Why I like reading

Hi ! 

This is a different kind of blog, I was sat at home thinking about why I like reading and why I started reading. So I thought I'd share with you because haven't you at some point wondered why you like reading? 

I learnt to read at a very young age like we all do but then I started reading story books at around 6 years old, I loved reading all different stories about adventures and clubs and solving mysteries. I think my first proper favourite books were the secret seven and famous five by Enid blyton, I loved how they solved mysteries especially when they set up a cave as their den! How cool would that of been ? And then as I got older I started reading more bigger books like the goosebumps books and the R.L.Stein books. They were horror and I kinda liked the fact you wouldn't know what came next. At this point I loved reading because it was fun to find the mysteries or the horror. As I got into my late teens I started reading Mills and Boons and discovered I loved romance and happy endings, it was around this time I started reading because I loved being a part of the fiction world and forgetting everything around me. When I read nothing else matters and up to this day I still feel like that, I love imagining it is me that falls in love with the troubled and dark Mr Grey or it is me that designs a replica of The dress. 

So that's a brief few words about why I loved reading and still do. 

Thanks for reading and if you have any questions please feel free to comment.

Sarah xxx

Burn For Burn Review.

Hey guys.

So, I recently decided to join up to my local library. Why I hadn't done this earlier, I honestly don't know. I picked up three books in total & the first one I read was 'Burn for Burn' by Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian & oh my goodness, what a book. I was so happy that I picked up this gem.

It's about 3 girls who all meet under very upsetting circumstances, they become friends, they learn each others secrets, as any group of friends do. They also learn what circumstances bought them together & they decide to get revenge on those who have hurt them.

I read this book in 2 days as I simply couldn't put it down! It was one of the best young adult novels I have read recently. The story really gripped me & although the story presents itself from all of the 3 girls perspectives, which can sometimes become complicated, its a really easy book to follow. Its simple yet intruiging. I think its so relateable, it reminded me of myself as a teenager and the struggles of school, friendship circles and boys! I fell in love with the three girls and I felt like a part of their circle. I would definitely recommend this book, its certainly one that I will now be purchasing, I'll be sad to see it go back to the library.

Burn for Burn is book one in a trilogy. I will be purchasing the whole set, as I cannot wait to see what happens next (its left on a bit of a cliff hanger, eep!) I rated this book 4 stars :)

Until next time,
Happy Reading.
Danielle.

The Dress by Kate Kerrigan -review

This book is about a dress but not just any dress. It's called The Dress and was made in the 1950s but that's not how the story starts. A girl called Lily is a fashion blogger and loves all things vintage so when she comes across an article about The Dress she decides to make a replica. This story is about love and friendship and also clothes! It follows the story of the original dress and how it came to be but also follows Lilly and how she makes the replica.

I was a bit debious when I received this book but because I loved the cover I decided to give it a go. How right was I ! It is an amazing book and follows two different stories. That of Frank and Joy, and then Lilly.  The fact that Kate has written it in two different times is very good and it's like you are finding out about The Dress from two different people. Reading this has made me think about clothes differently and made me want to look back at the clothes ladies wore in the fifties. It is an amazing story about not only clothes but love and all the happy little things that go with love. 

A book defiantly worth reading. 

5 stars 

Review on 'To all the boys I've loved before'

This book is about a girl who has had a few crushes on five boys, one of whom she loves and after each one of her crushes ends she writes a letter saying goodbye but doesn't post them as they are for her as a way of moving on. She keeps them in a hat box hidden away. Suddenly one day they get posted to all the boys and then her life gets turned upside down. Some of the boys who gets a letter confront her and along the way one of them becomes her "boyfriend". She wants to make the boy she thinks she loves jealous and to her confusion she falls in love with the boy she is dating. She realises she doesn't love the other boy and tries to win the heart of the boy she loves. 

I really liked this book and was glad I purchased it. I enjoyed reading the letters and seeing how Lara wrote them. You could see they were meant for her eyes only as they were written like she was speaking to them. I loved that she was such a soulful character that took on the role of big sister and looked after kitty. The character of Josh was brilliant and I was really rooting for him and Lara to get together so when she started falling for Peter I was surprised. It was a match I didn't see coming and was glad Jenny did it that way. Jenny really wrote an amazing book and left me wanting to read more. I hope she carries this one on so you can see if the other boy got the letter. I liked how Jenny added really life parts in like the game of thrones character part, where josh States he wanted to be drogo. I also liked that Lara friend Chris' mum was part of a book club. It made me relate to me as I am into both those things and so was happy . I recommend this book to anyone who has been in love and wrote letters, I for one love writing letters and would often write them to my boyfriends. I gave this book 5*****. Well done Jenny! 

