Book review : it’s a kind of magic from Carole Matthews

I gave 5/5

Emma and Leo were together for several years when Leo did something wrong : it was Emma birthday and he was supposed to meet her at the restaurant with the rest of the family . But Leo starts the evening drinking and having fun with his two colleagues and friends Lard and Grant . Leo finally decides to head to the restaurant quite drunk . Emma can’t believe he has forgotten again it was her birthday and that he arrives like that drunks and without a gift . So on the way she decided to stop her relationship . On his way back to home, Leo meets Isobel who was on a way of jumping from a bridge . He convincs her to get down and then she follows him at his flat. Here was the little start of a new relationship with Isobel. But Isobel is not an usual person she does magic things . So Leo will have to deal with Isobel kind of magic . Even if he is well with Isobel, Leo can’t stop thinking of Emma and realized how he loves her and that he really want a new chance. On her side, Emma realized that she loves Leo when she sees him with his new girl friend .. What will be the choice of Leo ? staying with his new friend or returning with Emma? Will Emma agree to let another chance to Leo if he decides to come back ? It was a lovely story with lots of magic, joy, but also sadness. I have loved the way how Leo has changed to make happy his girlfriend . I also appreciate the friendship between Leo, Grant and Lard but also between Emma, and her two friends . I have enjoyed the fact that we can see how Emma will change and so does Leo . My favorite character was Isobel as she is kind, lovely and with lots of surprises. I also loved Lard and Grant as they does everything to help Leo in the entire book. They are what we can all wish for as best friends .. Great work Carole Matthews

Book review : where rainbows end from Cecelia Ahern

I gave 5/5

This is the story of Alex and Rosie who are best friends since their young age . we can see their friend ship going on over the years despite the fact that Alex had to moved to the US with his family . Rosie had a difficult life having a girl at the age of 18; she saw all her dreams going into ashes and was she confronted to the real life of a young mother. During this period, Alex moved to Harvard to become a heart doctor . One fact is they quite never lost contact with each other despite their own life and their own difficulties to deal with life . They were quite always supportive to each other and very helpful in the other’s life. During all those years, they will be in touch via instant messages, letters, invitations, e-mails. So don’t be surprised by the form of the book. There are many people involved in their life such as their husband and wives; Alex’s brother Phil ; Rosie family: Stephanie Kevin and her parents; Rosie best friend Ruby ..But we are also involve in the story of Katie (Rosie’s daughter) and Toby who is her best friend . The big question of the book is : is a friendship between a man and a woman possible without turning in a love affair? Or can it be possible to be best friend with someone who is the opposite gender without messing up our own life ? My favorite character is Rosie : we see her fighting all over the years and she never gave up for the love of her child Katie. She was really down to eath too. Alex was also a nice person such as Ruby who were always here to help Rosie . The book is really well done. First I was on the way to put it down when I saw it was only instant messages and emails but the story is so nicely written that It quickly becomes really addictive . I wanted to know what was going next , what will happen to them, what they will answer to the other one . So I kept ready until late in the night .. It’s at the same time a funny by the way they talk and by some funny times and sad book : I was so involved in Rosie’s life that sometimes I wanted to cry when I saw another bad thing happened to her. SO Cecelia Ahern did a great job again . I have loved so much this book .

Book review : twelve days of Christmas from Trisha Ashley

I gave 5/5

Holly brown lives in Lancashire .She lost her husband in terrible conditions height years ago near Christmas and she still doesn’t want to celebrate Christmas . Her grandmother has just died and left her all her diaries to read . Holly is a chef in the summer : she usually cooks for families parties, whereas in winter she is a house sitter and pet sitter . Holly was on the way to celebrate, against her will, Christmas with her best friend Laura,a when her boss, Ellen, phoned and asked her to go to an emergency pet sitting .. She quite went there reluctantly as there is a horse to take care and she doesn’t know how to take care of a horse. The owner of the house Jude Martland has escaped his house to escape the usual Christmas period with his family . Last year; he was on the way to be married and his fiancé just went away with his brother. Holly arrived and quickly met the family : Noel , Tilda, Jess but also Becca and other people close to this family .But Jude is not happy with Holly at his home with her inexperience of horses ..The first phoning exchanges are awful . Finally under unexpected circumstances; the family will be reunified in Old Place and Holly will have to cook for all of them. How the all of them will spend those twelve days together? Will Holly finally like to cook for this huge family ? Will the tensions in the family will ease ? What will Holly discover in her grandmother diary ? My favorite character is Holly : he is very kind to those who are nice with her but also can have a strong character to those who are not nice to her . She works really hard and she is devoted to both her jobs: cooking and pet sitting . Coco is the strangest character here . She was supposed to be engaged to Jude’s brother and things has changed that she doesn’t want to admit . She is most of the time hysterical. Jess is a young teenager who truly misses her parents and tries to find love where she can; she will have a great admiration for Holly Noel and Tilda are also really nice but not able to take care of themselves . It’s typically a Trisha Ashley book. With lots of nature, lots of cooking and recipes .I always love the recipes in trisha ashley books . The book is easy to read and I found it difficult to put it down . I’ve loved the fact that it was in a family situation and how they decide to prepare Christmas despite the difficult circumstances . As usual we find some jealousy and gossiping as it is in a small place ..I really enjoyed the book til the end ;) Happy ending as usual too . Great Christmas novel: good job Trisha

Book review : summer’s child from Diane chamberlain

I gave 5/5

During their teenage hood , Daria , her sister Chloé , her cousin , and the neighbors Rory , Linda , Cindy and others used to spend their summer holidays in Kill Devil Hills near the seaside. One day, after a huge storm Daria,11 years old, found a newborn on the sea side on the morning. She brought her back home . Her parents took great care of her and adopted her as Shelly . Twenty two years letter, Shelly, Daria and Chloé are still living at shanky house. Shelly who is suffering from seizures is a housekeeper at the local church ; Daria is a carpenter and Chloé is a teacher and a nun . Shelly is morally very fragile and Daria overprotects her. Rory who works for the television (true life stories program) in California decides to go back to Kill Devil Hills for the summer with his son Jack .He is recently divorced .He has received a letter from Shelly asking him to find her parents again. When Daria and Chloé knows why he is back they are very reluctant to see him again . Grace, on her side, lives with her husband Eddie and has seen that Rory is back to found the parents of Shelly, and, Grace will try to enter in Shelly ‘s life . But why ? Will Rory will succeed in finding the truth about this morning where this child has been left on the beach ? Will this secret will be discovered? Will Shelly will find out who are her parents without being hurt ? Why grace truly wants to intrude herself in Shelly’s life ? I really enjoyed seing the story going by and how Rory is investigating around the cul de sac where they all used to live . I also loved to see how Rory will take care of not hurting Shelly with his results and will promise Daria not to tell her if it will be hurtful The book was easy and nice to read . I truly love the ending of the story quite unespected, but a lovely ending . The character I enjoy the most was Shelly so fragile so openhearted to everyone . She tries to be kind with everyone and she knows everyone where she lived . She also meet the summer holidays residents . My second favorite character Is Daria : she has taken care of Shelly since she found her and she lives with the necessity of Shelly life ; Shelly can’t be living away from where she has been found so Daria sacrified her love life to stay with her sister ..