Silver Shadows

“What is it with you and girls, Adrian, dear? Why do they either mean nothing to you or everything? It's always an extreme."

Hey Guys,
I cannot tell you how long I have waited for this book! After I finished reading the fourth book in this series, The Fiery Heart, I had to wait for what felt like years for Silver Shadows to come out; the ending of each of the books leaves you on such a cliff hanger that you cannot believe that you have to wait so long for the next one.

I don't want to give too much away for those who are yet to start the series but this book was probably one of my favourites, along with The Golden Lily and The Fiery Heart. I have to say that I would have liked to have seen more scenes where Sydney and Adrian were together, those who have read this book or the previous one will know why, but I really do like the way that Richelle Mead creates her characters and takes them on a journey.

There was also a lot of character development within this novel which is unusual for a book so far along in the series, but I would actually recommend this book over The Vampire Academy Series. However to get a real feel of Adrian Ivashkov, the male lead character, you should really read The Vampire Academy series first as he also features in that as well.

For those who haven't started the series yet, I have to be honest, the first book isn't my favourite but it gets the series started and lets you get to know all of the characters. We are also introduced to another group of people in the Bloodlines series which are the Alchemists, which aren't featured as much in The Vampire Academy novels like the Moroi, Dhampirs and Strigoi are. 

These books are not really suitable for anyone under 12 so if you are under this age please ask a parent or guardian before reading them.
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Every Day

“The clock always ticks. There are times you don't hear it, and there are times that you do.” 

Hey Guys,

Now you will probably learn this the more I share the books I have read with you, but I only tend to read books from both ends of the spectrum; those that are about vampires and supernatural beings or those that could have been based on real people. Every day by David Levithan is somewhat in between the two, it could be true but there are still unrealistic qualities.

However I am extremely glad that I picked this book up, it's funny, romantic and unbelievably tragic all at once.

The only thing I wasn't keen about with this book was the front cover, which is saying something, because of the vibrant orange colour as it is very bright and does seem like its trying to copy the vivid colouring of The Fault In Our Stars. Nonetheless it did do its job in getting my attention in the book shop and I did end up buying it so maybe more authors should consider brightening up their covers.

Although I would consider this a romantic novel, I can promise you it will be like no other you have read before! Without giving too much away the protagonist - A - goes to great lengths to see the girl that could change everything and the ending is the make or break for the entire novel.

One of my favourite things about this book was the chapters, well they weren't really chapters, which is the point; the book is split up into days so they all differ greatly in length depending on how much there is to write about. I really like this layout as it suits the style of the book much better than chapters would have.

I really do recommend that you read this book; whether it in your back garden or by the pool in Italy!
You can find David Levithan here and you can buy Every Day here.
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Trouble

"All I need to know if whether she's OK. That is all."

Hey Guys,
When I saw this book in Waterstones a few weeks back the first thing that intrigued me was the tag line, "A Boy. A Girl. A Bump." and the fact that I had never read anything like this before. It had me instantly thinking about teen pregnancies and maybe the fact that it was some weird alternate universe where the guy gets pregnant; it wasn't but that would have been good!

I have to admit it did take me a big longer to get through this books that some of the others that I have read but this novel has some serious plot twists and interlinking story lines that most young adult novels these days lack. All I can say is that the way it starts off is nothing like the way it finishes.

Non Pratt has split her book into two different points of view, one from the pregnant teen Hannah, and the other from her best guy friend Aaron. I normally don't go for books with split points of view but after reading Eleanor & Park I thought I would give this book a go. The best section of this book is about the last fifth of the pages but to get a feel of the characters and their lives you need to read the whole book; and please don't skip to the end! If you do I promise it will ruin the whole thing for you.

By the end of the book I did get really attached to the two main characters Hannah and Aaron, how realistic they were, like they could have been real people on an episode of Teen Mom or 16 and pregnant. (Not that the book reads across like that!)

As it is about a pregnant teenage girl and a lot of young boys, hopefully you can see where I'm going with this, I do not recommend it to anyone under the age of 14. However to anyone above this age I really think you should read this book as its both funny and sad, definitely one of my favourites!
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson

“I am constantly torn between killing myself and killing everyone around me.” 

