The Romance Bookie

Hey Everyone!!! Thanks to Alex over at  A Girl, Books and Other Things  I won a copy of Meg Cabot's Valentine Princess, the one and only book in The Princess Diaries Series  that I had not owned yet...and I hadn't even known that!!!!! Well, any thank you Alex!!!! I loved it!! :) From Goodreads : Valentine's Day means flowers, chocolates, and all-out romance. That is, it usually means those things. But when you're Princess Mia, nothing happens the way it's supposed to. For one thing, Grandmère seems determined to prove   that boy   (or Michael, as he is commonly known) isn't the right one for the crown princess of Genovia. And Mia isn't having much luck proving otherwise, since Michael has a history of being decidedly against any kind of exploitative commercialization (Valentine's Day, as it is commonly known). Boris can declare his love openly to Lilly, and even Kenny comes through with a paltry Whitman's Sampler. So why can't Michael...

Hey everyone! So this Part 2 of Why Couldn't These Have Been Books Before Movies?? ( Part 1 is Here ).  I have SOOOO many favorite movies, and even though among them many were based on books when they were made into a movie, quite a few of them were not.  This week features a movie that is on my list of ALL-TIME Favorite Movies!!  But I think I'm going to leave it for last...:) Valentine's Day : Directed by Garry Marshall (the director of The Princess Diaries and Pretty Woman ), featuring an internationally known cast, including Anne Hathaway, Julia Roberts, Hector Elizondo (all actors that have been in past Marshall films), Jennifer Garner, Taylor Lautner, Patrick Dempsey, Ashton Kutcher, and Taylor Swift. Description ( From imdb ): Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.  My thoughts: I really like Garry Marshall's films.  I thought this one was felt re...

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!! So it's Tuesday, and I figured since there is an ABUNDANCE (!!!!) of Love songs out there in the world, that I would make a list... A list of my Top Ten Favorite Love Songs!! So here they are, and keep in mind, not all of them are happy/fairytale love songs :) 10.  Elephant Love Medley from Moulin Rouge 9. Here (In Your Arms) by Hellogoodbye    8. Enchanted by Taylor Swift 7. Thousand Years by Christina Perri (I know, I featured this song last week, but it truly is such a beautiful song!! :)) 6. My Love by Sia (featured two weeks ago, but just LOVE this song!!) 5. Love Story by Taylor Swift 4. Someone Like You by Adele 3. Eternal Flame by The Bangles 2. The One That Got Away by Katy Perry (this is absolute favorite Katy song!) AND MY NUMBER 1 FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME (this song I go by the motto: "You can not Skip this song!!" Somebody to Love by Queen So there it is, my Top Ten Love Songs list :).  Of ...