Books: Love, Rosie

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This book was first published as "Where rainbows end" but after the film the title was changed  to "Love, Rosie". I believe thats the first romance novels I read voluntarily.

But, first of all, i need to tell you HOW the book came to be in my hand ...

So I went to wash clothes in the hostel's laundry for two days (i didnt know how to do it x.x) and the book was there... all alone. In both days I wait a LIFE time  to do the laundry so i occupy my mind reading the book. On my  last day at the hostel I would have to stay 5h there doing  nothing until go to the airport, so I went there and took the book to read in the lobby. But, acting in an automatic way, when I realized she was late, I threw the book in my backpack and ran to the airport.

And thats the story how i stole won the book xD (please guys, if someone know about someone that lost that book in a laundry, please give my contact and i will try to give it back xD)

But, now,  let's talk about the book.

Thats he story of two best friends forever. They met each other when they were kids and became used to talked  by email, text messages and letter, and thats the way you know their story. You are always reading private meassages between them and the messages that they exchange with relatives and friends. Everything in their life was good and happy. They were always together and made a pact to never be apart... until Alex's parents decide to move to America (the story sets in Dublin - Ireland) and the pair separates ... but only physically. The friendship never dies and they keep being part of each other lifes but never get REALLY together because life make it impossible xD

The coolest thing is that throughout the book true friendship is tested by every difficulty of life that makes hard keeping friends near. It was really cool and shows that when people want to keep close they find a way.

About Narrative: I found very interesting the way chosen to tell the story. Very personal and makes you are acquainted with all the story all the time since you grew up with them xD
It was not tiring, it was not boring. Rosie is funny, for all the ills of life, and I think I identify with the way she sees life. Simply amused me (we probably would be good friends xD)

When the story might have been annoying the author has created ways to make it interesting again. I think VERY fulfilled the goal of history that the author has created not only the form (emails / letters / sms) that the story was told but the key moments that always showed up and everything gets a mess like life, i think.

There is nothing to complain about dialogues.The story is VERY possible to happen in real life and it all brings the reader and makes very good story.

I recommend to people who adores love - drama stories. And I recommend the film based on the book that has the same name of the book "Love, Rosie".

That's all folks!

See ya!

Livros: Simplesmente acontece (Love, Rosie)

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Esse livro, primeiramente publicado como "Where rainbows end" e depois do filme publicado como Love, Rosie, é talvez um dos primeiros romances que eu leio voluntariamente.

A história de como esse livro veio parar na minha mão é no mínimo... Então, eu fui lavar roupa 2 dias seguidos na lavanderia do hostel e o livro tava lá jogado. Como nos dois dias eu me enrolei a VIDA com as máquinas eu fiquei umas 2h cada dias esperando as coisas acontecerem e acabei me ocupando com o livro abandonado. No último dia no hostel eu teria que ficar 5h fazendo nada no hall do hostel até ir pro aeroporto então fui lá e catei o livro para ler. Só que no automatico da vida, eu levei um susto quando me dei conta que estava atrasada, joguei o livro na mochila e corri pro aeroporto. Pior que fiquei entediada no aeroporto até de manhã sem me lembrar que tava com o livro.

Aí, nunca mais tive oportunidade para ler ele, não sei se pertencia a alguém mas pelo menos eu li ele todo e cuidei com todo amor e carinho.

Mas vamos falar do livro.

Ele conta a história de dois melhores amigos desde sempre. Eles sempre se falaram muito por email, mensagens de texto e carta, então você vai sabendo das coisas através dessas conversas escritas deles. Tudo vai muito bem até que os pais do Alex se mudam pros EUA (a história se passa em Dublin - Irlanda) e a dupla se separa... mas apenas fisicamente.

O mais legal é que ao longo de todo o livro a amizade verdadeira é testada por casamentos, mal entendidos e chateações - além da distância e a vida adulta que costuma afastar muito as amizades.

