Nishat, a sixteen year old Bengali girl in Ireland with her family attends a Bengali wedding and deciShame bringing Desi, I am here for these stories.
Nishat, a sixteen year old Bengali girl in Ireland with her family attends a Bengali wedding and decides to come out to her conservative Bengali-Muslim parents. Nishat is a lesbian and so far only her younger sister Priti knows.
Nishat's parents don't take the news well and don't even acknowledge the fact the next day. Priti offers her support and Nishat somewhat feels better. Nishat also met an old schoolmate, Flávia at the desi wedding they attended and can't seem to stop thinking about her. Then she finds out that Flávia is going to be attending school with them and Nishat is ecstatic. She also finds out that Flávia is Chyna's cousin who attends school with them and Chyna is known to be spreading false rumors about others.
When one of Nishat's teachers announces that the students are going to be involved in a business project and the winner will win a hefty amount of cash, Nishat thinks to run the Henna business. But Flávia also has the same thought and they become competitors and what's worse is that Nishat's friends don't want to run the Henna business so Nishat is left alone and to top it all, Chyna will be Flávia's business partner.
Nishat's parents haven't spoken to her much since she came out to them and her mother tells her that she is bringing shame to her family as a lot of Desi families feel that way when their kids do something that the parents think that they shouldn't. Nishat is tackling all these things from unsupportive parents to Chyna's nasty rumors to fall out with her two friends, Jess and Chaewon to having feelings for Flávia but being in competition with her and cultural appropriation and then she gets outed at school via an anonymous text. But throughout all this her sister Priti has been her rock or that's what I thought until I found out that Nishat was outed by none other than Priti's best friend and that Priti knew about it but didn't tell Nishat and let Nishat think and blame Flávia.
On the second showcase day, when Nishat's parents come to support her at school, they find out that someone had destroyed her stall and they get an inkling of the things that Nishat has to go through. That's when they come around and show their support in their own way. Nishat also clears things out with Flávia and they start a relationship as Flávia is a bisexual.
I really liked the story about a Desi girl coming out to her parents and even though they didn't support her at the beginning and thought that it was something that would go away because she must have seen it in a movie or something and reacted pretty much how I think most of the Desi parents would react to such a thing. They also did come around. I loved Nishat and Priti's relationship. I did think in the beginning though that Priti was the oldest sister the way she supported Nishat.
I liked Nishat but I didn't love her as much I had wanted to. She was selfish and self-absorbed like Priti says and I agree with Priti. Yes, Nishat's parents weren't supportive but not even once Nishat tried to find out how Priti was doing even after she found out that Priti and her best friends weren't all that close. Nishat said that she cared for her Nanu but I didn't see that care, sorry. Even when Nishat decided the Henna business, not even once she consulted Jess and Chaewon and when they told her that Henna was something that was hers alone and they didn't feel part of it, she gets angry when she didn't even see the whole group chat and decided the whole thing on her own. Well, you can't get mad at them when you didn't even once consult them for the idea yourself. I liked Priti in the beginning but when I found out that she knew Ali had sent that text and didn't tell Nishat about it, I didn't know what to think of her. Flávia was okay, sometimes I liked her and sometimes I didn't.
Even though I didn't really like any of the characters, I did enjoy the story. I also liked Adiba Jaigirdar's writing.
Spicy little curses is set in India when India was ruled by the British. It is written beautifully and it is about a girl who is cursed never to speakSpicy little curses is set in India when India was ruled by the British. It is written beautifully and it is about a girl who is cursed never to speak. If she does speak, people who hear her would die.
This was a very unpredictable story and I haven't read a lot of those. A good short story but there was something missing that I can't quite put my finger on and that's why I have rated it four stars.
Amelia is a single mother to the ten year old Charlie. They live in a council estate and just make do with barely enough money from her part-time job.Amelia is a single mother to the ten year old Charlie. They live in a council estate and just make do with barely enough money from her part-time job. Then one day she receives a letter that says that she may have inherited a castle in Northumberland.
It turns out that she is the last descendant of the Chesterford line and has in fact inherited that castle. She thinks of selling it to make enough money to live a comfortable life but Alexander Benjamin, a genealogist who was responsible for finding Amelia as the heir to the castle lets her know that she cannot sell the castle and has to live there and take up ownership.
