The Help

You might have heard of this little book called

THE HELP

Well if you haven't read or even heard of it,

you might be living under a rock! 

(just sayin ;)

It is the best book I have read in a while.

Of course there are some parts that I would have loved for the author to elaborate on

or for there to be a sequel so we can keep following these women's lives!

It takes place in the early 60's,

smack dab in Jackson, Mississippi

during the Civil Rights movement.

It was so difficult to wrap my mind around 

how people were treated 
just based on the color of their skin.

These families would allow their maids 

to care for their children and practically raise them,

but they were not aloud to use the bathroom 
in their home!! 

Crazy right?!

Well, after I read the book 

I could no get to the theater fast enough 

to see how they had brought the book to the big screen!

Luckily, I was able to get my hands on tickets 
to a sneak preview,

two weeks before the movie was set to be in theaters!!

So I grabbed one of my awesome girlfriends 
and made it a date!

She read the book too 
and was about as excited as I was :)

We settled in with our popcorn and soda

and didn't take our eyes off the screen 
for the almost 3 hours!

Yes, it was long, but I wanted it to be longer :(

They did such a fantastic job with the movie,

changing a few things for the better!

My only complaint,
 was that if you didn't read the book,

it was more difficult to really understand 
the depth of the relationships between the women.


I am hoping to see more great book 
from Kathryn Stockett in the future




*****,
Erica

Star rating:

***** = MUST SEE 

**** = Too good to miss

*** = Like it

** = Just wait for DVD/Blu-Ray

* = don't waste your time seeing it at all

Happy Chaos

I was a BIG fan of 

Punky Brewster

(Soleil Moon Frye) 

as a kid!

Now she is all grown up

with kids like us :)

She just wrote this book Happy Chaos 

and I can't wait to read it

and see what insight she has 

to embracing the chaos of having small kids

and living through it happily!

I picked up my copy,

be sure to get yours and tell me what you think!

Happy Chaos,

Erica

Something Borrowed

The book was a traditional chicklit!

Very cutesy and funny in parts, nothing over the top! 

Although there was one pretty big surprise in the end ;)

I did my best to steer clear of the movie trailers 

until I developed how I thought the characters looked, 

but halfway through the book I saw the trailer  

and I have to admit,

 the characters they picked to play 

Dex, Rachel and Darcy

 were pretty darn close to how I pictured them!

There were a few subtle changes they made in the movie,

they replaced Rachel's coworker/friend 

with her good friend Ethan, 

who in the book lives in London.

I personally preferred that 

because Ethan's character was hilarious!

It doesn't seem like this movie got the best reviews 

(like most dramatic comedies)

and might be making an exit from the theaters 

after this week,

but I was happy to see if and get a few laughs :)

I think it makes one of those great 

curl up on a couch with your girl friends

or a date night in with the hubs (when it's your pick ;)

so if you didn't get a chance to see it in the theater,

make sure to Redbox it or get it on Netflix 

when it makes it's DVD/Blu-Ray debut!

***,

Erica

Star rating:

***** = MUST SEE 

**** = Too good to miss

*** = Like it

** = Just wait for DVD/Blu-Ray

* = don't waste your time seeing it at all

Scent of a Princess

So maybe we can't all ACTUALLY become Princesses 

in REAL life,

but now we can smell like one!!

White Gardenia Petals

by Illuminum

is said to be the perfume Kate Middleton 

(aka The Duchess of Cambridge)

wore on her wedding day!

The perfume contains notes of coconut, 

muguet(a.k.a. lily of the valley), 

ylang ylang, amber wood and jasmine, 

and retails for $140 for 50mL!

Get yours at luckyscent.com to smell sweet 

for your Prince Charming!

Princess,

Erica

Water for Elephants

(photo from Google images)

All I have to say is

FANTASTIC!!

If you haven't had time to read the book,

no worries,

this movie is SPOT ON!!

They did and AMAZING job of captivating the book!

Best book to movie I have seen to date!!

I know some of you Twilight fans might have a hard time

seeing Robert Pattison playing someone other than the beautiful Edward,

but he is a TERRIFIC Jacob as well ;)

I thought it was funny that he plays a "Jacob" in this movie!

He has such a rugged, manly look to him in this movie 

that it doesn't make you compare the two character's one bit :)

Reese Witherspoon as Marlena was PERFECT!

She has grace and sophistication like no other actress,

I really love her! 

The two had GREAT chemistry and made the love story believable!!

Go see "The most SPECTACULAR show on Earth" today!!

****,

Erica

Star rating:

***** = MUST SEE 

**** = Too good to miss

*** = Like it

** = Just wait for DVD/Blu-Ray

* = don't waste your time seeing it at all

Kindle Lover ;}

Are you a Kindle lover?

I am!!

Get yours today!

Then you can start sharing books with all your friends :)

If I need to give you some more reasons why I love it, 

here you go...

It's pencil thin!

It fits in your hand perfectly!

And there are tons of cool cover colors!

and BEST of all,

it's eco-friendly,

printing less books,

means using less paper!!

Every little bit helps :)

Kindle lover,

Erica

Good Reads

Have you heard of GoodReads.com?

If not, go check it out!

It's a great site 

where you can keep track of all the books 

you have read,

want to read,

or are currently reading!

You can rate the books

and read reviews by others who have read the book!

Also a great place to get good reading suggestions :)

You can keep a profile and add your friends,

that way you can share your new favorites

or not so favorites!

Also, a great place to

form a book club, 

answer book trivia, 

and collect your favorite quotes!

Sign up today!

Good reads,

Erica