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.