Amelia and Charlie end up accepting the offer and live there but Amelia finds out that the castle isn't making a lot of profit if any and she comes up with a plan to modernize it and also eventually make some profit. There are four castle staff already living at the castle and they help her with everything even though one of them initially didn't like Amelia.
Then Amelia finds out that Charlie can see ghosts but she doesn't believe in them at first but experiences some unexplainable things and starts to believe in them. The ghosts also help her with few things and she also ends up finding out that she isn't the direct descendant as there is another heir to the castle. She has the choice either not to reveal it and continue living there or actually look for that heir. Amelia first choses to look for the heir but when she has exhausted all means of finding out, she lets it be but then finds out anyway who the true heir is.
Amelia's husband had left her and Charlie and she's been through so much so I was obviously rooting for her throughout. She also didn't like to called as Madam or My lady or such as she believes in equality and that is how she is bringing Charlie up as well. I liked her relationship with Charlie. She was a good mother and a good person for the most part. Although she annoyed me sometimes but mostly I liked her.
I loved the castle staff, Arthur, Dorothy, Tiffany and especially Joey. They made for great supporting characters and had a fair amount of time in the book. I also loved Benji. Joey and Benji are my two favorite characters from this book. Tom was okay I guess. He's shown to be so macho, broad shouldered and tall and muscular and I don't really like such perfect, one dimensional male love interests. I prefer them to have at least one flaw but okay.
I really liked the plot even though it was predictable for the most part. I liked the writing too. So why give this only three stars? Well, for starters I think the ghosts storyline was a bit too much. That part of spelling with salt saying, 'The heir is at the castle' by one of the ghosts was way too cryptic and reminded me of Harry Potter and Voldemort honestly.
I liked the mystery part but I think the mystery part could have been done with finding clues on their own by characters instead of involving the supernatural. Secondly, the first part of the book was pretty slow and towards the end it was dragged way too much for no reason. This was my first read from Ali McNamara and it wasn't completely bad. In fact, I enjoyed it for the most part. I will be reading more from the author for sure. I do want to mention that I loved the book cover.
Penelope or Nell as she prefers has moved back to the UK after breaking up with her American Fiancée. Nell is a forty something single woman without aPenelope or Nell as she prefers has moved back to the UK after breaking up with her American Fiancée. Nell is a forty something single woman without a job and accommodation unlike her friends who are all married and have kids and have their own houses. Her father lends her money and she looks for a shared accommodation and starts a job as an obituary writer to pay for bills.
When she goes to meet the widow of a recently deceased playwriter, she meets the eighty something widow, Catherine or she is knows lovingly as Cricket. Cricket turns out to be quite different from what Nell had imagined and they become friends. They both end up teaching each other a great many things.
Nell's housemate or landlord, Edward only stays at the house few days a week as he is married and has kids and visits them in the country over the weekends. He also owns a dog, Arthur who also becomes Nell's companion in a way as Nell spends a lot of time with Arthur and takes him on walks.
Nell's best friend, Fiona doesn't have time for her as she has a new friend of her own. Basically, any of Nell's friends don't have time for her unless they want her to babysit their kids and I felt for Nell.
I loved Nell and everything about her character. From feeling like a failure to her trying to fit in and find her place in her family and her friend's lives to her self-pity to her resilience and picking up the pieces and trying to get back on track rather a new track. She was so relatable in every which way. I was rooting for her all the way. I remember the plans that I had for my life ten years ago and not even one thing has happened as per that plan but my life took a completely different turn and I am still loving it. But this book definitely reminded me of the things that I had laid out and thought back to where I used to think I'd end up ten years later and then ended up laughing because now I can't even imagine going by that plan. Life is funny that way.
I also loved Cricket as she ended up helping Nell in so many ways and also Nell helped her as well. I absolutely loved their friendship and it shows that you can make new friends when you get older and also friends don't really have to be the same age.
I loved Edward and all his annoying nagging but I also knew where the story would go with him. I didn't like any of Nell's friends because they only wanted her when they needed something from her and Fiona wouldn't even listen to her until she finds out that her daughter Izzy is being bullied by Annabel's daughter. Yeah, they patched up and everything but it was unfair to Nell and I was mad on her behalf I guess because Nell forgave too quickly. Bits of this also reminded me of the movie, Bridesmaids but I didn't care because I love that movie.
I also loved Nell's relationship with her family especially her father and that bit towards the end scared me to bits. There were some awkward conversations at the beginning with her mother as expected because her mum was still holding out hope for Nell to patch things up with her fiancée. It was all believable and I loved how it all came to be.
