P.S. I love you

I categorize this one as heavy chick lit because of the deep story in it. This sweet novel was written by Cecelia Ahern the daughter of Ireland prime minister. Telling a story about a wife life after her husband pass away in young age of married. First Publish in 2004 and now a movie recently has been made with based on this novel staring Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler.

The book main character is Holly, she is very devoted to her husband named Gerry, unfortunately because she based her life happiness to her husband she becomes very dependence to him. and when her husband pass away Holly felt like she lost her grip in live.

In the age of 30 Holly still have not find what she searching for in her life. after Gerry died she even questioning how can she move on with her life. Then one day Holly's mother gave her an enveloped that fulls with Gerry's message. It contain all the list that Holly have to do and it has to be opened once a month. Gerry message was so sweet that in every end note of the message he always write "p.s. I love you". With that Holly tries to continue her live and move on with Gerry guidance through the message step by step every month.

This novel was so enchanting and have a deep feeling in it. I have to stop reading it every few pages to wipe my tears then continue to reading it again. A very sweet, loveable novel that makes us understand what strong love could be. Two thumbs up for Cecelia Ahern for this book.

This is one of my favorite chick Lit novel. I read it in the middle of my research in the collage (I read lots of chick lit book at that time). "Faking it" written by Jennifer Cruise, telling the story about Matilda live as a wall painter recreating famous works for the rich, and Davy Dempsey a professional thief (Davy was also a character in another cruise's book "Welcome to Temptation"). As fate play rule in their life one day both of them finding them self stuck together in a dark closet which turn their life more then they can expect.

Matilda have a passion to paint her own original work and she is trying to avoid her past meanwhile Davy is an ex con man, who has spent his life trying to avoid 'settling down'. Then one day Matilda forced to steal a painting from the home of a wealthy art collector to avoid a long time family secret to be exposed. This is when she meets Davy who has his own mission in the same home. They never meet each other before, but then they have to cooperate so both of them wont be caught. But somehow the sparkle of love or passion (maybe desire is more appropriate) comes across them, somehow Matilda finds her self in the arms of Davy's. Then all of it seems to begin upside down for Matilda and Davy's love from here.

"Faking it" really cover it all from revenge, running from past life. Dissatisfied feelings, multiple personalities (just like in the reality lots of people who are not what they seem), with the spice of love life from the characters.

At The end we can learn from "Faking it", that all of us have to really know who the true of you before finding who the true of someone else. And sometimes facing the past and accept it in our life can make our life happier

Beauty and The Bitch

Beauty and The bitch is an Indonesian chick lit written by Christina Tirta. This book has a complex story in it. It seems that all the character in the book by someway or another has a complex connected life to each other.

The two main character are Nadine, a girl who has classical beauty but so naive and old-fashioned. And the other one is Isabelle, beautiful and exotic girl but too aggressive and has a big enthusiasm. Both of them were best friends since elementary school but have to separate because Isabelle moved to Singapore. Then coincidentally after 16 years apart they meet again but their simple live has change.

Nadine now is a wife of successful entrepreneur, she now life wealthy, but she feels lonely and can't feel happy although she living in her dream as a child. Nadine constantly feeling insecure in her married live, she afraid that her husband will be cheating on her.

Isabelle still very beautiful and sophisticated, she has a boutique of her own just as she dream as a child. But her world has falling down since her mom died and her father got in jail because his friend betray him, and the most hurting part in Isabelle life, she saw her mother live and died miserably because her father has an affair with other woman and has a child in her age from the other woman. Isabelle has a child but she is not married because she doesn't believe in married.

Unexpectedly their meeting changes their fate forever. Secrets that have been kept for years reveal in front of their eyes. Their relationship will not be the same after the secret reveals. As I said before it seems that somehow the connection between Isabelle and Nadine bring so many complex connections to the people around their life. Then in the final part, all the connection will bring to a great secret revealing.

Interesting to read, but frankly the story end can be predictable before the final chapter. But still if you have time and enjoy reading chick lit story as I do, you should read "beauty and the bitch" and put it in your collection.

And baby makes two

This book written by Dyan Sheldon. First impression the book is quite easy to read, another fun chick (teen) lit light reading easy to enjoy. But after I read it a few pages somehow I realize that this book has a quite meaningful heavy story in it.

The book telling about a young girl named Lana Spiggs who wants to be treated like an adult. She is sick and tired, with her mother acting as the ruler of her world, and she wants to be a grown up herself and get married to a perfect husband then have children and makes a perfect family. But Lana was only 15 years old.

