My rating: 3.5/5*
Summary:
‘What would you do?’
Jodi Picoult is infuriatingly great at making you wonder what the hell you would do if you ended up in life’s most challenging situations. Sing You Home was not what I first expected because of the twists in it. From the blurb, I thought it was just about a divorce and the desire of Zoe Baxter to have children, no matter what the cost- even though it cost her her marriage with Max Baxter. After nine years of trying and failing to have a baby, going through IVF nad miscarriages and a stillbirth which unfortunately takes its toll on the marriage, Zoe falls in love again and finds somebody new to have a family with. Only her lover is not who Max wants her to be with – SPOILER ALERT Zoe falls in love with a woman- and a battle ensues as the two try to lead their lives the way they want.
My thoughts on the novel:
It’s interesting for me how two people can be in love… and then not. How could you live and love someone for years upon years and then just not? Of course, time pulls people apart but if you’ve been married for 938402384-2 years, how do you just end it? This was something that really drew me into the story because it was quite intriguing how Zoe and Max loved each other but when we see their new interests, it’s almost as if their marriage was- not irrelevant- but meager in comparison to the new passions. I started looking around at couples more wondering whether they were simply content to be together or actually overjoyed and crazy in love to be together. I felt like the love stories in this book didn’t really match up to my desires because I love me some good old Romeo and Juliet WE GON’ DIE FOR EACH OTHER! Although the couples in Sing You Home surely would have… I felt a bit bored with the love stories.Max needed to be seriously slapped. His new love interest was actually BORING. It just didn’t appeal to me. I loved how Zoe and Vanessa were best friends; emotionally you can understand their relationship because it’s so supportive and loving. I think it was the best relationship in the novel. But physically, I didn’t get the attraction which made me wonder if homosexuals read hetrosexual love stories and find those boring because it doesn’t appeal to them? The book honestly opened my eyes to the dark side of being outcasted and made me ask who has the right to take away somebody’s rights, simply because we don’t agree with their lifestyle? We all preach democracy but only within our own standards.
Picoult opened my eyes to the reality of love not having to be true to work. Although clearly it won’t last forever. I wonder how many couples there are in the world that simply stay together out of tradition or convenience. Anyway, back to the story, there is another character who I really loved – she was probably my favourite. Lucy is a seriously depressed teenager on the verge of suicide whose defensive sarcasm and jokes made me wonder how many horrors people hide behind cold eyes. You know how we’ll call so and so an evil bitch for being so rude and always a mean ass- well, think twice before you call somebody something negative because you honestly have no idea what they’ve been through.
This was a really thought-provoking read although at times I got a bit bored. I would recommend to those who want to be challenged on their views because this book honestly shows you what we should base our values on- not prejudices and pre-conceived judgments.
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4/5*
Birdsong is the story of a young British man, Stephen Wraysford who goes to Amiens in France, 1910 to learn about the textile industry from René Azaire. He stays with René at his home where he falls in love with his wife. But as if that wasn’t complicated enough, Isabelle- the wife- is several years older than Stephen and can’t see herself running off with an English man. The war calls Stephen back and the lovers part… whether they meet again FREAKING ANNOYED ME! The novel is split in seven sections with accounts from Stephen’s granddaughter, Elizabeth, trying to find out about Stephen’s life.
It was actually a really graphic account of life during WWI through the eyes of Stephen. I was surprised when I looked up Sebastian Faulks and saw he had not served in the war, but his father had. I actually felt incredibly sorry for the soldiers and what they went through; the trauma of living after seeing so many die is terrible. On that note, I have to say how in awe I am of the soldiers who fought , in every war, all over the world. Now, warfare is so technoligically advanced; you can fire from a safe distance. But a century ago, you had to face the enemy in person. Crazy.
Anyway, I really enjoyed the way the novel was written. Faulks is a beautiful writer who really brought the reality of war to life for me. I don’t think I’d read it again any time soon: it’s a bit traumatizing.
I kind of hate Isabelle so that’s my only complaint about the book. She’s the worst. Stephen was one hell of a trooper though; I just wanted to hug him.
I’d recommend this novel if you’re interested in life during WWI for a soldier. It is a lot depressing though but a worthwhile read!
