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If there's something romance readers around the world know, is that they can always count on Christina Laurens to make them laugh. Number four in Beautiful Bastard series, Beautiful Secret is the absolute must read, especially if you're already familiar with the first three installments.

After living more than a decade as a married man, newly divorced Neill Stella has to learn how to live his life as a single man. He�d describe himself as a simple guy looking for a serious partner, who should also be interested in monogamous relationship and deep emotional connection. Also, she should be ready to make the first move, cuz he sure as hell ain�t gonna do that.

By now, Ruby knows every move he makes. Neill has been her obsession from the first day she�s laid her eyes upon him, but the damn man doesn�t even know she exists. Until she gets the perfect chance to make that first step.

Together on the business trip, the two of them get the opportunity to explore their passion and accept the fact they want more from one another.

But will Neill take that chance once more? Is he ready to believe in love again?

And will Ruby be ready risk everything for the man with another woman in his past?

Yet again C and L open their story with the most interesting question there is. Some authors begin their story introducing a character, others start with an action, but C and L did it with a penis. Yes, I've spelled that right. A penis.

I sure wasn't complaining ??

If you've read Beautiful bastard, Beautiful Stranger and Beautiful Player, you already know you can expect only the funniest dialogues, the most original plot and the hottest sex scenes. But I'm not of those who praise the novel based on its prequels, so I was curious to find out if Beautiful Secret really was as funny and spicy as the first three novels in this series.

What do I say about Neill Stella than wow! C and L definitely surprised me with the way this male character is different from all the ones we�ve already read about in their novels.

Goodreads describes him as uptight so I'm not going to throw any more adjectives here in fear of spoiling it for you, but I will witness this man is different and special, and I�ll do it anytime you want me too.

Neill will make you melt and he will win you over. As any other character created by magical duo Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, he�s nowhere near perfect, but so sweet in his imperfections. I�d even dare say, he�s the character most of us could easily identify with.

I will claim Neill to be the best thing this novel has to offer. I loved to see him change. His behavior, his expressions and his vocabulary, everything changed through the story and made it funnier and more interesting to read.

If you�re looking for a novel to entertain you this summer, Beautiful Secret is the one.

Enjoy!

Find the review in Croatian here.

Rose ?

Od ljubavnih romana dostupnih na hrvatskom tr�i�tu, one Christine Lauren definitivno bih svrstala me�u najkomi�nije i najzabavnije. Nakon Prekrasnog gada, Prekrasnog stranca i Prekrasnog igra�a, trojca koji je napravio pravi boom, kako u svijetu, tako i me�u hrvatskim �itateljima, autorski dvojac nas je (nakon jo� �etiri romana u me�uvremenu) po�astio s jo� jednim. Pa tako danas brojimo ve� 8.roman iz serijala, ovaj put pod naslovom Prekrasna tajna.

Nakon vi�e od desetlje�a provedenih u braku, Neill Stella je odjednom slobodan. Za sebe bi rekao da ne tra�i puno, zapravo ni�ta vi�e doli �ene spremne na duboki emocionalni odnos i potpunu predanost monogamnoj vezi. Zainteresirana kandidatkinja jo� bi morala biti dovoljno spretna da probije njegov oklop i zapravo ga natjerati da se o bilo �emu otvori.
Ona ga pogledom prati mjesecima. Neill je Rubyna tiha patnja otkad ga je prvi puta ugledala, a najbolja prilika da mu pristupi pru�a joj se na putovanju na koje su prisiljeni zajedno putovati.
Zaigrana Amerikanka i u�togljeni Britanac na�i �e se suo�eni sa zajedni�kom privla�no��u, no �to �e se dogoditi ako su oboje spremni na vi�e?
Ho�e Neill ljubavi dati novu �ansu?
Je li Ruby spremna riskirati s mu�karcem koji za sobom nosi toliku emocionalnu prtljagu?

Jo� jednom C. i L. idu in medias res, u raspravu od krucijalne va�nosti, i to odmah na prvoj stranici, ni manje ni vi�e nego u prvoj re�enici. Tako se to radi jer ono bitno najbolje je pitati odmah na po�etku (vidjet �ete kad pro�itate) ?? Kad sam kupila knjigu i prije nego �to sam ju po�ela �itati, mama me pitala �to to �itam, pa sam joj tutnula knjigu u ruke uz izjavu nek' malo prolista i vidi sama.
Okrenula je prvu stranicu i pogledom preletjela preko teksta pa zatvorila knjigu, vratila ju na stol, ne�to promrmljala i oti�la.
Jedino �to barem malo umanjuje moju neugodu pred onim �to je pro�itala na stranici broj 5, je �injenica da ipak nije pro�itala ono na stranicama 131-135.
??

