Sunday, March 23, 2014

Book #7: "Happily Ever After" ...Finished!!

Book #7 "Happily Ever After" by Harriet Evans: "She felt as if she'd grown up, but not necessarily learned anything" page 106. 
     Picking out my 'favorite' quote from this particular book proved to be a lot harder then I would have thought it would be. I was just looking back at all the pages that I marked and was pleased to see that in each stage of the book I had marked a different quote that I enjoyed...think that it is safe to say that is a sure way to tell that I enjoyed the book from cover to cover. 
     Once again this is a book that was recommended by another blogger that I follow, Carrie Fletcher, and also once again it is written by a British author. I truly have no idea what my fascination with British people is so I beg you, don't ask.
    Evans takes us through the better part of a lifetime of the witty, worrisome, talented, and not to mention just downright amusing Eleanor Bee. Eleanor,when the story picks up is trying desperately to get into the world of publishing books and off one of her friends couches she is currently crashing on. She eventually finds her way to 'Bluebird Publishing' which is really where her story begins. Evans captures the way that Eleanor thinks that as your sitting there reading your just having one 'oh-my-gosh-me-too' moment after the other. It's not all classic love story gag-me-with-a-spoon kind of stuff either. I can not even put it in to words how this book is. It's just truly so good. The way that the main heroine wasn't all perfect but then at the same time she wasn't a complete loser either was just refreshing in a strange way I feel like I was just hearing about a real person and things that happened in their real life. Who knows, maybe it's just me? 
   Only downside to this whole book I would have to say would be a few of the awkward moments where if felt like Evans just tossed in a random sex scene just because she could when really there was no need for it, as there generally isn't may I just say.  
   Something else I have noticed is that British author seem to really lack a filter on stuff like that, I don't know if that is true for all of them but it sure has been true as far as I have seen so far...and no I really don't think it's just me who thinks that. But what would I know, I'm just some random chick who likes to blab on and on about books. Anyways.....
    So yea, it comes down to the if your not sure what to do about your life plans, aka your in college age, or if your just looking for something different then all the other books you read and you feel like listening to me then go pick this book up. I really honestly don't think you will be sorry. From office romances to moving across the ocean to promotions to a tragic death, this book has really got it all. 
    Now on to the next book for number 8 we have, and may I just say that I have been looking forward to reading this for a really long time, "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak. 
    Really looking forward to this one... :)  
    Page Count: 2944
    That's all for now,
      Michaela Jane




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