I have to say, if there are only two books you read this year (not that i’m saying you should only read two books but if you absolutely can’t read any more); this has to be one of them and of course The Fault In Our Stars has to be the other!
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is narrated by Junior, he’s 14 years old, he lives on a reservation with his mum, dad, grandma and sister and he gets bullied A LOT.
Throughout the book you’ll realise that Junior has quite a few illnesses that should make him disabled, he’s poor and everyone picks on him. He’s been dealt a tough hand in life and if I were him I would have given up a very long time ago. What really struck me whilst reading this was how optimistic he is, even when he claims he’s depressed. Junior’s real name is Arnold Spirit and although Spirit probably has more to do with Junior’s Indian descent, I think Sherman Alexie chose that name for him for a reason. It shows that Junior’s “spirit” cannot be broken, he may be weak but he’s certainly the toughest kid in the whole book.
I don’t want to spoil this book for anyone but honestly if you think back on all this kid has to go through in his life it’s enough to make you cry and be incredibly grateful for all you have.
I truly believe that Neil Gaiman’s quote on the back cover is accurate:
“Excellent in every way, poignant and really funny and heart-warming and honest and wise and smart… I have no doubt that in a year or so it’ll be winning awards and being banned.”
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a book of hope. Even in the worst circumstances you can get through it if you have hope and you’re optimistic about life. Junior doesn’t give up, not ever. His drawings and choices in life are proof of that.
As you can tell I really liked this book, it flowed really well, the drawings were really funny and Junior is just a brilliant character. Sherman Alexie covers a great deal of topics in this book with humour e.g. racism, bullying and culture.
I’m rating this book 5 stars. I definitely recommend you read it.
This was such a good read for me! If you’re a fan of the Brontë sisters- please slap yourself three times if you’re not- you will enjoy this book! Though it isn’t and cannot be an actual account of the Brontë family’s life, I think it’s a good idea of what their lives could have been like.
The story tells the tale of the Brontë family living in Yorkshire. They settled in Haworth where Mr Patrick Brontë became the local parish’s curate. When the youngest Brontë, Anne, was twenty months old, their mother Maria Branwell died from an illness- cancer I believe. There were six Brontë children: Maria, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne.
The girls, except Anne, all went through boarding school- Cowan Bridge School- which is the basis of the school in Charlotte’s Jane Eyre. The horrible conditions are what led to Maria and Elizabeth getting ill, along with many other girls. They returned home and died a few months after- Maria died at the age of eleven and Elizabeth died at the age of ten, about a month after Maria. Charlotte and Emily were withdrawn and their father kept all his children at home where they were educated by him and his late wife’s sister, Elizabeth.
It’s sad to think this was almost the norm of family’s to lose so many members at such a young age because of health conditions back then. I think it’s quite admirable how you can keep persevering through such a life.
I’m sure if you’re a Brontë fan you’d love to know why the sisters wrote what they did and how such ideas came to mind. Whilst Charlotte’s Jane Eyre is rather quite telling of her own life, I think she was the only character I felt was really and truly fleshed out. I do wish there had been more on Emily but then again, this is a piece of fiction working within non-fiction. I guess nobody really has the answers to why the sisters wrote what they did but I, personally, would love to know what inspired Emily to write Wuthering Heights. In my eyes, it’s one of the best love stories because it’s so different, cruel but it screams passion. Common knowledge is the Brontë’s lived rather secluded lifestyles and didn’t know the company of men beyond their father, brother and teachers.
I would recommend you to read this book if you’re interested in what the life of the Brontë family was like. Although it isn’t an actual account, it does seem like a fair one of what their personal lives and thoughts could have been. I felt like Charlotte was the leading lady in this novel, but perhaps that’s because she lived the longest out of all of her siblings, dying at the age of thirty. This was an incredibly insightful read. Loved it!
