Searching for that rush...

Hey guys,              I bought these books last summer, started the first one 'Dangerous Lady' but never finished them both until now. Must be something about crime novels on sunny days, can't seem to do it. The beautiful weather whispers about hope, love and wonderful things, not violence or drugs. However this is exactly what these novels give, and they were impossible to put down.   Cole has an insight into the crime world that is frightening, she describes bursts of violence that are horrifying and physically make you cringe away from them. The lead character Maura is probably the most pitiable, we can understand why she's as ruthless as she is. Her story begins with the murder of her brother, loses the love of her life and then the brutal event that renders her unable to have children. What's even more heartbreaking is, all she ever wanted was to get married and have children.  These books showed me the inner workings of a strip cl...

Hey guys, sorry this blog took so long! As usual, exams, coursework and the cheeky night out took over which resulted in hobbies lagging behind... 'The Help' is about African American maids in Jackson, Mississippi working in the early 1960s. The story is revolved around three main protagonists  Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter, two maids and a white upper class woman who not only go against society but their families.   Not gonna lie, absolutely loved this novel! The depiction of not only how the maids are treated, but how the upper class women treat each-other is very realistic. The bitchiness between this group of women is almost as horrific as how they treat their help. They moan and bitch about the other wives as much as they bully and repress their maids. Hilly Holbrook is the worst of the lot. She's the one who attempts to introduce separate toilets for the different races.   I absolutely loved it when Minny stood up for herself against the 'Queen Bee' of the ...