Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Jungle Love (Book Club No 1)


The story was about competition between two women to win a man’s heart. Jenifer who left her fiancé in London to take group tour to Belize, she met Lisa and they shared the same room during the vacation. Both women had very different characters. Jenifer was calm, interested in nature, and history. Lisa was outgoing, talkative, annoying, and flirty. Lisa lies about many things, her job, family and where she lives in England. She tent to act as if she had a much better life than hers. Unfortunately Ian, the man they were after was a playboy. Actually he was with his girlfriend in the tour, but she left the tour after they have fight. Ian kissed Lisa just a couple hours after he kissed Jenifer earlier in the same night.

As soon as they both found out that Ian had “feeling” for them, Jennifer and Lisa got into love competition. Lisa was the one who aggressive in trying to win Ian’s heart. Jennifer was calmer and had self control. However Jenifer was struggling with her doubtful love for her fiancé . She did not want to get married too soon because she did not like the idea of living in a country side, which was part of Pete’s dream. Jenifer had also ever cheated on Pete by having a date with Gary. As part of Lisa plan in winning the competition was to make Pete to come from London to Belize, telling him lies that Jennifer still loved him. That way Ian would find out that Jenifer had fiancé that loves her, so that Lisa would get full attention from Ian.

Mary the tour leader, she could tell what was going on between Lisa and Jenifer. She tried to entertain Lisa when she was so down, knowing that Jenifer was going out with Ian one night. Mary took Lisa to her Aunt place, and they had a really great time together. Mary’s aunt lived in the same city where Ian and Jenifer were spending the evening. Later that night, Mary and Lisa went to a night club where Ian and Jennifer had a date. The tension began while Jenifer was in the restroom leaving Ian alone, Lisa approached him and asking why he cheated on her. Ian tried to calm her down by saying that He had feeling to Lisa. In the same time Jenifer was quietly coming from behind Ian listened to what Ian said to Lisa. Finally Lisa and Jenifer decided to leave Ian alone.

However at the end, when Pete (Jenifer’s fiancé, arrived in Belize) Jenifer had her own surprising plan. This book is very interesting because Lisa and Jenifer are both main characters. Jenifer and Lisa, in turn, tell us the story of their own version of every event that happen among them.

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