Wow , what can I say I want a Mr J!

Hey bookworms ,

 today for you I am going to write a book review on Me and Mr j by Rachel McIntyre .

I loved this book so much and read it in less that 3days , every chance I had I was reading this book. 

To summarise this book , it about a girl called Lara , she not popular At school and is going through a tough time with bullie and her family , then Mr j starts at her school , a young clever and beautiful teacher. Mr j was the one person who didn't treat her as an invisible human , he made her see her worth. It is an amazingly written book and I would definitely recommend this book. 

I loved how lara character developed through out the book. As a characters she was relatable and went through thing like bully as most teenagers do. 

I would read this book again and rate it a 5/5⭐️ 

Speak soon Diana x 

Emily's Book review - Breathe by Abbi Glines

Oh hey guys!

This is my review of Breathe By Abbi Glines

This book was fantastic to read! 

I really enjoyed reading it. From the very first page I was hooked.

In the book Abbi used simple and easy language so it was easy to understand.

Abbi also portrayed the characters brilliantly and the story plot was far from boring.

I would certainly recommend this book to be read.

I have rated this book 4/5. 

You me and others by Fionnuala Kearney

I totally loved this book. It is about secrets, lies, trust and learning to move on. I'll write the blurb below so you get a summary of the book without me telling you about it. 

They say every family has skeletons in their closet.... 

But what happens when you open the door and they won't stop tumbling out ?

For Adam and Beth the first secret wasn't the last, it was just the beginning. 

You think you can imagine the worst thing that could happen to your family,but there are some secrets that change everything. 

And then the question is, how can you piece together a future when your past is being rewritten?

I loved how Fionnuala writes this story and I was gripped from the very beginning, I loved how she portrayed Adam and Beth, it's amazing from the beginning to the very end and you are left wondering after each chapter what will happen next. Beth is a fragile woman at the beginning but the more you read you see her getting stronger. 

As an overall I loved this book and can't wait to read more by Fionnuala !

Book Haul

I've fount some right gems lately and fort I would share them with you all. 

I paid no more than 50p for each book which is a bargain. 

 

I can't wait to get reading them . 

Anyway I'll let you know how they are once I start to read them . 

Cya soon and keep reading! 

Diana xx 

Why I didn't like gone girl -Sarah

This is about why I don't like gone girl, it's not a bad review as I don't want to put people off reading it. I just couldn't get into it as I didn't like the way it was written he says then she writes in her diary, if gillian had started the woman's parts like he did I may have read it but I couldn't get the diary bit but when I watched the film I saw why the author did it how she did. The film was weird but good so I've decided not to entirely cast the book as a never to be read book so I will try and read it again now having a different view on how Gillian wrote it. I hope I haven't put you off the book I just wanted to give you my view on why I haven't read it yet. Thanks for reading . 

Book Farm

First visit to book farm

Me and danielle decided to go to the Book farm today and my oh my, it was amazing!

It was my first time going and i felt like i was in heaven ! Was surrounded by so many books! 

I bought 7 books in total! Think i will be busy for a while now. 

I would recommend this place to everyone 

Emily's Books Soon to Read

 

 

Emily's Choices

 

Here is some of the books that I am wanting to read soon.

 

 

 

1) Rain Girl by Gabi Kreslehner - I have chosen this book as I picked it as a choice at the book club however it did not get picked so I thought I would read it on my own accord.

Here is the blurb:

Veteran homicide detective Franza Oberwieser prefers her job in the winter. Summer is for growing, not for dying. So when the body of a beautiful young woman is found on the autobahn, dressed in a glittering party dress and bathed in June rain, Franza is determined to give her justice.
Revealing victims’ hidden lives is part of the job, but as Franza and her partner, Felix, peel back the layers shrouding the girl’s disturbing past, darker mysteries emerge. Everyone has something to hide—even Franza, who must face her own secrets to reveal the truth.

 

2) Still Alice by Lisa Genova - I have chosen to read this book as everyone is on about how good it is and the story plot fascinates me as I have got a personal interest into mental health and this book is all about that as it focuses on her memory.

