Showing posts with label sophie kinsella. Show all posts
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26 January 2017
Upcoming Release: 'My Not So Perfect Life' by Sophie Kinsella
22 September 2014
Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Books On My Fall To-Be-Read List
1. Sophie Kinsella - 'Shopaholic to the Stars' (25th of September)
Do I even have to explain why I'm excited about this one?! Sophie Kinsella's 'Shopaholic' series is one of the most loved series within the world of chick lit and I'm so looking forward to reading about Becky's new adventures!
2. Fiona Harper - 'The Little Shop of Hopes & Dreams' (3rd of October)
I love the fact that this book is about a proposal planner; doesn't that sound like a fantastic job?! I also think the cover is simply gorgeous and I honestly can't wait to read this!
3. Cecelia Ahern – 'The Year I Met You' (9th of October)
Cecelia Ahern is one of my favourite authors and I always look forward to her new stories. 'The Year I Met You' sounds like an intriguing read and I hope it will live up to my expectations!
4. Cathy Kelly – 'It Started With Paris' (9th of October)
Paris, the promise of a good love story, a stunning cover... I don't need more to get excited about an upcoming release!
5. Emma Hannigan – 'The Heart of Winter' (9th of October)
I really enjoyed Emma Hannigan's previous books and I'm really excited about this upcoming release. 'The Heart of Winter' has a lovely cover and it immediately makes me long for those nice winter days...
6. Ali McNamara – 'From Notting Hill With Four Weddings… Actually' (23rd of October)
YES YES YES! I can't even begin to describe how much I am looking forward to reading Ali McNamara's new novel. I just know it's going to be AMAZING!
7. Alexandra Brown – 'The Great Christmas Knit Off' (6th of November)
This Fall Alexandra Brown is stepping away from her marvelous Carrington's series and treating us to a new read, 'The Great Christmas Knit Off'. I love the description and cover of the book, and I know Alexandra Brown will treat us to a fabulous story!
8. Jenny Colgan – 'The Christmas Surprise' (6th of November)
Another Rosie Hopkins novel is coming our way in November and I'm so happy Jenny Colgan decided to write another book starring the lovely Rosie. Can't wait to read this!
9. Mhairi McFarlane - 'It's Not Me, It's You' (6th of November)
The cover of this book has not yet been released, but the book description has already got me really excited! Mhairi McFarlane's 'Here's Looking At You' is a novel I really enjoyed, so I look forward to picking up her new release this Fall!
10. Miranda Dickinson – 'I’ll Take New York' (4th of December)
29 July 2014
Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Authors I Own the Most Books From
1. Jane Austen
I'm a big Jane Austen fan, and even though I already have multiple copies of each of her books, I can't help myself whenever I see a pretty new edition I don't have yet. Austen's name is definitely one that appears a lot of times in my book collection, whether it's different editions of her own work or adaptations or retellings of her stories!
2. J.K. Rowling
I own all the Harry Potter books, so that already makes 7 J.K. Rowling titles. I do own several editions of some of the parts, and I also have her other books, including the ones she wrote under a different name, which I think at least counts for half in this list!
3. Lindsey Kelk
I love love love Lindsey Kelk's books. Her 'I Heart...' series is simply fabulous, but next to the 6 parts of that particular series I also have copies of all the other books Lindsey has released so far.
4. Carole Matthews
Carole Matthews has become one of the household names within the world of chicklit. She has released more than 24 books, and I think I own at least half of them, and am still adding to that collection!
5. Meg Cabot
I fell in love with Meg Cabot's 'The Princess Diaries' book series when I was young and over the years I've continued to read her amazing books. She has some great series for all ages, and I still can't get enough of her writing.
6. Ann M. Martin
7. William Shakespeare
8. Alexandra Potter
Alexandra Potter was one of the first chick lit authors I fell in love with when I was a teenager, and I remember walking around book shops, searching her novels. I have all of them (11 in total, I think), which gives her a place on this list as well!
