Last Day of Love: A Teardrop Story by Lauren Kate (Teardrop #0.5)

When I first saw this book, the impression that I've got was that I am in for a teary romantic short story. The cover is beautiful and it attracted me immediately.

After I have read the book, I actually felt cheated. There wasn't any tears nor was it a beautiful love story. There were too many characters to start with and since I have not read the first book in this series, I have completely no idea who they were. The book then tell us about how a guy named Ander had to give up a girl called Eureka. Again, no background about them that I know of.

This is definitely not a book that one should read if you have no idea what the main story is about. Reading the prequel, it is assumed that one already have the understanding of the main story.

I honestly did not enjoy this book but it wasn't bad either. At the very least, it made me curious about the real story between Ander and Eureka.

The Divorced Not Dead Workshop by CeCe Osgood

The book title is the first thing that caught my attention. The Divorced Not Dead Workshop. I was excited to read this book.

In this book, we got to know Dorsey who founded the Divorced Not Dead Workshop with the help of her girl friends, Pilar and Mimi. Of course things didn't go well for the start and there were hiccups throughout the workshop but Dorsey always managed to think of something to resolve it and got everyone together. The workshop is definitely not the only thing that will be happening in this book. The sparks and romance between Dorsey and Finn, the nephew of her step-father's bride-to-be, makes up a majority part of the book.

The book started out slow and I was really not into the writing style. I felt that the story was kind of rushed and it moves from one scene to another before I had a grasp of what it was all about.

Things got better when the workshop finally got started. The story flows much better and I loved reading about the problem of each of the participants of the workshop. Finn is definitely another great addition at this point of the book, although his mother is a pain in the ass. I loved reading the interactions before him and Dorsey but I felt that there are way too many misunderstandings between them that I started to lose interest in it towards the end of the book. And of course like what Ralph said in the book "we were divorced not dead, and it was time to move on with life."

The premises of the story is interesting and I was intrigued by the workshop carried out in the book. It is a light and easy read for me as there wasn't too many heavy content which would bore me to death. However, the flow of the story wasn't really smooth and I had problem trying to know who Melissa is and that wasn't explained until halfway through the book, although her names came up various times.

Overall, I would recommend this book to chick-lit lovers who wants to take their mind off heavy books.

This book is retailing on Amazon at US$3.99. Prices accurate as at 18 Jan 2014. 

Note: I have received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. 

An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons #3) by Julia Quinn

The third book in the Bridgertons series is about the second son of Lady Bridgerton, Benedict Bridgerton. I have grew to really enjoyed reading about the Bridgerton family and I loved how interesting their names were in alphabetical order according to their age.

The book started off almost completely similar to our very well known tale about Cinderella. Sophie Beckett is the bastard child of the Earl of Penwood. She had a stepmother and two stepsisters, at least one wasn't wicked here. She was forbidden to attend all social event but the housekeeper (her fairy godmother here), dressed her up and sent her off to the ball and instructed her to leave by midnight. At the ball, of course she would meet her prince charming, Benedict Bridgerton, and just when things were getting great, the clock struck twelve and she had to leave. Instead of a glass slipper, she left behind a glove with the Penwood crest.

The similarities ended here because Benedict did not managed to track her down with the glove and Sophie was found out and booted out of the house. Up to this point, I wasn't really liking the book that much because of how much it seems like a ripped off of Cinderella.

Things got better after that when we finally get to see Julia Quinn's own ideas kicking in. I loved the interaction between the couple and how they grew closer together despite the difference in their status.

However, my favourite character in this book is definitely Lady Bridgerton. I would die to have someone like her as my mother. Her caring nature and cunningness when it comes to helping Sophie and Benedict are things I really loved reading about. We also get to know more about the other children in the family who weren't told much in the earlier two books of the series.

It is also funny how Sophie like being mentioned in Lady Whistledown's paper and counting the times she was mentioned in oppose to Benedict's irritation at it.

This is a series I really enjoyed and I am so glad to have discovered Julia Quinn through these books. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series and if you are a fan of historical romance, you must not missed this series!

Vision in White (Bride Quartet #1) by Nora Roberts

Nora Roberts is one of my favourite author. Her writing always made her book an easy read.

I have been reading mostly her In Death novels and this is the first time I am picking up a contemporary romance novel of hers. Personally I loved books about bride and wedding. There are always bliss and happiness in them.

Vision in White tells about four best friend who formed a wedding company called The Vows. Each of them had their own skills set. Parker is good in business management, Laurel bakes great cakes, Emma is an expert in flowers and Mac takes care of all the photography involved in a wedding. Throughout the book, I envied their friendship and how they care for each other and forgave each other whenever one of them had a Bitch Day.

I loved reading about the wedding and how disasters could happened whether it's the bride's problem or Maid of Honor or even the parents. It's pretty realistic and I loved how witty they are and how the four women handled these problems and gave their clients the best wedding.

Aside from the wedding theme, this book is mainly about Mac and her life. Her mother is a bitch (imo) and how she could tolerate and forked out those thousands of money for her unreasonable request is beyond my beliefs. Thank god for the great friends around her who helped her and listened to her whenever she turned cranky because of her mum.

And there is Carter, the perfect guy who had been in love with Mac since high school. He sounds like a nerdy guy and all in the book but yet he gave great kisses and is good in bed. This actually sounds too perfect for me to accept.

The romance between Carter and Mac didn't really interest me as much as the other details in the book about the ups and downs of wedding events and of course the friendship between the girls. I am looking forward to reading about the romance and life of the remaining 3 partners of The Vows. I hope Jack and Del would be paired up with either 2 of them! It would be something to read about.

I recommend this book for all Nora Roberts fans out there and anyone who loves reading about weddings.

Happy New Year! Hello 2014!

Happy New Year to everyone!

2013 has been a fulfilling year for me. I had rediscovered my passion for reading in May 2012 and 2013 is a year where I committed myself wholly into books. I managed to keep track and rate and review every book I've read.

Here's a quick view of what I have read and rated in 2013!

I'm hoping for a better 2014! Hoping to hit 120 books this year!