I always thought that romance novel is all about mushy and
cheesy words, full with inappropriate descriptions of steamy hot love.
BOOOORIIINGGGGG!!!!
I didn’t even know how this book grabbed my attention. It
was a reflex. Maybe I was too used in reading mystery, fantasy and
psychothriller detective books that I think I need something different. I was
curious about the synopsis at the back of the books. It said something about
Michelle’s dark past. That’s why I chose it. I never think long, I just grabbed
the book during Big Bad Wolf. You know how the book sale was like.
Utter madness, I thought.
It was too crowded, I can’t think straight. I just grabbed
books that I thought decent enough for a reading. Dear, I hit a jackpot.
So, what’s about the book that I was drawn into?
Firstly, it is about friendship. Two different women from
different walks of life met at a coffee shop and the instantly become best
friends.
Fate. Just like that.
Michelle was a sophisticated businesswoman who always thinks
about profit and sales. Despite her cold and composed demeanor, lies a fragile
woman who was once shrouded with traumatic dark past. She managed to conquer
her trauma and became very successful and independent.
Love come when we least expected it.
Anna, a selfless person who married a divorcee and managed
to get three stepdaughters. Teenagers. Teenagers are rebellious, sarcastic,
dramatic and inconsiderate. For someone unrelated, Anna really make an effort
to put them together. She acted like their own mother, but what kind of woman,
didn’t want a child of their own. Someone who is her flesh and blood.
It was a hearwarming story.
Things that intrigued me badly, other than their friendships
are the way they describe bookstore. Here, in Malaysia, the bookstore looked
like a premises, instead in the story, the bookstore was described of a place
where community hang out, discussing their favourite books. There are a lot of
sections, sofas and coffees. It was cosy and I can see myself lost myself to
the books while I’m in there.
And book bouquet.
Such a fresh and thoughtful idea.
Books are fun. But not many realized it. In the story, they
stated how magical our world was when we take a step back and imagined
ourselves as the main character.
It was beautiful and beyond words.
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