Book Review: Beautiful Creature, The Unidentified Redhead and Tangled

Hey there.. I'm here just to check up on you guys... and to tell that my father is still alive. Hell, if you expected that I would really end his life, you're disappointingly guessed wrong. I was mad and that was so inappropriate. I know. I make mistakes. I woke up with tears again today. Man, I can't imagine one day if I lost a person. I bet will suffer more than this. However there is a 'thing' that kinda uplift my mood today. It's a book. A very funny book. I can't wait to tell you about this book after I'm done with it. I actually have read quite a few books lately.

       The first book that I wanna talk is 'Beautiful Creature'. This book is about a guy named Ethan Wade who lives in a small town called Gaitlin County and he had this dreams about a girl. The following is the synopsis of the novel, since I'm horrible at summarizing things.

Beautiful Creature. Book 1.

'There were no surprises in Gatlin County. 
We were pretty much the epicenter of the middle of nowhere.
At least, that's what I thought.
Turns out, I couldn't have been more wrong.
There was a curse.
There was a girl.
And in the end, there was a grave.

Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.

Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.

In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.'

          The story was interesting. But, not in the mind-blowing way though. It's a fine reading if you have nothing to do and just want to spend your time with some mediocre story that may-or-may-not into your liking. One of the reason why I found this story hard to relate was because the story is told from the male POV, which in my opinion, hard to be pleased. I love seeing things from the female view, not that I hate men, no. It's easier to relate if the storyteller is a girl, you know.

“Every day was like a day out of someone else's life. Nothing had ever happened to me, and now everything was happening to me -- and by everything, I really meant Lena. An hour was both faster and slower. I felt like I had sucked the air out of a giant balloon, like my brain wasn't getting enough oxygen. Clouds were more interesting, the lunchroom less disgusting, music sounded better, the same old jokes were funnier, and Jackson went from being a clump of grayish-green industrial buildings to a map of times and places where I might run into her. I found myself smiling for no reason, keeping my earphones in and replaying our conversations in my head, just so I could listen to them again. I had seen this kind of thing before. I had just never felt it.” - Ethan Wade, Beautiful Creatures

“She looked up at me, and the whole world disappeared. Like there was just us, like there would always be just us, and we didn't need magic for that. It was sort of happy and sad, all at the same time. I couldn't be around her without feeling things, without feeling everything.” - Ethan Wade, Beautiful Creatures

           Anyway, this story had three more sequels to go but I couldn't read it till the end. I only finished it until the first novel and that's it. I did read a tiny part in the second book but I stopped when I realized that there's a possible third-love interest. Mehh. I just couldn't handle that. But, it was a nice reading, but not that an effective one. Oh and, this novel was adapted to a movie. I didn't watch the movie yet but I have to say that the girl who played Lena was very pretty. I don't know about her acting though.

“I never loved you any more than I do, right this second. And I'll never love you any less than I do, right this second.” - Ethan Wade, Beautiful Creatures

            The next book that I'd read was 'The Unidentified Redhead' by Alice Clayton. This story is about a woman named Grace Sheridan who's an actress who falls in love with Jack Hamilton, who's a rising actor and famously known among girls due to his character in some highly anticipating film. Grace was older than Jack, much older. Grace is 33 years old meanwhile Jack is 24. At first, that's what have been keeping Grace away from Jack but later, she decided to just go on with it.

           What made me like this novel was because of Grace. She's old, yeah.. Fucking old, like what Jack said. But she never sounds like a 33-year-old woman to me. Not at all. She's funny and has a very good sense of humour. I love her! On the other hand, Jack is a young guy. Who had never show that he was intimidated by Grace's seniority. He's British, likes to bite his lower lip (remind me of Anastasia Steele, don't you?), and is super hawt! He drove an old car, has boobs fetish and is admired and drooled by every girl in the country. Oh, did I already say that he has British accent?

“Oh , God, the British Have landed, Haven't they?” - Holly, The Unidentified Redhead

          LOL. The British have landed? You have to read it to know what it means. My favourite moment was from below. I cracked myself up at imagining that.

