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 !