Stumbling on Happiness - Daniel gilbert |
| This book review's choice is quiet different than the previous book reviews. I chose this book to review today because it makes the reader feel instantly happier and open minded as soon as the pages of this book are read. In his book, Gilbert opens your mind to the power of the human brain and how we as human beings can find happiness by taking advantage of this power. It leads you to the base and core of the happy psyche and how to get there. Pick this smartly written book up and you will not regret it. It will transport you to a wide world of possibilities while sitting in your comfortable place. |  |
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The Marriage Pact - Michelle Richmond
| Here is another immaculate page turner for all you psychological thriller fans! Meet newlyweds Alice and Jake. Alice is a successful lawyer and Jake is a counselor; they both lead very successful happy lives. As a wedding gift from a client of Alice's, they receive a very expensive looking box that promises them a happy everlasting marriage. As curiosity hits both Alice and Jake they decide to open it to realize its some sort of marriage contract agreement that promises them to be happily married forever; who wouldn't want that? As they decide to proceed with signing it they realize that it is more than meets the eye. Was it the best decision that they have ever taken? Or was it the biggest mistake of their lives? To find out, pick this chilling book up and devour it because it will keep you wanting more! This book gives you a Gone Girl vibe mixed with The Stepford Wives. |  |
Luckiest Girl Alive - Jessica Knoll
| Are you ready for the haunting thriller of the century? Well if you are then you will have to pick this book up right now! "Luckiest Girl Alive" will capture you and haunt you even after you finish reading it; that's how good this book is. It has unexpected twists that will shock you to the core. Meet Ani FaNelli, she is successful with a glamorous job, she is about to get married to her handsome rich fiance and basically has it all. Ani has a deep dark secret from her past that she has concealed to get to where she is today. Will her secret be discovered and demolish everything she has ever worked for? This book has been picked up by Lionsgate to be adapted as a movie and Reese Witherspoon is set to produce it! We can't wait ! |  |
The Couple Next Door -
Shari Lapena
| Keep those thrillers coming! Here is another breathtaking psychological thriller for all you page turner fans! The Couple Next Door is a gripping thriller about a couple (Anne and Marco) who are happily married with a child. The neighbors next door invite them over for a dinner party. After the party, they come home to find their baby angel daughter missing! Read this novel and experience this rollercoaster of betrayals, lies and strange secrets that hide within its characters. Be ready for an ending with twist that will blow your mind away! |  |
WHat Alice Forgot - Liane Moriarty
| From the best selling author of Little Big Lies, Liane Moriarty has yet another beautifully written novel about love, loss and new beginnings. Meet Alice, a young pregnant woman who appears to have it all with a husband she in madly in love and new house, She is 29 years old. She wakes up to find that she has three kids who she cannot recall their names, divorced and 10 years older. She is now 39 years old. Find out what happened with Alice and how did she get to where she is now. Will she be able to save her present by fixing what she had almost lost in the past? If you are a fan of heart warming romantic comedies with hints of drama, then this is the perfect book for you! |  |
Here is another dazzling psychological thriller that is an incredible page turner:
 | The girl before - Jp delaneyFor all you murder mystery fans; this book will take you on a thrillingly chilling ride! Meet Emma and Jane. These two women have lived in the same futuristic loft but at different times. They have never met but soon their lives will clash in an unexpected way. Someone's death will bring them together. This book could be the baby of "Girl on a train" and "Black Mirror"! |
| For all you thriller junkies out there! Here is an incredibly gripping psychological thriller that will keep you on your toes: | Behind closed doors - B.A Paris |
 | For fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, this book will blow you away! Newly married elegant couple Grace and Jack appear to have it all. Grace is so inviting yet you can't get too close to her as she and her husband are never apart. Enter the capturing world of Grace and Jack's marriage and you will discover the unimaginable. |
For all you film fanatics: This week's movie list is here!