4/5*
The synopsis gives you a lot of the story line to the book which is off-putting in my opinion. I like to be surprised (sometimes) with my books so after reading the story line beforehand I didn’t feel much suspense whilst reading the actual book. My first impressions were pretty good when I started the book though. In fact, I found the beginning chapters to be the most enjoyable part of the book. Ashley Morgan is gifted in her ability to describe abstract moments between her character and nature. Her descriptions are vivid enough for me to be able to feel the same experiences as Isadora riding her bike, within just the second paragraph. Written from Isadora’s perspective, we’re taken into her average teenage life of highschool classes and highschool problems. A lot of the information we get in the story is from dialogue between the characters which both helps to put us in Isadora’s shoes but also minimalises Morgan’s use of description - which is something that upset me throughout the book. To begin with, Torn actually reminded me of the first Wicca book (which I absolutely loved!) so I was floating on air in the first few chapters.
Yet once my honeymoon period at the beginning was over, the chapters started to become repetitive and very quickly I found myself bored. There was a lot of unnecessary detail which didn’t actually add to the story, to the relationships or to anything at all. It was irrelevant and frankly infuriating for me as I was constantly hoping for movement and action at which point I took a break and stopped reading. Thinking back, I realise that the book is very much a “the beginning”, “the middle” and “the end” story. Additionally, the love story itself lacked any sort of build up. We all know the boy and the girl end up together in the end, but I enjoy reading the process of them falling in love more than anything else. Sadly, Isadora falls for Tristan instantly so their love often felt artificial. Just like her parents, I felt like she experiencing teenage lust more than an emotional connection to Tristan.
When I came back to the book, the synopsis had long ago become a blur in my mind. At almost exactly the half way point, I started to put all of the pieces together and figure out what was happening and felt thoroughly disappointed. The premise of the story and the paranormal aspects are pretty damn awesome, but for some reason they took a back seat for more or less the whole of the first half and only became sort of important in the latter half. The paranormal aspects of the book are not explained to the reader, though Tristan does seem to understand it. I wish we’d been able to meet Selma or Louise and see their characters in action because it would have made my connection to the story a lot stronger. For example, Isadora could have spontaneously stalked Tristan - out of jealousy or maybe even curiousity - during one of his visits to Selma and had one of her “visions” shortly after. The whole scene would have so much more interesting than Tristan simply telling Isadora what to believe.
Honestly, I feel like I would have enjoyed this book more when I was in highschool. I know some YA books are appropriate for even adults but this one I think is aimed more at highschool age group. There were a lot of funny and realistic school moments, I loved the fact that the students re-named Dick the security guard to Dickhead because I know it’s something that would have happened back when I was in school. At the same time though, the book made references to up-to-date technology and celebrities so it could easily be relevant to any teenager now. My favourite character was definitely Sarah, who seemed like a breath of fresh air during Isadora’s more immature moments. To me, Isadora only became bearable at the end once she’d figured out who/what she wanted to be - which may say more about my lack of patience with immaturity more than anything else!
This book had so much potential and I feel like it could have been a lot better than it was. I don’t know if the book was rushed (I got that impression when I read a reference to Kim Kardashian’s divorce which happened just last November) but I think it could still go through revisions and become an amazing book. That being said, it’s still an interesting story of the journey of a young girl trying to find herself in an adult world, so I’d still recommend it to a teen interested in YA fiction.
Rating: 3*
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I have to say, having watched the film before the book the only thing I really enjoyed was Robert Pattinson and the chemistry he had with the elephant Rosie on screen. Much more chemistry than him and Reese Witherspoon.
That being said, the novel did not fail to surprise me that it turned out to be much better then the film. I have to commend the writer: she really did craft a wonderful story. I love how it’s told from a man’s perspective yet the author is female. You really can’t tell when you’re reading.
Water for Elephants is a fictional love story that deals with love and life in the circus. Set against the early stages of the Great Depression, the novel is told through the eyes of Jacob Jancowksi who goes from a quick descent from med school in Cornell to hitch hiking onto a circus train in the 1920s. Needless to say, it doesn’t turn out to be the train ride he expected. Jacob finds out about life on the dirty side and discovers his first experiences of true love. Nothing is quite what it seems at first glance and this book will have you with at least one tear in your eye by the end. I hope. I think. If not slap yourself for being so heartless!
Having read this book, you have to applaud Gruen for her writing style. I really found the way she wrote easy to follow but laden with beauty at the same time. I don’t know why but there was just something about this book that made me want to keep reading. It deals with trust, life, lust and love in a fashion that makes you question your own relationships and life: who are we striving for? Are animals any less deserving of the superiority humans treat themselves with? Should we follow our hearts or reason?
