Lately, I have been staying up late well past my bedtime reading on my Kindle. I never thought I would say this out
loud, much less write about it online but I have grown to really love my e-book
reader!
This was me, enjoying another chapter from the
Sisterhood series while guzzling down a refreshing blended mocha
from the local java shop this past Sunday :D
(Thank you, my darling hubby for the wonderful gift! Thank you, my dear BFF for introducing me to this wonderful device! Thank you, my dear MiL for letting me fiddle around with yours!)
With an e-reader, I do not have to worry about
shelf-space for them books, nor worry if I had broken the spine. Worse, if I
had misplaced my bookmark and had to resort to folding down a page corner! No
matter how tiny that corner may be …
When we were packing for Our Big Move to the States,
these were just some of the books that I had to reluctantly sell away ...
And those that we kept, are still
packed away in these boxes.
I thought it was perfect that
I could read even if the bedroom was pitch-black (goodbye, nightlights!). And
if I worry that the screen was emitting too much light and might wake my
darling hubby or the lil ones, I could just tone down the brightness or switch
the page color mode from white to black. Or even sepia!
Amazing, isn’t it? And would
you believe it, I am still under-utilising my Kindle Fire!
Anyhoo, I am currently
obsessed with Fern Michaels’ Sisterhood series. I don’t think I have read any
of her books before (I am a huge fan of James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Jude
Deveraux, Jill Mansell, Jodi Picoult, to name a few) but boy, was I hooked to this particular series.
You can see from one of the pictures above,
I read quite a bit of trilogies. Especially that of Nora Roberts.
I believe the last time I truly enjoyed reading
a series of books was JK Rowlings' Harry Potter.
And now … I have Fern Michaels'
Sisterhood series (she will have
numbers 23 & 24
numbers 23 & 24
out this year)! Sweet!! :D
So hooked that I think, based
on my reading speed, I am managing 1 title over 1-2 days. I doubt the book is
thick (I can’t figure out the thickness of the book because I am reading it as
a soft-copy). But each title averaged about 20 chapters, give or take a couple.
The series is about 7 women
who were brought together by tragedy but then learnt quickly that when they
pooled their minds together, they could turn their bad luck around and right
what was done wrong onto them.
The plot was pretty intriguing
though I must admit there were times where I wished Ms. Michaels had elaborated
on some bits in her books.
But I must say, as I went
from the first title, Weekend Warriors to the sixth, Lethal Justice, I was
hooked onto Charles and his Angels so bad that I just needed to know what will
happen next ...
I’ve just finished reading
Deadly Deals, the 16th title in the Sisterhood series. I think by
far, this is Ms. Michaels’ funniest book – the exchange of witty barbs between
the men got me stifling my giggles at night. Not to mention their unfortunate predicaments
too!
I cannot tell you more
because it might just ruin it for you, my dear reader. Just in case you are
intrigued by what I have written so far about The Vigilantes and their mission
to seek revenge :D
OOO I must also say that as I
continue to join them on their missions, I’m beginning to dream about which
actor/actress will portray these characters best. Don’t you ever feel that way
about the books that you read?
And with this series
numbering more than 20 titles, I am beginning to see the characters a wee bit
more clearly …
In my eyes, if these books
were to be made into a TV series, I see Poppy Montgomery portraying Nikki
Quinn. Ms. Montgomery played a FBI agent in that TV drama Without A Trace and most recently, a detective who can remember everything in Unforgettable.
And Dame Helen Mirren would be perfect as the sprightly Countess Annie de Silva. If she could pull off portraying Queen E, she could defo play Annie!
OOO and Sir Sean Connery
would be perfect as the ex-British spy Charles Martin, don’t you think? C’mon,
he’s got the accent (even though it’s a Scottish twang) and he is after all,
James Bond!! Hehehehe :D
Hands down, he's the best 007 ever!
That’s all I have for now. I haven’t
found faces for the other characters yet but it’ll come to me, I’m sure.
OOO I just read that Ms. Michaels is writing a spin-off series for the Men of the Sisterhood!! WOOHOO!! :D:D:D Mind you, I have to quickly close the page so that I won't accidentally read any spoilers …
Right! Its time to fix dinner so toodles for now, y'all!! :D
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