9. Nicholas Sparks
My Nicholas Sparks book collection is almost complete, but I'm still missing a few titles. He's one of those authors whose books I pick up without even looking at the description, because I know I'll end up loving it.
10. Sophie Kinsella
13 July 2014
Weekly Feature: Once Upon a Story...
'Once Upon a Story' is a weekly feature in which we go back in time and focus on a specific novel that was released in the same month we're in right now (in this case May), but a few years back! It can be a women's fiction classic from the 1990's or perhaps a great chick lit read from 2011. I thought it would be nice to not just focus on recent releases, but also take the chance to jump back in time once a week and look back at wonderful reads that have been released over the years!
Lara has always had an overactive imagination. Now she wonders if she is losing her mind. Normal twenty-something girls just don’t get visited by ghosts! But inexplicably, the spirit of Lara’s great aunt Sadie – in the form of a bold, demanding Charleston-dancing girl – has appeared to make one last request: Lara must track down a missing necklace Sadie simply can’t rest without.
Lara’s got enough problems of her own. Her start-up company is floundering, her best friend and business partner has run off to Goa, and she’s just been dumped by the love of her life.
But as Lara spends time with Sadie, life becomes more glamorous and their treasure hunt turns into something intriguing and romantic. Could Sadie’s ghost be the answer to Lara’s problems and can two girls from different times end up learning something special from each other?
In July 2009, one of my favourite Sophie Kinsella novels was published, 'Twenties Girl.' The book has quite an original plotline, focusing on main protagonist Lara who sees the ghost of her great aunt Sadie. Sadie wants Lara to help her look for a special necklace and together they build up a rather special relationship. I loved the friendship between Lara and Sadie, and just thoroughly enjoyed this book. If you're a fan of Sophie Kinsella's work and haven't read this book yet, definitely pick it up, because it's an amazing read!
Be sure to visit the blog next week for another blast from chick lit past with 'Once Upon a Story...'!
18 June 2014
Weekly Feature - Once Upon a Story...
'Once Upon a Story' is a weekly feature in which we go back in time and focus on a specific novel that was released in the same month we're in right now (in this case May), but a few years back! It can be a women's fiction classic from the 1990's or perhaps a great chick lit read from 2011. I thought it would be nice to not just focus on recent releases, but also take the chance to jump back in time once a week and look back at wonderful reads that have been released over the years!
Liz and Jonathan are in trouble.They can't sell their old house.Here they are, stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts and a miserable adolescent daughter who hadn't wanted to move anyway.Then it seems Marcus Witherstone will solve all their problems.He knows the perfect tenants from London who will rent their old house - glamorous PR girl Ginny and almost-famous Piers. Everything is going to be OK.
Or is it? As Marcus starts to become involved with Liz, while her teenage daughter develops a passion for the lodgers, it seems that some deceptions are too close to home...
I don't think there's a chick lit fan out there who hasn't heard of Sophie Kinsella and her incredibly popular Shopaholic series. Before the first Shopaholic book was released in 2000, several other stories written by Madeleine Wickham (who uses the pseudonym Sophie Kinsella) had already been released, including 'A Desirable Residence'. I haven't read a Madeleine Wickham/Sophie Kinsella book yet that I haven't enjoyed thoroughly, which is why I'm really excited to be able to focus on one of her older but still brilliant novels today. 'A Desirable Residence' tells the story of Liz and Jonathan who are having trouble selling their old home. Luckily, they manage to find two tenants who want to rent the house, but this is the start of other trouble for Liz and Jonathan... Madeleine Wickham's stories are amazing and I never want to put them down until I've read the very last page. If you've read her Shopaholic series and enjoyed it, be sure to check out some of her other work as well; you won't be disappointed!
