A bit of Italy in little Luxembourg!

Dear Italy fans, if you feel like eating authentic Italian food in a really cosy environment than try the ristorante delirio culinario.

It is in my opinion one of the best Italian restaurants in whole Luxembourg. The place is charming, the staff is friendly and the dishes are incredibly delicious.

When I went there I ate a "tri de ravioli" which is three types of homemade Ravioli with fresh argula salad and parmesan. It has been a while since I've eaten such good pasta. For dessert I had the best "fondant au chocolat" I've ever eaten! It is also freshly made and served while it's still hot with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. They also have a large range of excellent wines you should really try.

At the end, I was really surprised because the bill wasn't expensive at all for the quality of service that I got.

So don't wait for too long and go have a try!

Smells like Italy!

Dear coffee lovers I found a piece of Italy here in little Luxembourg ^.^ a new coffee/ice cream house has recently open in Luxembourg city: The "Amorino"
It offers real italian coffee and ice cream but also other typical yummy food.
It is probably the most stylish and charming coffee house I've ever been. I have to admit that it is a bit expensive but definitely worth a visit from time to time.

Alla mamma!

As I love Italian food I decided to share with you my recipe for a perfect mushroom and parmesan  Risotto :) it is very simple and so so good!
Here's how to cook it:
At first you will need meat or vegetable broth which you have to heat in a saucepan.
In an other pan, warm olive oil with garlic (of course if you prefer you can use onions instead). Add rice and let it cook for about 2 minutes, until it has taken on a pale golden color. Then, pour white wine, stirring constantly until it is fully absorbed. After that you can add half a cup of the broth and let it cook slowly. Don't forget to add continually broth while it is cooking. After a few minutes, you can put the fresh and washed mushrooms into the rice pan. Risotto has to be aldente so don't let it cook for too long. 15 to 20 minutes should be enough. Finally, you can put some fresh parmesan and let it melt. This will make your Risotto even creamier. 
For those who like, they can also put a bit of Saffron. It gives de rice a delicious flavour.

Buon apetit! 

Protect your hair!

Hello ladies,

I have the ultimate hair protection product for you: "Schutzengel" which means guardian angel in german.
As the name says, this spray protects your hair from temperature until 220°.
It is very simple to us, you only have to spray it on your wet hair and you can start drying and styling it.
Of course, it smells amazingly good and fits almost every hair type.

Love SCONED/I think you know

Why not combining strawberries and chocolate chips in a scone? Probably the best combination for summer. I found this vegan chocolate chip scone recipe on the internet and had left over strawberries - so I decided to do vegan strawberry chocolate chip scones (YES, I'm fancy like that). Let's begin:

Ingredients:

3 cups flour

1 tbsp baking powder

1/2 cup sugar

8 tbsp cold(!) vegan butter/magarine (makes the dough flaky)

vegan chocolate chips (to taste, I used about 1 bag)

1 to 1 1/4 cups milk (I use almond milk because it's what i have on hand)

1tbsp white vinegar or aplle cider vinegar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 to 2 hand full strawberries

Preheat your oven as always (to about 180°C).

Mix all dry ingredients except chocolate chips together. Mix the slices of butter with your hand into the flour mixture. Mix it very well until the butter disappears.

In a seperate bowl, mix milk and vinegar and let stand for about 2 minutes or until the milk curdles (we want that). Mix vanilla extract with your wet ingredients and pour wet mixture to dry mixture and blend. The dough should be sticky not too wet, neither too dry, add a little more wet mixture or a little less according to your feeling.

Add chocolate chips and washed and chopped strawberries. Blend briefly.

Knead the dough on a floured surface for about 2 minutes. Then flatten the dough into a circle and slice into triangles.

Bake for about 20 minutes or until scones are golden and smell lovely.

Let cool before serving and enjoy this delicious british treat with a touch of summer! (Very yummy with a cup of tea)

recipe found on http://ohdeardrea.blogspot.com/

Berry delicious muffins

Today I have a very berry vegan blueberry muffin recipe for you!

