The sleeping beauty trilogy by Anne Rice

What?....yes y'all, I read all three novels in this trilogy. What can I say about them? Complicated really. But to make the complication simple for busy people like you and me, I would just say, they are readable, at least most of the pages. The first half of the first book "the claiming of sleeping beauty" is what I enjoy most though. In fact the reason I continued reading is all in those first 100 pages. Intriguing novel based on the subject that people usually wouldn't want to discuss publicly. After several days I continued with the second phase "Beauty's punishment" and the final one " beauty's Release". I am amazed at myself for finishing it but I guess they are totally no where near as bad as the Fifty Shades trilogy which I found nauseatingly "plastic". And I would say, "hey, this one is a best seller! Do we really have that many perverts on this planet?". In summary, I found this read as some kind of a discovery, rather ...to the darkness of man' and women' tortured minds.....

The Litigators

By John Grisham. I totally love it. After being ardent fan if Suits, I vow to get more into lawyer stuff. As I told hubby, two things push me too great mood and soars my energy to be in ready mode for full work day the next day: hugs and kisses from my wonderful Ultraman Mebius boy and a series if Suits. The characters of superbly fabulous Harvey and super smart Ross really gets me going. I even started a little research on the possibility of me earning an extra degree to enable to practice, probably in the next lifetime. Told my daughters I've always dreamt of being a lawyer but turned out that I was probably not smutty enough and my memory power is far less than desirable. Relayed my hope that at least one if my children would be a lawyer one day. Anyways back to the book, I love it and definitely will read another of John Grisham's legal novels soon. After just about 30 pages, the story line became so compelling I couldn't help reading at least 10 pages every day en route my daily deep slumber from a loooooong work day. David Zinc is a reflection of the occasional gold dust we can expect to find in the sea of thugs in this mad world. His amazing decision to just quit from dreadfully killing-him-softly job is truly what I've been wishing for myself. I just lack by far such balls. Maybe I'll be there one day, now that I've been shown an inspiring example, maybe that day will get to me sooner. Totally un-impossible.

Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks

I finally managed to finish reading this novel yesterday. Took much longer time than necessary but it was not because of lack of nice story line. Simply because I was having too much distraction. Safe Haven in another great read by this author. I knew I would love his kind of writing after I first read The Notebook, probably about 10 years ago. Since then I have definitely changed, mentally, physically and emotionally. But I still think his writing is not something which will waste my time. At work now and probably will write longer about my views for this novel later.

Hunger untamed

This is another free download from epubbud. I started on it yesterday while I was bored and sleepy over the mkb meeting, and I want to be over with it latest by tomorrow. It is actually a very interesting read. The characters and scenes succinctly described. There, with educated use if brilliant words such as "succinctly" and one description I really love on page 32, Lyon, a healer of sorts, he took away emotions",then she feels better, "That's amazing what you can do, I feel okay now, it's like I can handle it", she said. That was deeply meaningful, amazingly put I thought. I do really love the kind of expressions used, I think mostly the author narrates this novel in a backdrop as if it's a history love story, with settings magical and to die for. But at times she got carried away by using today's curse words.....still, sentences such as "He then looked deeply into her eyes and snatched control of her mind"......how amazingly cool is that? I've finished reading it finally today May 6th, took longer time than expected for various reasons, I am at the same time still reading Richard Branson's autobiography and last several days were mostly spent going through election news and reading Malaysians' discourse on the GE13. I feel that Hunger Untamed, one of Pamela Palmer's dark sexy series.. is a nice read. The descriptions by the hero Kougar of his love and devotion for his Ilina mate Ariana is moving. Reading it, I can actually dream of my own hero looking into my eyes telling me how I fill his life. Would like to quote from this sweet love story, "trust takes time Ariana, more time than it should for some of us. But when it happens, the Earth will move". And when Kougar told her, "You have made me happier than I've ever been", Ariana said, "Then my life's goal is complete".

Shadow of the wolf

It's a much needed away from anything related to work weekend read. The normal this and that of an average wolf novel. Author is Dana Marie Bell. Just this one, the love story is between a shapeshifter wolf wizard, handsome Christopher Becket and an attractive dark haired feisty witch named Alannah. The bad guy in this one is a warlord wolf madly angry at the hero among others for "doing" his girlfriend, Colw Godwin. At least from this reading I would now remember the meanings for didactic..speech of moral bla bla bla, altruistic ...deed of welfare and one word I've never heard of before, scrying....the act of reading of an event from something like a magical crystal ball.

