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5 October 2015
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Title
| After You |
Author
| James Farmer |
Publisher
| CreateSpace |
Publication Date
|
August 2013
|
Pages
| 201 |
Genre
| Fiction, Romance, Contemporary |
Description (from Amazon)
‘The day we met. Our first kiss. Our first dance. The night we first made love. The first time your text didn’t end with an X. The day you said it was over.’
It was supposed to last forever...
Is it ever possible to pick up the pieces and start again after losing The One?
An honest and evocative tale detailing the aftermath of the break-up that was never meant to happen.
It was supposed to last forever...
Is it ever possible to pick up the pieces and start again after losing The One?
An honest and evocative tale detailing the aftermath of the break-up that was never meant to happen.
At only just over 200 pages, this little book can be read almost in one/two sittings, and only 99p at the moment (I've picked it up as a Freebie from Amazon a while ago).
The story of a break-up, as simple as that. No hidden agenda and no big twists and turns in the middle nor a huge revelation at the end. I could almost physically feel the pain of the protagonist. And even though the author says at the end that it is not based on personal experience, it certainly feels that way. The way the raw emotions are described, it feels like you can only write about it in that way if you 'have been there'. It starts out depressing - and that's the point of it I think, as the author wants to show how incredibly hard it was. And that's it's not a one-way street but have throw-backs. How your friends think they are helping you but actually just seem to make at worst. At least at the beginning.
But there is a positive message at the end. I don't think it is too raw to read if you are just going through a difficult break-up, as it shows that others have been there, and there is hope. (I know it's fiction but even fiction taken from real life here for sure.)
16 March 2014
Title
| Sex in the Title |
Author
| Zack Love |
Publisher
| Create Space |
First Published
|
January 2014
|
Pages
| 328 |
Genre
| Comedy, Romance |
..A Comedy about Dating, Sex and Romance in NYC (back when phones weren't so smart).
And this is exactly what you get with this book … a hilarious comedy about 5 friends, in their late twenties, and their (romancing) adventures in NYC. I was reading the book mostly on the train, and earned some funny looks from my fellow commuters when I was laughing out loud - literally.
Firstly, we have Sammy, or Heeb as known to his friends, calls himself a 'Bagel Jew' (I love that!) and he is not very lucky with the ladies. Though successful in his job, he stumbles through a variety of mishaps and feels that his lack of head hair and body height is not helping matters. His plan is to enjoy a few years of playing around before finding a nice Jewish soul mate. Doesn't prove easy and after a particular unpleasant accident involving a cat and his very private body parts, he is admitted to hospital only to find that his hospital room mate, Evan, suffered similar injuries to his private body area after an unpleasant encounter with a lady of the night. Evan works in computers, but he also wants to be a writer. He is very much in love with a famous actress Delilah whom he met through a few chance encounters. But a famous actress is unobtainable surely, or is she? Heeb suggests that all Evan needs to do is write a book which can be turned into a movie for Delilah to take the lead role in. And how to get her attention? Just put 'Sex' in the title of the book. Easy!
The other men in this quintet are Heeb's old college friend Carlos or 'Lucky Chucky', Mexican, very attractive and luck seems to follow him. But he has his principles so will he find a woman who can match up to those? Than there is also Narc who is of Chinese heritage and got his nick name from his love of narcotics. Narc's life will change when he becomes disillusioned with his job in corporate law and decides to take up a different type of employment, very different from corporate law indeed. And Trevor, British, of African heritage, he too will have a life-changing experience.
As we follow the 5 through a few years of their life, there will be good and bad times, success and failure. The writing is mainly humorous and I giggled through their adventures. There were quite a few scenes / words which I picked out and thought: I should use this (in conversations), this is so funny. I mean, do you speak 'Subway Intercomese'? Heeb is trying to pick up a women whom he speaks to on the subway and he refers to the voice from the subway loudspeaker as speaking 'Subway Intercomese'. Tee Hee, those announcements seem to be the same wherever you are in the world and I can assure you that subway announcers in Berlin and London also speak 'Subway Intercomese'.
But it's not only humour - I also found a more serious voice in the book about finding yourself, accepting yourself and wonderful friendship. Heck, I think we all would like to have good friends like those 5.
