121. Promise Me, Harlan Coben

This mystery/ thriller fiction is so captivating!! I haven't stay up this late to finish a book since 'Ice Station' by Matthew Reilly. It's a story of detective/ ex-athelete/ very cool guy who dropped off a friend's daughter in the middle of the night. And when the girl went missing, he felt personally responsible. He determined to find the girl, whatver the cost, with abit of helps from his other cool friends. It'sa superhero book... but i am loving it.

120. Shopaholic and Sister, Sophie Kinsella

This is a damn funny book. Too funny and I dont even know which anecdotes i want to jott down here. It's a story of a shopaholic, basically. I love love love the character in this novel.

"Dear Mrs. Brandon. Thank you for your inquiry. We would strongly advise you against attempting to ship to Britain six husky dogs and a sleigh. I agree that husky dogs are wonderful animals and am intested in your idea that they could be the answer to pollution in cities. However, I think it unlikely the authorities would allow them on the streets of London, even if you did 'customize the sleigh with wheels and add a number plate'".

119. The Importance of Being Married, Gemma Townley

A chicklit. A story of a woman who has a mission to get her boss to proposed to her in 30 days, in order to obtain his surname... because a sweet old lady friend has left an inheritence of millions dollars to this woman, and the old lady has believed that that this woman was married to her boss. Entertaining and easy to read.

118. Brother & Sister, Joanna Trollope

About a pair of brother and sister, both raised by adopted set of parents, who wanted to search for their birth parents. Their decision to find their birth parents affects, acutely and painfully, their partners, their adoptive parents, the people they work with, and also the two women who gave them up for adoption all those years ago.

117. Ask Again Later, Jill A. Davis

About a girl who has a tendency to live life with one foot out of the door. It was very amusingly written. So many funny anecdotes... but this is my fav:

In front of my desk is an impressive wall of bulletproof Plexiglas. It's the one thing I'll miss about this crappy job when I leave. I've been able to wrok in confidence knowing that if someone tries to shoot me - the fabulous sultry gal who answers phone - the bullets will bounce mockingly off the the Plexiglas and not disturb me from the important business of answering the telephone.

When the phone doesnt ring for awhile, I start to think about brining in my own gun and taking a couple of shots of the Plexiglas to test it. Sure the manufacturer says it's bulletproof. Idont own a piece though, and when I call a shooting range somewhere in Millbrook, New York, they tell me not to call again. Ever. They refused to answer my questions. How much will it cost to hire a guy to take a couple of shots at a piece of Plexiglas in Mid town high-rise?

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At lunchtime, I walk downstairs to the lobby and buy the tallest, thickiest magazine i can find, then walk down Fifth Avenue with them propped up in front of my chest. I've grown to feel naked without the Plexiglas shield.

If a sniper tried to get me, would the magazines stop the bullets? I had great confidence that Vogue, particularly the September issue, might have the heft to stop a shower of hot lead. A coutious person by nature, I skip every few stops, hop on one foot, turn around, duck down, and pop up. If a sniper is waiting for me, watching me, well, he is going to work for this hit. I;m no one's easy mark"

so entertaining!

116. The Naked Husband, Mark D'Arbanville

A story of a married man, who had a comfortable 'perfect' life. Then he met someone from his past, whom he believed was his soulmate; someone who made him breathless at the sight of her, and began an affair with her. She was also married, and despite the fact that they declared their undying love for each other, she refused to leave her husband. The man himself has left his wife and walked out from his marriage. "All my friends tell me that Sue still loves me. She wants me, so I am obliged to love her back. Isn't that what love is?"

It's an interesting read about the reality of love. It also challenges my view about being with someone out of yours and society's expectation. "It was Sue's kindness that bound us together...Is kindness enough? Should I love out the rest of my days with comfort and familiarity and the security of knowing she needs me, and never have the temerity to ask for more? Knowing, too, that I can give so much more? These are velvet ropes and I am softly bound."

I dont usually like ending that is 'hanging'.. but this book ends perfectly.