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~ P. T. Barnum

I expected to hear some common French phrases I’ve heard over the years but I got some really unknown ones. I think I’ve heard maybe three of all these. The French language is so beautiful you can say the nastiest thing and make it sound like a love poem. Knowing these little phrases should be fun. “Etre tout sucre tout miel” = being all sugar and honey. Which basically means somebody who is being all fake, overly nice, and sweet when they don’t really feel that way. One of the weirdest to me was “ Pedelar dans la choucroute”= Peddling in Sauerkraut - LOL to means being in over one’s head.
I found myself really enjoying these little phrases after I got a bit into the book. There is the brief description and a fun little way to use it in conversation at the bottom. I can see my snarky self using many of these in the future. I love commenting something that really only hits home with me.
There are even recipes included that tie in with some of the phrases. Bonus ! beautiful water colors and color slashes make the page bright and pleasant to look at. After you finish the book there is a little quiz you can take to see what you remember.
I plan on buying a copy of this for my son who travels to France and is a major foodie. It is a perfect gift for the French student, traveler, or food enthusiast.

"Etre dans les choux" = being in the cabbages

Means you're the very last one in a competition or test.

As soon as I laid my eyes on the impressive hard cover of the book I couldn't wait to read it.I was very sure, the book will sound more promising than it's lovely cover and the book description.Once again due to my never, ever ending TBR list I had to postpone it which is a sad thing but I am now glad to say i loved the book.

Inside the book, I found all the 14 short stories and three poems to be a compelling read and I must say I was so much enthralled by some of the stories that I couldn't get it off my mind till now. I was totally immersed into the book.

My favorite short stories are Provocativeness, The Masses, A cup of coffee will do, Living in the moment and Wordy world. These are also the stories that I treasure the most in this book.

My special likings goes to The wordy world as it was a different take on rest of the stories. It is very rare to find such imaginative and yet a meaningful one nowadays because of the new concept that happens around a kingdom where Dictionary and Thesaurus is also present for their work is to develop new, new words. We all know that thesaurus is not so popular when comparing to Dictionary. There's a story here which I don't want to reveal.

Paparazzi was another great story which I liked, it was nice but it's not my cup of tea. I should really say the author has done a fabulous job in penning down his thoughts and imagination on Poetic Expressions.

As I mentioned earlier there were three poems, if you ask me which one's my favorite I would say " Cake Batter". This poem depicts beautifully the unconditional love of a mother.

That being said, I don't want to give away too much insights to the book so as to avoid spoilers. When I finished reading, I got a feeling that I am indeed very blessed to have received this wonderful book by the author.