The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Review:

If I were to describe this book in a single word, it would be: “Beautiful.” The last time I remember crying while reading a book was when I read Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper. The ending was abrupt but suited me just fine. As I read the last lines of the book: “I do, Augustus. I do” and turned the page (expecting more from the story) I found myself staring at the acknowledgments page.
Anyway, it was a beautiful book. I really felt for Augustus, Hazel, and Isaac. Hazel with lung cancer, Augustus with osteosarcoma (which ate one of his legs), and Isaac with eye cancer (which has taken his one eye), all three teenagers, struggling with their lives. This book tells you how it feels like to be dying, knowing the fact that you've just bought only little time to stay a few more years in this world. It's even painful to love someone who you know won't last.

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Review:
The best thing about the book is that despite being a fairy tale there is no traditional "happily ever after" ending (something I've grown to hate). In fact, we learn that death is inevitable. There's also a tiny bit of sadness in the last few ending lines. I liked this book right from the beginning. Secondly, there is no love-at-first-sight between Tristran and Yvain which is how I prefer in books. In the end, I had wanted Tristran and Yvain to settle in the human world after the eventful and magical adventure but the ending suited me just fine.
My favorite secondary character was the "the little hairy man," a funny character full of humor. It was quite unexpected the way Giaman worked out the "Two Mondays coming together" (a sort of spell that would relieve Una from his servitude) and I had to laugh at the idea.

Finders and Keepers by Catrin Collier

I don't normally read romance, and picked up this book for a bit of light-reading. Or maybe it was the book title that attracted me a little.
Although I liked the message of the story, but I didn't like the story itself. The message is worth giving a thought: it's not only about finding the right person for you, it's also about keeping them in your life.
Harry belongs to a large wealthy family, whereas Mary Ellis is an orphan who lives with his siblings, trying to make ends meet. The Ellis children are under heavy debt. The young Harry is willing to help them. And then there's the beautiful Diana, a medical student.

Fixing Cupid by Cristian YoungMiller

Meet Ben Bonner. Aged 37 and a lawyer by profession. Life doesn't seem to be doing him justice as his yet another relationship breaks up. The only thing missing in his life is 'true love.' Ben approaches his best friend Carey who recommends Ben to move into an apartment with Jack, the modern day Cupid. Yes, although he may not look like it, Jack is really a Cupid, making people falling in love with each other. If you live with him, you'll end up finding the love of your life. Of course, Ben doesn't believe this myth.

Cupid seems to be doing his job right when Ben eventually meets Anna, a beautiful woman in her 30s. But soon he realizes that life with Jack as a 'roommate' is not easy as Ben gets into one trouble after another. And somehow, in his frustration, and without realizing he causes the Cupid to break. Since the Cupid is broken, nobody in the world would ever love again. And what about Ben? And now Ben has to accept this seemingly impossible task of fixing the Cupid again. For everyone's sake.  

The Ring by Danielle Steel

I wanted to write a great deal about this book but I seem to have at a loss of words now that I'm getting round to review it.

Hitler has risen to power and Germany is at war. 19-year-old Ariana von Gotthard loses her home and family. She is only left with her mother's ring, the only bond connected with her family. Like her father she hates the Nazis.
Having saved her life twice, Lieutenant Manfred von Tripp, lets the now homeless girl stay in his house. Soon they fall in love and get married. During the fall of Berlin, however, Manfred is killed defending the Reichstag. Now there's nothing left for Ariana in Berlin.
A tiresome journey lands the now sick and pregnant girl in New York. Thinking that Ariana is a Jew too, a Jew called Paul Liebman marries her. Now it's too late for Ariana to tell them the truth about her being German, her previous husband being a Nazi officer, and her unborn child.
This book is really touching.
My Favorite Character: Lieutenant Manfred von Tripp

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Endless Night by Agatha Christie

"It was a love at first sight. Michael Rogers finding the beautiful Ellie in those beautiful woods on that chilly evening. And things begin to move on. Mike, who has been doing low-profile jobs, has finally found his dream. Not only Ellie is an American heiress, she now owns the land of Gypsy’s Acre, the place where the couple will built their dream homes. As it turned out, there is a legend about the place being cursed. Not long after these creepiest things begin to happen, a tragic event occurs. Ellie dies.”

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