zaaids n stuff

Short summary of the book: A prince cursed with a swan wing escapes his own kingdom and runs away after his father wants his wing cut.   I'm not doing any sort of review that explains the whole premise and plot etc, I'm just voicing my opinions. For this, I might as well add that  there might be spoilers. This book was an awful drag. I could not believe a journey would cover so much of a book.  However I have enjoyed some parts of it, such as: The Horse . I think the author really thought of the movie Shrek when writing about the horse. (The horse's name was Horse , do not be mistaken) Horse completely reminded me of Donkey , just a bit more sophisticated, but he humored me well.  The best friends as well. I think the betrayal just made a good turn in the book. I liked it, it made me gasp and it paid for the drag of a story. His friend that he fell in love with, Skye, was already in a secret relationship with his close friend Stephen. Now isn't th...

Short summary of the book: A 40 year old woman acquaints herself with a 70 year old man, alcohol forms their relationship and they - awkwardly and formally - fall in love with each other. I'm not doing any sort of review that explains the whole premise and plot etc, I'm just voicing my opinions. For this, I might as well add that  there might be spoilers. This - in my opinion - is a book for everyone, but majorly directed at middle-aged women who are hopeless romantics or still seeking love.  I'd like to elaborate more on the summary I have given. Awkward; because the air around them usually made me feel uncomfortable. They only built their relationship over alcohol. Tons and tons of alcohol. It didn't seem sincere enough regardless of the efforts put in to attempt sincerity. They also communicated formally with each other, had abrupt and aimless qualms in which the woman, Tsukiko , became irate and so had I. The age gap was nothing, seemed like nothing fo...