CBYJ: #book review

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Book Review- The Midnight Rose

Hello Everyone!

I was reading again. I have to say I missed it so much and I find reading such an important part in life as you do something for yourself, you heart, your soul. I have bought so many book I want to read, yet I have such little time with being a senior in school now. Yet, what I have learned is that we, or I need some "Me- Time" in the day. So I have taught myself to go to bed earlier and have that our before I fall asleep to read. This helps me calm down, reset, chill and relax.

As you may know or not, I am a huge fan of Lucinda Riley as I connect to the main topics she writes about a lot. In her book she always has a similar story line or structure which is that the story start in the now but then travels back time and generations and explain the current situation of the main character from the past, with all the drama, heartaches and hurdles that have happened.

The book I want to introduce to you today is "The Midnight Rose". Written by Lucinda Riley and published in 2013 by Pan Mcmillan (UK).

The book is a romantic novel which is telling the life story of Anahita Chevan to help clarify a lives mystery of hers with the help of her past four generations back to the now and her great grand son. On the journey there is magic, love and passion involved that makes the reader connect with the main characters on another level.

Our reading journey takes us back to India and longs from the British Raj to the present day through the memories of Anahita and and Donald's diary as well as experiences that are happening whilst finding answers to a believe and instinct that eventually solves a life changing moment in the life of Anahita. The book is written for young and old as it connects from levels that only mothers understand as well as the passionate love that us people experience throughout our adolescent years of life all spiced with a bit of magic and reality of life.

I always find myself being absolutely spell bounded only after reading the first chapter of the book as the story lines always have me asking so many questions that I burn to know. However, the solution sonly found in the final chapters which takes me on an exciting journey where I not only learn about history and life acceptance but experience real emotions as well! Yes, I actually cried, and I am one of the most unemotional people in history, I believe.

Now all that there is left to say for me is that I hope that you will close you App, PC or notebook after you ordered the book here or downloaded the audio book as you might want to rather listen because of motivational lack or timely issues.

I really hope you will read or listen to the story as it is a wonderful one and not for any reason a bestseller!

If you want further information you might want to visit Lucinda Riley's website here or click on the book cover for more reviews.

17:00

Bookcube- My Current Reading List

Hello Everyone!

I have been really into books lately and have ordered so, so many books since January that it has come to the point that I had to make a list to not forget what I actually want to read (next).

Instead of making a review of every book I thought I will write a small introduction to every book and not spoil anything before you read it (if you do)

An Apple A Day

This is an autobiography about an english journalist who had suffered from a restrictive type of anorexia. She wrote a book about her experience with the illness and her recovery. This is kind of like self recovery for me as far as I want to go anyways. Also I have read all the german and some other book to the topic and I can identify myself in those words a lot.

The Girl On The Cliff

Lucinda Riley - it is said that this is one of the best books she has written so far and I like her as described closer below. So if it is as good as they say than I shall read it of course.

The Midnight Rose

She has grown to my new favourite author because of the mystical way she tells her stories playing in two dimensions that just make sense at the ending of the story. It's always different but the same and so, so interesting as actual historical facts are the ground to the stories. I love her! I have got great expectations about this one.

The Best Of Me

I saw the movie, I adore the male main actor and yes, I do like Nicholas Sparks books. As I bought it I just finished another one of his books and was hooked. I did like the movie but I know that the actual book is always a lot better than the movie, especially as the movie (so others said) wasn't as good as the book. So yes, I am really excited for this one

Girl Online

I did not really know if I should buy it or not since it had been said that it wasn't actually Zoe who wrote the book but a ghost writer but then I thought hey, it still is a story, it is her story she made up, her ideas and so on. Since that I refused to read any reviews about it and am excited to make up my mind about it myself.

Whitney Port

Well this is kind of an advice book. A book about the lifestyle of Whitney Port, her tricks on beauty and thoughts on fashion. I quite like her and she might be a bit of an idol so I like to "get to know her" better.

So these are all my books I want to read. I am really excited to get started since I have recently rediscovered my love of reading. There seems so little time for that now though which is very sad but I want to try and read as much as I can. You actually only need to get into the book and afterwards almost anything you "have to do" seems unimportant to you and the only thing that counts is to know what is written on the next page.

I hope you liked that post1 What book are on your reading list?

XXX C

19:09

Book Review "Not Quite An Angel" Lucinda Riley

Hello Everyone!

Today I want to introduce another book I actually finished reading and I want everyone out there to know about it.

The book it written by Lucinda Riley who published the book a couple of years back under the name of Lucinda Edmonds. She is an Irish author who now has published a complete row of books, written in the same style.

One the back of the book it says that on a cold december day a girl named Greta Marchmont comes back to Marchmont Hall after a really long time. I's almost Christmas and as Greta wanders around the big building, she tries to remember all the wonderful and precious time she has spend at this place.

