Well, the end of the school holidays is drawing near, and I still have a ton of books I have to finish reading or want to read. Here is my list so far. In blue I have the ones that I have to finish, in red I have the ones I wish to read.
* Dorothy Must Die
* Killing Rachel
* Letters to Leonardo
* Crow Country
*Life of Pi
* Feal the Fear- Ruby Redfort book 4 coming out soon! I am REALLY excited!
*Hollow City- book 2 in Miss Peregrine series
I am quite sure this list will grow!
Saturday, 4 October 2014
Friday, 3 October 2014
The Fault in Our Stars
I am sure you would have heard all about this book and movie for a couple of months now.
And I will probably be the billionth person to say how good it is.
Emotions you feel while reading the book:
Heartache
Happiness
Anger
Sadness
Inspired
Fuzzy
Emotions you feel after reading the book:
Depression*
More sadness
Lightness (well, I don't know how else to describe it)
Satisfaction
Why I was drawn toward the book:
Well, it's pretty obvious. Because EVERYONE is.
Good topic and story line.
Why the book was good (I mean brilliant, sorry.):
Just because.... every reason above.
Stars:
5/5
Zobo!
* Hazel says that depression isn't a side effect of cancer, it's a side effect of dying. Well, it's also a side effect of reading this book.
And I will probably be the billionth person to say how good it is.
Emotions you feel while reading the book:
Heartache
Happiness
Anger
Sadness
InspiredFuzzy
Emotions you feel after reading the book:
Depression*
More sadness
Lightness (well, I don't know how else to describe it)
Satisfaction
Why I was drawn toward the book:
Well, it's pretty obvious. Because EVERYONE is.
Good topic and story line.
Why the book was good (I mean brilliant, sorry.):
Just because.... every reason above.
Stars:
5/5
Zobo!
* Hazel says that depression isn't a side effect of cancer, it's a side effect of dying. Well, it's also a side effect of reading this book.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children- actual overlook.
MPHPC was just gobsmacking. I loved the writing and the weird, creepy, disturbing, cool vintage photographs just made it the perfect book. My cousin had it and I had been searching for a copy for months- and I found it at our good old local library!
Warning- *Spoilers!* Do not read further if you are planning on reading this book!
Jacob is sixteen and lives with his two parents. He used to listen to his Grandfather Abe's stories ,when he was younger, of a magical island where a home for children was. But the children weren't just any children. One was invisible and one had bees living in his stomach. On girl could levitate and another could.... oh! I just don't want to spoil it! Although Jacob doesn't know that these children are still alive.
Jacob, as he gets older he realises the stories must all be fairy tales. But while working at a drug store he receives a call from his grandfather who is saying the monsters are coming.
Jacob rushes to his grandfather's house only to lead himself into the woods where he finds his grandfather almost..... you probably know what I am trying to say.
So when his grandfather finally kicks the bucket, Jacob is left with words- clues- from his grandfather before he passed, and a haunting image of a monster in the woods when he found his grandfather.
Jacob is questioned and then has to see a therapist because he keeps having dreams of the monster. While seeing the therapist, the clues leads him to even more questions- and you guessed it- clues.
Jacob finally convinces his parents to send him away to the island where the children's home was. His father comes with him. Once Jacob arrives on the island he discovers the house that was the children's home. He also ventures into a cairn and comes out the other side, back in time.
You will have to read the rest to find out what happens! This is only a basic outline of what happens to about the middle of the book. There are many more details.
This book is unlike anything I have ever read before. I thoroughly enjoyed it and strongly recommend it to anyone who likes historical fiction, supernatural fiction, and action.
Zobo!
Warning- *Spoilers!* Do not read further if you are planning on reading this book!
Jacob is sixteen and lives with his two parents. He used to listen to his Grandfather Abe's stories ,when he was younger, of a magical island where a home for children was. But the children weren't just any children. One was invisible and one had bees living in his stomach. On girl could levitate and another could.... oh! I just don't want to spoil it! Although Jacob doesn't know that these children are still alive.
Jacob, as he gets older he realises the stories must all be fairy tales. But while working at a drug store he receives a call from his grandfather who is saying the monsters are coming.