It's delicious, it's quick and veeery easy. It is inspired by Chef Chloe's fluffy coconut cupcakes and turned out very well :)

You will need (makes about 10):

• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• 1 cup almond milk (or soymilk, hazelnutmilk, ricemilk, ...)
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract or vanilla sugar
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• some powdered sugar
• blueberries to taste ( I used about a hand full)

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius and line your cupcake pans with cupcake liners.

Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make sure your bowl is large enough because we will add the wet ingredients later on. In a separate bowl, whsik together alomond milk, oil, vanilla and vinegar. Make sure you do nut over mix, that's why I did it by hand. Pour the wet mixture into the dry and whisk just until combined. Tip: take you washed and dried blueberries and mix the with the powdered sugar. This prevents the blueberries from sinking to the bottom of the muffin. Put the berries through a sieve we don't need any more of that sugar and briefly mix them into the muffinmixture.

Fill the cupcake liners about 2/3 full with batter because they will rise. Bake for about 15 minutes or until they are golden brown and smell lovely. Before they cool completely, dip every muffin in crystal sugar for decor and an extra sweetness. Good luck!

Strawberry-mascarpone cake

Hey food lovers,

Here is my new cake recipe: a vanilla cake with fresh strawberries and mascarpone cream it is so so delicious!!! You will need less ingredients than you might think.

First step

Mix 25g sugar with125g butter. Add 1 egg and 250g flour, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract and baking powder. I always add some milk and less butter to make the dough airy and light. After that bake 20 minutes at 180 ° C until the dough is golden brown. Let the cake cool a bit.

Second step

Stiffly beat 125 ml cream, add 300 g of mascarpone, some sugar and vanilla sugar. Wash and cut some fresh strawberries and cut the cake into 2 pieces. Know, Coat the first half of the cake with the cream and strawberries, then put the second part of the cake on the top. Use the rest of the cream to cover entirely the cake and then decore it with strawberries.

You should put the cake in the fridge for some hours  before eating it. And voilà! Bon apétit!

L'Occitane Cherry Blossom

L'Occitane has, besides Lush of course (J), the best natural bath and in general body products. They are made out of real (!) plants and flowers and just smell very lovely.

This box contains the cherry blossom shower gel, the matching sparkling body lotion and a hand cream which is my absolute favourite! The gel and the lotion leave your skin soft and beautiful smelling. But this hand cream is just another level: it is so moisturising and not oily at all. It is immediately absorbed into the skin and smells really amazing. I can only recommend this lovely products, especially the hand cream.

Banana-Chocolate Pancakes

Hello loves! This is my all-time favourite banana-chocolate-pancake recipe.

 It is quick, easy to make and absolutely addictive and the best: we don’t need any eggs!

You will need:

1 cup flour

1 cup almond or rice milk

2 tsp coconut oil

1 tsp baking powder
cocoa powder to taste

Agave nectar to taste

1 ripe banana, sliced

Mix the flour, cocoa and baking powder together then set aside. Mix the coconut oil (it has to be coconut oil!), milk, banana and agave briefly together. Add the wet to the dry ingredients and briefly mix this together until the batter is smooth. You can substitute the banana and cocoa with anything you like: peanut butter, chocolate chips, …. Spray your pan slightly with vegetable oil and fry your pancakes until golden. You’ll get about 7 pancakes out of this recipe, depending on how big you make them.

You don’t have to be vegan to love them, they are so addictive and everybody’s going to love them. Have fun!

50 Shades ... Darker

Warning: If you don’t want to know how the story goes on, you should stop reading right now.

Otherwise, have fun!

After Ana and Christian broke up, he leaves no stone to win back her love. In fact, she gets involved with Christian … again. But this time she requires more intimacy, tenderness and warmth and so they fix a new arrangement. Anastasia has started her job at SIP as Jack Hyde's personal assistant. Soon she learns more about the past of her multi-faceted Christian. First, he buys SIP which illustrates his control mania perfectly. Then Ana meets Elena Lincoln, the woman who has seduced Christian when he was practically a child, the woman whom he is still friends with and above all: the woman who Ana hates so much. On top of that, Leila, a former sub of Christian suddenly appears and threatens Anastasia with a gun. After the situation has settled, Ana and Christian get into a dispute. Christian fears she might leave him once again and impulsively proposes to Ana. Meanwhile, Jack Hyde harasses Ana but she manages to escape and Jack gets fired. Before some calm could occur, the next catastrophe happens: The helicopter in which Christian is situated is reported missing. Later, it turns out that it was sabotaged. The later events happen as follows:  Ana accepts Christian’s proposal, he ends any contact to Elena, proposes to Ana (again and for real this time) and Jack swears revenge.