Years before she lost all her memory after a big accident. She timbales across a grave as she walks along the forest. The grave itself tells her that this is the place where her son has found his place on earth. This experience gives Greta the needed push and she slowly remembers her past.

The Story starts after the First World War on London as Greta tries to pursue her dreams in becoming an actress. Through a couple of unfortunate happening, Greta stands in front of the ruins of her life and owes her friends David her life that even those ruins don't break down. But fate has some more challenges planned for Greta, as she gives birth to her daughter Cheska, a little girl in the body of an angel but with a dark side inside, which will be her downfall.

I do not quite now how to describe the book because it occupies my thoughts so much still. But it is a really thrilling, very dramatic but exciting and fascinating piece of writing. It takes place in two time levels: 1995 and splits first to a review of Gretas life from 1945, and the story of her daughter Cheska from 1956 and finishes with a link to Gretas granddaughter Ava from 1980 on.

Lucinda Riley neatly understands to stave the reader off until several strings get untangle, without it getting boring.

I recommend this book to everyone who is in the mood for some romantic dramas with a big secret at the end. The story itself is a bit idealistically written but it does not hinder the reading at all. I really enjoyed my time reading it and am really glad I bought the book!

I hope you will also pick it up and that you will like it.

XXX C

12:46

Book Review: Bridget Jones Mad About A Boy

Hello Everyone!

In my holidays I had finally found some time to read again and I thought this would be a great idea to show and review the piece for you.

I bought this book at the airport as well and I was thrilled because of the thought that this journey hasn't finished and the author somehow found a way to write a third piece of her story!

The latest and third book of Bridget Jones " Mad about The Boy" by Helen Fielding.

The book was published in 2013 so I am a bit late to the party as always but better too late than never.

The book starts with a slightly older Bridget who finds herself widowed with two children. Fielding let the good- hearted and loving Mr. Darcy stay alive without having to tell the reading anything nasty so he remains as the perfect husband in our hearts. Anyway, we find Bridget alive and on her feet having everything a woman can ask for 5 years after Marc's death.

The real story though begins one year before that, telling the reader how she managed to do so well and how she explored the new single life and discovered Twitter, lost her baby weight and got "control" over her alcohol units.

I loved reading the book as it is funny as ever and is written out of a woman's mind the way women think in reality which is why we all love Bridget Jones in the first way. Because she represents all or most of our thoughts and shows them on bright daylight not hiding even the most embarrassing moments in her life even with her now 51 years of age.

Without saying anymore I recommend this book to everyone who has not read it, male or female, because men can maybe learn to get an idea of a woman's mind and female will feel understood and can put a smile on their faces because of those facts.

I hope I didn't say too much, I found the book, as I said, really funny, well written and simply Bridget. I really enjoyed reading it and am very enthusiastic about it and could ramble on and on about it but I want to to have the same experience and laughs as I had!

If you read it or are going to, let me know your thoughts. I would be very curious and happy about that.

XXX C

20:00

IT by Alexa Chung

19:31

24.06.2014 And Book Review

Good morning lovely readers,

Yesterday I watched "The Other Woman" and generally had a good day. I got to organized half of my stuff and did some online shopping. I think most of it will arrive thursday and of course I will post about it. I ordered a body, two dresses, a little wallet, shoes and a necklace. All for my brothers prom on the weekend since I decided to go and fight social anxiety. I am so excited already.

Today is my shortest day of the week. I only have political studies and the rest of the day I am pretty much cleaning, do the washing, I want to organize my closet again and also I have an appointment at the doctors and maybe go to the gym with my friend. I am looking forward to the gym since I downloaded new summer songs on iTunes yesterday to keep me motivated to get out of the bed in the first place.

Book review. I will only do a brief one to maybe make some people keen and to not say too much as well.
I was reading "The Longest Ride" from Nicolas Sparks. It's the most recent one of his books and I got it for Easter from my stepdad.
The story is about two couples in two different times of history. The first story views Ira and Ruth who tell their live long love story while Ira is stuck in his car after an accident. This is set mostly around 1945ish but goes through their whole life together and well as how they made a fortune out of their hobby which is connected with the story of Luke and Sophia. Here the reader gets thrown to 2012 and gets to know about how they fall in love and how they build their life together as well as Lukes secret which could distort their relationship.

It is a book full of romantic love, the reader doesn't need to think and can let him- or herself fall into another world far from reality. For me it was a big pleasure reading since I kept on asking myself how these people totally not connected can play a major role in each love story on it's own. And this is the question that kept me reading as well as the beautiful described way Nicolas Sparks writes his book. I really enjoyed the book with its 400 pages as well as its easy written words and of course the stories on their own which made me laugh, cry, smile and curious. It had all I needed for that time.

I hope I could give you the brief look inside without telling everything beforehand.
I wish all of you a beautiful day. I need to get ready for school for now and start my busy day.

XXX C