Tko se po�astio s prethodnih 7 nastavaka, zna da se u romanima C.L. mogu o�ekivati samo najduhovitljiviji dijalozi, najoriginalniji obrati i naj�e��e seksi scene. Ali da ne bi bilo da dvojac pre�ivljava ljeto 2017. na staroj slavi, mene je zanimalo mo�e li ovaj, definitivno druga�iji mu�ki lik, osvojiti moje srce kao i tri mu�ketira prije njega.

A �to re�i o Neillu Stelli nego opa! C. i L. s Neillom su definitivno napravile iskorak, pa otplesale tango s likom koji odudara od prethodna tri (mu�ka) i na kraju fali jo� samo da se naklone i pokupe ovacije.
Korice knjige o njemu govore da je u�togljeni, pa ni ja ne�u re�i ni�ta vi�e, ali da je Neill Stella druga�iji od svih neukrotivih likova koje smo kod ovih autorica dosad susretali, to �u potpisati.
Neill �e vas raspekmeziti, raznje�iti i osvojiti. Poseban, u nizu ionako jedinstvenih likova iz pera ovih autorica, nikako nije savr�en, ali je prizeman i mo�da najsli�niji nama koji postojimo izvan listova van listova nekakvog romana.

Za mene je Neill najja�a strana ovog romana. Njegova promjena o�ita je u njegovom pona�anju, pa i njegovom na�inu izra�avanja, otvorenosti i izboru vokabulara.
Tra�ite li roman s kojim �ete se smijati i u �ijoj �ete svakoj rije�i u�ivati, ovo je taj.

Dakako da morate nabaviti Prekrasnu tajnu. Ne znam postoji li �ivahniji i duhovitiji roman koji bih vam za ovo ljeto mogla preporu�iti.

Na�ite recenziju na engleskom na linku ovdje.

Rose ?

Recenzija na hrvatskom nalazi se ispod recenzije na engleskom ?

After Sugar Daddy, Blue-Eyed Devil and Smooth Talking Stranger, here comes the Brown-Eyed Girl, the last installment in Travis book series by Lisa Kleypas.

?Avery Crosslin is a wedding planner working on a big event when she makes a big mistake. She mistakes Joe Travis, a very important and rich guest with a wedding photographer- and that could cost Avery her career.
But Joe's ego is strong enough to survive their first encounter. He wants to have her.

Even the morning after their one night stand- he still wants her.

Joe has only one problem: Avery doesn't believe in love.

Will his persistence be enough to show her that sometimes the risk is worth taking?

Looking for a nice, light read with characters that will make your heart go awww ??????? This is it!

Both Joe and Avery are one of those we can actually read about and believe in their struggle. They have real flaws and real virtues. They have real problems and they deal with them in a way that makes them special and funny.

Avery is such a beautiful girl who loves to be imperfect. She's clumsy, so different, and even fearless in pursuing her passions and that's what brings so many opportunities to her doorstep. She's not always happy with her appearance and some of the decisions she makes, but she stays true to herself even though that may bring her negative criticism in her line of work. I respect that.

And Joe, sweet Joe...a man ready to fight for her love, emphasis on love. One of the few, a true keeper. Yummy ?

�You have to keep taking chances on the wrong people till you find the right one.�

Their story will make the perfect ending of yet another book series we've grown to love.

We've just welcomed June and that means summer is almost here. If you're planning some kind of vacation, be sure to take with you a book that will help you relax and enjoy you well deserved rest.

Brown-Eyed Girl is a perfect companion for whatever the plan you're making.

Have fun reading and be free to share your opinion in the comment section.

Rose ?

Nakon Sponzora, Vraga plavih o�iju i Slatkorje�ivog neznanca (recenzija ovdje) iz Mozaik knjige sti�e nam posljednji nastavak serijala o Travisima, autorice Lise Kleypas, Djevojka sme�ih o�iju.

Za ovu knjigu ponovno moram zahvaliti svojoj dragoj R koja me opskrbila romanima za, najvjerojatnije, desetak recenzija unaprijed. Evo, kraljice, trudim se ???

Avery Crosslin organizatorica je vjen�anja koja slu�ajno Joea Travisa, �lana bogate obitelji i gosta na vjen�anju koje organizira, zamijeni s fotografom, �to za njezinu karijeru mo�e predstavljati fatalne posljedice.

No, Joeov ego dovoljno je �vrst da ga takva sitnica ne odbije od �elje da osvoji �armantnu Avery.

Niti da ju prestane tra�iti i dan nakon vrele no�i koju su zajedno proveli.

