The Husband

Spent the night at my MIL (mother-in-law)’s house Christmas night and was warmly welcomed to the use of her bed while she stayed in the smaller room. While putting my daughter to sleep and watching her sleep later, I decide to look at what’s on her night stand and discovered this book by Dean Koontz called “The Husband“…..

I read a few pages and was glued from then on..I just finished it last night (yes, I ended up borrowing it so I can really enjoy it when I have more time) and I could say that I really liked it.

This is a suspense thriller and the story revolves around Mickey , the husband who had to ransom his wife Holly for $2 million. He makes his living as an owner and worker of a gardening business and so he is stunned on why the kidnappers chose him to be their victim. As the story unfolds, you can see how it evolves and gives life to the characters and reason to why Mickey had to do what he has to do. It is full of action, drama and suspense. This is a dark story yet it makes the reader like me mesmerized to reading it and be emphathetic with the character/s.

Here’s a link to Koontz website for more on his books.

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

I read this book about 3 months ago and I really enjoyed it. The DVD just came out. The movie version starred Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep. I have not seen the movie so I am looking forward to see this DVD in my christmas stocking. I can’t imagine how a boss can be so evil and every one she pays for as an employee seems to follow her every voice and command. I’m sure there are real bosses like her in real life but I will never last a day being in such position as the main character. Read this book , it will certainly keep you up to date on how fashion works behind the scenes. I don’t know about the movie but I always find that you always get more out of reading. I got a brief description of the book here.

And below is the text if you dont like clicking on links.

Now in paperback! A delightfully dishy novel about the all-time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses. Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job “a million girls would die for.” Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA gives a rich and hilarious new meaning to plaints about “The Boss from Hell.” Narrated in Andrea’s smart, refreshingly disarming voice, it traces a deep, dark, devilish view of life at the top only hinted at in gossip columns and over Cosmopolitans at the trendiest cocktail parties. From sending the latest, not-yet-in-stores Harry Potter to Miranda’s children in Paris by private jet, to locating an unnamed antique store where Miranda had at some point admired a vintage dresser, to serving lattes to Miranda at precisely the piping hot temperature she prefers, Andrea is sorely tested each and every day–and often late into the night with orders barked over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get Andrea a top job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, however, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not the job is worth the price of her soul.