Here is the blurb:

Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. At fifty, she's a cognitive psychology professor at Harvard and a renowned expert in linguistics, with a successful husband and three grown children. When she begins to grow forgetful and disoriented, she dismisses it for as long as she can until a tragic diagnosis changes her life - and her relationship with her family and the world around her - for ever.

Unable to care for herself, Alice struggles to find meaning and purpose as her concept of self gradually slips away. But Alice is a remarkable woman, and her family learn more about her and each other in their quest to hold on to the Alice they know. Her memory hanging by a frayed thread, she is living in the moment, living for each day. But she is still Alice.

 

 

 

3) Regarding Anna by Florence Osmund - I have chosen this book because it has got an hard hitting story plot which will fascinate me and intrigue me to want to read more. Due to the plot the emotion that will surround it will be vast and deep which I love, as I love books that show true emotion.

 

Here's the blurb:

Things that happen to you in the past can mold you into someone you’re not.

After recovering from the shock of her parents perishing in a tragic accident, Grace Lindroth discovers clues in their attic that cause her to believe the people she called Mom and Dad her whole life may not have been her real parents.

In her search for the truth, Grace encounters people whose actions cause her to be distrustful of just about everyone, making her mission that much more difficult but heightening her determination to uncover what she believes is essential for her to go on with her life.

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Well that is all my choices for now - will keep you posted when I have read these books.

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Sarah's books to be read soon

The books I want to read next are the ones below : respect by mandasue heller, little women by Louisa m.alcott and Kane and Abel by Jeffrey archer. 

First I'll explain about my first book , I've always loved crime and when I came across this one I knew I wanted to read it. I've since collected her other books but not read any yet as I've been reading other books. I'll paste a brief summary incase you decide you want to read it,

Chantelle has everything going against her. She's a good student who only wants to pass her exams and find a way out of the sink estate in Manchester where she grew up. But now her feckless mother has taken off for Spain with her latest boyfriend and she's single-handedly raising her tearaway nine-year-old brother Leon. She thinks her worst problem is the debt collectors at the door. But Leon has made some new friends: teenage gang members who have given him a mobile phone, a knife - and some drugs to hide in her flat.
A part-time job seems to be the answer to Chantelle's prayers. But the violence is about to come home to her - with a vengeance. And the only person who's offering any help seems to be just as bad as the people she's trying to escape from . . .

So as you can see its a good book!

Next is little women and normally I don't read books based in old times but I've always wanted to read it and from the picture you can see I've started it but then I had my book club books to read so stopped, below is a brief description. 

Classic novel of 19th-century family life during and after the Civil War, in a household with four sisters. Alcott based the March family largely on her own real-life family.

It doesn't give much away but that's the mystery of the book, you don't know what to expect. 

Lastly my third book is a book I started but then lost the book and only got it back as a Christmas present. I wouldn't normally read Jeffrey archer but a former book clubber recommended it so I thought I'll give it a try and it's one of those that looks good and from what I've read so far was good but till I pick it back up I'll not know! 

Born on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world, both men are brought together by fate and the quest of a dream. These two men -- ambitious, powerful, ruthless -- are locked in a relentless struggle to build an empire, fuelled by their all-consuming hatred. Over 60 years and three generations, through war, marriage, fortune, and disaster, Kane and Abel battle for the success and triumph that only one man can have.

That is all three of my books and once I've read them I'll review them, hope you enjoyed reading this blog and maybe you decided to read one of these yourself!! 

Diana to be read soon books!

So here is a picture of my what I most wanna read soon, I have so many book I haven't read that I'm gonna try do a post like this every month to get me to read other book and not just the new one in my collection. 

First we have The longest ride by Nicholas Sparks personally I've never read any of Nicholas book , I've watched and loved most of the films from his book so I'm gonna give this a go and see  if he end up being one of my favourite author , I know he is Emily favourite so I'm sure he gonna end up being one of mine as we have similar taste in books . 

Secondly I have Girl online by Zoe Sugg , which appeals to me not only by the way it is written with text emails and blog post in it which always keeps me happy in a book but by the way it hilights panic attack and feeling not normal when suffering from anxiety which most people do suffer with these days . 

And thirdly I have Yours truly by Kirsty Greenwood , the plot of this book is amazing. It is about a girl that get hypnotised at her local pub and now can't tell white lie and we'll let be honest we all tell little white lie at time and the fort of not being able to would certainly get me into some hot mess lol! 

So these are my to be read books I hope you enjoyed this post I'll be reviewing these books as soon as they have been read. 

Thanks and keep reading.

Diana xx