The author states in the foreword that the book is about sex - obviously, and if you are offended by it, than the book is not for you. I have to say that yes, of course, sex is frankly discussed, however, the language is never dirty nor is the sex described explicitly - and there is no need here. It's more like friends being open with each other and discussing sex, but never in an unpleasant way.
If you live or have lived in NYC or know it well, you may enjoy recognising places etc. I have never been and would love to… one day I will come over to the city that never sleeps. I also understand that the author is writing a follow-up and I would love to pick this up to see how the life of those five will go from here on.
Book received from the author in return for an honest review
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8 February 2014
Title
|
As Meat Loves Salt
|
Author
| Maria McCann |
Publisher
| Forth Estate (Kindle Edition) |
Publication Date
|
28 April 2011
|
Pages
| 586 |
Genre
| history, gay romance, erotica |
This was Maria McCann's first published book, and I was introduced to it via a book club at my Uni at the time. Up to than, I had been quite a 'commercial book reader'. By that I mean that I would usually read the top 10 or books which were heavily publicised. I'm happy to report that that has now changes and I'm so glad that now I've been introduced to and enjoyed so many brilliant books / authors who are not so well known.
Back to McCann's debut novel. I would describe as a cross between historical fiction and gay romance/love story. The story is set during the time of the English Civil War (1642-1651), and Oliver Cromwell's Army. The main protagonist is Jacob Cullen, manservant and recently married, he joins the New Model Army of Oliver Cromwell. Already within the first chapter, Jacob shows he is no stranger to violence (having killed someone when angry), he rapes his wife whom he drags with her, leaving her in the woods. He survives the battlefield and meets idealist 'thinker' Christopher Ferris in Cromwell's army. The two desert and flee to Ferris' London home, miles away from Jacob's poor upbringing and not just by distance. Passion starts to build up between the two so different man but Jacob is controlling and consumed with jealousy and when Ferris wants to set up a commune, Jacob is not happy and would rather continue their life in London. Ferris does not give in this time and will go through with building up the commune. A love-hate relationship in the turmoils of a very unstable and war-torn England.
I think it is very rare for an author to create a violent and controlling character and we still feel for Jacob. Ferris, on the other hand, is very genteel. I think we would also need to keep in mind that this is the 17th Century and what was acceptable than may not be now in respect of violence. Also, homosexuality was a crime punishable with hanging. I wanted so much that things turn out fine for them, though deep down I probably knew their love is doomed. The character studies of the two man were my favourite part of the book, also how McCann manages to describe the building passion tension between the two. If you are not normally reading gay romance, than this is not a problem. It is certainly one, but by no means the only element of this book, and the scenes are described beautifully - less is more here, the book doesn't need details descriptions of sex scenes.
It is also clear that a huge amount of research must have gone into the book. Apart from the historical details, I could feel the pains of the battlefields and probably learned more about the English Civil War than any non-fiction history book could give me. This book stayed with me a long time after finishing the last page, and it's one to go on my 'will-re-read-one-day' list.
Anything I didn't like about the book: the cover. I'm sorry, I didn't get the picture of the lady at all in connection with the book, intact, the only connection seems to be the clothes she wears which go with the time period? Maybe it is to signal historic fiction?
6 February 2014
Title
|
Desperation
|
Author
| Stephen King |
Publisher
| Hodder |
Publication Date
|
22 March 2010 (Kindle Edition)
|
Pages
| 724 |
Genre
| mystery, horror |
--T
From the Blurb:
Welcome to Desperation. Once a thriving copper mining town in the middle of the Nevada desert, Desperation is now eerily abandoned. Except for the local cop - the unique regulator who patrols the wilderness highway where travellers like the Carver family bound for vacation and writer Johnny Marinville astride his Harley don't expect to get stopped and charged. Very soon, a mix of people, unlucky enough to drive through Desperation, find themselves in the town's jail, locked up by a Cop who is more than strange, and they realise that sure not all seems 'normal' in this abandoned town.
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A true Stephen King story in his unmistakable style, with different characters from all walks of life (with brilliant character studies) thrown together to fight an unseen and unknown evil which seem to plant itself into peoples heads and take over - physically and mentally. This kept me entertained on every single page, and is in King's tradition of such books as 'The Stand'. It has also been made into a movie (or TV series? not sure) which I haven't watched, as I'm usually a bit disappointed by the TV adaptations, though I could imagine that one work. It's just that I prefer to be sucked into the book as King usually manages with me.