Iako Avery ne vjeruje u ljubav, bit �e joj te�ko odoljeti Joeovoj upornosti, a putem �e mo�da i nau�iti lekciju ili dvije o va�nosti emocija i riziku koji se tu i tamo vrijedi poduzeti.

Naravno,u ime ljubavi.

Evo jednog opu�taju�eg romana s prizemnim likovima koji lako osvajaju srca. Likovi ove ljepotice, gospo�e knjige, ba� su onako po mojoj mjeri. Krasi ih zdrava doza mana i vrlina, susre�u se s problemima koje nije tako te�ko zamisliti, a rje�avaju ih upravo na sebi svojstven na�in zbog kojeg ih volimo takve kakvi jesu.

Avery je zanimljiva djevojka koja se ne boji biti ono �to jest- nespretna, nesavr�ena i druga�ija od drugih- i upravo zbog toga nudi joj se jedinstvena �ivota prilika. Upravo zbog toga, jer dozvoljava svoj svojoj genijalnosti da iza�e na povr�inu, ba� zato jer se ne boji biti posebna, zato joj se otvaraju vrata koja joj se mo�da nikada ne bi otvarala da se trudi biti samo jedna od klonova- onih 'savr�enih' djevojaka koje opisuju modni �asopisi, televizija i pravila posla kojim se bavi.

A Joe, slatki Joe... mu�karac koji je spreman boriti se za djevojku. Slatki�. Zaista jedan od rijetkih.

"Mora� vjerovati toj osobi i nadati se da ti ne�e slomiti srce. I kvragu, ponekad donese� krivu odluku. - Zastao je. - Ali mora� riskirati s primanjem krivih ljudi u svoj �ivot dok ne prona�e� pravu osobu."

Njihova zaigrana pri�a ispunit �e vam sve toplije ve�eri i ostaviti vas nostalgi�nima �to smo njome priveli kraju jo� jedan serijal koji nas je mjesecima pratio.

Lipanj nam je stigao, a nekima po�etak tog mjeseca ve� ozna�ava po�etak godi�njih odmora. Ako jo� niste imali priliku pro�itati ovaj roman ili one kojima nas je Mozaik knjiga po�astila prije njega, svakako se ovog ljeta po�astite i barem jednu povedite na pla�u sa sobom.

Ma ne morate ni na pla�u. Bit �e vam dovoljan suncobran, limunada i terasa iza ku�e. Vjerujte mi, Djevojka sme�ih o�iju dovoljno je slatka da vam pravi dru�tvo na bilo kojem mjestu na koje je odlu�ite povesti.

Do sljede�e recenzije, u�ivajte uz zgode nesta�ne organizatorice i njezinog neustra�ivog fotografa. Pozdravi od

Rose ?

Recenzija na hrvatskom nalazi se ispod recenzije na engleskom ?

If you are not new to this blog, then you know I'm a sucker for happy endings. I don't like (nor read) books about illnesses and human suffering, much less those which do not include the two protagonists living their happily ever after- together.

That's why, after reading the blurb of this book, the first sentence to be precise, I decided not to read The Law of Moses.

But somewhere along the way, I changed my mind. I don't know why exactly, but what I do know is that I'm not sorry I did.

Somebody found Moses in a laundry basket at the Quick Wash and soon the whole town knew about the crack baby, abandoned by its crack-addicted mother. Everybody expected Moses to have all sorts of problems due to his mother condition while she was carrying him.
And he did. He was messed up. Different. Beautiful. A boy who lived by his own laws.
The Laws of Moses.
But there was a girl and she was amazed by him. People warned Georgie about Moses. He warmed her about himself, but there was something about him she couldn't resist.
And that's where their story begins.

So I decided to read this book. And, excuse my french, but it knocked me on my ass so hard I'm still spinning.
Why didn't I found any information of this novel having fantastic elements? Just like that first sentence in its description, it may make some readers decide not to read the book. Don't you think that's terrible? I think it's sooo important to know the genre of the book before reading it. If, at any moment, I knew that this was more than just a story of 'of pain and promise, of heartache and healing, of life and death', but also about a human connection that goes beyond life or death, I'd turn the world upside down to be the first one to read it.

The blurb and not so detailed reviews I've read before reading lead me to some really wrong conclusions about what to expect with this novel. That almost made me not to pick it up and read it. And it would be such a shame because it's an amazing read.

The Law of Moses is perfect. I love the contrast between the personalities of two leading characters. Not only that they are complete opposites to each other, but there's also the contrast between the Moses before, and Moses after. Georgie before and Georgie after. We get to witness the natural and entirely beautiful change in both of them, but in the midst of all that, see that they've also stayed the same. Special. Human.

