I initially picked up A French Girl in New York while searching for books for my daughter. This book was free (our book budget had already been spent that week) and it sounded interesting. Even though I had several other books to read (plus working on my second book) I decided to start reading this one. Anna Adams created characters with great detail and care. Each character had depth to them; this book although modern reminded me of the classics that I so adore! The detail and description found in these pages carried me away to New York and France. I had to push past the first chapter and a half but once I did I was whisked away into Maude's world.
Maude Laurent has never known her parents. She was raised (if you can call it that) by the Ruchets. She was treated worse than a servant. She was treated as a slave. She was forced to sleep on a thin mattress in a basement with no light and rats. She found her escape in music at the local library, where she taught herself how to play the piano. During a class trip to Paris she is discovered by James Baldwin who was there on business. Maude goes to New York to live with the Baldwin family for 6 months while she records her album. She knows that she will have to return to France but she wants to make the most of her time in New York, a time where she feels free. She quickly befriends the Baldwin sisters Jazmine and Cynthia along with their younger brother Ben. Victoria Baldwin is a mother like none that Maude has ever seen. they show her what a family is.
Matt is a famous pop singer. He is asked to work with Maude on her album, to help her to create her music. Matt is also from France but has lived in New York for 6 years. The two of them do not hit it off right away; their first meeting is certainly one to remember. Matt enjoys pushing Maude's buttons. The day that he shows her around New York City is the day that he starts to lose himself to her. Will he ever be able to tell her how he feels?
Will Maude get to keep singing? Will she be a success or will she return to Carvin France and the Ruchets?
This book is brilliantly written! I look forward to reading the rest of Maude's story.
You can pick up the book at Barnes and Noble or Amazon.
Happy Reading!
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Love Your Inner Nerd (How to Date a Nerd)
I just finished How to Date a Nerd by Cassie Mae, this book was incredible! I love the message that it sends. This is going to my 13 year old for sure! She needs to get the message that this book sends BEFORE she gets to high school next year.
Zoe was teased horridly in middle school. She was teased, beyond teased. She was bullied, the kids called her names, they threw food at her and stuck gum in her hair. She would cry herself to sleep at night. Her next door neighbor, Zac was her best friend. He helped her through those tough times, through the anxiety that she felt. When Zoe started high school she decided that she needed to change all of that. She was NOT going to go through that again, she did not want to listen to the whispers and laughter again. She suppressed her inner nerd; she hid her comics and books, she changed her wardrobe, stopped going to Comic Con, stopped talking to Zac. She was popular. She was the girl that all the guys wanted to date, the girl that all the other girls wanted to be. She should be happy right? Then why was she still trying to catch Zac's eye? Why would she hide under her blanket to read X-Men?
When Zoe needs someone to teach her how to drive a stick she turns to Zac. He still cares for her, she feels she can be herself around him. She cannot allow anyone to see them together though. She does not want to go back to being that girl that everyone made fun of. Zac makes her swoon, he brings out her inner nerd, he knows her better than anyone does. He is the guy that she wants to date but she does not want to lose her social standing.
What will Zoe do? This book is one of those books you can completely relate to. It does not matter if you was the Prom queen, the outcast or the nerd while you were in high school (or are in school) because this book has a message that applies to everyone. If you change who you are for someone else, for the wrong reasons than you are losing something valuable in the process.
How to Date a Nerd can be found at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Happy Reading!
Zoe was teased horridly in middle school. She was teased, beyond teased. She was bullied, the kids called her names, they threw food at her and stuck gum in her hair. She would cry herself to sleep at night. Her next door neighbor, Zac was her best friend. He helped her through those tough times, through the anxiety that she felt. When Zoe started high school she decided that she needed to change all of that. She was NOT going to go through that again, she did not want to listen to the whispers and laughter again. She suppressed her inner nerd; she hid her comics and books, she changed her wardrobe, stopped going to Comic Con, stopped talking to Zac. She was popular. She was the girl that all the guys wanted to date, the girl that all the other girls wanted to be. She should be happy right? Then why was she still trying to catch Zac's eye? Why would she hide under her blanket to read X-Men?
When Zoe needs someone to teach her how to drive a stick she turns to Zac. He still cares for her, she feels she can be herself around him. She cannot allow anyone to see them together though. She does not want to go back to being that girl that everyone made fun of. Zac makes her swoon, he brings out her inner nerd, he knows her better than anyone does. He is the guy that she wants to date but she does not want to lose her social standing.
What will Zoe do? This book is one of those books you can completely relate to. It does not matter if you was the Prom queen, the outcast or the nerd while you were in high school (or are in school) because this book has a message that applies to everyone. If you change who you are for someone else, for the wrong reasons than you are losing something valuable in the process.
How to Date a Nerd can be found at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Happy Reading!
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