11 March 2014
Top Ten Tuesday - Top Ten All Time Favourite Books in Chick Lit
1. Emily Giffin - 'Something Borrowed' (2004)
I know this is a chick lit classic loved by numerous readers and it definitely had to be part of my list as well. I actually saw the film version starring Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin before I read the book, and I immediately fell in love with the story and the characters. The novel definitely didn't disappoint and since then I've been recommending it to others. Undoubtedly a must-read for any chick lit fan!
I know this is a chick lit classic loved by numerous readers and it definitely had to be part of my list as well. I actually saw the film version starring Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin before I read the book, and I immediately fell in love with the story and the characters. The novel definitely didn't disappoint and since then I've been recommending it to others. Undoubtedly a must-read for any chick lit fan!
I think a lot of people will automatically think of the immensely popular Shopaholic series when you ask them to name a chick lit novel. The first part of Sophie Kinsella's wonderful best-selling series, 'The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic' introduces us to the funny and loveable Becky Bloomwood who has a serious shopping addiction which gets her into all kinds of trouble. A chick-lit classic!
Cecelia Ahern is one of my favourite authors; she really has her own amazingly captivating and magical writing style and I love all of her work. However, if I have to pick just one of her novels it has to be her second book, 'Where Rainbows End.' It tells the story of the continuously changing relationship between close friends Rosie and Alex, and all of this is done in the form of letters, e-mails and short messages. It's a great love story and I can't wait to see the film version of it which will be released later this year.
When I was in my teens I started reading my first chick lit books and for a long time, Lisa Jewell's 'Vince and Joy' was my absolute favourite. The book tells the story of teenagers Vince and Joy who fall in love in the 1980s, but their relationship ends abruptly. Twenty years later, both of them are starting to wonder whether that long-ago romance might have been much more than just a teenage infatuation. The book still means a lot to me which is why it definitely has to be a part of this top 10!
Lindsey Kelk is one of the most popular and well-loved chick lit authors of the past few years and her 'I Heart... series' is one of the main reasons for that. The first part titled 'I Heart New York' introduces the reader to Angela Clark who decides to escape from her entire life in England, including her cheating boyfriend, and buys a one-way ticket to New York City. The book is incredibly funny and a feel-good read, and just the beginning of Angela's entertaining adventures which I personally can't get enough of!
Miranda Dickinson's stories never fail to make me smile (and shed a tear every now and again!) and it was quite tricky to pick just one of her novels for this list. In the end, I decided to go for 'When I Fall in Love' because it is a book that really made an impression on me and which I absolutely loved from the very first page. Elsie Maynard's story is an amazing one, and in my personal opinion one of Miranda's absolute best.
Another classic that deserves a place on this top 10! I actually hadn't heard about this book until I was asked to read and review it within three days because of the upcoming film release (starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway). I ended up enjoying the book much more than I expected I would and it became one of my all-time favourites. Last year a sequel was released, 'Revenge Wears Prada', and I'm curious to see whether it lives up to the first part!
The most recent release on this list and a book I can't recommend enough to chick lit fans. 'Cupcakes at Carrington's' tells the story of Georgie Hart (such a fabulous name!) who loves her job working at the luxury handbag concession at Carrington's department store in small town Mulberry-On-Sea. Not only is Carrington's a fabulous setting, but the book also includes a brilliant cast of characters including Georgie's GBF Eddie. A Christmas sequel was released at the end of last year and a third part will follow this summer; can't wait!
I used to devour every single Meg Cabot book when I was younger (I loved 'The Princess Diaries' series and continuously wished someone would come up and tell me I was actually also secretly a princess) and I'm still a big fan of her work, especially this particular series of which 'Size 12 Is Not Fat' is the first part. Heather Wells is a former popstar who now works as an assistant dorm director at one of New York's top colleges. When one of the students is found dead at the bottom of an elevator shaft, Heather decides to solve the mystery herself. This book is extremely funny and thoroughly enjoyable; Meg Cabot's writing is simply brilliant and I'm sure she will continue to be one of my favourite authors for years to come.
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