Book Review: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Posted on 04/15/2020 by Lenn

Title: Anna and the French Kiss

Author: Stephanie Perkins

Date Published: December 2, 2010

Number of Pages: 372

Publisher: Speak

Genre: YA Contemporary, YA Romance, Realistic Fiction, Chick Lit

Synopsis:

Can Anna find love in the City of Light?

Anna is happy in Atlanta. She has a loyal best friend and a crush on her coworker at the movie theater, who is just starting to return her affection. So she’s less than thrilled when her father decides to send her to a boarding school in Paris for her senior year.

But despite not speaking a word of French, Anna meets some cool new people, including the handsome Étienne St. Clair, who quickly becomes her best friend. Unfortunately, he’s taken —and Anna might be, too. Will a year of romantic near misses end with the French kiss she’s waiting for? Continue reading →

Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately #6

Posted on 04/04/2020 by Lenn

BOOKS READ:

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Batman: Nightwalker, The Graphic Novel by Stuart Moore
You by Caroline Kepnes
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

BOOKS BOUGHT:

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

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2019 Favorite Reads

Posted on 03/05/2020 by Lenn

How could I have forgotten? I’ve been writing a blog post for my favorite reads almost every year!

This morning, I was decluttering my Google Notes when I realized that I forgot to write a blog post on my favorite books of 2019. Though 2019 wasn’t really a good reading year for me, I don’t think that’s really an excuse for me to forget because I certainly loved most of the books I’ve read, but alas, maybe I’m really starting to grow old (haha). Continue reading →

Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately #4

Posted on 12/19/2019 by Lenn

BOOKS READ:

Cardcaptor Sakura Volume 1 by CLAMP
Cardcaptor Sakura Volume 2 by CLAMP
Cardcaptor Sakura Volume 3 by CLAMP
One-Punch Man Volume 1 by ONE
One-Punch Man Volume 2 by ONE
Timeline by Michael Crichton

BOOKS BOUGHT:

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
Two Roads From Here by Teddy Steinkellner

BOOKS RECEIVED:

Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Good Omen by Neil Gaiman & Terry Prachett

Do you ever get stuck in that phase where you just don’t get any reading done? It happens a lot to me these days because there are a lot of other things to focus on aside from reading. Like, recently we have a lot of projects coming our way at work or some personal issues to attend to or Netflix. I think majority of the reason why I couldn’t get some reading done is because I’ve been watching Friends recently and I wanted to finish all 10 seasons so bad. With that, I haven’t really made any progress in reading Timeline by Michael Crichton, but I did read a bunch of manga. Continue reading →

Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately #3

Posted on 11/19/2019 by Lenn

BOOKS READ:

Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) by Dan Brown
Billionaire Rider (Fortune Riders MC, #1) by Lexy Timms

BOOKS BOUGHT:

The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown
Murder On the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

BOOK RECEIVED:

You by Caroline Kepnes
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Have you ever experienced trying out something out of your comfort zone or trying out something you always thought you disliked? When it comes to reading, there are still a lot of genres I have yet to try. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while or if you know me personally, you already know that romance is my favorite genre because I grew up reading Nicholas Sparks and though I also find middle-grade books and books with a mix of YA fantasy + dystopian quite exciting reads because of their otherwise fast-paced plot and storyline, I haven’t read much books out of these genres. Continue reading →

Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately #2

Posted on 10/19/2019 by Lenn

BOOKS READ:

Wicked Fox (Gumiho, #1) by Kat Cho
Shiver by Junji Ito

BOOKS BOUGHT:

Prey by Michael Crichton
Winger (Winger, #1) by Andrew Smith
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) by Dan Brown

BOOKS RECEIVED:

Timeline by Michael Crichton

Reading has always helped me get rid of all of my stresses — well, at least for the time being — and I am so happy that I am finally reading consistently these past couple of months. Though I am still not reading as many books a month as I used to back when I was still a student, at least I get to finish a few books a month and I think that’s already as much reading as I can get these days.

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Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately #1

Posted on 09/19/2019 by Lenn

BOOKS READ:

Origin by Dan Brown
Tokyo Ghoul Volume 4 by Sui Ishida
GYO by Junji Ito

BOOKS BOUGHT:

Tokyo Ghoul Volume 4 by Sui Ishida
The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
Alienated by Melissa Landers

Since I recently moved here from Tumblr, I decided to launch a new series as an opening entry in WordPress. I’m never really good at introductions, may it be in print or in person, so let me just start with this:

I was at a local secondhand bookshop one Sunday morning with my cousin and while we were browsing through the shelves, I came across this book by Nick Hornby which gave me an amazing idea for my blog: A new series. It’s been a while since I last introduced a new series here, and I haven’t really been consistent either. So, I hope this one works.

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Bookstore Tour: Singapore & Malaysia

Posted on 08/23/2019 by Lenn

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My boyfriend and I along with his mom went on this trip in June, and I wasn’t really sure I was going to join them until the last minute and I only thought about visiting bookstores when we were actually there. Thank heavens for the Internet!

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Book Review: Wicked Fox (Gumiho, #1) by Kat Cho

Posted on 08/21/2019 by Lenn

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Maybe it’s wrong for us to hold any one person as our whole world. Maybe it’s wrong of us to owe all of our happiness or sadness to one person.”

I finished reading this book early last month and I just finished writing my review about it. Now, where to start? Well, for one, I totally enjoyed reading this book. It’s about a girl who kills people in order to survive and a boy who was trapped in the forest and was captured by a dokkaebi. Ironically, the girl saves his life and both their worlds has never been the same since.

I’m not really that into K-drama, so I can’t say that I’ve been waiting for a book of this kind like everyone else. But I do love mythology of all sorts, so when I heard about this urban fantasy-romance book, I thought, “Why not?” And I ended up loving it more than I thought I would. All I can say is that for a debut novel, this has the makings of an awesome story. It’s a light, fun, fast-paced read that will surely keep you turning its pages. I can’t wait for the next book in the series.

Many thanks to Penguin Random House for providing an ARC of this book. ♡

Book Review: Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley

Posted on 09/28/2017 by Lenn

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Read: August 2017

Another YA Contemporary Romance I’ve read is Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley and I swear I just digested the whole book in one sitting, it’s that adorable!

Here, we follow Rachel Sweetie and Henry Jones, who have been bestfriends for years and have been inseparable since they first met. Rachel has been secretly in love with him, but Henry has his eyes on Amy. Before Rachel leaves for Sea Ridge, she left a Henry a letter declaring her love inside one of Henry’s favorite books in the Letter Library, a section Henry’s family’s secondhand bookshop.

This book just gave me all the feels and I just can’t explain how much I loved it. I can drink up all the words Cath Crowley has written in this one. Her writing is astoundingly adorable which made this book so freaking endearing. The humor and the “drama” is balanced.

I just love books that talk about books. I’ve jotted down so many titles that were mentioned in this book that I wanted to read soon. I like how it also taught us that we should never let go of the things we love, even when it gets hard, especially when it gets hard. I loved, loved, loved this book to bits and I recommend it to everyone. Just read it!

“If we all gave up on the thing we love when it gets hard, it’d be a terrible world.”

Lenn of Spades ♠

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