Eu chorei HORRORES pq eu sou mongol e estava de TPM mas realmente é muito frustrante estar na pele da Rosie. Sério. Do Alex tb as vezes.

Narrativa: achei bem interessante a forma escolhida para contar a história. Muito pessoal e faz com que você já esteja inteirado de tudo da história o tempo todo afinal você cresceu com eles xD Não ficou cansativa, não ficou chata. A Rosie é engraçada, apesar de todas as mazelas da vida, e acho que eu me identifico com a forma que ela vê a vida. Simplesmente me divertia (aiai seriamos boas amigas)
Quando a história poderia ter ficado chata a autora criou meios de tornar tudo interessante de novo de forma bem hábil. Acho que cumpriu MUITO o objetivo da história que a autora criou não só a forma (emails/cartas/sms) que a história foi contada mas os momentos chave que sempre apareciam e tudo mais.

Não há o que reclamar dos diálogos. Muitoooo factíveis. A história é MUITO possível de acontecer na vida real e isso tudo aproxima o leitor e torna a história muito boa.

Recomendo para as choronas adoradoras de comédias romanticas. E recomendo o filme baseado no livro: "Simplesmente acontece".

Até!

Books from Bienal: Asylum

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I started reading this booklet at the end of 2015, before eurotrip, and just finished now because my priority list took another turn (wich means that I decided to read another book before it: p) It was a fine book. Caught my interest with that line of "mysterious mystery" in which the reader knows nothing from beginning to the almost end. Every time it seems that something important has been revealed ... simply appears another inexplicable thing and we returned to the "know nothing" status xD The story is quite simple which provides a very quick read. At the same time, I think to much predictable the dialogues and the development of the story. I admit that i was not expecting the way it ended. I dont know... it just didnt feel like an end... I dont know if its my moment of life or something but I just did not like the lack of explanations to all the misterys. And its not a problem of that mistery book - aparently all of mystery books that i have read recently are enormous, a lot of crazy things happening and nothing being explain. All that expectation that in the end everything will be clear. But dont. Suddenly, its the end of the book. The protagonist says "eureka", give a crap explanation taken from nowhere and its it.  

And the awful truth is that i always think that i must have missed something before. Than, i came back some pages, read all again, to discorver that: yeah, it was only that. 

Cant understand HOW people sell books (i said bookS) with that kind of.... disengagement with the lector and even with the story. (ok, i finished complaining about that...i know i'm getting boring)
Besides that little things i told, I still recommend the book for those who like some mistery and do not bother with teenage theme backgrounds.

That's all folks!
See ya!

Livros da Bienal: Asylum

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Comecei a ler esse livrinho no fim de 2015 antes da eurotrip e só terminei agora pq q lista de prioridades tomou outro rumo (vulgo, resolvi ler outro livro antes :p )

Esse livro é bonzinho. Captou meu interesse com aquela linha de "mistério misterioso" em que o leitor não sabe nada do início até o quase fim e toda vez que parece que algo importante foi revelado....surge mais alguma coisa inexplicável e ninguém sabe mais nada xD

A narração é bem simples o que proporciona uma leitura muito rápida. Ao mesmo tempo acho os diálogos bem previsíveis e até o desenvolver da história acabou sendo um pouquinho clichê.

O que eu não gostei foi a sensação de falta de explicações. Na verdade anda acontecendo isso diretoooo! A maior parte dos livros de mistério enrolam mil páginas e subtamente acaba com uma solução/explicação mal feita ou que brota do nada. Ninguém discute o que aconteceu e vc fica, no mínimo, com a sensação de que comeu mosca ou algo assim.

O chato é que eu não gosto desse feeling. Ae eu volto para ler de novo para verificar se eu realmente perdi algo ou se realmente a história ficou corrida/jogada eee... Normalmente tem sido a segunda opção. Não entendooo pq esses finais assim...corridos ou jogados.