If there’s one thing I had to choose about what I loved the most in this book is the idea that love conquers all. Not just romantic love, but love for your passion; love for life itself. As long as you have that guiding you, what more do you need in life? One thing I didn’t like though was perhaps just the violence- I found it quite hard to stomach. It was interesting though, reading about circus life and how it may look glamorous on the inside but the reality of the workers and performers was anything but. Overall, an interesting, grounding read!
4/5* :)
Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?
Imagine if she hadn’t fogotten the book. Or if there hadn’t been traffic on the expressway. Or if she hadn’t fumbled the coins for the toll. What if she’d run just that little bit faster and caught the flight she was supposed to be on. Would it have been something else - the weather over the atlantic or a fault with the plane?
Hadley isn’t sure if she believes in destiny or fate but, on what is potentially the worst day of each of their lives, it’s the quirks of timing and chance events that mean Hadley meets Oliver…
Set over a 24-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver’s story will make you believe that true love finds you when you’re least expecting it.
I was excited to read this since i’ve noticed a couple of reviews giving it 4/5 stars saying it’s a beautiful and romantic book. Also the cover is cute and the title just sounds great, doesn’t it? I actually expected it to be mainly about this romance between Hadley and Oliver but it was more focused on Hadley’s relationship with her father.
Firstly, the book is narrated in third person and this was weird for me because all the books i’ve read lately have been first person narrative. I don’t mind third person but in the first few pages the narrator refers to Hadley’s mum as Mom, making me wonder does Hadley have a brother or sister that is narrating this book? Reading on I realised that no this omniscient narrator just likes to say refer to Hadley’s mum as mom instead of saying her mom or Hadley’s mom. It’s confusing because it makes you think Hadley’s the narrator when that’s not the case at all. It may sound petty to you but it annoyed me because when her father is mentioned it will say “her dad”. Maybe this was done on purpose but I can’t understand it, so if you have any ideas please let me know.
Secondly, Hadley’s character didn’t seem to have any redeemable characteristics for me. I guess you could say she was busy worrying about the wedding and her father, this boy she just met and the fact that she’s claustrophobic doesn’t help but I just found her boring.
Thirdly, if you’ve read Anna and the French Kiss you will be familiar with the lovely Etienne St. Clair (a handsome and charming British boy). I felt like the author was trying to make Oliver the same. Honestly, he did come off as charming and chivalrous but it sounded too unrealistic for me. I don’t understand this whole “wow british boys are super cute with their accents and they’re all charming, witty and incredibly chivalrous” and let’s all laugh at the cute British words they use like “knackered”! In Anna and the French Kiss I didn’t mind but in this book it came off as unbelievable.
Finally, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight didn’t live up to the hype for me which was disappointing. I liked it but it just didn’t sit right, I can’t say that I would read it again anytime in the foreseeable future. However, it is a sweet and an incredibly light read. It’s predictable and cheesy, so if you like those types of books you should give it a go, you might love it.
I’m rating this 3.5/5
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Min Green and Ed Slaterton have broken up and Min is returning a box of Ed’s things along with this letter about why they broke up.
This book was exactly what I needed to get out of my reading funk (I’ve been having trouble getting into books lately and I haven’t been able to enjoy reading), it’s lighthearted and easy to read. I did notice that Daniel Handler did that thing where he carries on his sentence for paragraphs and that was slightly exasperating, because I found myself not really paying attention to those sections. It only really happens when Min starts talking about movies etc. it’s not so bad.
I actually liked Min. Usually I don’t like female protagonists especially when they’re in love but Min is “different”, in a good way. However, I guess she’s also just like every other 16 year old in love; naive and gullible which made my heart break for her at the end. All I could think is you poor girl. Honestly, there wasn’t a character I disliked in the book.
The way that the book is “set out” sort of reminded me of Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (if you’ve read it you might know what I mean). Min talks about specific items from the box just like Hannah Baker talks about certain tapes etc.
I really wish we could have found out what Ed thought of the letter and box. I always find that if I like a book I always want to know more, like what happened to the other characters and what did they think.