When I read the last line of the book, I was glad that the next tape was already in my book shelf because I couldn’t wait any longer to know how the story continues. What’s wrong with Jack and what’s his game? I really don’t like crime novels but “50 Shades Darker” has the right combination of tension and serenity, at least in my view.

The moment when Christian is missing and Anna’s sitting in front of the fireplace and desperately hoping for his return, got me captivated. Actually the answer was obvious, but I wanted to have the certainty whether he would reappear. Furthermore, I was totally touched when Christian allowed Ana to touch him, which he’d never done with anyone before.

I actually like this one better than the first “50 Shades of Grey”, however the first tape is essential to understand this one. Even if you now know what happens, you can still read the book, you’ll love it.

Vegetable Curry

This is my version of a vegetarian curry, it's quick and easy, a little bit spicy and deliiicious.

You need (serves 2):

1 big carrot

some green beans

1 red or green pepper

1 tin of coconut milk

1 clove of garlic

2 small onions

1 tbsp yellow curry paste

You cannot substitute the coconut milk, otherwise the curry paste would be too strong. If you didn't taste coconut milk yet: it doesn't taste like coconut, it's mild and complements perfectly with the spiciness of the curry, try it! First, wash and peel vegetables. You can use whatever you like, I just used the vegetables I had on hand. Then quarter the onions, you can also chop them if you don't like big pieces, cut the carrot in slices and mince your garlic. I've cut the green beans in two just because I want bite size pieces. I put my rice in a ricecooker and let it cook until it's done. Meanwhile, sauté the vegetables in a pan until they're slightly cooked, but still crunchy, then put them on a plate and set aside.  Add a tiny bit of vegetable oil in the pan you just cooked the vegetables in, add the desired amount of curry paste and  the garlic. Sauté that briefly and then add your coconut milk (I like the sauce quite runny but you can add as much milk as you want). Let it simmer for  a few minutes and then add your vegetables. Cook until everything is well combined and the vegetables absorbed some of that sauce. Serve it with the rice and sprinkle some chopped parsley all over. Enjoy!

Extra tip: You can fry a chicken brest in a pan, slice it and add it to the curry.

A winter's tale

Hey guys, I want to share with you my feelings and opinion about the latest movie I watched: a winter’s tale This movie is in my opinion one of the most touching and emotional ones. It’s been long ago since I’ve seen such a beautiful love story. At the beginning I was a bit confused because the story happens in the past but also in the present. After a while I got used to it and begun to understand the story. From the begining on, this movie is really sad but at the same time so encouraging. It is the story of the destiny of Peter Lake (Collin Farrell), a thief from New York who wants to change his life. He decides to leave his gang because he doesn’t want to hurt anyone anymore and wants to lead a descent life. Unfortunately, his ex boss the demoniac Pearly Soames (Rousel Crowe) is against everything which is good and doesn’t accept his choice so he decides to kill him. As Peter runs away he suddenly becomes aware that there is far more on this earth than he has ever imagined. Persecuted by Pearly, Peter is saved by a white horse with special abilities. Strangely, the horse seams to guide him like a protecting angel to a house in which he should for a last time break in. It is there where he meets Beverly Penn (Brown Findlay) a beautiful but very ill young woman. They immediately have that feeling as if they’ve known each other since ever and fall passionately in love. But their love story doesn’t even last a winter. Peter desperately tries to save his one true love, across time, against the forces of darkness. He has to learn the hard way that fate has a difficult mission he must absolutely resolve. “Winter’s Tale” is about miracles, crossed destinies and the age-old battle between good and evil. It is about angels and demons, about pure love and hate. I found the message of this movie really beautiful. I think that people nowadays should start believing again in miracles and true, destined love. I can only recommend you to watch it and although it is probably more a woman’s movie men should watch it too. I cried during the whole movie but still, I can’t wait to buy the dvd because I had a really good time watching it.