I'm so happy that I've decided to read this book after all (I've obviously known on some higher level that i would love it ??) and I hope that this review can give you a better insight into what this novel can offer. Yes, I know that some people like to be surprised, but there are also those who like to know what they're getting into with a novel they choose.

I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series, The Song of David. Hopefully it gets even better.
You're welcome to share your thoughts in the comment section. Have a nice week,

Rose ?

Od trenutka kad je osvanuo na policama na�ih knji�ara, Mojsijev zakon osvaja �itatelje brzinom koja ne posustaje.
Dugo sam se vremena dvoumila bih li ga �itala, jer me zbunio opis romana, pogotovo njegova prva re�enica ("Ako vam unaprijed, odmah na po�etku, ka�em da sam ga izgubila, bit �e vam lak�e nositi se s time."). Ne volim �itati knjige o bolestima, ljudskim patnjama i neda�ama koje jo� k tome zavr�avaju tragi�no i na bilo kakav na�in razdvoje protagoniste, a opis na koricama Mojsijeva zakona naveo me na zaklju�ak da �e roman upravo tako zavr�iti. Znate me, znate da sam od onih koji vole dobar stari (predvidljivi) happy end.
No ne�to me vuklo prema ovoj knjizi i na kraju sam ju ipak uzela u ruke.
I bome nisam po�alila.

Mojsije je prona�en u ko�ari u praonici rublja, a vijest o napu�tenoj bebi pro�irila se gradom brzinom svjetlosti. Majka mu je bila lokalna djevojka i ovisnica o cracku, a Mojsiju su prognozirali svakojake probleme zbog na�ina �ivota koji je njegova majka vodila za vrijeme trudno�e.

A takav je i postao. Problemati�an. Druga�iji. Prekrasan. Mladi� koji je �ivio prema svojim pravilima.

Mojsijevim zakonima.

No postojala je i djevojka, a tu djevojku Mojsije je fascinirao. Svi su je upozoravali da se kloni de�ka kojemu je omiljena aktivnost izazivanje nevolja, no bilo je ne�to u Mojsiju �emu Geogrija nije mogla odoljeti.

I tu po�inje njihova pri�a.

Kada sam ovu knjigu napokon krenula �itati, oprostite na izrazu, ali skoro sam pala na dupe.

Za�to nitko nigdje ne spominje da Mojsijev zakon sadr�i elemente fantastike?

Ba� poput one prve re�enice iz kratkog sadr�aja (koja, samo �u re�i, mo�e zavarati) i to je va�an podatak zbog nepostojanja kojeg �e poneki �itatelj mo�da odustati od �itanja (ja skoro jesam). Nije li to stra�no? Ja mislim da je prije �itanja vrlo va�no znati u koji se �anr upu�tate. Da sam u kojem od brojnih komentara dostupnih o knjizi pro�itala da roman nudi vi�e od 'pri�e o boli i obe�anju, tuzi i iscjeljenju', da sam, recimo, pro�itala kako ova knjiga, osim �to pobu�uje �irok raspon emocija, opisuje nevjerojatnu povezanost du�a koju ne ugro�ava �ak ni granica �ivota i smrti- bila bih se po�upala za ovaj roman s kime god treba samo da ga se prva do�epam.

Opis ove knjige, i zapravo to tek sada vidim, hrpa komentara o njoj od kojih zapravo ni jedan nije bio precizan, navela me na potpuno pogre�an trag zbog kojeg sam skoro propustila jedan prekrasan, o�aravaju�i roman.

Mojsijev zakon je upravo predivan. To ponajvi�e tvrdim zbog vje�tog kontrasta izme�u likova. Ne samo da su Mojsije i Georgija suprotnosti koje se nadopunjuju, ve� likovi predstavljaju opre�nost unutar sebe samih. Promjena koja se u njima zbiva tijekom godina oku je vidljiva, logi�na i opravdana. Posebni su po tome �to, unato� godinama i promjenama koje su do�ivjeli, i dalje ostaju posebni. Nikakvo �udo ih ne iskupi, ve� nau�e �ivjeti s onime �to im je vi�a sila dodijelila- i upravo po tome su nam sli�ni- i dalje su samo ba� poput nas, obi�ni ljudi.

Hvala onoj vi�oj sili koja me prosvijetlila dovoljno da ovaj roman ipak po�elim pro�itati i mojoj R koja mi je poslala knjigu. Ova recenzija je za tebe ??.
Nadam se da �e vam ovih nekoliko redaka pru�iti druga�iji pogled na Mojsijev zakon, te ponuditi pokoji podatak koji bi vas dodatno zainteresirao za �itanje. U njoj ima i svojevrsne �arolije (onaj meni omiljeni, nenadma�iv fantasti�ni element) �to je upravo krucijalni dio njezine privla�nosti kojom mene osvojila, a mo�da je ba� i tajni sastojak koji �e vas privu�i da je pro�itate.

