Wednesday, 16 February 2011

Book Review: The Promises She Keeps

What would you do, if you are ill, and counting days before you die? What would you do, if somehow each time you survive from near to death experience, and there is another tragedy happening?
A book by Erin Healy :)
A young and talented artist named Promise is facing death. She tried to keep people remember her by trying to be famous. She actually survives from several accidents.
A character named Zack Eddy asks if he can take photos of Promise so he can draw pictures of her from them. During the shoot, her shawl blows away. Promise dives for to search for it it only to tumble down, almost drawn. Zack takes pictures of her dive to death, but miraculously she lives.
The other character is Chase, who is an autistic artist who fall in love with Promise..
In my opinion, the writer described this character well.
I would say, she has made enough desciption, that even without knowing he's autistic, I could conclude the symtom..
The third character was Porta, she was very cold blooded and hateful. She highlighted the whole story, because it's rare to find such character in Christian fiction.

The story was interesting, as more character being involved in the suspense story..
Other near death experiences always occur with Zack nearby occurs. He shows his photos to his pagan witch mom Porta Cerreto who believes Promise is the Goddess of Immortality and plans to use her for own purpose. As she stalks Promise, she orders her son to kill Promise to disprove her theory.

I would definetly reccomend this book, for a lazy saturday afternoon :)

I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.





Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Matt Koval: 8 Dates

New series by Matt Koval, The title is 8 Dates.
Basically, through out the weeks, we'll get to know about Eva and her dates. She never had a date in 5 years, and her cousin Matt is trying to help her to find a date on valentines day.

Introduction
Why Ava needs help, and what cousin Matt suggested her to improve before starting on dating.
Dates 1:
What not to say on first date..
Ava is kind of new to this dating-thing.. So she ask sort-of unapropriate questions..
Dates 2:
Meet the second date online.. Found out that he has no arms (he's limp)..
He's fun, hillarious, charming, but Ava can't resist to think about his limpness, and start asking silly question..

Dates 3:
Dating her older (senior) friend. He's nice, didn't mention about calories, let Ava choose the dessert (even two desserts) until it's time to leave..

Dates 4:
Dating someone who thinks u looked like his mom? Good or bad?

Dates 5:
Ava uses different approach.. by being sexy.. But then, his dates turned to be a zombie (not litterally)..

Dates 6:
Okay, this one is her effort to be a gay, with the help of wikipedia..

Dates 7:
Dating some one who can't forget his ex-girlfriend.. Awww..



Dates 8:
Last date? Turned out to be a date-coach.. what will Ava's score be?

Final Dates (Valentine day)
Additional date. at the valentine day.. Ava's been waiting for hours.. lonely, sad..
Destiny is not on her side this time, her date is sitting somewhere at the other corner of the resto.. saaad..



My comment:
I started following this because of Philip Wang (http://www.wongfuproductions.com/) is involved in date #2.
Seeing that the series is hillarious, every week i'll go to youtube, seeing the latest update from Ava and her dates..
Date #8 should be her last date, and I was upset seeing that it ended badly, but then there is final date.. I'm so happy.. Until.. I saw the final date... Nooo, I wanted a happy ending.. huhu..
Matt Koval (www.twitter.com/mattkoval), would you made another additional date for the two-cat-lovers?? pleasseeee...