When I Was Me by Hilary Freeman:opinion.

The idea was good, not new but intriguing .The main character was more or less likeable at the beginning but I ended up disliking her. I didn't like the way she treated her friends nor her parents and she definitely complained a lot,which is understandable when you suddenly find yourself in a parallel universe, but I have the feeling she used to complain a lot in her actual universe as well. Her relationship with her boyfriend was a mystery to me, I just couldn't understand why she was interested in continuing with it.


To make matters worse the way(s) it ended was utterly disappointing to say the least.

Stormy Cove by Bernadette Calonego: review

My first thought when I started this book and saw the long list of characters was a pleasant one, it reminded me of the novels by Agatha Christie.


The authors likes reading mystery novels and "sees her books as tales of adventure in which the characters, while perhaps searching for a murderer or love, become involved in the kinds of action that she would like to experience herself." Indeed,when I was reading this appealing story I felt like going to Newfoundland, find a little village full of secrets and discover them myself.

Bernardette Calonego has written a page-turner that won't disappoint readers. The characters are well developed and some of them may make you think of the people you know and what they may be hiding.

So pack up your winter clothes and your fishing gear and head for an exciting read!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

Perhaps this novel won't be considered a masterpiece of modern literature but I truly think that it can help teenagers who are in the same situation as the main character. So read the blurb and if you have done that and been there , read the book and you will see that there may be some light at the end of some tunnels.

As It Seems by Jayne Conway : review

 Love is complicated and marriage is even more. Jayne Conway explores the problems of two  upper-class couples in her novel in a realistic way.

For both Truman, a stay-home-dad o and Libby, a part-time worker and full-time mother, their marriages are not what they envisioned when they got married. Their partners have taken different paths and Truman and Libby find it difficult to accept the fact that their love dream is not what it seemed and certainly not what they wanted.

I think that this novel is about disillusionment, being disenchanted , a charming prince (or princess) becoming a toad.

The book reminded me of this quote by Leon Tolstoy:“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”



However, this novel is also about picking yourself up and dealing with it, making choices and moving forward. Finding a strength within yourself  you probably thought you lacked.You may even be rewarded with true love in the end.

I would recommend this book to readers who like romance and second chances.

Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, The Blue Mansion in Penang , Malaysia

The so called Blue Mansion located on 14 Leith Street, is one of the places you cannot miss in Georgetown ,Penang. There is a 45 minute daily tour at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3.30 p.m and the price is around 17 RM per adult. These tours are in English but there are  tours available  in other languages as well.

The only thing that you won't like about it, is that it is not permitted to take photographs inside the house, which is a pity because it's beautiful. In spite of this drawback the mansion is worth visiting .


The mansion is also a boutique hotel for those who want a traditional style accommodation and there is a restaurant as well.

For more information go to http://www.thebluemansion.com.my/daily-tour.html