I am not sure if my words are doing justice to how much I loved this book but I loved this book and everything about it. I think we need more of these kinds of books. I felt so many different emotions on each page like I laughed, cried (actual tears), felt sad, felt annoyed and related that I feel such a mess writing this review. My emotions are all over the place. I wanted to read it quickly and at the same time didn't want to finish it.
It's gone on my all time fav book shelf and I am grateful for: 1. This book. 2. All the plans that were laid out once but didn't actually happen. 3. Nell. 4. Family. 5. Friends that I used to have but don't have anymore and didn't even think about them for years until today and all I remember is all the fun that we used to have and nothing else. 6. That podcast that's really inspired me. 7. Did I mention this book?
Heidi Swain's books have some gorgeous covers. And because of that very reason I bought some of her books this year in lockdown.
Poppy's recipe for liHeidi Swain's books have some gorgeous covers. And because of that very reason I bought some of her books this year in lockdown.
Poppy's recipe for life is the second book in the Nightingale Square series. Whilst I didn't like the first book in the series, this turned out to be better. One good thing about Heidi Swain books is that she doesn't write the whole series from one character's POV and that's why I was willing to not abandon this series.
This is set roughly after a year from Sunshine and Sweet Peas in Nightingale Square and starts out with Poppy starting to rent the gorgeous Nightingale square mansion as Kate has moved in with Luke from the previous book. We also find out in the very beginning that Kate has had her baby now.
Poppy isn't on good terms with her family and it is explained why so. But Poppy's mother wants Poppy's brother Ryan to move in with Poppy as it will be easy for Ryan to commute to his college. Poppy extends a hand to her estranged brother but he doesn't exactly return the gesture. Also, Poppy finds out that she has a newish neighbor, Jacob who stays shut in and doesn't want to be part of the community. So, naturally Poppy goes over to start a friendship with him and he doesn't like it at first but then warms up to her.
Poppy's brother Ryan starts to live with her and she finds out why he is the way he is as their mother hasn't been the best mother. But they start to get to know each other and start working on their relationship. Ryan also starts working in the community and people start to like him and Ryan starts to get some confidence. Ryan is only sixteen and Jacob also helps with Ryan as Jacob is a primary school teacher and also volunteers at the youth center.
Lisa, Kate and some others make couple of appearances but nothing to overwhelm me as I don't like them but some things about their lives are explained. They all continue working at the community garden, Grow-Well and even get themselves nominated for an award for that. There was still a lot of things to do together and all but it wasn't as overwhelming as the first book in the series.
Much like the other Heidi Swain MCs, I couldn't like Poppy. She was judgy, whiny and wants everything to go her way otherwise ends up complaining and forcing you until you do exactly what she wants. Her going over to Jacob and telling him to be part of the community was very annoying. Not everyone wants to be part of the community all the time. Some people prefer to be doing their own thing or things their own way and she was quick to judge Jacob and even Ryan without knowing everything. She was barely at work. In fact, all the people were barely at work. Also, all these people don't have lives of their own.
I didn't mind Jacob but I didn't understand his sudden change of attitude. He's been shut in for months and suddenly he joins in the community garden and he is a hit with children and everyone else. I did like his backstory though.
I loved Ryan and his character development and his story and that's the only reason that I am giving this book three stars because nothing happens until Ryan shows up. I especially liked the ending. All in all, not a bad read.
First things first, that is one gorgeous book cover. I know I shouldn't judge a book by it's cover but sometimes, I can't help it. Also, being in isolFirst things first, that is one gorgeous book cover. I know I shouldn't judge a book by it's cover but sometimes, I can't help it. Also, being in isolation and lockdown for the most part this year, I can only dream of going to the countryside and escape but alas I am here reading these books with picturesque settings and beautiful covers.
Kate has separated from her husband of eight years, David and is moving away from London where they lived together to a place which she doesn't share with David. Her brother, Tom helps her with the move and then she starts to get settled in a gorgeous but dilapidated mansion, Nightingale square. She is welcomed by her neighbor, Lisa and they soon become good friends.
The town, Norwich has a tight knit community and everyone welcomes Kate with open arms and open hearts. Then they find out that Prosperous Place, another mansion with rich history is being torn down by the developers and rumor has it that there are going to be units built up there. Kate and the town folk don't like it as they don't want to lose the original mansion.