The Great Gatsby

I recently watched the Great Gatsby and want to share with you my ideas and thoughts about this movie. It was so different from what I expected it to be. I thought it would be a trivial movie about the filthy rich Gatsby, spending his money and throwing wild parties all the time. But this story is far more profound than its seems to be. In fact, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) wants to win back the love of his life, the girl he's still madly in love with and whose love he lost 5 years ago: the fascinating and charming Daisy Buchanan. With Nick Carraway's (Tobey Maguire) help, Gatsby's biggest wish seems to be fulfilled: meeting the love of his life once again cause maybe, just maybe she still loves him as much as he does.

The movie is kind of romantic, but still different from usual romantic movies. If you watch it, you'll see what I mean. Right at the start, I wanted to turn it off again: the beginning is somewhat confusing and the way of filming is kind of distracting but the story was so catching once Gatsby appeared. The songs seem somehow inappropriate to me because they are so modern but hey, each his own. Usually I don't actually like DiCaprio's acting (I can't help it) but in this movie he totally surprised me. The end was so unexpecting and sad I was so confused I couldn't believe what had just happened. I guarantee you, you won't regret watching it and if you're like me, you'll curse Daisy at the end. 

An indian affair...

Hey guys,
here is one of the best Indian restaurants of Luxembourg (in fact, the best I ever was), the Gairolaz in Bettembourg.
They have authentic Indian food and it is so, so good. The staff is really friendly and the atmosphere is cosy. They propose a large choice of meals for all tastes and liver at home. They have also a large variety of vegetarian meals. So if you want to eat really good, home made Indian food I recommend you to try the Gairolaz restaurant, especially their curry meals! 

Black & White

Hey food lovers =)
Here is my suggestion if you want a delicious and quick lunch: the Black&White in the Belle Étoile.
They have the best Focaccias I've ever eaten ! They have also a large selection of delicious desserts such as macaroons, tarts and ice cream. So if you have the opportunity go ahead and have a look =) 

Beautiful lashes!

Hello ladies, here are my 2 favourite mascaras I recommend you to test:

Doll Lashes from Lancôme and Lash Queen from HR (Helena Rubinstein). 

Both mascaras are so, so easy to apply, they don’t stick the lashes together and are long lasting. The Doll Lashes from Lancôme has, in addition, a wonderful rose scent. I know that they are a bit expensive but hey, beauty has no price ;)

Ultimate beauty tip!

Ladies, here is my ultimate beauty secret. The product without I never ever leave home: dream matt mousse foundation from Maybelline. I LOVE IT! I tested a lot of foundations but was never really satisfied until I found this mousse foundation. It is perfect for mix skins and it covers every imperfection perfectly. It smells really good, doesn’t make the skin greasy or dry and it lasts the whole day. So, if you need a new foundation buy this one, trust me you won’t regret it! 

Ps. I love you

Hey guys,

I’m so happy to present you my absolutely favourite movie: “Ps. I love you” with the two brilliant actors: Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler.

This movie is in my opinion the most emotional and beautiful love movie ever. I watched it so often but still cry at each time.

The story is in fact really sad and touching but at the same time inspiring and funny.

Ps. I love you is the story of Holly and Gerry, two soul mattes who think that they will stay together forever. Unfortunately, life is sometimes cruel and we have no influence over our destiny. Gerry dies because of a braintumor and all of a sudden Holly’s world seems do break down. She isolates herself from the rest of the world and thinks her life has end now. At her 30^th birthday things change. Gerry knew it would be a hard time for Holly so he left some letters for her, gently guiding her into her new life without him. It is as if he was still there right by her side. Through his letters Gerry tries to show Holly that she has to change her life, be happy and accept a new love. Helped by her loving friends and her mother, Holy begins to live again, day after day. The last letter at the end of the movie is the most touching one and although I know every single word by heart I can’t keep myself from crying ^.^’
This movie is such a wonderful life and love lesson every one should watch at least once!