Title
|
Pelican Bay
|
Author
| Jesse Giles Christiansen |
Publisher
| Imajin Books |
Publication Date
|
18 Nov 2013
|
Pages
| 208 |
Genre
| mystery |
--The old man and the sea-- (Sorry, yes, I know, different book and author, but I couldn't resist - this would be my tag line for this book)
If you love stories set in present day with a supernatural element, than this is the book for you. This is what pulled me into the story and kept me entertained right to the end.
Pelican Bay is a small seaside town which has previously experienced deadly storms and hurricanes and many of its inhabitants have lost their life due to the hurricanes or in the sea. Our main protagonist is Ethan Hodges, a writer who has lived in Pelican Bay all his life. His parents died 'out at sea' and his grandmother Sidney lovingly brought him up. And Ethan is also deeply in love with local girl Morgan, the town librarian, but she appears not to return his love. And than there is Captain Shelby. He is a local fisherman who sleeps out in his boat, very old and weatherbeaten and somewhat of an oddball and eccentric. Already as a young boy, Ethan formed a friendship with Captain Shelby who takes him out fishing and they both enjoy their shared love of the sea. Captain Shelby does not have any other friends or family, and townspeople just seemed to be 'creeped out' by him.
One day after a storm Ethan spots some large stones in the sea near the shoreline who seemed to have appeared out of no-where. When investigating, Ethan finds them to be gravestones and his curiosity is raised. Captain Shelby tells him 'to leave the past alone'. But than Morgan looks up old town records and they cannot locate anything relating to Captain Shelby. Ethan's grandmother says that he was already a very old man when she was a schoolgirl. There are rumours and legends in town about Captain Shelby, and Ethan and Morgan start to suspect that all is not as it seems with him and he may have been around a lot longer than this, our century. Ethan will eventually have to decide whether to stand by his oddball friend. And him and Morgan? Well, you'll have to see.
My favourite element within the book is the relationship between Ethan and Captain Shelby. Without giving away too much, I think I only fully appreciated it at the end of the book. I also liked the language used by Captain Shelby which, as the author explains in the addendum, is Old Newfoundland English phrases which were to a degree translated into modern English. Now this will not distract you from the book at all, as Ethan is the narrator and it adds a lot of character to the old man, in fact I've 'heard' him speaking and it really brought him to life for me. My favourite example is the word 'Ducky' - a word used for a female friend. Is that sweet or what?
Anything I didn't like? Not really. It took me a chapter or so to get into the book and get used to the 'scenery' of the fishing town but that was quickly achieved. The book is not too long and therefore did not stall.
If you like the sea and/or stories in a modern setting with a supernatural /mystery element than I can wholeheartedly recommend this book. Captain Shelby's character will stay in my memory for a bit, and that is always a sign of a good book for me.
Please note: I have received this book from the author in return for an honest review.
Taken from Amazon:
About the Author
Jesse Giles Christiansen is an American author who writes compelling literary fiction that weaves the real with the surreal. He attended Florida State University where he began writing short stories and exposing himself to the great literary classics, his greatest influences at the time consisting of London, Hemingway, and Wilde. He received his B.A. in English literature in 1993.
He wrote his first novel, About: Journey into the Mystic after spending a summer in Alaska working on fishing boats. His newest novel, Pelican Bay, part of a series, focuses on a mysterious old fisherman and the unforgettable lessons he imparts on an eccentric, nosy, sea-battered beach town.
Web Site: www.jessegileschristiansen.com
Blog: www.jgchristiansen.wordpress.com
He wrote his first novel, About: Journey into the Mystic after spending a summer in Alaska working on fishing boats. His newest novel, Pelican Bay, part of a series, focuses on a mysterious old fisherman and the unforgettable lessons he imparts on an eccentric, nosy, sea-battered beach town.