Sins of the mother

By Danielle Steele. In the end it all makes sense why she is one of the most liked author. I found the first 50pages or so quite boring and painstakingly slow. But later the strength of the novel appears wonderfully sweetly. Olivia Grayson, a woman of steel, rules her own world of business, but not ruthless, just strong and solid, and later becomes a mom anyone would love to have. Four children; Phillip, John, Liz and Cass, all mostly relied on their dad Joe and grandma Granabele for motherly love, tender and care. I love the name Granabele, gives a sense of simple melody and sweetness. Died in her sleep after happy game if cards the ripe age of almost 96. Who would I pick as the character I like most? The main gal Olivia of course, for her all the time highly level head. Saw from my shelf that I actually have read another Steel's novel, Family Ties....but I can't remember what it's about. Will have to read it again then......me and my poor memory

Think like a Champion

I never thought I would find a book by Donald Trump a fantastic read. The first few pages through and I already love this book. As I told my other half, it's just like he was talking to me, right through the many issues I was facing. For a start, he told me that I must decide on what I want in life. Then bulldoze smartly towards the desired objective. The advice he gave were really needed and it scared me to think of how truthfully short sighted and timid and idiotic I have been all the while. I think I will read the book again soon, just to keep me thinking straight. Thank God for Donald Trump's amazingly clarifying thoughts.

Born In Trilogy by Nora Roberts

I love it. When I told a colleague who is also huge on reading paperbacks that I have fell in love with Nora Roberts after reading her novel for the first time, she said "you never read Nora Roberts before? Where have you been??????"....yup. I have actually even bought several books by Roberts, they are still untouched at the book rack at home....Not because I am not interested to read, just that there are quite too much else to do. Boy oh boy, me and my excuses. Unacceptable right? Losing my life bit to bit, and huge bits they are, on just working my butt off. I am 40 now. What waste that would be. Must make effort to read more, more, more. By the way, after finished reading the Born in, I even had to google on Irish men and Irish this and that! Hehe....I truly adore the characters of Maggie, she is wonderfully portrayed with strong character, I lover her best. And her hubby Rogan, Brianna and her hubby Gray and definitely Murphy. It's quite a thick one, though I read the ebook version on my tab, still, I'm quite satisfied to be able to finish within one week. Definitely worth reading.

The Mating by Nicky Charles

I'm 40 and this is my first werewolf novel. Really didnt think I would enjoy it, never thought paranormal novels would be my cup of tea. But I really love this piece. Finished in just 2 days, couldnt stop reading till 4am last night. Definitely a page turner. The suspense build up was at times frustratingly slow. I guess that is the author's way of keeping us reading. I love the characters; Elise the 19year old sweet girl with heart of steel, Kane the young Alpha wolf of his pack, and everyone else. The erotic scenes were kept basic and sweet. Story line clear and all in all, I am left feeling nice. Epilogue on Ryne's new found land to start a new pack too gives me warm feeling. l missed the characters already......hope to read more of Charles' books.

Quatrain

This one by John Medler, a trial lawyer living with wife and
6 Children in St Louis MO. I downloaded from freeebook. It's one of the most read by that community and yes, I agree, it is movie material. In fact, I remember having watched a movie with the climax being terrorist attempted to attack American public during their major football game. I quite enjoy reading this one. It's a change after the love stories I've been reading of late. But I really dont like the obvious irony; the American be it army or politicians can murder children and innocents of other countries with not a single feeling of remorse. But others who with all of their bleeding heart merely want to revenge for the killings of their families, would be considered terrorists and must be destroyed. Bloody collateral damage in the name of saving a few Americans too is okay. What aweful state of mind these people are in. I definitely wont say it is right for the so called terrorists for their blind intent to kill innocents or guiltu in their eyes out of the need for revenge. I just dont like it when some people are allowed to do it without being considered wrongful while others are branded terrorists and condemned to humiliation and must be denied any right to live. When will there be just in the true sense?

The Guardian

A superbly written love story with elements of thriller by Nicholas Sparks. A zillion years away better and definitely more civilized than the thrash can material Grey trilogy.  Heartwarming narration of Julie who lost her husband Jim when they were in their twenties. She then had to go through silly relationships and lastly a painful experience of coping up with a lunatic stalking Richard on her way to find sweet love in her old friend and hubby's best buddy Mike. Lovely read....in the epilogue I read that Sparks has read thousand of thrillers from which some contributed to his ideas of this novel. How about that? How many books have I read....not as many as I should. But I'm certainly trying and vow to read several hundred more at least. Hope that my dream to pen down my own novel will materialize ultimately.