Then a handsome stranger rocks up and first the town folk think that he is one of the developers but they find out that he is actually a descendant of Charles Wentworth whom the original Prosperous Place belonged to and the handsome stranger is here to restore his legacy. And of course, that handsome stranger is also interested in a little more than the place itself (Kate).
Kate was harboring a secret and when it is revealed what it was, I couldn't believe how stupid it was because there was a lot of buildup about that secret in the story. I also could not bring myself to care about Kate. There was nothing remarkable about her character. Then there was Lisa, Kate's neighbor and friend who was so annoying that I wanted to slap her more than once and I am not even a violent person. This is my second read from Heidi Swain and I get that she writes this tight knit community, building together and staying together kinda stuff but Lisa was way too nosy and she got on my last nerve. She kept on saying these things about how Kate should find someone as there is more than 'the one' person for everyone and all. I understand her message because I am not getting into the whole, 'why do you need someone to be happy? thing' but there were other ways to go about that than the way Lisa went about. I really really hated her character. Heather was no better.
That handsome stranger, Luke wasn't there all that much for me to form an opinion of him. The only character that I actually liked was John who was married to Lisa. He was such a sweetheart. Everyone else was just okay or I didn't really care about them at all.
Romance wasn't all that much in the book and I didn't even mind that but I was wondering throughout that how did Kate get by all these months without a regular income. Sure she got money in the divorce but she bought this place in cash with some of that money and yes, she has some money in the bank but renovations, bills, groceries and other daily expenses are going to pile up. Aren't they?
When I read Coming Home to Cuckoo Cottage by this author, I didn't like the MC in that but other than that I actually enjoyed that book but this felt dull in comparison. Nothing other than the nosy neighbors happens for the most part and things only moved in the last 100 pages or so. I didn't mind the writing and I like when people get their HEA but in this I honestly couldn't care less. I already have the next book in the series but one good thing about this series is or at least that's what I think is that Heidi Swain's series are all about different characters and their stories so I will be reading the next.
Summer and the City is the second book in the series and it starts off with Carrie Bradshaw's first summer in NYC. She also meets Samantha and MirandaSummer and the City is the second book in the series and it starts off with Carrie Bradshaw's first summer in NYC. She also meets Samantha and Miranda. Like all the other fans of the SATC show, I too have been wanting to know more about Carrie's life and how she came to be, how her friendship started with her gang and everything else about her.
I love Carrie Bradshaw from the show but I don't know why I can't love the Carrie Bradshaw from books or anything else about these books. Are my expectations too high? Or I can only think of Carrie Bradshaw as SJP? Or something else? I don't know but I am just not liking any of these books about Carrie Bradshaw.
Carrie was completely obnoxious and not likeable at all in this. At least she was some what likeable in the previous book but in this, it felt like she had a complete personality change. Her school friends were left behind like garbage bags. Her family life was mentioned only a bit. I fllt like Candace Bushnell doesn't know where to go with Carrie's character and she gives her a bit of this and a bit of that but never deciding on exactly what she wants to do with such an iconic character.
It wasn't a completely terrible book but I just couldn't enjoy it as much as I had wanted to.
I love Sex and the City show and it is an iconic show. When I had a chance to read everything about Carrie, I bought every single book available aboutI love Sex and the City show and it is an iconic show. When I had a chance to read everything about Carrie, I bought every single book available about her.
This book gives an insight into Carrie's high school life and how her teenage experiences let her evolve into the character we have all come to know and love. This book is nothing like I expected it to be. It reads like another high school drama with boyfriend problems, family issues, mean girls and so on and it doesn't even stand out.
Carrie in this was not a bad character but like I said there wasn't anything that stood out. If I read it like just another book but instead of a Carrie Bradshaw book I think I would have been less disappointed. I am happy that she had that experience with Sebastian Kydd but didn't end up with him.
By no means it is completely terrible but keep your expectations low.
This book is marketed as more mature Sex and the City. I didn't like Sex and the City book but because I had already bought few books from the author,This book is marketed as more mature Sex and the City. I didn't like Sex and the City book but because I had already bought few books from the author, I thought I may as well read them.
Lipstick Jungle doesn't fare much better than Sex and the City. In this book, the characters are in their forties and they are all successful in their own rights. This could have been a great book at empowering women and telling their stories in their forties and saying that you don't need no man to feel accomplished and powerful and successful and complete and happy but it tells a completely different story.