Bacam se na drugu knjigu u serijalu, Davidova pjesma, �im je uspijem nabaviti, a do tada vas ostavljam s ovim �udom od romana. U�ivajte.

Rose ?

P.S. vi koji ste pro�itali, dajte mi u komentare svojih pet sjajnih ??

Recenzija na hrvatskom nalazi se ispod recenzije na engleskom ?

I've been thinking for the last few days and realized it has been so long since the last time I've read a book with good old sweaty cowboys. Years, actually.

I'm happy Shine Not Burn was the first novel after all those years that reminded me of everything I've been missing.

Andie Marks is a smart and successful lawyer and living her life exactly the way she wants it. Once she was known as "Party Girl", but those days are over now. She's become fully responsible in every aspect of her life.
Until that one night in Vegas...
She joins her friends for a bachelorette party and lives one of those crazy nights, she drinks, she meets a man and she takes him to her room.
And in the morning he's gone. And forgotten.
Until two years later, when she's ready to marry another man.

Andie has to travel to Oregon to find out what precisely has happened that night in Vegas. And she has no idea that maybe she won't want to come back, or at least not alone.

This novel is a perfect example of the saying 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas'. Sin City guarantees an interesting plot and two main characters, a lady lawyer and a cowboy, are the reason why we shouldn't take our chance with skipping Shine Not Burn.

This novel made me enjoy plenty of funny scenes and interactions, the thing that I absolutely loved the most. There were characters that made me angry and those who made me melt of sweetness. Shine Not Burn was one of those novels I started reading having high expectations and it didn't let me down.

Sooo... This novel will take us to American West, to the state of Oregon. So, ladies, buy some comfortable boots and get a nice hat. If some of you know how to ride, I'm sure that will earn you some extra points in the eyes of an opposite gender. Now...let's do this ??

I loved this novel and the only words I have are those of praise. For those of you who find it as entertaining as I do, there's another book in Shine Not Burn duology, Mackenzie Fire. So enjoy!

Rose ?

Razmi�ljala sam proteklih par dana...kada sam posljednji puta �itala ljubavni roman s protagonistima kaubojima? Najprije se nisam mogla sjetiti ni jednog objavljenog u posljednje vrijeme (iako je sasvim mogu�e da ih ima, a da sam ih uspjela presko�iti), a onda sam se vratila u rikverc. I to dosta godina. Ah, nostalgija, nostalgija...sje�ate li se Sandre Brown? Njezine ljubavne romane davnih dana objavljivala je naklada Leo-commerce, a onaj s kaubojima koji mi se najvi�e urezao u pam�enje je Zato�enica Hawka O'Toolea. �eljna jo� malo takvih likova, sa zadovoljstvom sam potra�ila i ovu knjigu.

Kad sam uhvatila u ruke Sjaj koji ne tamni, (Mozaik knjiga) bila je to jedna dobrodo�la promjena od uvijek prisutnih kozmopolitskih biznismena. Dobar stari pra�njavi sto�ar koji se ne boji zaprljati ruke.

Andie Marks vodi uspje�an �ivot kojime je potpuno zadovoljna. Nekada�nja partijanerica se smirila, odredila prioritete i zacrtala �ivotni put.

A onda se dogodi putovanje u Las Vegas...

Andi si dozvoli tu jednu no� opu�tanja na djevoja�koj ve�eri najbolje prijateljice, da si odu�ka s pi�em i dovede u sobu frajera.

A posljedice te jedne gre�ne ve�eri buknu tek dvije godine poslije, pred samo Andieno vjen�anje.

Prisiljena potra�iti doti�nog Gavina MacKenzieja kako bi joj odgovorio na neka vrlo bitna pitanja, ona se uputi u Oregon.

Ono �to joj nije niti na rubu pameti je da se mo�da ne�e ni po�eljeti vratiti. Ili barem ne sama.

Ova pri�a savr�eno se mo�e okarakterizirati onom uzre�icom 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas' ('�to se dogodi u Vegasu, ostaje u Vegasu'). Od prvog trenutka mo�emo naslutiti da �e grad grijeha garantirati dobar zaplet, a koliko �e dobro to�no biti, mo�emo zaklju�iti �im pro�itamo da �e glavnu rije� voditi odvjetnica protiv kauboja.

S ovim sam se romanom dobro nasmijala, a ve� i samo to zna�i da od mene mo�e dobiti visoku ocjenu. Bilo je tako�er likova koji su me po�teno �ivcirali odbojnim karakterom �to je opet pokazatelj koliko su dobro portretirani. Do�ekala sam Sjaj koji ne tamni �irom otvorenih ruku (i to ne samo zato jer mi je knjiga bila poklonjena od moje drage prijateljice) i nimalo se nisam razo�arala.

