Shanghai girls - Lisa See

I picked this novel mainly because of the author. I loved her previous book Snow Flower and the secret fan that I've read.
This book too didn't fail. I was engrossed and always waiting to see what would happen in the end. It is a story of two sisters May and Pearl who are forced to marry two Chinese guys from US i.e. Vern and Sam respectively. They try to not go to US but are forced to go there. How they spend time on the immigration island (Angel Island) because of some problems and then go to US. 'Paper sons' and 'paper wives' is a concept new to me. I was only a bit disappointed in the end. I expected something more. :)

A man's heart - Lori Copeland

I liked this novel. Jules broke off her engagement to Cruz twice before and she returns back from her college when her father passes away. She is not close to her sister Crystal and this story is now about Jules and how she gets back with Cruz, Crystal and also about her close friend Sophia. Jules ends up having to take care of Sophia's two little kids and also a potato farm left to her by her father. I really enjoyed reading this novel :)

The accidental virgin - Valerie Frankel

This was a chickflick novel that I had picked up. Didn't like it much. It is about Stacy Temple , a designer at an online lingerie store, who broke up with her boyfriend one year back and hasn't gone on a date since a year and how she tries to get laid with anyone before that one year is up. It was just okay for me and I didn't quite like it.

The red scarf - Kate Furnivall

This book actually captured me because of its cover and story line. It is set in Russia and is during a very brutal time during communism.


Sophia Morozova and Anna Fedorina are in a Russian labor camp. They both become friends and Sophia vows to get Anna out. Anna had told her about her beau Vasily who she had last met when she was twelve and he was fourteen. Sophia has to escape from the camp and convince Vasily to help her and on the way, there are many interesting things that happen and how she mistakes different people who ultimately all come together to help her achieve her goal.

The first time - Joy Fielding

I was having a hazy feeling when I picked this book that I had read it earlier before. I wasn't 100% sure though, so I started reading and by the first chapter, I realised I had read it before :D to my surprise I hadn't reviewed it here. It is an interesting one and brings up lots of issues. Mattie Hart is married to Jake and has a teenage daughter Kim. Jake is leaving her and is with another woman Honey Novak. Then tragedy strikes and Mattie has Lou Gehrig's disease. Jake feels guilty and comes back and starts living with Mattie and Kim again. Unresolved issues start coming back and the three of them are forced to deal with it. Nice book :)

Second year anniversary

Yet again, I missed my blog's anniversary :) (like last year)

Blogging about books has really helped me a lot to think and formulate my thoughts. It's the one thing that I do just for my satisfaction. There is no pressure or need to excel. It helps me be me!

Breakfast with Buddha - Roland Merullo

This is my personal copy of the book. I don't recollect how I came to own this book :) I've been reading this book since few months. The reason for the long time for this book is because I really liked the story and wanted to absorb the lessons of the book. It is about Otto Ringling who is tricked into driving Volya Rinpoche,his sister's spiritual guru, across the country. So Otto has to drive Volya from New York to somewhere in mid west of US. The lessons that Rinpoche imparts to Otto while discussing normal things was very profound atleast to me. It was a simple book and I really liked it!