All the characters had no depth and no character development from the start to end. They were all too obsessed with image, money and glamour which isn't a bad thing but the way this was written made them sound like whining, selfish and immature characters who are out for themselves only. I mean I have read other books with selfish and immature characters and actually enjoyed those but this I was not able to enjoy.
I was going to rate it 1 star but then thought that the writing wasn't that bad so I am going with 2 stars. I just wish it had a better plot or better characters.
I didn't like Genya in Shadow and Bone at the start but her character grew on me by the end. This short story is from Genya's point of view. Whilst itI didn't like Genya in Shadow and Bone at the start but her character grew on me by the end. This short story is from Genya's point of view. Whilst it is too short a story to give anything of substance but it gives a better understanding of Genya's character and the decisions and choices she makes.
Genya has suffered so much at the hands of the king and queen and even the Drakling in my opinion. I obviously don't agree with everything she does but it's a start.
Music and art is not for everyone but only the Plutes and they are the only ones who can make money off it. A cognitive surgery is done for a hefty prMusic and art is not for everyone but only the Plutes and they are the only ones who can make money off it. A cognitive surgery is done for a hefty price and then the person wakes up all talented and gets consumed by whichever field of art they choose and Chanson industries holds the patents and copyrights for those surgeries. It is illegal otherwise especially for the Plebes.
Orpheus Chanson is the heir to Chanson industries and he likes music but doesn't want to have the ASA, the cognitive surgery but his father is pressuring him into it since all his friends have had the surgeries by now and they are all excelling in their chosen fields. Orpheus's fear comes from his sister since the cognitive surgery didn't go right for her and she barely functions and lives in a MediPlex with nurses looking after her. Then one day, he runs away and ends up working at a warehouse like Plebes work.
Zimri Robinson is a Plebe and works at a warehouse and lives with her grandmother. She loves singing and making music and also throws illegal concerts and whatever money she makes, she gives to the needy.
Orpheus and Zimri end up meeting at the warehouse where Orpheus goes by the name of Aimery. There's an instant connection between them where Zimri finds him to the most beautiful boy she's ever seen and Orpheus thinks that she's got her own grace and beauty. I hated this instant infatuation or whatever this was. Up until that moment Zimri was thinking about Dorian and almost kissed him and then walks in Orpheus and a love triangle.
I loved Orpheus from the beginning and I could actually see that he was caring and supportive. He cared for his friends and his sister. I liked Zimri in the beginning up until she was a bitch to Dorian. I found her to irresponsible when she knows that music concerts are illegal why do all that and get everyone in trouble. Yeah, she loves music but doesn't mean she had to get Dorian and others tagging along when it suited her purpose and then be a bitch to Dorian and I didn't even like Dorian all that much mostly because he was barely there in the story except for the love triangle part. And this is supposed to be a thriller, love-story but it takes one week for both the MCs to feel these deep feelings towards each other that I was thinking to myself, what?
The book starts off really slow and I DNFd twice before I decided to continue mainly because I loved the cover but it still didn't make any sense why there was a Dragonfly on the cover though. Yes, dragonflies were mentioned in the book but they weren't important enough for the cover imo.
For the first 80 pages, it was really boring except for Orpheus's chapters even those weren't enough to keep me going at one point but it picks up when Orpheus runs away. It was a predictable story and I could see all the revelations from pretty much the beginning even that DJ HiJax one. Also, what was that about Zimri singing Nobody from Nowhere when auditioning for Piper McLeo? Even an idiot could see that she will steal that song and spin a whole story about it.
It was an interesting concept which was not executed properly and had all the other YA dystopian clichés such as the star crossed lovers, childhood friends turned almost lovers, love triangle, girl being so different and talented, missing or dead parents, mean girls and you get the point. There were times where the author actually interchanged words Plutes and Plebes and I had to re-read just to make sure that I didn't read it wrong.
There were a lot of other characters including Zimri's best friend Brie but not much was said about her and Tati who helps fix technological items but none stood out for me. They were all one-dimensional and extremely forgettable.
Having said all this, I still enjoyed some parts of it and I really did find the concept wonderful and interesting. Also, I like that this is a standalone.
P.S. Can we please have other Indian names beside Rajesh/Raj and Ravi? There are literally millions of other Indian names that can be used.