Sjaj koji ne tamni odvest �e nas na ameri�ki zapad pa, dame moje, nabavite dobre �izme, kvalitetne �e�ire i nau�ite spremati limunadu. Ako koja slu�ajno zna jahati, to su sigurno dodatni bodovi koje �e vam mu�ka populacija rado dodijeliti. Za one koje �e pokazati posebno zanimanje za stado krava ili koje sli�ne stoke, tamo de�ki spremaju delikatesu od ostataka nakon kastracije (najozbiljnije ??) �to se smatra delicijom i rezervirano je za najvrednije pomaga�e ??

Ne znam treba li uop�e re�i da ovaj roman toplo preporu�ujem. Ne garantiram da �ete se u potpunosti slo�iti s njihovim gurmanskim odabirima, ali s druge strane, Bo�e moj, za�to ne probati? ??

Va�a Rose ?

P.S. Svakako mi javite ako se sjetite jo� kojeg romana s kaubojima!

Recenzija na hrvatskom nalazi se ispod recenzije na engleskom ?

If you've been following this blog, you may remember how the last novel by Judith McNaught left me all happy and amazed. A few months ago I was writing about Something Wonderful, so it was time for me to find yet another novel by this author. My expectations were high, because so far, Judith never left me disappointed. Until Remember When.

Diana Foster is engaged. She is to be married, until one day she finds out not only did her fiancee find another woman, he married her. She read about his nuptials in a magazine. He didn't even tell her.

Cole Harrison reads the same news and cannot believe something like that could happen to Diana. She was always nice, polite and loving. She didn't deserve to be treated like that. But then again, neither did he deserve things that are happening to him...

But what if their difficulties are actually a circumstance that could help both of them? Cole approaches Diana with an idea so crazy that it could actually work. Foster's Beautiful Living magazine and Coles business empire are both at risk and the only way to save them could be for the two of them to get married.

Will the two of them say "I do" for the sake of everything they have been working for for their whole lives?

Similar description to the one I just wrote can be found on Goodreads, and it is what this novel 'is about'. However, I have a question about it: why is it that we have to read more than half of the book (and the book has 418 pages!) to get to that story?

It all sounds so interesting, this thing between Diana and Cole, but before they even unite and the real love story emerges, I had to put up with more than 200 pages of what? An introduction into their lives?

It's a pretty cute story about Foster family that McNaught have created, but why is it so important for the relationship between Diana and Cole? Honestly, I can't see its relevance, and therefore, for me it was unnecessary (read: boring). It looked like the author loved Fosters so much she forgot they are not the center characters of this novel. We (because we were promised a romance story) weren't her for Fosters, we were here for Diana and Cole.

So when they, in fact, start their relationship, it's all squeezed into the rest of the 200 pages. We have the first 50% of the novel with all the setting and no plot, and then we get the next 50% with all the plot, but with no possibility to relate with the characters. Their love story got lost between dozen of other problems they had to work out first. There are no moments of emotional intimacy between the two of them so I couldn't take their 'love' seriously. Where is the romantic (interior) conflict of this novel? What scenes describe the rising action and the main (emotional) climax?

The name of the novel, Remember When, was probably aiming to relate the young Diana and Cole with their older selves, to remind about what they had before. But what was that? It certainly wasn't love.

The more I try to look at this book from different perspective, the more difficult it gets. I'd love if some of you, who absolutely loved this novel, to share with me your opinion about the first half of it. I'm not saying the first half of the book shouldn't exist, I'm merely asking why do you think it's so extensive? Why so long?

I'm a fan of Judith McNaught and have read many of her books, so I have to ask, Judith, ummm, what happened to this one? You left me with a bitter taste in my mouth.

What about you? Do you love it? No?

Rose ??

Romani Judith McNaught na na�im policama vi�e nisu nikakva novost. Autorica je ve� odavno osvojila svoju publiku i to ponajprije povijesno-ljubavnim romanima u nakladi Mozaik knjige, tako da je Sje�a� li se... odre�ena vrsta novosti- prvi njezin prevedeni roman smje�ten u suvremerno doba.

Dianu Foster ostavlja zaru�nik tako da o�eni drugu, �to ona saznaje tek kad vijest o njegovom braku i njezinoj sramoti osvane u novinama. Cole Harrison tu istu pri�u �ita s neugodnim osje�ajem u �elucu, jer Dianu poznaje od malena i zna da takvu nepravdu nije zaslu�ila. Ali istodobno, nije ni on zaslu�io onu koja se njemu doga�a.