Web Site: www.jessegileschristiansen.com
Blog: www.jgchristiansen.wordpress.com
30 January 2014
Title
|
Lust, Money & Murder
|
Author
| Mike Wells |
Publisher
| Mike Wells |
Publication Date
|
18 Jan 2014
|
Pages
| 106 |
Genre
| Thriller, Suspense |
I have read Book 1, first part 'Lust' of this series.
We meet Elaine, how is brought up by her doting dad who puts her through private school. Elaine only learns later that he's been involved in a bit of crime to be able to afford the expensive fees for the school. As a naive teenager, Elaine becomes the victim of a scrupulous model agency who fleece her of all her money. They return her money when she complains, but it's all fake money. This has tragic consequences for Elaine and her beloved dad and eventually leads Elaine to join the secret service. She soon makes a name for herself as an expert in counterfeit money.
One of the passages I would like to pick out for this review is when Elaine decides that it is time to lose her virginity:
Elaine's first three sexual encounters were like the fairy tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The first one was too hot, the second one was too cold, and the third was just right…
Made me smile…What happens next for Elaine is probably what many of us have experienced one way or another :)
One character to look out for (even if only in a very minor role) IMHO is Luna Faye, who is Elaine's martial arts instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centre. Luna is feisty ( I like feisty women), harsh but with a heart of gold and plenty of good advice for Elaine.
It is obvious that a lot of research has gone into this book in regards of the operations of the secret service and money printing.This is a very fast-paced book, it goes straight in there and continues fast with the story being told without ever stalling or without laborious descriptions of scenes/peoples which are not necessary and in some cases, so I feel, only added as padding. Not here. Not needed. We still get a very good picture of the people involved, the author has a knack for building and showing a character without having to resort to lengthy descriptions.
I did at this stage not get the subsequent books but the only reason is that I still have a lot of book to be reviewed at the moment. It was a very enjoyable read. As of today, Book 1 is still free on Amazon:
29 January 2014
Title
|
Misery
|
Author
| Stephen King |
Publisher
| Hodder |
Publication Date
|
2007 - ebook
|
Pages
| 356 |
Genre
| Horror |
Stephen King is one of my favourite authors, and I have very much read all his books. I will slowly review all of them and create my reading log of them, maybe one a week or so.
As with many King books, Misery has been turned into a movie. And this one was actually well-made and I love Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes in it. I'm not a movie buff, but apparently this is the only King adaptation with an Oscar (for Kathy Bates as best actress).
As so often with King, this story features an author as the main protagonist, and not just that ,but also the subject of 'writing' is the major topic here. Paul Sheldon is a commercial successful writer. He grew to detest his most famous creation - Misery Chastain - heroine of rather corny romance stories. She made him rich but turned him - in his opinion, in a writer without creative juices flowing, boring samey work. But Misery Chaistain has a big fan base .... So when Paul has a car accident during a fierce snow storm, his number one fan Annie Wilkes rescues him and takes him to her remote house. Annie starts to nurse him back to health, and even though Annie used to be a nurse, the word doesn't seem appropriate for her, indeed she has quite a few secrets which Paul will eventually discover. And Annie's motive is not entirely humanitarian.
When Annie finds out that Paul has killed of Misery Chastain in his latest novel in order to finally escape her, Annie is not at all pleased, indeed, she forces Paul to change the story to 'resurrect' Misery. And Annie certainly has her ways to make sure Paul does exactly what she wants - it's not at all Florence Nightingale at all. Paul finally realises that there is only one way he can come out of this alive - he needs to escape by any means, broken/ missing limbs or not.
25 January 2014
I've mentioned this book in one of my earlier posts this week, this is a book I received.
Title
|
Casting Shadows Everywhere
|
Author
| L.T. Vargus |
Publisher
| Swarmy Press |
Publication Date
|
11 May 2013
|
Pages
| 249 |
Genre
| YA |
This is a YA novel and clearly intended for the YA / teenage market. Both the title and the cover appealed to me straight away.
The main protagonist is Jake, a 15 year old American teenager, living with his mother. By his own admission, he is a pussy who gets pushed about by school bullies and can only dream about the lovely Beth from his school. But then there is Nick, his cousin, who takes Jake under his wing to teach him to be able to stand up for himself. Only, Nick is not a very desirable character and has a unique style of teaching. He makes Jake his 'apprentice burglar companion' and tries to teach him 'what life is all about'. Jake does learn, and discovers an aggressive side in him which he didn't know was there. The story than takes a much more sinister turn and things will change for Jake.