Fresh and clean!

Hey guys,

Today I’m sure I will help a lot of women out there with my beauty tip. Do you have greasy hair but don’t have time or simply don’t want to wash it every day? Well then try a dry shampoo. At the beginning I was very sceptical but once I’ve tried it I loved it. It is really practical and let’s be honest, washing every day your hair isn’t healthy. Here are 2 dry shampoos I’ve tested. The first one is from Schwarzkopf and it is in my opinion the best one. The second is from Garnier and it is a good alternative if you can’t find the first one. Dry shampoo is very easy to use, it lasts long and smells lemon fresh. Don’t worry, the price is very available. 

A second chance for love..

Hello my blogger friends,

Shana & I decided to add a new segment to our blog, about our favourite movies. 

Here is our first suggestion: “letters to Juliet”

This romantic movie is definitely a women's movie but still it isn’t, in my opinion, kitschy.

Letters to Juliet tells the story of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), a young, pretty and talented young woman living in New York. She has everything to be happy but she isn’t really satisfied with her life and her relationship. When she travels with her fiancé Victor (Gael Garcia) to the beautiful city of Florence she hopes to find out what is missing in her life. One day, she finds a 50-year-old letter written from a woman called Claire (Vanessa Redgrave) to Juliette. In fact and I didn’t even know that, it exists in Florence a wall where heartbroken women can leave letters to Juliet and ask her for help. Afterwards, a group of dedicated women, “Juliet’s secretaries”, answer the letters and try to comfort these women. Sophie is immediately fascinated by the sad letter and decides to answer it. A few days later, Claire suddenly appears in “Juliet’s office” accompanied by her grandson Charlie (Christopher Egan) who isn’t exited at all with the situation. Claire wants to say thank you to Sophie because all the years she has been waiting for an answer and couldn’t simply forget what happened. After a long conversation, both women decide to look after Claire’s first and big love Lorenzo, the reason of Claire’s letter.

A funny and emotional journey begins for the 3 and at the end Sophie finally accepts that she has to change her life and face the truth..

This movie shows us that it is never too late to fight for love and that sometimes you need to travel and meet new people to understand what you really need in life. I Love “letters to Juliet” and I have to confess that I cried at the end of the movie when Claire finally read her letter out loud. You want to know if she found her Lorenzo? Well then go ahead, watch the movie and set the handkerchiefs ready ;) 

a light magnolia scent

Hello ladies,

Here is another amazing product form the brand Aldo Vandini which I love so much.
This Body fluid is perfect for sensitive skins and will make you feel fantastic. It absorbs quickly, hydrates and refreshes deeply. The fluid adapts to the needs of your skin and smells flory without being too strong. It has in fact, a light but long lasting magnolia scent. I really love it and I'm sure you'll like it too!

Sexy skin?!

The Soap & Glory "Clean on me" shower gel promises "soft, smooth, sexy skin". It contains natural mandarin peel extract and is shower gel and body lotion at once. I don't really know if it smells like mandarins, but the scent is really pleasant and fresh flowery and I really like it.  I don't know if my skin looks sexier now ... but it's clean and celestial smelling! This shower gel lasts so long it's unbelievable! I have this know for almost 10 months and it is still half full (and I use it a lot)! The price is quite high for a simple shower gel but since it lasts so long it is definitely worth it. I like that it has a pump which is super convenient in the shower. I bought this one at Douglas. Makes me happy everytime I smell it!

sensitive minds better keep away!

Dear readers,

Today I present you a best selling thriller « the monster of Florence » which captivated me and (I have to admit) made me scare a bit. It is based on the true story of a serial killer, which murdered 8 couples in the beautiful city of Florence between 1968 and 1985. 

