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The blurb:
Brett's Life List
1. Go to Paris
2. Perform live, on a super big stage
3. Have a baby, maybe two
4. Fall in love
Brett Bohlinger seems to have it all: a plum job, a spacious loft, an
irresistibly handsome boyfriend. All in all, a charmed life. That is, until her
beloved mother passes away, leaving behind a will with one big stipulation: In
order to receive her inheritance, Brett must first complete the life list of
goals she'd written when she was a naive girl of fourteen.
Grief-stricken, Brett can barely make sense of her mother's decision-her
childhood dreams don't resemble her ambitions at age thirty-four in the
slightest. Some seem impossible. How can she possibly have a relationship with
a father who died seven years ago? Other goals (Be an awesome teacher!) would
require her to reinvent her entire future.
As Brett reluctantly embarks on a perplexing journey in search of her
adolescent dreams, one thing becomes clear. Sometimes life's sweetest gifts can
be found in the most unexpected places.
My Opinion:
Brett lost her
mother and was really sad. Her two brothers got their inheritance, but not
Brett. She has to complete a list.
I was really
curious about which points on the list Brett was trying to complete first. I
kind of thought, that Andrew was not the one for her and didn’t understand why
she didn’t tell him about the list. I was soo glad when he was out of the
picture ;)
Then there was
Brad. It was so cute when he tried to help her (when she was on stage) and he
supported her all the way. They seemed like the perfect couple and I was really
routing for them, too bad it didn’t work out
;)
There was still
Burberry Man, I was really curious about him, but first Herbert appeared. I
didn’t really get warm with him and apparently so did Brett.
It was hard for
her to complete the list, especially points like being a mum or falling in
love. For me, being a teacher, it was interesting to see Brett trying to be a
teacher first in a classroom and then with only one child at the time. Then she
got her child and I was so happy for her. When Sanquita’s mother turned up, I
couldn’t believe it. Brett really had to fight for the baby girl and she was
successful. Then she also found her real dad.
But where was
the love of her life???
In a cafe she
bumped into Burberry Man again (this happened several times before, but they
didn’t really talk). Then it turns out, that he is the doctor of one of the
children she teaches. They talked on the phone a lot and they found each other
again
Her mum knew
everything and it turns out, she was right ;)
A really
moving, emotional and amazing story. I couldn’t put the book down. I’d read it
over and over again. ♥ ♥ ♥
Oh and I love the cover, it's so beautiful.
Rating:
My possible
cast:
Brett: Minka Kelly
Brad: Diego Boneta
Garrett: Sean Faris
Herbert: Travis Aaron Wade
Andrew: Chad Michael Murray
Carrie: Lauren Cohan
Jay: Hugh Dacy
Joad: Hugh Dacy with glasses
Shelley: Alexandra Daddario
Megan: model
Zoe: Sophie Nyweide
Johnny: George Clooney
I know that the age of the actors is not always perfect. When I chose the actors I look at their hair and eyes first, so that has priority (also see review policy about that).
Next weeks review will be Billy and Me by Giovanna Fletcher. On the weekend more quotes will be waiting for you and probably a recipe (Not sure about that yet, maybe there will also be something on music).
I bought some Christmas Chick-Lit today and I had an idea for an Advent calendar. Unfortunately, I don't have the time this year to do it, since I am really busy at University and Bachelor exams, so you'll have to wait for next year. There will be reviews included and other fun things.
One more thing: I have a Christmas giveaway planned. More details follow soon.
xxx, Simona
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