**spoiler alert** Reborn starts few months after Erased. It was from Nick and Elizabeth's POV. Finally Nick gets his own POV and I couldn't be happier**spoiler alert** Reborn starts few months after Erased. It was from Nick and Elizabeth's POV. Finally Nick gets his own POV and I couldn't be happier but that happiness deflated soon after I started reading this.
Nick, Sam, Cas and Anna all start to have flashbacks more often and Nick starts to have flashes of a scared, injured girl whom he doesn't recognize but desperately wants to know whether he injured or worse killed her for The Branch or not. So he gets some information with Anna's help and sets off to find out on his own.
Then there's a girl Elizabeth who was saved by a guy called Gabriel and now lives with her foster mother in the same town Nick visits. They cross paths and turns out that Gabriel is Nick and Nick didn't injure or kill Elizabeth but on the contrary he saved her and got her to ER and Elizabeth is the girl from Nick's flashbacks.
They instantly fall for each other even though we are not sure of Nick's age and Elizabeth is not yet eighteen and she was saved by Nick when she was twelve years old so for them to fall for each other was wrong and creepy honestly. There was an unnecessary love triangle going on between Nick, Elizabeth and Evan which we all knew how it'd turn out to be.
The Branch is still the main enemy in this book but it lacked the thrill, fast pace and action of the previous two books. For the most part nothing happens except that Nick goes to find the girl and he finds the girl then has a run in with Evan where they are both instantly jealous of each other and Nick drinks a lot and Nick is a handsome and a playboy where no one can resist him and all that crap. I mean I love Nick but all this was just not necessary.
We do see Trev and he is trying to make amends with the group and now he is a part of another organization that is against The Branch. Things start to happen in the last 60 pages or so when Sam, Anna and Cas join Nick and they save Elizabeth. Of course, I loved them all together once more but I just didn't get enough of them and I definitely didn't get enough of Cas. I never get enough of Cas.
I really wanted to love this but I found the love connection between Nick and Elizabeth very uncomfortable what with her being only twelve when Nick first saved her. Yes, she's all grown up now but I am sorry I just can't get over that fact. I could see everything from a mile including Chloe and her agenda and Aggie and the therapist. Also, there was no plot and Riley still escapes. Ugh!
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? is a fun read. It is full of humorous observations that I couldn't help but laugh out loud at. Mindy pokes fun at Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? is a fun read. It is full of humorous observations that I couldn't help but laugh out loud at. Mindy pokes fun at herself and that's one of the first things that I associate with her.
It doesn't really work as a biography but day-to-day affairs and concerns that Mindy shares with the readers. The writing was good. The first half was more humorous as compared to the second half but all in all, it is a good read.
Blue Sea Burning starts right after the events of New Lands and it starts off really well. I was already on edge at the end of the second book with alBlue Sea Burning starts right after the events of New Lands and it starts off really well. I was already on edge at the end of the second book with all the revelations and this did not disappoint at all either.
Egg finds out that Burn Healy, the pirate is his uncle and he is ecstatic about it. Egg, Kira and Guts end up on Burn Healy's ship but the crew doesn't like them. They want their heads as when Burn Healy saved Egg from Roger Pembroke's execution the crew didn't get paid or didn't get their leave as they were promised. So Burn Healy resigns as the Captain of the ship and an election is held and Burn Healy gets elected back by promising them money out of his own bank account.
They set sail for Edgartown but everyone is after them from Li Homaya to Ripper Jones. The ship gets attacked but they make it to Edgartown and they dock there to get all the money from the bank. There Kira finds out after getting the map translated that the Fire King's treasure doesn't exist. They also find out that Millicent and Cyril were imprisoned there and they get them out.
They all sail for Sunrise but Ripper Jones has already taken over the town and is planning to burn all the people there. Cyril leaves to save a family but others free the Okalu slaves who don't end up helping them in return. Then Egg, Kira, Millicent and Guts come up with a plan and end up luring Ripper Jones and his crew to injure them.
Roger Pembroke finally gets the end he deserves and he also found out that the Fire King's treasure was nothing but just a bunch of shells that are worthless. Guts and Kira decide to go look for Guts' family. Adonis ends up working for his uncle. Millicent decides to go to a girls school. Venus is safe and comes to live with them at Sunrise. Burn Healy ends up being the governor of Sunrise and looks after the mine where field pirates work and they get paid.