“Yeah, she's right here. She's in the shower, in fact…Oh, Jack! I told Grace the funniest joke about the British invading her hoo—Wait, what?…Hold on…Grace, Jack would like you to know that he has seen the pictures and he thinks you were pointing that shrimp at him far too aggressively…No, she isn't acknowledging you. She's now banging her head against the shower tiles…Oops, now she's glaring at me…she's turning off the shower, Jack…she's coming towards me…she's naked, Jack…and angry…she's naked and angry, Jack…you would probably love angry, naked Grace. It's something to see. She's hitting me, Jack…I think she's going to take the phone away from…” 

         This story has three novels and the one I'm talking about now is only the first one. I haven't read the others because I couldn't find it yet but I will read it one day. Oh and this story is, you can say, an adult novel. But for me, it's a mildly one. It didn't address the "thing" too obviously, so it's okay. Oh and, it's kinda sexy smexy too... But in a nice, warm, melting way, of course!

         The next novel was another love novel titled 'Tangled' by Emma Chase. This novel is about a man named Drew Evans who works as an investment banker.

What does an I-banker do, you ask? Well, you know in Pretty Woman, when Richard Gere tells Julia Roberts that his company buys up other ones and sells them off piece by piece? I’m the guy who helps him do that. I negotiate the deals, draw up the contracts, manage due diligence, draft credit agreements, and many other things I’m sure you have no interest hearing about. - Drew Evans, Tangled

          Drew is the ultimate playboy. I truly mean that. One of his accomplishment was he had slept with 10 women in just one week. In Cancun. And he's proud of that. But then, he met his match. Katherine Brooks. He met her in a nightclub without knowing that she's going to be working in his dad's firm. Fast forward, Kate refused to sleep with him and Drew found himself falling deeper. Then, one thing leads to another and he did a big mistake which made Kate hate him real bad.

        Now, the story analysis. This story is told from the Drew's perspective and let me tell you. He let everything out. Every guy's dirty secret and tactics. Sometimes, I was surprised to realize that this novel was written by a woman because the way Drew's think, sounds like a man's thinking.

The point is, when you ask, “What do you want for dinner?” we’re thinking about screwing you on the kitchen counter. When you’re telling us about the sappy film you watched with your girlfriends last week, we’re thinking about the porno we saw on cable last night. When you show us the designer shoes you bought on sale, we’re thinking how nice they would look on our shoulders.I just thought you’d want to know. Don’t shoot the messenger” - Drew Evans, Tangled

        Drew's mind is one thing to be amazed of. I couldn't believe that there is a man like that out there. He's unique for sure. Although I told you I didn't like a male POV novel but this time, it was an exception. Only due to the humour it gave me.

I bet you didn't know this , but lots of guys have a thing for Ariel. You know, from The Little Mermaid? I’ve never been into her myself, but I can understand the attraction: she fills out her shells nicely, she’s a redhead, and she spends most of the movie unable to speak. In light of this, I’m not too disturbed about the semi I’m sporting while watching Beauty and the Beast—part of the homework Erin gave me. I like Belle. She’s hot. Well…for a cartoon, anyway. She reminds me of Kate. She’s resourceful. Smart. And she doesn’t take any shit from the Beast or that douchebag with the freakishly large arms. I stare at the television as Belle bends over to feed a bird. Then I lean forward, hoping for a nice cleavage shot.
I’m going to hell, aren’t I?

        Yup. He's one unique guy. And that is only two of hundreds of funny comments that he made in this novel. Another quote that I love was about that rat experiment. You just gotta to read it to know what I mean. On the other hand, Kate Brooks. I don't like her. I mean, I don't like her personality at all. She sounds, sorry to say, annoying. In fact, I don't know why Drew stuck with her because I can't see the attraction. Hell, I think her other friend, Delores was so much more interesting than her. Anyway, that's what I think. A lot of others love her.

        Before I forget this, did you know that both 'The Unidentified Redhead' and 'Tangled' are Twilight fanfiction? Yup. Yeah. As a matter of fact, a lot of novels I'm reading right now ARE (and were) Twilight fanfic. Fifty Shades Of Grey is one. Wallbanger, the one I'm reading right now, is one of the famous fanfic. Seduction and Snacks (another superb story), Boycotts and Barflies, Gabriel Inferno, Beautiful Bastard and that's just ones I'm familiar with. Not finished reading it but perhaps will.

           Anyway, that is all that I have to say for today. I'm still mourning however. Sad. Mad. Bad. But, I'll get over it soon. So, I'll see ya soon. Bye.

Books Lover,

Liely

P.S. I think my manga phase is over. I haven't read manga in months since I've read Twilight and Fifty Shades.

P.P.S. My trial exam is on 26 of August. That's two weeks to go. I'm bloody scared.