Hey Guys,

After reading Every Day by David Levithan I decided to have a look at what else he had written; now don't get me wrong, I had seen Will Grayson, Will Grayson before in bookstores but never thought of reading it as it didn't really seem like my "thing". However now that I knew that this novel was a collaboration between John Green and the guy that wrote Every Day (one of my new favourite books!) I just knew I had to buy it and read it.

I wasn't really sure what this book was going to be like, since the blurb said something about a musical I thought it was going to be similar to a novelized version of High School Musical, with lyrics and stage directions in between chapters. Instead I found a genuinely heartwarming book about two guys who both happen to be called Will Grayson, meeting each other one day outside a very questionable shop. 

The novel itself is split into two, not directly in half but in the way that both authors take turns writing a chapter from their Will Grayson's point of view. I really liked this way of setting out the novel as it was evenly divided between the two so people could get to know one Will Grayson just as much as the other. However as much of a fan of John Green as I am, I actually found myself preferring the Will Grayson written by David Levithan, as he seemed to have a lot more character development and John Green's Will Grayson appeared to lack a bit of depth in some places.

One of the points that I really liked about this novel is the fact that it does openly talk about depression, and in a way that younger people would understand. Also, the Will Grayson written by David Levithan is gay, which I think is a really good way of getting young people used to the idea of one of the protagonists being gay instead of some muscular hunk that gets all the girls. 

I definitely recommend this book but it does have some very strong language so I don't think anyone under the age of 13 should try to read it. If you have already read this book let me know what you thought of it in the comments!

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Eleanor & Park

"Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something." 

Hey Guys,

I don't know about you but after finished The Fault in Our Stars I had an "okay" shaped whole in my heart that, I felt, needed to be filled. If I could award a book six flowers I would! This book is so delightfully heartwarming that I actually smiled the whole time I was reading it. I can see some people saying that you can't compare anything to The Fault in Our Stars, but these books, in many ways, are nothing alike. 

Rainbow Rowell has managed to effortlessly write from both a male and female point of view without it seeming too similar or feminine. The two main characters, Eleanor and Park, aren't the kind of people you would consider to feature in typical teenage romance novel, but that's why I believe this book is for anyone; so many people can relate to what Eleanor and Park are going through as they actually seem like they could be real.

Without giving too much away, I need another book to follow on from this one, simply because of the ending; the last four words leave the book on such a cliff hanger that you no longer know what to do with yourself after finishing it.

Eleanor & Park even has a quote from John Green himself on the front cover, stating his opinion on the book; he writes, "Reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book."

On a side note I just wanted to mention that this book is written in third person, in case any of you guys prefer to read books that are in first person, as I know I do but I still recommend you to read Eleanor & Park as I think it will change your mind.

I seriously recommend you guys to read this book but unfortunately it is not for any young readers, (which I would consider to be under 12/13) so as much as I would love you to read this book, please don't if you are under this age.
You can find Rainbow Rowell here!

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The Fault in Our Stars

 "Okay? Okay."

Hey Guys,

The reason I started reading The Fault in Our Stars was not because I picked it up in a book shop or came across it online, it was because one of my friends recommended it to me in a maths lesson, having bought it the previous day at the supermarket. All she said to me was that I had to read it, so I did, and I fell in love; which is why I am recommending it to you.

There isn't anything you can't love in this beautiful story about a girl and a boy in what some people would say are unusual circumstances. I have to be honest, I was a little skeptical when I first started to read it as I thought it would be depressing, a little boring and have no reference to what someone with cancer would actually be going through. How wrong was I?! John Green is such a caring and loving writer, and you can see this in his novels, particularly The Fault in Our Stars, with his ability to mix humor and heartache into one without it being too forthright or unrealistic.

I am not a major fan of male authors writing from a female perspective, and vice versa, as I feel that they never seem to get the dialogue and thoughts quite right however by about the third line I was completely engrossed and forgot that John Green is, in fact, male.

My favourite character wasn't Hazel Grace but the charming and ever-real, Augustus Waters. If you were to ask me why, I couldn't say without ruining the storyline for you, but if I were ever to meet someone as delightfully raw as Augustus Waters I would never let go.

I went to go see the movie a couple of weeks ago for my birthday and have to say it definitely did the book justice and I am not ashamed to admit that I did cry several time throughout the showing! Let me know in the comments whether you cried a little, a lot or whether you were as dry as a bone.

I truly believe that The Fault in Our Stars deserves a 5 flower rating, and many books in the future will have a lot to live up to.
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