There is a new kid in the block that is making waves in the fiction department. She is no other than Rainbow Rowell, the bestselling author of Eleanor & Park. But before I read Eleanor & Park, I grabbed another book of hers, Attachments and I did not regret it. It is about a hot, awkward, nerdy IT guy Lincoln who lives with his mom and plays dungeons & dragon during the weekend. He works in company which allows him to snoop into the employees' emails. He came across … [Read more...]
BOOK REVIEW: THE EXPATS
I was looking for an action suspense novel. I found this, The Expats by Chris Pavone, among the recommended novels in Kinokuniya Bookstore. Initially, I thought I am reading a novel version of 1993's Point of No Return movie starred by Bridget Fonda. This is story of a female undercover CIA, Kate Moore hoping to live a normal life. The backdrop of the novel was interesting. It was set in a lot of places in Europe when the protagonist's husband was offered a lucrative job in … [Read more...]
BOOKS FOR PREGNANT MOMS
For this Wednesday's Little Miss Honey Book Club, I decided to feature books for pregnant moms like me. I didn't buy a bunch of books because I don't want to overwhelm myself. I know I have learned most of the informations about pregnancy in medical school but believe me, there are still so much to learn about motherhood and pregnancy that is surprising me and continuing to surprise me. I have two books that I use as my guide as I journey on to my pregnancy. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE … [Read more...]
LITTLE MISS HONEY BOOK CLUB: REVENGE WEARS PRADA
I haven't read The Devil Wears Prada but I did enjoy the movie starring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep immensely. So I was happy to get a copy of the book sequel to the cult-favorite book/movie. Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns by Laura Weisberger was a much-awaited sequel of Andy Sach's adventure to the elite society of fashion, print and high-class lifestyle. We all loved Emily from The Devil Wear Prada so you would love to hear that Emily is very much part of sequel. She and Andy, from … [Read more...]
LITTLE MISS HONEY BOOKCLUB: HECTOR AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS
We are all in a pursuit for happiness. We seek happiness like a cat and his tail. I found this gem of a book by Francois Lelord. Francois Lelord is a psychiatrist who is now an international bestselling author of this book: Hector and The Search For Happiness. The story is about Hector, a successful psychiatrist, who went all around the world, from China, Africa and to the United States to search for the real meaning of happiness. Psychiatry is a specialization that is close to my heart and … [Read more...]
LITTLE MISS HONEY BOOK CLUB: SEARCH INSIDE YOURSELF
Google is synonymous to innovation, creativity and thinking-outside-the box. Google seem to be everywhere right now. It is represents freshness and new ideas. One of the engineers of Google, Singaporean Cheng-Meng Tan who calls himself Jolly Good Fellow wrote a book that would inspire people to achieve success, happiness and (Chade's personal mission: World Peace). He wrote the book entitled Search Inside Yourself which is the same name of the course he also teaches in Google. An engineer who … [Read more...]
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