I loved the end of the book where other great authors for example Neil Gaiman, Brian Selznick, Holly Black etc. added a little snippet about when they broke up with someone when they were younger. Definitely worth reading that part, some of them are really hilarious especially Brian Selznick’s.
I’m going to rate it 4.5 stars. This is a great book to read if you like books by Stephanie Perkins, Jenny Han and John Green.
I hated most of the characters. At times it was painful reading something with only like three redeeming characters with any sense of a moral compass. I found the whole novel irritating with the selfishness of most of the characters; their goals revolved around money, fame and power in Hollywood. Adored is mainly about the lives of members of the McMahon family, mainly young Siena who wants to shed her McMahon image and claim Hollywood through her own talent and not name. Apparently this is a true kind of depiction of what ambition, greed and Hollywood can do to people, which is quite disturbing. Not exactly what I was prepared for when I picked up the book but the ending made it worthwhile- a little.
I also found myself sincerely irritated by the frequent sex scenes in the novel. It reminded me of reading Sex and The City by Candace Bushnell only it was six hundred pages worth of self-centered, horny nonsense. Okay, that’s taking it a bit too far because there are characters, like the male hero-of-sorts Hunter McMahon- Siena’s loving uncle in the novel - who was sweet, dreamy and everything you’d want in a guy. But I fail to understand the need for so much sex. A couple of times, fair enough, but IN EVERY DAMN CHAPTER? Change the record already! I don’t know, it felt like the frequent sex scenes were the only way to excite the reader seeing as the plot itself lacked true drive. I really failed to empathise with most of the characters in the novel so I didn’t really connect well with the book. My friend lent me this so I’m glad I didn’t spend money on something I didn’t enjoy.
I will say this though, there are some shockingly violent scenes and horrible relationships that are infuriating but towards the end, the novel gets so much better. Quite sad what happens at the end but I like how things turn out; the sacrifices give the novel some depth after being crammed with shallow people!I finished it feeling like I did kind of waste my time but I was glad some good came at the end and Siena had finally grown up by the end. Tilly Bagshawe wrote Adored really well in my eyes though but I just did not like what the book was about. A mixed bag of feelings overall :/
3/5* !
‘As I sleep, my mind will erase everything I did today. I will wake up tomorrow as I did this morning. Thinking I’m still a child. Thinking I have a whole lifetime of choice ahead of me …’ Memories define us. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight. And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story. Welcome to Christine’s life.
Before I Go To Sleep is narrated by Christine Lucas. She awakes every morning to find she has no memories past her childhood sometimes her early twenties if she’s lucky. She gets the help of a doctor and starts writing a journal to help her remember things. Fortunately it does help but she begins to discover horrible truths about her life which leads to disastrous consequences.
*WARNING* CONTAINS SPOILERS
I found myself getting slightly frustrated whilst reading this, I was actually tempted to skip to the end quite a few times. It didn’t help that the author Steve kind of gives away the ending. “Don’t trust Ben” I mean WTF! How about adding that to the middle or something?! I love reading suspense/crime/mystery novels for the guess work and you get to come up with your own assumptions.
However, I liked the premise of the book and that the narrator is Christine because it made the book very interesting, especially because she believes what Ben tells her and has to rediscover everything again and again everyday. I did get slightly annoyed when she would doubt her own memories and let Ben and Dr Nash tell her she was making them up. I found all the parts about psychology and neuroscience interesting mainly because I understood what Dr Nash was talking about. At the mention of episodic memory, fMRI, etc I got excited, being a psychology undergrad and all.
I loved the ending! It was the best part, finding out everything that happened and all the action was brilliant; even though I’d guessed as much way before.
So i’ve mentioned this in a post earlier but this “NOT THE END” business at the end of the book. What does this mean? Will there be a sequel? If so do you think Mike is still alive? Also this is being made into a film so I’m excited to watch it when it does eventually come out. I wonder who they’ll pick for Christine. Who would you like to play her?
I’ve rated this book 4/5. If you liked this book you should read Sister by Rosamund Lupton and Room by Emma Donoghue.