No mais, eu recomendo o livro para aqueles que gostam de um misteriozinho e não se incomodam com a temática adolescente. :)

Até!

Books: Career of evil

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First book I read in 2016 and I have to admit that we are starting well this year!

The book "Career of Evil", to be published in Brazil in April with the name "Vocação para o mal," is the third book of the Cormoran Strike series, which is signed by Robert Galbraith, JK Rowling pseudonym, famous author by Harry Potter series and the book The Casual Vacancy. 

The first book in the series is "The Cuckoo's Calling" and the second is "The silkworm" (Silkworm) - I have a post that i comment Silworm and if you want to read click here.

For those who are unaware of the series, the stories take place in London and is to focus in the private investigator and the cases that the local police can not solve.

In fact, Cormoran Strike is an "anti hero", since he lost his leg while working at the police and his business is about to bankruptcy. Everything changes when Robin Elacott is sent, by mistake, to work in his office and and helps him to solve the cases.

The mysteries are ALWAYS violent, using "bad language" and have some background discussions of controversial issues. I love this combination because it gives the sensation of reality - the story is fictitious but could quietly be real!

About the story: the narrative begins with an unexpected delivery to private detective Cormoran Strike office. A package containing a severed leg was forwarded to Robin. There sender and the delivery man was wearing a helmet.

    Not only that the scare, several questions bubble "who" and "why" someone have sent a severed leg to Robin.

   The police are investigating, newspapers are on top of the office, customers begin to fade suspicious of the situation disclosed and professional relationship between Cormoran and Robin is being tested. The personal lives of the characters this one caus.

    To find out how the story ends just reading the book ^^ hehe

What's better: The narrative of this book has changed from previous books - and I think it was for the best. In fact, I think this was the best book in the series and, considering I really enjoyed all the books, this kind of statement means a lot.

     The reason to consider it the best of them is related to the increased focus that is given to personal matters about Cormoran as Robin. There is much talk about what they lived in the past - because the case that they investigate in the book involves both of them- and also about the problems they are living nowadays.

     I think that change approach the reader since we know about the feelings and thoughts of the characters in the various adverse circumstances that take place throughout history. This involved me a lot more in the story 'cause, was not only for justice (seeking to punish the offender) but there was also the will of the characters solve their problems and be happy - here the reader feel as if were friend of the characters xD 

The mistery case: it was very interesting the development of the case and I admit that I was repeatedly questioned about what would be the outcome and how to get out of the alleys that research ends up stagnating. The frustration of the characters turned my frustration hahahhaha

      It was a amazing job making that situation in the book. All the information was provided to make IMPOSSIBLE identify the killer - all the tracks let you feel confused. 

What I did not liked: Mystery solution was VERY a la "mysteries Scooby Doo" - in which Velma sprang from nothing to the resolution of the case. I felt i little bit fustrated because i only understood what happened when i returned to previous pages and read it all again. 

      Since i dont want to spoiler, I will not develop it but I can not help but make the criticism that could have been a better way to make the reader know how Cormoran did to get in case solved. The way it was, everything got a little loose. I cannot conect his discovered to anything that happened in that moment of the story. 

Well, that's it. 

If you have not read the previous books in the series but was in the mood to read this one, it's possible since the cases are independent. Although, to a full comprehension of the story i recommend that you read the book in publish order.

To concluded this post, I strongly RECOMMENDED that book and Cormoran Strike series for those who love a murder mystery! (i little bloody, hein xD) 

Thats all folks! 

See ya!

Livro: Vocação para o mal (Career of evil)

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Primeiro livro que terminei de ler no ano novo e tenho que admitir que estamos começando bem 2016.

O livro "Career of evil", que será publicado no Brasil em Abril com o nome "Vocação para o mal", é o terceiro livro da série Cormoran Strike, que é assinado por Robert Galbraith, pseudônimo de J.K.Rowling, autora famosa pela série de livros Harry Potter e o livro Morte Súbita.