1 - Lars and the Real Girl (2007) IMDb rating : 7.4/10
"A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet." - IMDb description
2 - The Life Before Her Eyes (2007) IMDb rating : 6,4/10
"A woman's survivor's guilt from a Columbine-like event twenty years ago causes her present-day idyllic life to fall apart." - IMDb description
3 - Like Sunday. Like Rain (2014) IMDb rating : 6.9/10
"Surrounded by wealth and living with abundant resources in Manhattan, 12-year-old cello prodigy Reggie, lives a solitary life lacking only frequently absent parents and friends. Estranged from family, having slacker boyfriend troubles, and fired from her waitressing job, sometimes musician 23-year-old Eleanor needs a new place to live and a new job." - IMDb description
4 -Butter (2011) IMDb rating : 6.2/10
"In Iowa, an adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town's annual contest." - IMDb description
5 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) IMDb rating : 8.4/10
"When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a procedure to have each other erased from their memories. But it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with." - IMDb description
6 - Stranger Than Fiction (2006) IMDb rating : 7.6/10
"An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death."- IMDb description
7 - Thank You For Smoking (2005) IMDb rating : 7.6/10
"Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his
twelve-year-old son." - IMDb description
1 - Lars and the Real Girl (2007) IMDb rating : 7.4/10
"A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet." - IMDb description
2 - The Life Before Her Eyes (2007) IMDb rating : 6,4/10
"A woman's survivor's guilt from a Columbine-like event twenty years ago causes her present-day idyllic life to fall apart." - IMDb description
3 - Like Sunday. Like Rain (2014) IMDb rating : 6.9/10
"Surrounded by wealth and living with abundant resources in Manhattan, 12-year-old cello prodigy Reggie, lives a solitary life lacking only frequently absent parents and friends. Estranged from family, having slacker boyfriend troubles, and fired from her waitressing job, sometimes musician 23-year-old Eleanor needs a new place to live and a new job." - IMDb description
4 -Butter (2011) IMDb rating : 6.2/10
"In Iowa, an adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town's annual contest." - IMDb description
5 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) IMDb rating : 8.4/10
"When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a procedure to have each other erased from their memories. But it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with." - IMDb description
6 - Stranger Than Fiction (2006) IMDb rating : 7.6/10
"An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death."- IMDb description
7 - Thank You For Smoking (2005) IMDb rating : 7.6/10
"Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his
twelve-year-old son." - IMDb description
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The new year is here and snow is fluffing down from the sky. We all know what this means! Cozy hot drinks and lots of days in! Here is your first recommended movie list! Enjoy a warm night in every day of the week with a good film!
1 - Brooklyn (2015) IMDb rating : 7.8 /10
"An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within." - IMDb description
2 - May in The Summer (2013) IMDb rating : 5,8/ 10
"High off the success of her first book and planning to marry ZIAD, her sensible, stable and studious fiance, MAY BRENNAN has it all. At least that's what she'd like people to believe. Reunited with her family in Amman, she's thrust back into the chaos of her former existence. Her headstrong mother NADINE, a born-again Christian disapproves of her Muslim fiance so thoroughly she plans to boycott the wedding" - IMDb Description
3 - Julie & Julia (2009) IMDb rating : 7 /10
"Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book." - IMDb description
4 - Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day (2008) IMDb rating : 7.1 /10
"Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse." - IMDb description
5 - Imaginary Friend (2012) IMDb rating : 5.7/10
"A talented artist is haunted by the presence of a childhood imaginary friend, and her psychiatrist husband wants to have her committed to a mental institution." - IMDb description
6 - Chocolat (2000) IMDb rating : 7.3/10
"A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community." - IMDb desccription
7 - Joy (2015) IMDb rating : 6.7 / 10
"Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty." - IMDb description.
Winter is here and most of us start our winter couch hibernation mode ! Here is a list of this week's film list for you to enjoy while you are at it :
1 - The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) IMDb rating : 8.1 / 10
"The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend." - IMDb description
2 - Just Like a Woman (2012) IMDb rating : 5.6 / 10
"Two women get on the highway heading to Santa Fe. Marilyn dreams of winning a contest held by a famous belly dancing company, while her friend, Mona, has a secret: she's a fugitive from justice - accused of her mother-in-law's death." - IMDb description
3 - Twinsters (2015) IMDb rating : 8 / 10
"Adopted from South Korea, raised on different continents & connected through social media, Samantha & Anaïs believe that they are twin sisters separated at birth." - IMDb description
4 - He's Just Not That Into You (2009) IMDb rating : 6.4 / 10
"The Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior." - IMDb description
5 - The Greatest (2009) IMDb rating : 6.7 / 10
"A drama that is centered around a troubled teenage girl and a family that is trying to get over the loss of their son." - IMDb description
6 - Magic in The Moonlight (2014) IMDb rating : 6.6 / 10
"A romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue." - IMDb description
7 - Scoop (2006) IMDb rating : 6.7 / 10
"An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls." - IMDb description
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