Day 19 & 20

I'm soooo far behind the 30 Day Book Challenge! Sorry! I'm not even following the mechanics anymore haha! Been busy with school and other things. But I'll finish this no matter what. This is my first post for 2012 so I'll throw in another day challenge!

Day 19 - Favorite book turned into a movie
Atonement by Ian McEwan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I knew about this book through the movie. Atonement was my first historical fiction and I was in love with the genre ever since. Even though the movie wasn't that faithful to the book, I loved it nonetheless. You cannot destroy a novel so poignant as this. Turning it into a movie made it more delectable. It's nice to put a face on Robbie and Cee too! The ending was heart-wrenching but I won't have it in any other way. If I was Briony, I would do the same thing. Beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time.



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Day 20 - Favorite romance book
Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


If you've read this, you have to read The Lost Duke of Wyndham. The two novels are woven together perfectly (I realized after reading both). But the good thing is they don't depend on each other. You can take one book as it is. I just recently knew this is book number two and I've read this first! It's utterly funny and romantic at the same time. I love the twists and the parts where it overlaps with book one. The plot is consistent within the two books. Julia Quinn is a genius! She's my go-to for historical romance.



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Happy New Year! (Chinese New Year, that is) Will be posting about my book lusts for the start of 2012 soon. Happy reading everyone!!!

Day 18 - A book that disappointed you

Forget You by Jennifer Echols

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

"Why can't you choose what you forget... and what you remember?"

Zoey is the perfect daughter, the perfect student, and the perfect girlfriend to popular boyfriend Brandon. She has a perfect life until she finds out her dad knocked up his twenty-four-year old girlfriend then her mom had a nervous breakdown. No one knows about her mom's stint except her dad, Zoey, the cop who found her mom, and Doug Fox. Doug Fox has juvie history, part of the swim team, and seems to hate Zoey, the way he scowls at her. Then the accident happens. When Zoey wakes up the next day, she realizes she can't remember what happened minutes before the car crash. Doug suddenly shows up in her living room, concerned and touchy while Brandon is avoiding her.

I really really liked the plot. The way Zoey is thrown about when she is missing the all important memory that could explain why Doug can't stay away from her and why she seems too like it too. I guess I was expecting a different outcome from the turn of events. I was disappointed of the way the characters' were thrown to each other, it was shallow and flat. Sex is also overrated in the book. But Doug got under my skin. When I found out what really happened before the car crash, it just didn't come through. Overall, it lacked the soul the tagline portrayed.

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Current read: Those Who Save Us

Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum

I saw this on Booksale but didn't get it. I looked it up on Goodreads then went back for it the next day! Good thing it was still there. I'm still on the first few chapters. This is a bit new to me. I've read World War II novels but none from the enemy's side, the Nazis. I've read impressive reviews about this book and I have a gut feeling that it's a good read. Will do a review soon. Happy reading everyone :-)

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