Thursday, 21 August 2014

Every Day- David Levithan
This books is about  a person called A who wakes up in a different body every day its been like that ever since he was born. He can access their memories so he does his best to not mess anything up in the day he is their host. This all changes when you throw a girl in to the equation, and a psych 15 year old who thinks he was possessed by the devil.
  This book was utterly brilliant. Levithan is such a brilliant writer I've read another of his books and he's so great at making you want to read more and more until you realise it's 4 am in the morning, haha. I would recommend this to older teenagers or adults it's such a brilliant and original story I'm sure I'll read it again and again.

Friday, 13 June 2014

The Da Vinci Code- Dan Brown
This is a book about a man called Robert Langdon who get a call in the middle of the night telling him the man he was going to meet the day after had died in the middle of the night. Brutally murdered. The story is about who killed Robert and what his dying words were.
  I really enjoyed this book. It took me a long time to get in to but I really did enjoy it. I wasn't sure I would since I'm not normally a fan of murder mysteries but this book has made me give them a second chance.




Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Henry's Sisters- Cathy Lamb
This book is about three sisters who have chosen to live very different lives very far away from each other because of unspeakable things that happened to them in their childhood. Until one day they all receive a letter asking them to come back home and work in their old bakery because their mother is going in for heart surgery so wont be their to look after their brother who has a disability and their grandma who has dementia and thinks she is Amelia Earhart.
      This book was such a tear jerker. I just couldn't stop crying it is so tragic. But it is also funny and so well crafted it could not have been more believable. Lamb manages to get across all the different things people have to go through in one messed up family. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys sad stories and doesn't mind crying every few chapters.
Wait For You- J Lynn
This is a book about a girl starting university and meeting a boy typical romance type book, but their relationship definitely takes some twists and turns. It is quite heart breaking actually. She also has a hidden secret as to why she moved so far away from her family. I don't want to write anymore as I don't want to give away the story.
 
    This book was just great, the more I read the more I had to read. It was just funny and sad and scary and romantic all at the same time. It does have a few sexual parts to this book though so I would not recommend this to younger readers as they may find it a bit awkward. I actually picked up this book because of its beautiful cover and it definitely lived up to my expectation.

Saturday, 17 May 2014

Infinite Sky- C.J. Flood
 
This book is about an average girl who lives on a farm. A family of travellers move in to their paddock this girl is completely obsessed with them and it is the story of how she discovers more about new people. Also that she shouldn't just trust anyone.
    I thought this book was okay towards the end it was great and totally unpredictable. The main character was sweet but I found her hard to relate to as she is so different to myself. Definitely one for younger readers. 

Friday, 9 May 2014

The Maze Runner- James Dashner

This is a book about a boy who wakes up inside a box and doesn't remember anything about himself other than his name. He is brought up in this box into a weird world called the glade that rotates round a large maze the "gladers" have been trying to find the way out. Thomas has to adapt to their lifestyle and try to GET OUT!
   This book is amazing I loved every moment and I can't wait for the film to come out I'm so excited. It is such a beautiful story and I am going to buy the next book shortly. Thomas the main character is beautifully created he is the hero of the story. The whole story is unpredictable and towards the end I physically could not put it down it was so brilliant!

Friday, 2 May 2014

Severed Heads, Broken Hearts- Robyn Schneider
 
This is a book about a boy who is the most popular boy in the school, the captain of the tennis team and dating the prettiest girl in school until his tragic accident which means he can't play sport anymore and he looses all his popularity. He finds himself at a table of "losers" and finds he fits in with them perfectly.
    This book is BRILLIANT!!! I loved every second of it, the story is beautiful and so were the characters. Schneider is a GENIUS and I really really really want to read another of his books or even a follow up of this one.

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Half Bad- Sally Green
 
This is a book about a boy stuck in a society of white witches when he is half white half black so he is a outcast. The story is of him choosing his path with much interference by the white witch council. It is not for the faint hearted.
     I loved this book. Parts of it are written in the second person and I found that really interesting. I wasn't sure about it at first but I tried it and towards the end I was reading over a hundred pages of this a night. It is such an amazing story that I would recommend to any older readers that enjoy young-adult books. The chapters are also very short so it's very easy to read and I loved that. 

Sunday, 27 April 2014

One Moment- Kristina McBride
 
This is a story about a girl called Maggie who is suffering from amnesia after witnessing her boyfriend die. The story is about her trying to gain back her memories from that day and her whole friend group who also witnessed the tragedy moving on from it and not losing each other in the process.
 
    I loved this story I thought it was beautifully written and I could have read it in one sitting it is just so exciting and unpredictable. Maggie is a great character who tries to do the best for everyone and I love that in a character. The setting and the story is totally believable and I just loved reading it.

Thursday, 24 April 2014

Code Name Verity- Elizabeth Wein

Code Name Verity is a story about two girls who go by different names throughout the novel. The first half of the story is written by a girl being held and tortured as a prisoner of war in ww2. She was captured after she had to parachute out of the plane her best friend was piloting. The other half of the story is written by her best friend who is believed to be dead searching and hoping that her best friend is still alive.
            I thought this book was brilliant. Truly horrifying and horrendous, but that all made up the great story line Wein has created. It was very hard to anticipate the ending and at one point it actually had me in tears. It was completely believable Wein has obviously done her research and that made it so much better. The characters were created so well and the way the story was actually told was brilliant. Definitely worth reading I would read another one of Wein's books.

Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Introduction

I am a book enthusiast, I talk about books a lot and thought I might as well put that to good use. I am a fan of Fantasy, YA, Romance, Thriller, Historical and Comedy books mainly but I will give any fiction book a read if someone recommends it to me. I have a weakness for pretty book covers and will often buy a book just because I liked the cover. Some of my favourite authors are John Green, J.K Rowling, Cassandra Clare, Stephanie Meyer, Ally Carter, Non Pratt, Betsy Byars and Veronica Roth. Although that is only a small fraction of the authors I love (it would take way to long to write them all down). I am not a big fan of poetry because I just think it's too short and the rhyming annoys me. Overall I massively enjoy reading and want to share that with as many people as I can.