Neprilike u kojima su se oboje na�li mo�da �e se najlak�e mo�i rije�iti ako njih dvoje budu sura�ivali. Cole odlu�no pristupa Diani s idejom koja je toliko suluda da bi zapravo mogla i uspjeti.

Na kocki je budu�nost njezinog obiteljskog �asopisa i cijelo Coleovo poslovno carstvo. Vi�e od svega, na kocki je sre�a jedne obitelji i dvoje mladih ljudi koji moraju na�i na�ina da za�tite svoj obraz i nevinost pred licem javnosti.

Opis knjige sli�an onome koji sam i ja navela mo�e se na�i na koricama romana i on jest problematika s kojom se protagonisti hrvaju, ali...

Za�to je potrebno pro�itati polovicu knjige (a knjiga ima 488 stranica, ljudi moji!) da bismo do do�li do relevantnih zbivanja?

Tekst na koricama zvu�i zanimljivo, ali prije nego �to se uop�e do�e do toga da se Diana i Cole ujedine, zna�i, prije nego �to uop�e po�ne odvijati bilo kakva ljubavna pri�a, trebamo istrpjeti vi�e od dvjesto stranica... �ega? Bi li se to moglo zvati uvodom u okolinu zbivanja? Upoznavanje likova? Zgodna je to pri�ica koju �itamo skoro do polovice romana, ali gdje joj je va�nost za vezu Diane i Colea? Djelovala je vi�e kao da se autorica zaljubila u likove koje je stvorila pa je u opisu svih tih dirljivih obiteljskih odnosa zaboravila da je prvotni cilj bio napisati ljubavni roman. Kad se toga napokon sjetila, ode 200 stranica...??

Cjelokupna slika toliko mi je rastegnuta da mi Dianina i Coleova ljubavna pri�a djeluje doslovno strpana u ostatak romana, pa imamo onih prvih pola knjige s doslovno 0% radnje i 100% okoli�anja, i drugu polovicu u kojoj poku�avamo shvatiti za�to se odjednom oni uop�e vole. Uop�e nema vremena da se ta dva lika zbli�e jer su zaokupljeni brigom da jedan od njih ne bude strpan u zatvor i desetak drugih problema. Mogu�nosti uranjanja u romanti�ne emocije nema jer nema ni pozornosti posve�ene zapletu njihove ljubavne pri�e i samom klimaksu.

Roman je nazvan Sje�a� li se vjerojatno zato da se �itatelja potakne na stvaranje veze izme�u tinejd�erskih emocija koje su likovi dijelili i njihove sada�njosti, ali �to to zna�i? Da autorica mo�e zanemariti razvoj emocija me�u likovima u sada�njosti s izlikom da je o njoj ve� pisala kad su bili mla�i?

Kako bi i to moglo pro�i ako Cole nikad nije bio zaljubljen u Dianu niti dijelio ikakve druge romanti�ne emocije prema njoj?

�to vi�e poku�avam pogledati na ovaj roman iz druga�ijih perspektiva, time mi to slabije ide. Voljela bih da netko tko je u potpunosti zadovoljan ovim romanom podijeli sa mnom svoje vi�enje pogotovo tih po�etnih scena. Da naglasim, nisam protiv njihovog postojanja, samo me mu�i �to su toliko opse�ne. Sve se to moglo strpati u puno manje prostora, a da se ne izgubi iz vida poanta.

Ljubiteljica sam Juditheinih knjiga i pro�itala sam svaku koja je dostupna na hrvatskom pa se moram pitati, Judith, du�o, �to li ti se s ovom dogodi?

Nakon romana Ne�to prekrasno od kojeg se nisam mogla odvojiti, evo me ovdje, zbunjena jer ne opet s vama podijeliti isto odu�evljenje. Svejedno vas pozivam da pro�itate i ovaj roman, pogotovo ako ste stari ljubitelj Juditheinig pri�a, jer mo�da vi u njemu na�ete ne�to �to �e vas osvojiti. Podijelite sa mnom svoja iskustva i uka�ite na ne�to zanimljivo �to sam mo�da propustila.

Va�a Rose ??

What a nice treat this novel was! I've never read a book by Jill Mansell before (if you have, you can comment about it bellow), but A Walk in the Park was one of those novels that leave you hungry for more.

Lara Carson's back in Bath. She has waited 18 long years to be able to return home, but her arrival will be a real surprise for more than just one person. Life happened while she was away, and finally everybody will have to deal with the consequences.

Lara's best friend Evie is getting married very soon, but looks like her future husband started breaking his vows even before he's had a chance to give his promises.
Peple who left Beth long ago start coming back so some secrets will no longer be able to stay hidden. Friends are reuniting, new feelings are born and possibilities for second chances are given.
Welcome to the town!