I pre-ordered The Fault In Our Stars last year in August I think and like many others who ordered from Amazon UK, I expected a signed copy. Alas that was not the case, which really upset me. I told myself I couldn’t read it until I had a signed copy but lucky for me I found a signed copy at the Waterstones near my university (my local Waterstones didn’t have it and I didn’t want to ask them to order it in fear of getting another unsigned copy.)
Here’s a picture of my signed copy. I have a purple scribble :D YAY
*SPOILER ALERT!*
The Fault In Ours Stars is about Hazel Grace Lancaster who has stage 4 thyroid cancer and problems with her lungs that requires her to breathe with an oxygen tube. Hazel attends a regular cancer support meeting which is where she meets the beautiful Augustus Waters. Augustus and Hazel bond over their mutual intellect, books, video games and metaphors. Their relationship soon develops into love.
Firstly, I have to say like thousands of others who have read this book; I ADORE this book. Honestly, in my opinion this is John Green’s best work yet. I know most people love Looking For Alaska but I love The Fault In Our Stars. I finished this in one day because I just had to know what was going to happen next and I loved the main characters.
Hazel and Augustus are incredibly loveable characters. The way their love develops really touched my heart and I broke down in tears when Augustus died. I’m one of those people that lives in denial until something actually happens, so I carried on reading the book thinking “Oh he’ll survive this and so will she then they’ll live happily ever after. THE END :)” Ok i’m not that bad but it’s along those lines. When Hazel describes how Augustus deteriorates I could feel my eyes welling up (like right now as I type this) and my heart would clench. Augustus is amazing. PERIOD. It is fact. For example he uses his one wish to take Hazel across the world to meet her favourite writer just so she can find out what happens to the characters in her favourite book. Not just the characters but the bloody hamster too! All the while keeping it a secret that his cancer is back in a very aggressive form. This guy is a freaking martyr.
The way this book was written was magnificent. I like that it ended somewhat suddenly just like how An Imperial Affliction ends. You don’t get to find out what happens to Hazel and if Peter Van Houten actually writes the sequel like Augustus and Hazel wanted him to. I also liked that John was able to portray the lives of people with cancer so well but also show that illnesses do not define a person. However this does not stop others from defining them as their illness which I guess is what gets them their “cancer perks”.
I feel like I have not done The Fault In Our Stars any justice in this review. I’m going to re-read TFIOS and hopefully I can edit this review and write something more substantial to prove to you how brilliant this book really is.
I am giving this 5/5 and I would most definitely recommend it.
(This book was another gift I got from my work experience placement at Little, Brown and Books so sadly I did not meet Rosamund Lupton but they gave me a signed copy of her book!)
First of all, if you’ve read Sister by Rosamund Lupton- which was brilliant, sad and kinda crazy- maybe you’ll love Afterwards. In comparison, I didn’t feel as OMGOMGOMGSHE’SAMAZING like I did when I read Sister. But that’s a whole different book.
Afterwards was a pretty interesting crime novel. The plot revolves around a fire that gets started in a private school on Sport’s day. Everybody is outside in the games, everyone except teenager Jenny. Her mother Grace, on site to help out with sport’s day realises her daughter isn’t outside when the fire drill goes. So what does she do? What any parent would do really: she rushes into the burning building to try and save her daughter. But thing’s don’t go to plan. Grace has got more to do then just get her daughter out of the burning building. She has to discover the identity of the arsonist, someone who is determined to kill her daughter and it seem’s like the criminal is right under her nose…
I felt pretty anxious as soon as the book was a few pages in: Rosamund Lupton definitely knows how to unsettle her readers without even explicitly telling you something went wrong. The whole stage of this novel was not typical of the crime books I read. The viewpoints were strange but intriguing because I haven’t read a novel that is narrated in such a way before. The book definitely will provoke your thoughts about life, death and the realms around.
Something I didn’t like about this book was I felt it was pretty long in a hurry-up-I-just-want-to-know-what-happened kind of way. The ending made me sick in a disgusted way when the culprit is revealed. But I did love reading it. Quite sad how the events played out in the end but I definitely would recommend this book if you’re looking to read a crime novel with a more ethereal narrative than what you usually find.
I’m rating this novel 4/5* :)
