The Gift by Cecelia Ahern

Being in two places at once is an impossibility we all know. If anything, it is a desired wish in a moment of much needed rescuing or an expression when we simply can't make up our minds. We know it can never be, but boy, there certainly are moments when we hoped it could.

....but, what if?

What if, all we had to do was take a little pill and BAM! we could be given a gift so rare and so precious that only a little magic could make it reality. Would the enlightenment of the world be realized? Could we finally be all that we hoped we could by given a little extra time?

That is the fate and discoveries Cecelia Ahern so thoroughly dives into in her book The Gift. A world that is so fanatical and yet relative to each and every one of us. Because sometimes being in those two places at once only sheds light on the one true place we ought to be.

Happy reading,
Lauren

Words for the Want-to-Be-Wise Gift Giver

To Whom it May Concern,

Let's say you have a friend, a sister, a mother or a cousin who just so happens to be a literary nut case as I have fully professed myself to be. What do you get them? A gift card to Borders? A bookmark? A kindle?! (NOOOOO, DON'T DO IT!)....

If you find yourself unsure of what to get the one person in your life who would fully appreciate a gift such as a book, listen to these words of wisdom closely and carefully...

STUDY UP!

Figure out what genre they like, who their favorite authors are, what books may be their favorite they have yet to purchase because they were too busy being frugal and rented them from the local library (yup, that's me) and study up!

From my own experience (please, no one take offense), the last thing-the very last thing-you want to do is buy a book they will never read. Because, yes folks, even the literary obsessed are choosey.... Oh, and if you really want to impress them, do NOT get a gift card!

I know, it's the best alternative but it's Christmas, ya know, and people like to pull a part that wrapping paper and find something awesome; something they absolutely want and more! So if you take a second to inquire and figure out the exact sub-genre of Romantic Comedies for example-because yeah, there are sub-genres to genres if you know your stuff-they will be beyond surprised, overjoyed with delight, and perhaps ready to high-five you for the outstanding gift giving!

So, want to be the wise gift giver this year? Do your homework.

Happy reading-or shopping,

Lauren