The 2 authors, one of my favourite thriller writers Preston Douglas and the Italian journalist Mario Spezi tell this story in a really particular way, different from all the other crime stories I have read before. The specificity of this book is in fact that the authors have been deeply involved in the case and have investigated at the moment of the crimes. The readers get, in this way, an authentic view of the case.
At the beginning of the story, the readers are faced to the horrible and bloody murders, told by Mario Spezi. The second part tells the point of view of Preston Douglas who moved with his family to Florence and met Spezi. The two men, fascinated by the case, decide to work together to find the murderer. They get so close to the murderer that the police suspect them to be involved in the crimes.

In fact, what shocked me the most was not the brutality and perversity of the murders BUT the incompetence and corruption of the Italian police. The further I read the more outraged I got .The police wasn’t interested in finding the REAL criminal but only on protecting their image. A lot of detectives also took profit of the situation to get higher on their career without any scruples. 

In my opinion this thriller is a fantastic example of how the authorities really work in such cases and of how fast paranoia can spread across a whole country making innocent people become enemies of the state. At the end of the book Preston and Spezi think they have found the real murder and it is very  frustrating for the reader to see that the police do absolutely nothing.
It isn’t a pleasant book you read before going to bed but it is definitely worth reading. 

Medaillons de veau au vin rouge

Hello food lovers =)
Here's a delicious recipe I made for Valentine's day but it is perfect for every occasion.
=> Veal medallions with red vine sauce accompanied by potatoes, sweet potatoes and caramelized carrots and green beans. For me the highlight of this meal is the amazingly good sauce and the tender sweet potatoes.

Here's the recipe:

First of all preheat your oven. Then,  wash and peel the vegetables and potatoes. Cut the potatoes into the size you want, put them into a backing recipient and season them with olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. If you want to, you can add other spices, it's up to you.
Now comes the crucial point, the meat. Season it with salt and pepper and fry it from the both sides in a hot pan with butter and olive oil. After that, put it with the potatoes in the oven for a couple of minutes until it becomes crusty from the outside and still tender from the inside.
While the meat and the potatoes are in the oven, start with the sauce. It is very simple. Take the pan in which you fried the veal, add a bit of butter and onions and let them melt. Then, deglaze it with the red wine, put some tomato paste and sauce thickener and let the mixture cook slowly.
The last stage is the vegetables. Fry them in a pan with olive oil, salt, pepper and a bit of sugar until they are caramelized on the outside.
Now, you can arrange all ingredients on a plate, pour the sauce over the meat and enjoy this yummy meal!

Chocolicious heart

This recipe is made for all chocolate lovers out there and I am one of them ;)

This cake is so, so easy to bake and still DELICIOUS!

Here's the recipe:

Preheat your owen, butter a heart formed recipient and coat the inside with flour.

Mix some butter with sugar (take not too much sugar because the chocolate will add sweetness). Add two eggs to the mixture twist and afterwards add flour and backing powder. 

Melt chocolate (I took a dark chocolate of 70% cocoa) with a bit of milk. I used the microwave because I hadn't a lot of time and it worked perfectly. Add the melted chocolate into the previous mixture twist it and pour the mass into the prepared recipient. Let it bake for 15-20 minutes and when it is ready, put it aside, so that the cake has time to cool down. 

At the same time, you can start the chocolate cream which will cover the cake.

It exists a lot of toppings for cakes but I decide to make a light chocolate cream version. 

It is very simple, you only have to twist fresh cream (it is very important that the cream is cold), melt chocolate (I took the same for the cake and the cream ) and mixture the two very carefully. If it isn't creamy enough, you can add some gelatine.

Now, cover the cake with the cream, garnish the way you like and enjoy it with your family or friends 

=) 

Cupid's candys

Hey guys, we wish you a lovely valentine's day and lots of love! We wanted to share some love with these yummy peanutbutter cups and peppermint hearts. They are so easy to make and so yummy! For +/- 22 peanutbutter cups you'll need:

dark chocolate bars (1-2)

3 tbs peanut butter 

1 tbs honey or agave 

½ tsp vanilla paste or extract

Melt your chocolate on a double boiler or in a microwave. Very important: do not stir the chocolate! just puch the pieces down to the bowl until melted. Mix the desired amount of peanutbutter, some agave (depending on your taste, I like it really sweet) and some vanilla paste (you really don't need much) together. Pour a small amount of chocolate into a silicone form (heartshape if you want to) and refrigerate it for some minutes or until the chocolate has set. Take 'em out, add your peanut butter mixture (a tiny bit is plenty) and pour some chocolate on top to cover your chocolate candy. Refrigerate until set.