Lana meets Les, a guy who seems to her as a perfect guy to be her husband. A twenty years old guy who Lana thinks can end up her misery. Then soon enough they get together and Lana find her self to be pregnant.

Lana was overwhelming with this reality and she thinks that her dream is finally comes true, she keeps her baby (although her mother and her friends keep reminding her that having a baby is a big things with heavy responsibilities for a child (in the age of 15) to bear). Lana give birth and she named her baby Shinola which she thinks have a beautiful meaning in African language (later on she found out that it is a name of shoe polish, and her friends make fun of it). Then all the problem soon comes in. Les never seems to be around when she needs him, she doesn't have money to buy Christmas present, and Les mother seems never know anything about Lana and her grandchild Shinola.Lana finally finds out that adulthood is not an easy thing as she dreams about.

This book was a great chick (teen) lit generation which has a meaningful story in it. It teaches us to enjoy every step of our live. Because every step in our life has a big meaning for the next step, so if you still in the childhood or now going to teenagers live or even now you’re living as an adult, just try to enjoy every step of it. There is no need to fast forward it. Take it easy and enjoy so you won’t regret what you have done in the pass as Lana did.

Bras & Broomsticks

Bras & Broomsticks written by Sarah Mlynowski. What makes me interested in this book?, well frankly the first thing is the title of the book, where is the connection between bras and broomsticks??. Then it finally makes sense when I know that the book story about witches, and I think Wow this is a must read book, because I just love all the story about magic and wizard.

This book telling story about a girl name Rachel. Rachel is a type of average teenagers who is sassy, self-absorbed, and insecure though she has a shy personality too. personally I do think teenage reader can find a similarity easily between them and Rachel.

Rachel just recently found out that her sister Mimi and her mother is a witch, she automatically thinks that her passel of problems finally will be over. She has lot of things to ask to her sister, and they arrange together a plan to ruin her father who wants to get married to a woman that they hate. Rachel really things that it is all will be under control and turn out right with magic, but then Rachel and Mimi must learn the hard way that all spells have consequences.

This isn't just another breezy teen read. The author really writes it in a very interesting way that every scene seems to be very enchanting to the reader. Can Rachel and Mimi handle the magic right?? Just read it to know it. You will enjoy it, trust me ;)

Diary of a mad bride

"Diary of a mad bride" written by Laura wolf, it was her first novel debut. Laura wolf was a screenwriter, that’s why the novel "Diary of a mad bride" make the reader feel likes they are enjoying a television show. The book is quite nice and enjoyable, and it can even be a guide book for a bride to be because it contains lots of helpful things in Amy Sarah Thomas's (the main character) to do list ;).

Amy Sarah Thomas is a magazine editor, who doesn't really believe in marriage, some of her family even describes her as "not the type of marriage girl". When one of her best friend Mandy is going to married with Jon (a man that Amy doesn't really like) Mandy turns to be very obsess with everything about marriage and it makes Amy swear that she wouldn't turn to be like that.

But when Stephan (her boyfriend) suddenly purposed her in a snack bar queue in the movie theater she just can't say no. And from that moment she turns to be a mad bride to be. And it all told in a diary form over the course of a year, with many iterations of a 20 points to do list (that evolving to 70 points to do list). The pre-wedding jitters are endless!!!

It's quite fun to read Amy's activities in her live during the preparation to be a beautiful bride as she dream of. I myself think this novel are really useful when someday I get to be a bride too, maybe I'll take some of the things to do list as a consideration ;)

Marriagable: Gue Mau Nikah Asal...

This book written by Riri Sardjono in Indonesian language. I know that some of you maybe don’t understand Indonesian language, but I do think that this book is very..very good so I decide to write a review about it, maybe one day the book will be translated to English or other language then you can enjoy it, but in the meantime please enjoy my review about "Marriagable: Gue Mau Nikah Asal..." or in English "Marriagable: I do want to get married if....."

This book telling about a girl in the age nearly 32, named Flory, her mom really want her to get married as soon as possible and she arrange Flory to meet Vadian (a son of Flory's mom friend) and hope that they can be together. In the other side Flory hate the arrangement, she thinks that it is so not the time to be in an arrangement married, she also kept a fear of married and love and all those kind of things because she has already been hurt by love with Gilang her ex boyfriend, and the married example that comes from her parents is not exactly as perfect as the Huxtable family (everybody knows the perfect family in The Cosby show right?).