I loved Guts, Kira, Egg, Burn Healy and even Cyril but I still couldn't bring myself to like Millicent. It was a good thing that she wasn't there for half the book at least. I also didn't think the love triangle between Egg, Millicent and Cyril was necessary and I think Cyril's character was made so on purpose by the author so we'll end up hating him and liking Egg even more. But I loved both of them.
This was action-packed and so many secrets are revealed. Some of those took me by surprise, some I had already guessed but I loved reading about those nonetheless. Good byes are very hard for me when I have to come to love a series so much but it was a fitting end. Egg is still undecided what he's going to do but the possibilities are endless.
The only reason I read this after the disappointing Alpha Goddess was because of Goddess Kali reincarnation. Goddess Kali is the destroyer of all evilThe only reason I read this after the disappointing Alpha Goddess was because of Goddess Kali reincarnation. Goddess Kali is the destroyer of all evils and she is one of my favorite Goddesses to read about.
Anyway, the story starts out a lot better than the previous book and there is a lot of action but all that action still didn't make up for the lack of a plot. So many things are intertwined without explanation.
I liked Kira better than Sera and I even liked Kyle in this. In fact, his character was the only one that had any reasonable development. It was still a better read than its predecessor.
I liked the first book in this saga. Bella was pretty boring from the beginning and she meets Edward and they instantly fall in love and want to live I liked the first book in this saga. Bella was pretty boring from the beginning and she meets Edward and they instantly fall in love and want to live HEA and all. But the books that followed weren't that great. It was partly due to the fact that I didn't like Bella and partly due to the fact I love Jacob and he gets treated like dirt by everyone including the author and partly due to the fact that I couldn't make up my mind about Edward in the entire series/saga. My heart is with Jacob and it broke over and over again for him.
I liked the first book in this saga. Bella was pretty boring from the beginning and she meets Edward and they instantly fall in love and want to live I liked the first book in this saga. Bella was pretty boring from the beginning and she meets Edward and they instantly fall in love and want to live HEA and all. But the books that followed weren't that great. It was partly due to the fact that I didn't like Bella and partly due to the fact I love Jacob and he gets treated like dirt by everyone including the author and partly due to the fact that I couldn't make up my mind about Edward in the entire series/saga.
The Devil Wears Prada was an okay read. While it wasn't anything impressive, it wasn't terrible either. I liked the movie better than the book in thisThe Devil Wears Prada was an okay read. While it wasn't anything impressive, it wasn't terrible either. I liked the movie better than the book in this one rare instance. I also watched the movie first may be that's why the characters in the book felt completely bland and I couldn't care less about them.
But Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns was disappointing.
After the not-so-impressive The Devil Wears Prada I should not have picked this up but pick it up I did and read it and didn't like it. I wish I had DAfter the not-so-impressive The Devil Wears Prada I should not have picked this up but pick it up I did and read it and didn't like it. I wish I had DNFd this but instead, I skim-read it.
It's been ten years since The Devil Wears Prada but I didn't think so because of the way Andy acted. She acted even more immature compared to the first book and I didn't think that was possible. She creates all these issues that don't exist and then whines and whines and whines and whines and whines.
And, Andy and Emily are BFFs now and they quit their previous jobs and work even better jobs and those jobs are even better than the stuff dreams are made of. It read like a teenager's fantasy of the working world.
All the characters from the first book felt completely different here and they all annoyed me. The plot annoyed me. The writing annoyed me. Just everything about this book annoyed me. I didn't mind Max but it couldn't compensate for everything else.
This book felt like it was trying to be Sex and the City (show not the book) but massively failed at that. It was a complete disaster and I don't recommend this to anyone.
Can You Keep a Secret? - 4 stars This is one of my favorite Sophie Kinsella books. It made me laugh out loud like no other Kinsella book.
The UndomesticCan You Keep a Secret? - 4 stars This is one of my favorite Sophie Kinsella books. It made me laugh out loud like no other Kinsella book.
The Undomestic Goddess - 2 stars It started out great and funny but the ending made me furious.
Remember Me? - 2.5 stars It wasn't that great but still it was a good read. It starts out really well but the middle and the ending wasn't that good.
Twenties Girl - 3.5 stars I loved Twenties Girl. It was a breath of fresh air seeing Kinsella's heroine being all mature and smart from the very beginning. I loved Lara but Sadie really annoyed me. It is a great read still....more
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