The peppermint version works exactly the same way except for the ingredients. You'll need:

dark chocolate bars

3 tbs coconut oil (room temperature)

½  peppermint extract (depends on your taste)

1 tbs agave or honey

Follow the steps listed right above. Enjoy ... alone or with your loved ones.

She’s more than a vampire storywriter

Hello book lovers out there!

Today I want to bring you the prove that best selling author Stephanie Meyer can write far more than just vampire love stories (don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of the Twilight books). This book called Host is in fact one of my favourites. It has everything a good book in my opinion needs: it is existing, romantic, mysterious and totally different from every book I’ve read before. Usually I’m not I fan of science fiction but this one is just amazing. I read the +- 600 pages in less then 4 days so you see it really captivated me.

The story is about the future world which has been invaded by a widely developed alien species, « the souls ».  They have taken the human bodies as hosts and since then the world is a peaceful place. Everybody lives happily together in perfect harmony, at least that’s what it looks like. The truth is that the last « survivors », humans which want their world back, hide from the souls. In the middle of this war appears Melanie a young and brave woman who fights who the survival of her little and brother and herself. When she’s captured and a soul named Wanderer is implanted in her body she discovers that both souls can live in the same body. The visions Wanderer gets from Melanie about Jarred the man she loves passionately and the life they once had, Wanderer decide to help her. She understands suddenly what human emotions are and what love means. From that moment on the two women become friends and try together to find the other humans. This is just the beginning of the long and complicate story, which makes of this book one of the most unforgettable love novels ever. I can only recommend you to read it and to set the handkerchiefs ready. 

A girl with a morbid ability..

Hello world,

here’s another book series I want to present you. The body finder and Desires of the dead from Kimberly Derting. Actually there are 4 books but I have only read the 2 yet. However, the third one is already waiting for me in my bookshelf ;) 

These books are easy to read but captivating until the last page.

Violet Ambrose has a morbid ability, she can sense dead people. Sounds too creepy for you? Well it gets better. In fact, since Violet was a little girl she can see, hear or simply feel echos from dead persons who have died in a tragic way. At the beginning she only senses killed animals but one day she discovers a girl buried in a forest. Violet knows she should keep away from these bodies because it’s dangerous but she can’t. She feels that she has to help those souls to find peace and that often means to discover who killed them. Don’t worry, the books aren’t only about murders and dead corps, they also tell the love story between Violet and her “best friend” Jay with all those teenager problems everyone has experienced.

The second book goes further and shows how Violet uses her ability to resolve the murder of a little boy and how complicated it gets to combine her “job” and her private life. 

That’s enough information’s for you I think, so if you’re curious now go ahead and read the books. Trust me, it is worth reading. 

I love ...

I love ... juicy watermelon, yummy strawberry milkshakes and juicy peaches with whipped cream! If you like that too I've got some great products for you. The I love ... Juicy Watermelon revitalizing shower gel  has Aloe Vera Leaf Juice and natural extract of watermelon fruit in it and smells really fruity. It says: "feel revitalized with a burst of super juicy watermelon goodness". Actually it doesn't smell like watermelon to me, but the smell is really lovely though, especially in a refreshing shower after a hot summer day.The strawberries & milkshake moisturising body lotion sounds yummy and fruity and smells exactly like that!  This one says: "Fall in love again; there's something about the super smoothness of my thick creamy aroma, united with a burst of fresh strawberries, that leaves your senses elated and your tastebuds-a-tingling!" The coconut oil and shea butter in it, leave your skin smooth and yummy smelling.Last but definitely not least the peaches & cream shimmer and shine lip gloss smells and tastes just how it sounds: like creamy, peachy ice cream. Yumm!
You get these products at Douglas.

This english brand does not support animal testing (thank you for that!)