Jacob rushes to his grandfather's house only to lead himself into the woods where he finds his grandfather almost..... you probably know what I am trying to say.
So when his grandfather finally kicks the bucket, Jacob is left with words- clues- from his grandfather before he passed, and a haunting image of a monster in the woods when he found his grandfather.
Jacob is questioned and then has to see a therapist because he keeps having dreams of the monster. While seeing the therapist, the clues leads him to even more questions- and you guessed it- clues.
Jacob finally convinces his parents to send him away to the island where the children's home was. His father comes with him. Once Jacob arrives on the island he discovers the house that was the children's home. He also ventures into a cairn and comes out the other side, back in time.
You will have to read the rest to find out what happens! This is only a basic outline of what happens to about the middle of the book. There are many more details.
This book is unlike anything I have ever read before. I thoroughly enjoyed it and strongly recommend it to anyone who likes historical fiction, supernatural fiction, and action.
Zobo!
Thursday, 2 October 2014
Tandem- Anna Jarzab
Out of all the about 11 books I got for my birthday, the last one I read was Tandem. Now, I had read one chapter about 4 months before I got to actually read all of it. I guess when I read that first chapter I wasn't really hooked. But the book turned out to be really really good and I really enjoyed reading it. The cover is gorgeous and I just love the story line.
The book for me opened a few doors. I now know one type of books I like to read- YA science fiction. It wasn't all aliens and lasers- it was kind of like Sci-fi mixed with action mixed with historical fiction. And, it blended together so well.
It's about this girl, Sasha Lawson, and she gets whisked away into a tandem where on the other side is a whole different world where she has to pretend she is Princess Juliana who has run away. They look exactly a like. I don't want to spoil it too much, but I hope that entices you!
I liked the fact that this book flowed really nicely- if you know what I mean. The characters all fitted really well together and I could picture them all really clearly.
A weird and funny example of picturing a character from a book wrongly was in the Hunger Games book 1. I pictured Peeta Mellark as a chubby, fat faced boy with light blonde hair. At first that is, using the stereotype because he was the baker's son- so he ate a lot. It took me just about the middle of the book to figure out what Peeta looked like.
My brain works in weird ways.
Another thing I liked about Tandem was that it incorporated a bit of romance. Now, I STRONGLY DISLIKE romance books all about boyfriends and kissing and smooching and all that gaggy stuff. But that is me. That is my opinion. And if you like romance- GREAT! That's really good. But this is just me.
Let's carry on-
Tandem did have romance but it wasn't a lot. It was, like, two short kissing sessions and that was it. I actually like a bit of romance but not too much and this was the perfect amount.
This book was fantastic. Loved every second of it and I couldn't stop reading it.
Zobo.
The book for me opened a few doors. I now know one type of books I like to read- YA science fiction. It wasn't all aliens and lasers- it was kind of like Sci-fi mixed with action mixed with historical fiction. And, it blended together so well.
It's about this girl, Sasha Lawson, and she gets whisked away into a tandem where on the other side is a whole different world where she has to pretend she is Princess Juliana who has run away. They look exactly a like. I don't want to spoil it too much, but I hope that entices you!
I liked the fact that this book flowed really nicely- if you know what I mean. The characters all fitted really well together and I could picture them all really clearly.
A weird and funny example of picturing a character from a book wrongly was in the Hunger Games book 1. I pictured Peeta Mellark as a chubby, fat faced boy with light blonde hair. At first that is, using the stereotype because he was the baker's son- so he ate a lot. It took me just about the middle of the book to figure out what Peeta looked like.
My brain works in weird ways.
Another thing I liked about Tandem was that it incorporated a bit of romance. Now, I STRONGLY DISLIKE romance books all about boyfriends and kissing and smooching and all that gaggy stuff. But that is me. That is my opinion. And if you like romance- GREAT! That's really good. But this is just me.
Let's carry on-
Tandem did have romance but it wasn't a lot. It was, like, two short kissing sessions and that was it. I actually like a bit of romance but not too much and this was the perfect amount.
This book was fantastic. Loved every second of it and I couldn't stop reading it.
Zobo.
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