Os primeiros livros da série são: " O chamado cuco" (The Cuckoo's Calling) e "O bicho da seda" (Silkworm) - este último eu fiz a crítica aqui, se você quiser ler clique aqui.  

Para aqueles que desconhecem a série, as histórias se passam em Londres e tem por foco a atuação do detetive particular em casos que a policia local não consegue resolver.

Em verdade, o Cormoran é um "anti herói" mutilado na guerra e cujo negócio esta a beira da falência. Tudo muda quando "a mocinha" Robin Elacott é enviada por engano para trabalhar no escritório do Cormoran e ela começa a auxilia-lo nos casos.

Os mistérios são SEMPRE violentos,com uso de linguagem "pesada" e com discussões de background sobre temas polêmicos. Gosto muito dessa combinação pois passa a sensação de realidade - a história é fictícia mas poderia tranquilamente ser real!

Eu comprei esse livro em Dublin e por isso a leitura foi em inglês (tenho que dizer que ler em inglês esse livro proporcionou um envolvimento melhor na história porque me senti mais contextualizada, já que a história se passa em Londres e tal).

A história: a narrativa inicia com uma entrega inesperada no escritório do detetive particular Cormoran Strike. Um pacote, contendo uma perna decepada, foi encaminhado para a Robin. Não há remetente e o entregador estava usando capacete.
      Se não bastasse o susto, diversos questionamentos borbulham "quem" e "por que" mandariam uma perna para ela.
      A policia esta investigando, os jornais estão em cima do escritório, os clientes começam a sumir desconfiados da situação divulgada e a relação profissional entre Cormoran e Robin esta sendo testada. A vida pessoal dos personagens esta um caus.
      Para saber como a história acaba só lendo o livro ^^ hehe

O que há de melhor: A narrativa desse livro mudou um pouco em relação aos livros anteriores - e acho que foi para melhor. Na verdade acho que esse foi o melhor livro da série e, considerando que eu gostei muito de todos os livros, esse tipo de afirmação significa muito.
        A razão de considerá-lo melhor esta relacionado com o maior foco que é dado para as questões pessoais tanto do Cormoran quanto da Robin. Fala-se muito sobre o que eles viveram no passado - até porque o caso que eles investigam no livro envolve ambos - e também sobre os problemas que ambos estão vivendo na atualidade.
        Lógico que resolver o caso é extremamente importante mas foi dada a mesma importância na abordagem sobre os sentimentos e pensamentos dos personagens nas diversas circunstancias adversas que se passam ao longo da história. Isso me envolveu muito mais na história pq não era só a justiça de punir o criminoso mas também havia a vontade de que os personagens resolvessem seus problemas e fossem felizes - pq a essa altura você já se sente amigo dos personagens xD

Sobre o  caso  do livro: foi muito interessante o desenvolvimento da investigação e eu admito que fiquei diversas vezes em dúvida sobre qual seria o desfecho e como sair dos becos que a investigação acaba estagnando. A frustração dos personagens virou minha frustração hahahhaha

O trabalho do Autor (Autora) nesse livro foi sensacional! Todas as informações que eram fornecidas ao longo de quase todo o livro tornavam IMPOSSÍVEL identificar o assassino - deve ter dado um trabalho pensar em como dar informações tão... desnorteadoras.

O que não gostei: a solução do mistério ficou MUITO a la "mistérios scooby doo" - em que a Velma brotava do nada com a resolução do caso e cabou. Admito que me deixou meio frustrada.
        Como não quero mandar spoiler não vou desenvolver essa questão do desfecho do livro mas não posso deixar de fazer a crítica de que poderia ter sido melhor trabalhado o raciocínio que o Cormoran fez para chegar na solução pq, da forma que ficou, por mais que eu tenha gostado MUITO da descoberta e tudo mais ficou meio solto. Não dá para ver o que fez dar o "estalo".

Bom, é isso.

