Weekend Reads Vol. 1

For this week I chose Sophie Kinsella’s My (not so) Perfect life, hoping that this will inspire me to stop living a double life and pretending that everything is ok because it’s not. I have been so envious of the life of the people I followed on instagram and tumblr. I often wonder why they could have that life and i’m stuck in mine. I want to earn more money to afford the life they have but I don’t have the means, sadly. I want to be a blogger or vlogger to earn extra online but I don’t know where to start. I envy those booktubers they are doing what they love and at the same time they are earning from it. How could I do that? I don’t know yet. Hopefully 2018 will be a better year to explore and rediscover what I really like. Back to Sophie Kinsella’s My (not so) Perfect Life, it’s like I’m watching The Devil wears Prada and her boss Demeter is like Miranda Priestly. I have watched The Devil wears Prada countless times, this maybe the reason why i’m liking the book so far. I’ll be able to finish this book tomorrow if nothing comes unplanned activity after office. Happy weekend and happy reading.

Crazy Rich Asians Book Review

I heard about this book last year but for some reason I did not read the book. I don’t know why. So last month inspired by all the booktubers to read 6 or more books a month i picked Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan.

First chapter i’m already sold. I already know i can finish the book within the day. I’m happy i chose to read it on a weekend, i had all the time to read it, nonstop.

The book is witty and smart. I find myself laughing espcially if it involves Eleonor Young and her gang. If you are an Asian like me you can envision the characters easily since it’s very realistic and we have witnessed and experienced some of the characters in our daily lives 😂.

I appreciate how Kevin Kwan touched the topic about how the conservative Chinese and the modern Chinese lives. And in this book I appreciate the tradition and culture of the Chinese even more. Although there are characters that you will hate, most of them if not all, will find them comical.

And the story of Nick and Rachel. Nick brought up by a conservative and rich Chinese grandmother Shang Su Yi and Rachel who grew up in a modern and pragmatic environment of the United States. It’s already given that the conservative rich family of Nick will never accept Rachel. Their love story is common in all kind of Asian Tv Series where one is not accepted because of the difference in social class. What makes their story unique is how Rachel handles the situation smartly and wittingly. I simply love her innocence and naivetè.

Another character you will love in this book is Astrid Leong. Heiress to Leong empire and cousin of Nick Young. She’s one of those rich Asian who did not become crazy because of money. She and Nick grew up together. Raised by their grandmother Shang Su Yi who taught them never to discuss money or never to think about it.

There are lot of characters in this book some of them are funny, some are inconsequential but most them are filthy rich and they still want more.

I gave 5 out 5 stars for this book. It’s comical and interesting to have a glimpse on the lives of the crazy rich asians!

tbr for this week

hopefully i can finish this one in 3 days… fighting! 📖

books I have read and tv series that i finished this week…

This weekend I have two books on hand one is History is all you left me by Adam Silvera and the other one is What Light by Jay Asher. We all know that Jay Asher is the author of Thirteen Reasons Why which Netflix had a TV adaptation of it. Last week I finished 2 books in 2 days and that’s a record for me. The last time I could finish 1 book in 1 day was way back high school, Harry Potter days. Those 2 books were a page turner. I can’t stop reading and it’s a holy week vacation I had all the time to read books. Those books were Cradle and All by James Patterson and Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. I read Thirteen Reasons Why before I watched the whole series on Netflix. All readers can relate to this, we all want to read the book before we watch it on the big screen or on TV. I’m not disappointed on the tv adaptation because most of the time the screen adaptation of a book is way to different to the point that we could not recognize the story anymore or the way it is being portrayed is too bland and boring. But on this one I like it, especially the cast. Katherine Langford as Hannah Baker and Dylan Minnette as Clay Jensen and the rest of the cast, they are all perfect. Katherine Langford portrayed Hannah really well so is Dylan Minnette. I finished the series last night and finally I could move on from Thirteen Reasons Why. Now I know what the fuzz is all about. This is the 2^nd tv series I watched on Netflix. First was The Crown and this. For The Crown I wish I could make a blog post about it because it was a really good tv series telling the story of the royal family. I’m interested with the royal family because who doesn’t want to be a princess, right? Anyway back to books, I haven’t made a blog post about All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. That book made me cry so hard. It’s heartbreaking. It’s been 3 weeks since I finished the book and I still can’t get over with the love story of two broken teenagers Finch and Violet. If you are reading this now I highly recommend it. Although I assumed if you are an avid reader you must have read it already but if not oh I suggest to get the book and page by page be in love with their story. For now, I will finish History is all you left me and I hope I could finish also What Light by Jay Asher. Until my next my post… Happy weekend y’all.

ruminating

I have been thinking a lot this days. I have so many plans with no time and no money. I am sick and tired of office work and just want to travel and read books… Travel and read. How can i afford that life if im an employee with bank loans. I don’t know where to start or how to do it. All i have right now is this website but for other things to start a travel and book blog, I don’t have it. I don’t have money yet to travel but i have books. I already started making book reviews in this blog so maybe i should be more diligent in writing book reviews or just share the books im currently reading. If i want to do this and be successful in this field i should do my best and focused on writing. Honing my skills until i get independent and more confident on doing the things i like. Next month i will be going back to Cebu. Last year when i visited Cebu I was not focused on doing travel blog. I did not have good pictures to post and i did not have details in order to write a travel story. Now that I have a chance to visit Cebu this May, maybe this time it will be a better opportunity to write a decent travel story. While waiting for that day to come i should first focused on whats on the plate right now, books. 📖