The story is written in 1st person by Jake and uses his language, so I had to get used to this first. But the author has got it just right without being cringy. Jake is quite a deep thinker but there is also a fine and somewhat tragic humour within him. I liked about him how he befriends the 'not so popular' kids in school (an autistic boy for example). My perception of him changed throughout the story. Whereas first I felt a bit sorry for him, towards the end I was surprised by the changes in him. (Without giving too much away): Poor Beth!
Here are some extracts which I highlighted:
The truth is that I am nothing like him. Nick, I mean. I am the one who froze up. The one that will never get the girl. The one that wet the bed up until the age of 14. The one who gets picked on and pushed around. I mean, come on. Nobody would fuck with Nick.
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At this point I have probably spend more time in my life watching McDonald's and Wal-Mart commercials than i have spend talking to my own father. Kinda weird, you know?
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(And yeah, I did choose King Cobra primarily because of the cool cobra on the bottle. It's also very reasonably priced. Bonus).
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In any case, I am not scared now. That is the truth. I don't want to say that I feel powerful, cause that sounds weird, but I feel in control of myself. Like before I didn't know how to protect myself and now I somehow do. I thought I would need to learn like fighting techniques or something, but it's not like that. It's like some animal thing just clicked into place, and everything makes sense now or something.
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Like the goddamn idiots that line up around the block to get whatever new Apple gadget. They have this fervour about them like it's a religious experience, you know? Like they want it to be that. Desperately. They want to be so excited about this gadget, because maybe this time it will give heir life meaning. But it doesn't. It just means you can watch episodes of Top Chef on a small pad instead of on TV. So congratulations.
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Title
|
Emily
|
Author
| Jilly Cooper |
Publisher
| Arlington Books |
Publication Date
|
1975
|
Pages
| 160 |
Genre
| romance |
Todays fiction review bPublished by Arlington Books in 1975.
This is the blurp from Jilly Cooper's website:
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If Emily hadn't gone to Annie Richmond's party, she would never have met the impossible irresistible Rory Balniel - never have married him and been carried off to the wild Scottish Island of Irasa to live in his ancestral home along with his eccentric mother, Coco and the dog, Walter Scott. She'd never have met the wild and mysterious Marina, a wraith from Rory's past, nor her brother, the disagreeable Finn Maclean; never have spend a night in a haunted highland castle, or been caught stealing roses in a see-through nightie... Yes, it all started at Annie Richmond's party.
This is Jilly Cooper's first published book, and here she starts a trend of book titles with female names. This is an enjoyable read, you don't have to think to hard, there are a few twists (unexpected ones). I think though that Cooper still had to find her distinctive style (racy but never gross) which we will find in her following books. I love her books for that style. This book reminds me more of the usual short romance stories and I miss the Copper 'kick'. Saying all this, I understand from Wikipedia, Riders was written in 1970. Emily was written for a teenage magazine which may explain it.
23 January 2014
Title
|
Spring Collection
|
Author
| Judith Krantz |
Publisher
| Random House |
Publication Date
|
01.03.1997
|
Pages
| 448 |
Genre
| romance |
Todays fiction review book comes from the world of fashion, (personally, I am not into Haute Couture). The book was published in 1997. It falls for me into the category of romance edging on chick lit, even though I think the term was probably not really used by the time this was published. But it is what 'chick lit' is all about for me - easy to read, 'female' topics (OK, I think I am patronising here, what is a female topic?, and anyway, many of the big fashion designers are male). But back to the book.
Justine owns a model agency in New York. Somewhat surprisingly, 3 of the models on her books win a 'contest' to go to Paris to present the collection of a new and upcoming designer, Marco Lombardi. Others in the fashion world are surprised that 3 of her models are chosen for this exquisite job, but there are things only Justine knows and Lombardi has his own reasons. The book tells really 5 different stories - the story of Justine, her PA Frankie and the individual stories of the 3 chosen models, all very different and all with their own little stories to tell. All of their lives will be changes by the adventures in Paris and Manhattan, some (most!) will find love by the end of the book as it is expected, but it is still told with a lot of entertainment value.