Vadian turn out to be a perfect gentleman who determines to get Flory love. No matter what flory does to turn away from the love somehow it finds her again. It is like a game of destiny.

A very sweet novel that helps us to understand more about love. it even have small quote of words that comes from some famous people that help us to understand more about love.

Although in the few first chapter of the book the story sometimes getting boring because it constantly showing Flory's fear and cold heart, but as I read it through the entire chapter and climaxing in the end chapter, the story went very strong and attractive. It makes the whole book so powerful.

I do hope someday the book translated to English or other language so all of you can enjoy it. Love story is always interesting to read :)

Slim Chance

Slim Chance written by Jackie Rose. I read it when I was at the last semester in my collage year. really fun novel to read especially when you want to forget some of your own problem from your head for a while. it is fun, easy to read and to follow the story.

The main character named Evie who just recently being engage with Bruce. The first think that she got to do is find the right wedding gown (Just like every girls dream we want to look beautiful in our wedding dress in our wedding day right?). Then she finds the right one, which is design by Vera Wang (a very famous wedding gown designer). The problem is it's in the size of eight meanwhile Evie is twelve. So what she got to do? take another gown or make her self fit in eight?

The engagement and her obsession to fit into a perfect Vera Wang gown, takes over Evie's life, her health, job, and even relationship. she will do everything so she can fit in the dress. And you know what? it is enjoyable to read what she did, sometimes it makes us laugh, sometimes it can make us sympathize, even it can make us think and learn from her.

Very..very nice a book to enjoy and educated us too in some point of view :)

Bridget Jones Diary

I know that this book has already being famous around the world, it also has a movie base on this book. It is the book of the ninety but I have just start to reading it now.
Bridget Jones is a book written by Helen Fielding. It is telling a story about a girl named Bridget Jones who lives in the age of 30 and still being single, the book mostly covering the story of Bridget who tries to make her new year resolution comes true, especially in the love department.
It seems like Bridget has a lot things going around in her lives, friends that has a complex love life, her parents problems who also complex and her love life alone, make this book very interesting to read.
Although maybe some of you have seen the movie it is still good enough to get back to the book and read it again :).
Some even say that this book is the first leader for chicklit (chick literature) generation. So if you are one of the fans of chicklit this is a MUST TO READ book.
Very..very...good book to read...

Jemima J

Jemima J written by Jane Green. The story telling about Jemima a girl who is overweight and dreaming that to have a prefect live means having a slim body. So she work hard to get her dreams by training in the Gym.
Then when she finally get her slim body shape the reality finally get her. Does getting slim means getting all your dream come true?
or can her body curve make her get the man that she dreaming of?
or is it really a dream comes true live she's living in when finally she got it all (body shape, cute boyfriends and living in California) ?

a very attractive books that makes all girl rethink about what they really want. a very good book. I've read it so many times and still enjoy it very much

Sammy's Hill

Sammy's Hill written by Kristin Gore, the daughter of former vice president of America Al-gore.
Sammy's Hill telling story about Sammy a young women who works for senator Garry, she really care about the public affair but at the same time have to stumble and down with her personal love, including her love for Aaron who works for senator Bremen that she hates so much. While she is trying to make her ways through the politic world she also has to think about her future with Aaron. A very fun and interesting novel to read.
Sammy world is a good novel for every young woman who still trying to balance their working life with their personal life, their love life and idealism.

Cerfet : The Messengger

This book contains a story that was written by 4 people from different place that has never met before in the real world (Jaf-Tuteh-Sa-Uyet). They only communicate through a blog community. The story written using estafet style (first person write a story then the other person continues to write the other chapter).
The messenger telling about a man and a women who questioning about love. The man chooses to pretend to be a woman in Yahoo Messenger Chat community and there he meets "Lelaki Kelam" which is a nickname chosen by a woman who also pretend to be a man. Their love story begins in the cyber world and decides to meet in the real world.
The story is so interesting not only by how the story goes but also by the way it was written by the four writers.

Tiga Venus

Tiga Venus is a book written by Clara Ng, The author of Indiana Chronicle and Dim Sum terakhir.

Tiga Venus showing the life of three women with different status: Housewife, single in the age of 30, and a widow. The three women having a three bad day and secretly have a wish to be different person. When suddenly their soul switch into each other body:
Juli become Lies, Lies become Emily, and Emily become Juli.

This novel has the power to be a great, but the story is tumbling into one another so it takes big concentration in reading it in order to understand the whole story.

But overall it is quite interesting to see the upside-down life of three women with three different personality in three different life.