I'm having an awesome time today. I went to the mall with my boyfriend and bought a lot of books. Some that I really wanted and some new ones I hadn't seen before. I'll post later about them.

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I admit I've been on a complete reading shortage since college started. I barely had time to sleep, much less have fun like normal people. So now that I am on my Holiday break, I am going to try and read a couple of books. Although I'm not sure I'll be able to read as much as I want to. Why, you might ask. It's simple, I've been going out a lot this December. :P Anyway, on to my rant about the latest book I've read.

Remember Me?
By Sophie Kinsella
Summary:
When twenty-eight-year-old Lexi Smart wakes up in a London hospital, she’s in for a big surprise. Her teeth are perfect. Her body is toned. Her handbag is Vuitton. Having survived a car accident—in a Mercedes no less—Lexi has lost a big chunk of her memory, three years to be exact, and she’s about to find out just how much things have changed.

My opinion:
I LOVE Sophie Kinsella. Ever since I discovered her books, I've enjoyed reading all of them. Remember Me? was published in 2008 in hardcover. The thing is-- I don't buy hardcovers. Unless they're in the bargain bin at Borders for 5 dollars. BUT I managed to find an "international" edition of the book in paperback at Walgreens. So I took the chance and bought the book. And I am so happy I did. Ever since I read the book summary I knew I wanted to read it. And I finally got my chance to do so. When I started reading the book I could not put it down. This led me to finish the book a couple of hours later. And when I did so, I finished with a happy sigh. This is the type of book I love.

Lexi Smart is a typical working young lady. She has an office job, a boyfriend and a normal life. Sure, it could be better. She didn't get a bonus, she got drunk with friends at a bar, her boyfriend stood her up, she got soaking wet and ended up falling off some stairs. But after this particular fall, she wakes up in a hospital to something she did not expect. Suddenly, she is the boss of her department at work. She has a rich husband, perfect teeth and gorgeous hair. Pretty much everything she could wish for. Until she discovers how many secrets this new life has and she begins to question where did she lose herself. This book was amazing!! Kinsella's writing kept me reading, questioning what really happened to Lexi Smart. How everything changed and who are these new people she knows. Especially, the way her personality changed all of a sudden. There is a nice detail of the love she finds in the story as well. But I'd consider that more as a side part of the plot. The main focus was finding herself. And this is what made me love this book so much. Lexi showed how strong she was throughout the entire book and how much she could do to not only discover herself, but to keep on going in life. In the end, Lexi made the right choices and proved herself. I definitely loved this book, the plot and the characters. Kudos to Kinsella. This is now one of my favorite books and my personal favorite book of hers.
 

I love books. I really do. But sometimes I forget about them and don't read for months. I can't really focus on many things at the same time so it's either book/anime/manga or whatever else. I don't know why, I'm just weird. Lately I've been buying lots of books (that I don't even read). It's because they sound so good at the time that I just have to buy them. I've decided to stop doing that though. But, from what I've read lately some are great and others not so much.

#1- Can you keep a secret? - Sophie Kinsella

This was my second chick-lit book and the first good one. I'm so glad I decided to try reading a Sophie Kinsella book. It was a great read. The premise was simple. Emma Corrigan thinks she is going to die in an airplane ride and spills all of her secrets to the passenger next to her (who just happens to be extremely handsome). And then she finds out he's the CEO of the company she works at!

I loved this book so much!!! It had so many fun moments. Emma is so silly, but amusing. And Jack Harper was handsome and mysterious. Definitely a must-read! Especially if you're as into Meg Cabot's writing as I am! Kinsella's writing reminded me a lil bit of Meg.

#2- Fiancé at her Fingertips - Kathleen Bacus


Debra Daniels buys a gag box at a novelty store which includes the perfect way to get rid of all those people nagging you to find a man. I sure wish I could get one of those. Anyways, "Lawyer Logan" as the box calls him ends up appearing at Debra 's door!!! And there's also a sort-of unexpected turn halfway through the novel.

I've been reading romance novels for some months now. They've been good, but what I mostly read was dramatic novels. Not that I'm not into them, but I'm more of a comedy kind of girl. So when I got my hands on Fiancé at her Fingertips, I wanted to read it right away. And it was such a fun experience! I couldn't put it down. It had many laugh out loud moments. I don't laugh that easily anymore so that means this book really was funny. With a hint of paranormal thrown in!!

And now some new additions to my To-be-read list. It keeps growing and piling up.


I'm almost catching up to the Viz releases of Love*Com. I love this series as both an anime and manga. It's so hilarious!! Go Risa!!!

And after the great read that was Can you keep a Secret? I just had to buy The Undomestic Goddess. I want to buy at least all of Kinsella's standalone novels since I don't want to get into any more series for now.

Then there is Queen of Babble. I'm a HUGE Meg Cabot fan and I obviously want to read all of her books. So now I'm going to read the QoB series. I admit it sounds a little bit like Can you keep a secret?, but I don't care because it sounds awesome too.

And the last one, A Promise of Romance. I finally found a yaoi novel at Borders. That's highly unlikely at the local Borders because they never have the books I want. And they don't really carry much yaoi titles. I almost bought Sweet Admiration too, but I couldn't spend any more money. :( For the next one I guess.

Ah, I've got a lot of books to read. Aside from these ones, there's around 40 more in my TBR pile. That's gonna take a while...

This is cross-posted from my other livejournal.

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I'm still thinking about whether I love or hate Jemima J. I started reading this chick-lit novel a couple of days ago. And I just finished it. I'm in shock... how the heck did it get so many good reviews!!? Seriously, it's not that good. It actually pissed me off most of the time I was reading it. The main character is this self-centered overweight woman who blames it on food. Not every person who is overweight is because he/she eats compulsively. I'm not an overweight person but I felt that was pretty annoying. And when the main character does say: “Bollocks. The only reason anyone’s that size is because they eat too much. Trust me. I know.” I went WTF. That's definitely not the only reason. Right then and there Jemima hit rock bottom and I was 100% sure nothing in the story would make me change my mind. She turns into this extremely skinny (you know like those creepy Hollywood models) girl who is obsessed with exercise and basically not eating. Most of the book is blah okay except for the moments where I wanted to throw the book away from the annoyance of Jemima's personality.

And yes, you probably notice. “Well, you obviously hate it.” But that's when the other side of this book comes in. It's actually very addictive. It has its funny parts. I did like Jemima's opinion of California and its people. I thought it was funny yet crude. And I DID read it for the ending which did not disappoint me in some point. I went “HA! There you go bitch!” at the 'Brad's Secret' part. That felt good. ^^

What had made me read this book was the summary where it mentioned an unexpected ending. I like the unexpected part. Hehe

So this book is in the line between love and hate. I think I won't be able to choose. >_<''