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Monday, September 17, 2012

Birthday Month Reading List : Revisiting the Past

My Birthday month is fast approaching. Since I've decided to make my September reading list into a joint month reading list by making it my September-October reading list due to uber-busy-ness this month...I'm planning early for my reading list for my BIRTHDAY month which is on November.

My November-rific reading list will include books which I totally loved.
Nine books. Nine UBER-FAVORITE books for my Birthday month.
A treat to myself. Booyah!
I seriously can't wait for November to come.
My Reading List will serve as some kind of a consolation. LOL. You know, me, getting a year older. Naaah!

PS: One book per author only. Let's be fair, Hafsa, xD

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes #3)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Complete in nine handsome volumes, each with an introduction by a Doyle scholar, a chronology, a selected bibliography, and explanatory notes, the Oxford Sherlock Holmes series offers a definitive collection of the famous detective's adventures. No home library is complete without it.

Comprising the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand, the magazine in which they were first published, this volume won even more popularity for Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Holmes is at the height of his powers in many of his most famous cases, including "The Red-Headed League," "The Speckled Band," and "The Blue Carbuncle."


Graffiti Moon
Graffiti Moon

Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: tonight, she's going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He's out there somewhere—spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night—and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow is someone she could fall for. Really fall for. Instead, Lucy's stuck at a party with Ed, the guy she's managed to avoid since the most awkward date of her life. But when Ed tells her he knows where to find Shadow, they're suddenly on an all-night search around the city. And what Lucy can't see is the one thing that's right before her eyes.



Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
  "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."
So begins Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's witty comedy of manners--one of the most popular novels of all time--that features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of eighteenth-century drawing-room intrigues. Renowned literary critic and historian George Saintsbury in 1894 declared it the "most perfect, the most characteristic, the most eminently quintessential of its author's works," and Eudora Welty in the twntieth century described it as "irresistible and as nearly flawless as any fiction could be."



The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The Da Vinci Code
  An ingenious code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci. A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe. An astonishing truth concealed for centuries . . . unveiled at last.

While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci—clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Even more startling, the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion—a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci—and he guarded a breathtaking historical secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle—while avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move—the explosive, ancient truth will be lost forever.


Manhunting   
Manhunting
The Night Circus                
Kate Svenson may be a dynamite businesswoman—but after three failed engagements, she’s decided she’s hopeless at romance. What she needs is a Business Plan to help her find Mr. Right. The Cabins resort is ripe with eligible bachelors, all rich and ambitious—just her type. But they’re dropping like flies, and after fishing Kate’s latest reject out of the swimming pool Jake Templeton is convinced that Kate is nothing but trouble. Especially for him. A man who’s sworn off ambition and a woman hanging from the top of the corporate ladder don’t have much in common. But in that unpredictable territory known as the heart, anything can happen 
                                     

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des RĂªves, and it is only open at night. 

But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands. 

True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus per­formers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead. 

Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart
                                                                                               
                                                                                    
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
  It all starts when Nick asks Norah to be his girlfriend for five minutes. He only needs five minutes to avoid his ex-girlfriend, who’s just walked in to his band’s show. With a new guy. And then, with one kiss, Nick and Norah are off on an adventure set against the backdrop of New York City—and smack in the middle of all the joy, anxiety, confusion, and excitement of a first date.

This he said/she said romance told by YA stars Rachel Cohn and David Levithan is a sexy, funny roller coaster of a story about one date over one very long night, with two teenagers, both recovering from broken hearts, who are just trying to figure out who they want to be—and where the next great band is playing.

Told in alternating chapters, teeming with music references, humor, angst, and endearing side characters, this is a love story you’ll wish were your very own. Working together for the first time, Rachel Cohn and David Levithan have combined forces to create a book that is sure to grab readers of all ages and never let them go.

The Book Thief
The Book Thief
  It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .

Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.

This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.


Flipped
Flipped
  

Flipped is a romance told in two voices. The first time Juli Baker saw Bryce Loski, she flipped. The first time Bryce saw Juli, he ran. That’s pretty much the pattern for these two neighbors until the eighth grade, when, just as Juli is realizing Bryce isn’t as wonderful as she thought, Bryce is starting to see that Juli is pretty amazing. How these two teens manage to see beyond the surface of things and come together makes for a comic and poignant romance.






PS: Series are not included. And NO Agatha Christie's too. LOL

Photos and Descriptions: Goodreads




Thursday, August 2, 2012

30 Days Book Challenge - Day 25

Day 25 - Favorite Title

I'm the type of reader who judges the book based on its title, so for me, a great title is really an attraction. I don't really have a favorite among all the books I've read, but maybe I'd select some which amused me.

And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie: The title definitely summed up the whole book.

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? - Agatha Christie: The question which started it all. (In all fairness to Dame Christie, she really knows how to pick a good title)

Graffiti Moon - Cath Crowley: I simply love the title, it sounds so young and mysterious. Just like the book.

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak: Very catchy. Intriguing.

Para Kay B (o kung paano dinevastate ng pag-ibig ang 4 out of 5 sa atin) - Ricky Lee: Subtitle pa lang, sobrang benta na sa'kin. Plus, the title itself..Para Kay B...Hmmm (Let's just say that during the time this book was released, there is something special connected with the letter "B". Lmao. That's why me and my friends were definitely amused with this one)


Monday, July 23, 2012

30 Days Book Challenge - Day 23

Day 23 - Favorite Romance Novel

I love romance novels. They're my guilty pleasure. So I'd choose three books for this, one per romance sub-genre.

Historical Romance/Classic

Pride and Prejudice

Contemporary/Humorous Romance

Manhunting

Young Adult Romance

Graffiti Moon

I guess I have declared to the world how much I love these novels. No need to further explain myself here. Haha


Monday, July 2, 2012

30 Days Book Challenge - Day 21

Day 21 - Best Contemporary

YA Contemporary

Graffiti Moon

YES! One of the BEST!

Contemporary Romance

Manhunting

My favorite Crusie. <3

Photos from Goodreads




Saturday, May 19, 2012

30 Days Book Challenge - Day 5

Day 5 - If you were stranded on a desert island, what five books would you take with you? Include one reason each.

Since I'm supposed to be stranded on a desert island, I would definitely stay away from mystery/suspense/thrillers even though that is my favorite genre. I wouldn't want to scare myself right?

Book 1. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

For me, this is the greatest love story of all time. Yes, not Romeo and Juliet, not Titanic, but THIS! Simply because, it has a happy ending (I'm a sucker for Happy Endings, most of the time). When I read this book, I never really paid attention to it. I was just reading for the sake of reading. Then come the realization of how great the book is, so I would love to read it over and over again and to pay attention this time.

Book 2. Graffiti Moon - Cath Crowley

Graffiti Moon

I want to go over Leo's poems over and over again.

Book 3. The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

I haven't really paid attention to the dates while reading this, so I want to read it again to set my mind on the proper chronological order of the events. Besides, I can't get enough of the scenes involving the two protagonists. There were very few scenes which featured the two of them and I want to savor every moment of that.

Book 4. Paboritong Libro ni Hudas - Bob Ong

Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas

I need some humor right?! To keep my sanity. LOL

Book 5. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline

Ready Player One

To educate myself in the world of video games.