Oh my goodness, you have to read The Heartbreakers (Heartbreak Chronicles) by Ali Novak

 

 

 

The Heartbreakers 

(Heartbreak Chronicles)

By Ali Novak

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Stella is a photograph, she is a triplet, her sister has cancer and is going through chemopherapy and is in love with this band called The heartbreakers. Stella, unkowningly meets a member of the band at Starbucks! So, Stella and her brother go to a signing to get some stuff for their sister, but the queue gets cut off just before it is there turn. But when they go back to the hotel they meet one of the bandmembers, who signes the stuff and they spend the evening with the band. Stella falls in love with Oliver and she is invited to become the tours official photographer. 

 

I loved this book so much. I really could turn the pages fast enough. It had everthing I wanted. realistic characters, a fabulous plot, a band, and romance with cute guys! I can't wait to read book 2!  

 

I first read this book on Wattpad but when I learnt it had been published, I had to buy it. You can find it over on Waterstones.

 

 

 

Make sure you have a box full of tissues if you are going to read Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3) By Suzanne Collins

 

Mockingjay 

(The Hunger Games, Book 3)

By Suzanne Collins

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 Oh my God! What the hell just happened? I was not expecting that. This novel broke my heart and the ending 😭 I have not cried so much at a book's ending in ages. 

 

I can understand why this book, this series is so very popular. This was one heck of an emotional journey, but so worth the effort I put into reading it. 

 

Katniss, Peeta - how I have grown to love these characters, and I am so going to miss them.

 

This series is an absolute must read.  

I picked up my copy at Waterstones.

 

You have to read The Hunger Games series - here is my review of Catching Fire

 

 

 

Catching Fire

(The Hunger Games, Book 2)

By Suzanne Collins

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As soon as I turned the last page to Book 1, I picked up Book 2. I could not wait to get back into this dystopian world with Katniss, Peeta, Gale and Haymitch. 

 

As before with the first book I become utterly engrossed. The sense of realism in this book is amazing, as is the horror that Katniss and her friends face. But her resolve, and her determination to stay alive, and to try and keep Peeta alive as well, made this a page-tuning read.

 

I adored Peeta in book one but I really came to adore him in this book. He is madly in love with Katniss, and yet Katniss is unsure of her feelings, because she also loves Gale. But there is such a goodness to Peeta, especially in the face of so much horror, that I am hoping that she will end up with him in the end. That's if he survives.

 

I am absolutly in love with this series, and I cannot wait to get my hands on the final book of the trilogy. 

 

I picked up my copy at my favourite bookshop, Waterstones. 

 

 

You will need a box of tissues beside you if you read The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book one) by Suzanne Collins

 

 

 The Hunger Games

(Hunger Games Trilogy, Book one)

By Suzanne Collins

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Imagine you lived in a dystopian world where those in charge in the Capital keep order by making children fight to the death in something called The Hunger Games. In order to save her sister from a terrible fate, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her place. If Katniss is to survive then, she must think only of herself. But with such a loving heart, Katniss finds this impossible. She does not want to die, but she does not want her friends to either.

 

This is an incredibly moving book. Katniss is a reluctant heroine, but a heroine she becomes for she has no choice. Her relationship with Peeta, the other person from her district who has been made to fight in the games, was really sweet. I really liked Peeta, but with every turn of the page, I braced myself for what was to come next. 

 

This is a very emotional read, so have some tissues handy. I can't wait to read book 2.

 

I picked my copy up at Waterstones, my bookshop of choice!  

 

 

 

The first steps towards a thousand lives.

 

 

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.

The man who never reads lives only once...."

George R.R. Martin

I am so glad I read The Call of the Wild by Jack London

 

 

 

The Call of the Wild

By Jack London

 

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This book was brilliant. It is about a much-loved family pet that is stolen to pay off a gambling debt. He is eventually trained as a sleigh dog. He is eventually freed of his torment and is nursed back to health. But he is continuously torn between the human world and the call of the wild.

 

This was a wonderfully moving story. At times the narrative was harrowing, but that only made me love this beautiful dog all the more.

 

This is the kind of book that I would happily read again and again.

 

I picked up my copy of this book at Waterstones.

It would have been the best of times if it had not been so long - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

 

 

 

A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens 

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Have you seen those lists - you know the ones where you have to say how many Classical Novels you have read? Well, I have not read very many. Actually, I have not read any, but during lockdown, I decided that this is something that I must remedy, so I started with A Tale of Two Cities. 

The plot is really simple. There are two men who look exactly alike, but one is a drunk lawyer, and the other is a french aristocrat in exile, and they are both in love with the same woman. Obviously, she chooses the aristocratic. And The French Revolution happened!

The story is deceptively simple, but oh my word, this book was long, and Dickens, I am afraid to say, is something of a rambler. His sentences just go on and on and on. Honestly, I nearly fell asleep when I was reading this book. Although I appreciate that many people love this author, I am afraid for me, I won't be reading any more of his books.

 

I picked my copy up at Waterstones.