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michellebookaddict's Reviews (822)
July 10, 2015 Reread.
I have the paperback and iTunes audio copies. I used my library's Overdrive for a little kindle read. I no longer like Rebecca as much. She is too childish even for a 20-something person. And the fact that she takes a small something (like dating a multi-millionaire) and over exaggerates things (like planning the wedding after 1 date).
I will be continuing to read the series and maybe, if I can stand Becky, I might read past the first 3 books I have only ever read of this series. Just I might not continue with the audio because the reader for that made me dislike Rebecca even more.
But I still love Luke.
1999 and on... I first read a and have reread. But I haven't read again since 2005 or so.
I am a fan of the 3 first shopaholic books (after that they get redundant w/ Becky never really learning to stop spending so dang much). Sophia Kinsella's Rebecca "Becky" Bloomwood is a comedic take on a woman with an obsessive need to buy designer clothes. This of course puts her into a crazy amount of debt to creditors.
Becky has an obsession for designer clothes. Because of her addiction to spend she has credit card debts that are astronomical. Sophia made Becky's character is both unrealistic and comedic. She is at times a little annoying because you want her to stop her insane need for designer-ware stuff and over imagination.
Liked the first three books of this series. I felt IMO that the following books (sister, baby and toddler) just made the heroine out to be a selfish woman who never got over her obsession to spend too much money
I have the paperback and iTunes audio copies. I used my library's Overdrive for a little kindle read. I no longer like Rebecca as much. She is too childish even for a 20-something person. And the fact that she takes a small something (like dating a multi-millionaire) and over exaggerates things (like planning the wedding after 1 date).
I will be continuing to read the series and maybe, if I can stand Becky, I might read past the first 3 books I have only ever read of this series. Just I might not continue with the audio because the reader for that made me dislike Rebecca even more.
But I still love Luke.
1999 and on... I first read a and have reread. But I haven't read again since 2005 or so.
I am a fan of the 3 first shopaholic books (after that they get redundant w/ Becky never really learning to stop spending so dang much). Sophia Kinsella's Rebecca "Becky" Bloomwood is a comedic take on a woman with an obsessive need to buy designer clothes. This of course puts her into a crazy amount of debt to creditors.
Becky has an obsession for designer clothes. Because of her addiction to spend she has credit card debts that are astronomical. Sophia made Becky's character is both unrealistic and comedic. She is at times a little annoying because you want her to stop her insane need for designer-ware stuff and over imagination.
Liked the first three books of this series. I felt IMO that the following books (sister, baby and toddler) just made the heroine out to be a selfish woman who never got over her obsession to spend too much money
I liked this book. I think it was a little long though, which is the reason I enjoyed the movie more. This book focuses on Delilah Darling's 20 exes. Delilah hopes that one of these is her Mr. Right. Now I'd say good idea to hunt down SOME of her exes. But she tracks down ALL of them. After tacking down 6 exes I was bored with the idea because they were ALL losers.
Delilah was at times likeable. She was a bit humorous and quirky. But other times she comes off as pushy and annoying. I liked the Delilah movie character better.
At the very start of the book I already knew that Delilah would end up with Colin Barret. I really liked that guy. Colin was in no way like the hero in the movie, but I liked them both. There isn't that much interaction between him and Delilah until the end. The movie did good in showing them interacting more.
Less on the whole exes bit. I could have done without knowing every detail about each relationship. Especially considering the guys weren't likeable in any way. Forgetable even.
I do plan on reading this again. But thankfully I can skip past the parts I had a problem with. I suppose you do have to read that once in order to get a quick glance at what her exes were like. And that's all they are - EXES.
Delilah was at times likeable. She was a bit humorous and quirky. But other times she comes off as pushy and annoying. I liked the Delilah movie character better.
At the very start of the book I already knew that Delilah would end up with Colin Barret. I really liked that guy. Colin was in no way like the hero in the movie, but I liked them both. There isn't that much interaction between him and Delilah until the end. The movie did good in showing them interacting more.
Less on the whole exes bit. I could have done without knowing every detail about each relationship. Especially considering the guys weren't likeable in any way. Forgetable even.
I do plan on reading this again. But thankfully I can skip past the parts I had a problem with. I suppose you do have to read that once in order to get a quick glance at what her exes were like. And that's all they are - EXES.
November 2013
4★
I've been reading some of R. L. Stine's books in between my reading of Dracula (over halfway read and liking it). Nightmare Hour I've read a little over half of. And now I've just finished Haunting Hour. These both are short stories with a Stine's horror imagination. It's even more haunting for me because of Stine's added commentary before each story. It seems that most of his horror stories originate from "What if?". They're all suspenseful and a mix of horror. Just not sure the age he was going for. His characters were all between the ages of 14 to 16 y.o. And some of the things that happen to them are pretty gruesome, i.e. heads decapitated, near or complete possession by ghosts, etc. I do still like Stine though. He writes in such a way that keeps me wanting to read more.
What started me in reading these short stories was for the nostalgia. I read a lot of his books a couple decades ago. I remembered them as being a little haunting and very suspenseful. Turns out that I still feel that way about Stine's works today. I started off by trying the short stories in the Nightmare Hour book. They're good, but I've enjoyed the short stories in Haunting Hour more.
4★
I've been reading some of R. L. Stine's books in between my reading of Dracula (over halfway read and liking it). Nightmare Hour I've read a little over half of. And now I've just finished Haunting Hour. These both are short stories with a Stine's horror imagination. It's even more haunting for me because of Stine's added commentary before each story. It seems that most of his horror stories originate from "What if?". They're all suspenseful and a mix of horror. Just not sure the age he was going for. His characters were all between the ages of 14 to 16 y.o. And some of the things that happen to them are pretty gruesome, i.e. heads decapitated, near or complete possession by ghosts, etc. I do still like Stine though. He writes in such a way that keeps me wanting to read more.
What started me in reading these short stories was for the nostalgia. I read a lot of his books a couple decades ago. I remembered them as being a little haunting and very suspenseful. Turns out that I still feel that way about Stine's works today. I started off by trying the short stories in the Nightmare Hour book. They're good, but I've enjoyed the short stories in Haunting Hour more.
A Humorous Ghost Story
The Centerville Ghost is quite a short piece. I enjoyed it and even laughed a few times.
A tale told with a author narration, of a ghost that haunted a house for 300 years. Sir Simon de Centerville was that ghost and he thought himself as a successful one for having scared off a lot of people for hundreds of years.
Right in front of him he saw, in the wan moonlight, an old man of terrible aspect. His eyes were as red burning coals; long grey hair fell over his shoulders in matted coils; his garments, which were of antique cut, were soiled and ragged, and from his wrists and ankles hung heavy manacles and rusty gyves.
The Centerville Ghost is quite a short piece. I enjoyed it and even laughed a few times.
A tale told with a author narration, of a ghost that haunted a house for 300 years. Sir Simon de Centerville was that ghost and he thought himself as a successful one for having scared off a lot of people for hundreds of years.
Right in front of him he saw, in the wan moonlight, an old man of terrible aspect. His eyes were as red burning coals; long grey hair fell over his shoulders in matted coils; his garments, which were of antique cut, were soiled and ragged, and from his wrists and ankles hung heavy manacles and rusty gyves.
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