The Book of Tomorrow

Cecelia Ahern is known for her masterpiece PS. I Love You, which by the way I haven't read yet, and another great book I just couldn't stop reading is the Book of Tomorrow.

The Story is about a rich spoiled brat called Tamara Goodwin who, together with her mother, moves to the country side because her father had killed himself.
As they continue to stay with her uncle and aunt, things start to unravel and Tamara finds herself in the middle of this heavy weighing secret.

The aunt Rosaleen was a woman of peculiar nature. She was a firm believer of everything godly, she was prim and proper, she would take care of everyone and worst of all she would never give you freedom. Tamara feels herself trapped most of the time and Rosaleen would always pop uop in the most inconvenient circumstances. Her uncle Arthur however was the exact opposite. Instead of talking or voicing out his opinions, he would just snort instead.

The mother on the other hand would just sit inside her room and mourn quietly without talking to anyone in particular.  One day Tamara meets Marcus who is driving around a library in a bus. She finds a particular book that she borrowed from him and  soon she realized the book was a diary. A diary she wrote a day or two ahead. This was how she was able to either change the future or take it as it is.
Tamara also meets two other interesting characters that will aid her in her quest, Sister Ignatius and Weseley.

Now here are the main SPOILERS so if you are planning to read the book, read no further.

Tamara later finds out that Arthur and Rosaleen are not related to her in any way. In fact her mother was childhood friends with them. Arthur had a brother named Laurie who supposedly died in the fire of Kilsaeny Castle. Laurie however survived. Rosaleen had always been in love with Laurie, but Laurie was always more fond of Jennifer (Tamara's mother). Arthur however always liked Rosaleen. In the end, Rosaleen was so jealous she devised a devilish plan to get rid of Jennifer and take Laurie for herself which includes hiding him since his survival. In the end all is good and Tamara gets to know her real father; Laurie.

I particularly loved the story telling of the book as a whole. Tamara was so messed up and I enjoyed the internal conversations she had. I wanted to know the secret the family had so badly and it was indeed quite hard for me to figure things out until the very end. This book is really intelligently crafted and a perfect example of a cover that tempts me into buying.

The Value of Friendship

I've never really known the real value of people until now. I have never felt like friendship was really that important because I had my dad, I had my boyfriend and that seemed to be just about enough. Whenever I was single I would be a loner, I would have just about enough friends to go out with occasionally.
Now I really can value a real friend because I have finally gotten to know genuine people that you or I in this case feel like sharing every waking moment with. It's indeed quite a new and recent feeling I have been having and many people already know this and life by this but I want to emphasize the importance of real genuine friends.

Knowing a true friend is the tough part. A friend has to have the ability to listen to you and stick to you through your bad times. It has to be the other way around too though; you should have to want to confide to that friend. You should feel comfortable in confiding and comfortable in being with the friend as well. You should be able to cry in front of them if things get tough and you should be able to know that they will definitely go out of their way for you if necessary.  A friendship is a relationship too that both parts have to work on regularly.

A friend is one's best counsellor and advisor. A good friend is one's best companion and laugh-mate. A friend is one's best therapist and in the end, a friend can be one's lifesaver.

To my dear friends: I love you, I cherish you and I thank you for all the great moments spend and all the tears cried out. <3

Save Haven, the latest Nicholas Sparks

It's been a while since I have presented another great read to you. And there it is.... baaaam baaaam baaam badadaaaaaam!!! Ok enough of that ;)  Safe Haven has been accompanying me for a while now. I've started reading it a couple of weeks ago and something....or rather someone came in between my reading habits and today I have finally finished it.
It is a really light and easy read. The words flow effortlessly throughout the book and you get hooked pretty quickly.

The book is basically about Katie who moves into this little town called Southport to begin a new life. She is running from her husband that has been abusing her for years now. She meets Alex who is a local store owner, widow and father of two. They fall in love and she opens herself to him and yadayadayada... the usual schnuff. In the end her husband Kevin finds her and causes this huge scene best to be read. She shoots him and all is well.

This may sound a little boring to you eh? It would to me too by just reading what I have wrapped up. So here are the main reasons why I kept reading:

1.    I love love stories. What's there to say?!
2.    I liked the whole background story of Katie. This is one of the most in depth backgound info I ever got                           from Nicholas Sparks. It really goes down to the details on how she felt in an abusive relationship, why she didn't leave etc.
3.   I liked how he portrayed the counterpart; her husband Kevin. How he kept relating to the bible to justify his actions. It was great to actually read the patterns that Kevin was displaying in his train of thought.

This Story did NOT move me or made me cry like the other ones. This book rather made me think. It made me think back on my actions, on my train of thought. You can read them up here: WHY I TOLERATED HIM if you'd like.