One of the 'funny' things for me was the mental picture I had in my head of Marco Lombardi. Isn't it funny how we paint a mental picture of book characters in our mind - that is for sure one of the great things about reading a book.
21 January 2014
First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intro is hosted by bibliophilebythesea.blogspot.co.uk.
Write down either the first paragraph of a book your are currently reading / intending to read or read in the past and share with us. I do like a good opening!
My choice today is a book I received last week Casting Shadows Everywhere by L.T. Vargus. It is a 'coming of age/ YA book. This is the opening paragraph:
Killing someone is a lot harder than you'd imagine. Physically harder, I mean. On TV a guy strangles someone for like 5 seconds and the body slumps to the ground in a heap of dead just like that. In real life, it takes so long you wouldn't believe it.
If that isn't an opening which draws you right in there, than I don't' know what is! Beautifully executed.
Teaser Tuesday is hosted by MizB at Should be reading.
These are the rules (taken directly from MizB's blog:)
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
I have chosen again the same book as above Casting Shadows Everywhere by L.T. Vargu
- I gazed out at the modular homes and tried to imagine how he must see them, like rows of presents waiting under the tree.
- "There ain't no right or wrong. None of it means nothin'."
I'm now about 30% into the book. Happy reading everyone!
20 January 2014
Title
|
Celebrity Blood
|
Author
| Nathalie Suteau |
Publisher
| Ebookit.com (Kindle UK Edition) |
Publication Date
|
09.04.2012
|
Pages
| 263 |
Genre
| urban fantasy |
I have received this book last week and decided to give it a go straight away and I didn't regret it. I understand that this book was published in France before the vampire diaries even surfaced here. This is urban fantasy with a very contemporary twist, as it is set completely in present time UK / France.
This is the opening paragraph:
'' Upon reading the pages that follow, you might think I'm mad, or a corruptible young man looking for recognition and his fifteen minute of fame. I am neither, but I won't try to prove that to you. I am writing these lines out of love and duty, to bring closure to the first chapter of my short existence. "
The story is essentially told from 2 different viewpoints - Julie and Milo. Initially we meet Julie, a 28 year old French woman who works in an office and is desperately bored with her life, which appears devoid of love. And when Julie says that if a person would die in her office and slip under the desk, they wouldn't be found for a few days, it is clear this was not some funny ha-ha joke, but she is dead serious. Julie than travels to London on a business trip and meets Milo, an 18 year old Italian student and computer hacker. Milo is fresh, young, exciting, full of life and Julie 'feeds off ' his emotions and excitement. But they part ways and they did not really agree to meet up again.
Whilst in London, Julie had found an USB stick in a restaurant. Back in France in her boring office, she discovers that it contains a manuscript, written by a UK journalist, who appears to be secretly investigating famous Hollywood actor Stuart Shelby for multiple murders. The first murder allegedly occurred when Shelby was only a teenager and his teenage sweetheart was murdered. In her quest for excitement, Julie starts to play 'cat and mouse' by going into Internet chatrooms dedicated to the fans of Shelby and posts the manuscript, posing as a fan herself. It doesn't take long for Shelby to notice, so he calls her to London for a film premier. Julie's world will never be the same from than on, and Milo will come back into her life again (yes!). The lives of Julie, Milo and Shelby will be linked by the events to follow.
All 3 main characters are very different, and Julie is probably the most complex. I was not sure about her until the events with Keira (which I will not reveal here, as you would need to see for yourself!) Milo, not surprisingly, is probably my favourite character. Who wouldn't love a 18 year old exciting young Italian who is also naive and sweet? I felt for him and was so wishing for him the whole time that 'everything will turn out good' for him.
I loved the book, I couldn't put it down and it drew me in from the beginning. The story never stalls, and I particularly like that it is set all in present day and no 'link-back' to some ancient times. I think it would make a very good movie actually. You've heard it here first - maybe I should buy the rights :). I'm not sure if there is a sequel, but I'm not sure if a sequel would work for me. Mainly because I liked the ending and prefer to leave it that way. But I will definitely look out for Suteau.
Lastly, I would like to give credit to the translator Amy Conley. I don't speak French at all, but I never reads like a translation, and that's how it should be.
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