperently it the same and only person. (I suppose it can be nicknames...) Anyway it was a challenge but in the end one your mind is set on the it and that your understand better what happened, you can't stop and you want to know what happened! :) Well, I talked about the book in general but I should maybe tell you about the plot..., don't you think? :) So, the story is mainly taking place in Russia, during 3 years. Many events will happened but mostly we follow the story of Anna Karenine, married woman (don't ask me to tell you name of her husband, it's hard to remember) and mother of a young boy. Anna has a love story with Vronskï. She fell heplessy in love with him and leaves her husband and child for him. Doing that Anna will upset the Russian society,revealing its hypocrisy by just doing what she believes in and simply following her heart. She has been married young and soon had her son. Her husband is a strict and severe man with many principles. We can understand why she does that. Anna and Vronskï will live together in Italy for a while before returning to Russia. Throughout their story we also follow the story of her husband, her son, her brother and wife's story, and Kitty and Levine's (Leon en Russe)story. And many others that meet all the characters I've listed. (Hope I'm clear enough...) It's a beautiful story and I've enjoying reading it. It makes you react and think at the same time, trying to make you understand the characters better and also trying to see how life was at that period. It's worth reading it, no matter how long it takes you to read it (rire)! :) I just prefer happy endings...but will not say more (though you might already know what happens...?) I knew it before reading it..so I don't really know..:) but I migth add that some characters have a nice ending. I also heard that another adaptations will come out in the cinema soon, hope it will be good and faihful enough to the book...let's see! :) On that, I will now leave you but hope to write another article soon enough! :) Take care and see you soon I hope! :) Have a nice summer! :) xxxx

Divers

Dear readers, Hope you're all ok since my last article! Sorry for not writing sooner but lately I've a lot of things in mind and inspiration wasn't there much and as you must already know I don't really want to write for...writing something, I prefer to have something to share with you...:) Anyway, let's hope that the weather despite of some improvements, will be slightly better for the summer! :) I've nothing against the rain (we need water), sometimes I find it...soothing, I don't really know why but just listening at the rain coming down the sky...it can be relaxing! :) Of course, I love the sun as well! it make you smile and gets you mood up quite a bit! :) Also, I've recently discovered a rather nice TV show, that hab been broadcast in England, un petit bijou d'humour et de english mystery as they know how to do it. It's called 'Dowtown Abbey'. The plot? It first begun with the Titanic which goes under water and put in question the inheritance of a family house. The family is called the Grantham. It also continues with the first world war and a bit after for the second season. And along the family and the impact of all these events happenning, we follow as well the life and aventure of their staff, that worked with them. It's quite nice and the decor is well done. The clothers, the evolution of each characters is nicely written as well. We plunge easily in their world and we always ask for more! Can't wait for the next season! :) Hope you'll like it as much as did when I watch it! I also plunge myself (again lol) in some Jane Austen's Tv adaptation such as (mostly): "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride&Prejudice (Ah! I love it), and "Emma"! All very good and still not tired of it! :) And still reading of course, what would I do without books? I feel 'empty' without them! I like having books around, it's rather nice feeling as usual! :) I know that I haven't written a Bookholic recently but it takes times...anyway, we'll see, maybe later! :) Thanks again for reading my articles and hope to be able to write more often, though with the summer coming, I might write articles less...but don't worry I don't forget you! :) Take care and see you soon! xxx :)