If it weren't for the playful way of describing the real human struggles, I would've never liked this novel so much. Jill's characters have suffered much, had to deal with loneliness, abandonment and even hatred, but still they managed to live happy lives and keep positive attitude towards their past.

The readers can easily see their own problems on the pages of this novel. We've all, in some point of our lives, had to face injustice, lack of support or betrayal. Maybe even something worse than that.

Every day we make decisions that leave consequences for us to deal with in some future moment. Who to trust? Why? Why not? How to live knowing we've made a mistake? How to forgive ourselves?

A Walk in the Park shows us characters that deal with those kind of questions. They give us the opportunity to see their way of resolving problems, they give us ideas and they give us hope.

The humor and a bit of sarcasm make this novel a perfect read for all of those who'd like to take a look at life from a different, more positive perspective.

Have fun,

Rose :*

Evo jedne divne poslastice vesela tona! Ne znam kakva su vam dosada�nja iskustva s knjigama Jill Mansell (pa ih slobodno podijelite u komentarima) jer prvi puta o jednoj njezinoj pi�em, ali Kad bi ljubav bila jednostavna �e vam biti super! Plus, naslovnica je divna i u duhu �ivopisnih likova, pa i to pripoma�e do�ivljaju. Knjigu nam je prevelo Znanje u listopadu 2016.

Lara se vra�a u rodni grad nakon smrti svog oca s kojim ba� nije bila bliska, a sa sobom vodi svoju najve�u ljubav koja �e ujedno predstavljati poprili�no iznena�enje za njezinu drugu najve�u ljubav.

U isto vrijeme njezina prijateljica Evie sprema se izgovoriti sudbonosno da �ovjeku za kojeg se ispostavi da mo�da je bra�ne zavjete po�eo kr�iti i prije nego �to ih je izgovorio.

Bath je prili�no mali gradi� u koji �e u malom vremenskom razdoblju po�eti kome�anja kakva stanovnici nisu do�ivjeli dugi niz godina. Vra�a se proslavljeni skija�, otkrivaju se tajne stare osamnaest godina, stvaraju izgubljena prijateljstva, iznova se ra�aju davno potisnuti osje�aji zaista razli�itih vrsta, a susjede se skrivaju iza visoke ograde da bi �ule kakav dobar aktualni tra�.

Treba biti u toku, zar ne?

Vedar ton Jilina pripovijedanja, humor i doza sarkazma, osvojili su me odmah na prvoj stranici. �to sam dalje �itala to sam jasnije shva�ala da nam uvodi likove koji su pre�ivjeli zaista puno ozbiljnih �ivotnih izazova, ali unato� njima uspjeli su zadr�ati optimisti�an pogled na svijet i nadu u bolje sutra (iako se ponekad tako ne �ini).

Autorica nam predstavlja svijet koji uop�e nije toliko razli�it od na�eg. Ne samo da se toliko ne razlikuje, nego sam i sigurna da su brojni �itatelji na vlastitoj ko�i (na�alost) iskusili barem jednu od te�ko�a s kojima se neki od likova nose: roditeljsko nerazumijevanje i okrutnost, nepoznavanje vlastita oca (ili majke), neostvarivu ljubav, nerazumijevanje vlastite seksualnosti ili bra�nu prevaru.

U ovoj knjizi pratimo likove koji ne donose uvijek najispravnije i najlogi�nije odluke, ali time samo jo� vi�e postaju sli�ni svima nama koji smo se jednom sigurno od muke tukli po glavi radi nekog blesavog poteza koji smo ranije u �ivotu povukli.

�ivot nije lagan, ljudi su slojevita, prevrtljiva bi�a koje nije uvijek lako shvatiti. Kako znati kome mo�emo vjerovati? Kako prepoznati razliku izme�u ljubavi i potrebe? Kako odlu�iti je li netko vrijedan na�eg oprosta? Kako �ivjeti mirne savjesti znaju�i da je svakodnevno toliko va�nih odluka na nama?

Mislim da su ove teme dovoljno ozbiljne da bismo o njima mogli raspravljati dok ne kolabiramo. S druge strane, mogli bismo uzeti u ruke ovu knjigu i pogledati kako su se likovi Jill Mansell nosili sa svojim pote�ko�ama pa nau�iti iz poneke njihove gre�ke. Jer za�to ne? Zbor svoje �ivahnosti i razigranosti, ovaj roman �e pridonijeti tome da i na�e nevolje izgledaju manjima i lak�e rje�ivima. Sve je u perspektivi, ljudi moji! ;)

�to ka�ete, jeste za?

Rose :*

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