Se você não leu os livros anteriores da série mas ficou com vontade de ler esse, é possível sem prejuízo na compreensão do caso, porque os casos de cada livro são independentes, mas isso pode prejudicar a compreensão sobre alguns aspectos da vida particular do protagonista - Cormoran Strike - e a relação dele com sua parceira Robin Elacott, e que se tornam vitais para completa compreensão da história.

RECOMENDADO para aqueles que adoram um mistério policial!

Até!

Hair: maintenance

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First of all, I want to inform you that i will not test new brands of hair dye until the end of February because here in Brazil is in the middle of the summer and my hair always became drier in this season. 

In addition, dying my hair would be a waste of time and money because the color fade away too fast when you need to wash the hair all the time (i really go to much to the beach and pool so...) Since i explained all about my ginger plans for the summer (or none plans for it), the object of that posts and the following ones will be comments about the new products that I bought in my trip! Some of them i've already used in other moments but there are a lot of new testing and all for this year. \o/

a LOT of split ends and need to made a braid to survive xD

In that first hair-post of the year, I will talk about mine maintenance schedule since i came back from my eurotrip. Its a combination of wella and john frieda.

The products are: wella brillance (shampoo and mask) and John Frieda smooth control (shampoo / conditioner / mask wella smooth control).
Since the journey I've been trying to control my frizzy hair. I think what made it look like so bad it was all the wind (making knots in it) and the excessive use of the hairdryer, without proper care during my trip. (crying) As I had trouble finding good quality products there, I was washing the hair for 20 days with pantene (now, crying a river xD). 

Nothing against pantene people, but that brand make test in animals and just dont work with my hair. I bought it because it was the least worst option I found in supermarkets x.x Than I found a lot of john frieda and Aussie products *.* The prices were really good and there were a lot of promo like "by 3 and the cheaper one is for free" - every girl get MAD with that kind of promo! 
s2 I took the belly of misery (brasilian expression that means i was craving for good hair products).
Since then, I have been using the smooth control and have to say that my hair is another! I've used two other lines (full repair and radiant red) from John Frieda and I'm really satisfacted! In the coming months I will talk about that other products (since bought it again ^^)

First time i used John Frieda Smooth control.

John Frieda Forever Smooth: The brand recommend to control the frizz with a treatment that makes the wires healthy from the inside out. The change in wire texture and even the hair behavior in general is noticeable. Besides, the hair 's with an incredible shine! Wella Straight intensive mask: has the same proposal smooth control line and i'm using it with the shampoo and conditioner of johhn frieda. The mask is white and the consistency is really great, so you dont need a lot of product to cover all your hair. The combination is being a success and my hair is completely changed.

Wella Brilliance:

I've been using wella brilliance (shampoo and moisturizing mask) since October (interspersed with wella enrich lasting up to now) and really think my hair does not fade whit with washings - almost a miracle! Besides, I feel that the cupper collor is already vibrant even after all the washing/sun/sea water exposition. In fact, the effect of the product is clear considering that I dyed my hair two months ago, have washed it almost every day in the last 15 days, but the color is still very vibrant. \o/

less cupper but still strong color

Use of goods: I intersperse the use of products - that is - every time I wash I use a line - and I DO NOT hydrate every time I wash , but in a moment gives no effect. I try to hydrate a maximum of 2x per week. When I hydrate, I put the mask after using shampoo and conditioner before . I think I said this in another post but its okay strengthen : do not put the mask of hydration after using the conditioner because it closes the hair cuticles , making the mask does not penetrate the wires and thus not the real occurs hydration. Anyway, Thats all folks! 
See ya!

Up until!. Meanwhile, at the beach or pool , remember to protect your wires. Use leave in with sunscreen , do not stay too long with sweaty hair ( remember that sweat dries out the hair! ) And hydrate at least once a week ! Do not forget to spend sunscreen cuz no use beautiful hair and skin peeling ;)