The first in the series.
It was great, it was strange reading it as if it was a prequel but it clarified some relationships and gave me much more information about the world it's set in.
I'm very much looking forward to reading the last 2 books!
4/5
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Sunday, 24 April 2011
The Lover's Dictionary - David Levithan
I read this one this morning.
Hazel was given it as one of her Easter Eggs.
I've talked before about my adoration for David Levithan's writing style. He knows how to engross a reader in the lives of his characters and he never gives too much away.
He is a master of "show not tell".
This book is a wrench, a verbal wonder and an emotional journey.
Read it. I will again probably because it's one of those books that is already to me like Sharon Creech's Love That Dog.
4/5 bananas, because no matter how beautiful it was also lacking in completion.
Hazel was given it as one of her Easter Eggs.
I've talked before about my adoration for David Levithan's writing style. He knows how to engross a reader in the lives of his characters and he never gives too much away.
He is a master of "show not tell".
This book is a wrench, a verbal wonder and an emotional journey.
Read it. I will again probably because it's one of those books that is already to me like Sharon Creech's Love That Dog.
4/5 bananas, because no matter how beautiful it was also lacking in completion.
Pretties - Scott Westerfeld
I am aware now that this book is the second in the series.
I wasn't aware when I bought it but I read it out of sync with the knowledge it was the second.
I considered waiting until I'd got hold of the first one.
I'd never read a series in the wrong order before (unless you count Animal Ark and I don't).
I decided I needed to see if it was worth buying the first one so I read it.
It was great. Compelling and intriguing.
There are some books where you fall in love with the characters.
Some the world they live in.
Other books you read just so you can know "what happens next".
While I was reading this I found the characters a bit distant. However that's probably my fault for not reading the first book where I hope our protagonist is introduced in more depth and also because of her (and many others) being "pretties".
The world the book is set in and the subsequent battle with authority is what intrigues me most and it will probably annoy me to have to go back and not forward in the plot when I read the first book.
I am looking forward to reading Uglies (book one, which I now own) and Specials/Extras which follow.
4/5
I wasn't aware when I bought it but I read it out of sync with the knowledge it was the second.
I considered waiting until I'd got hold of the first one.
I'd never read a series in the wrong order before (unless you count Animal Ark and I don't).
I decided I needed to see if it was worth buying the first one so I read it.
It was great. Compelling and intriguing.
There are some books where you fall in love with the characters.
Some the world they live in.
Other books you read just so you can know "what happens next".
While I was reading this I found the characters a bit distant. However that's probably my fault for not reading the first book where I hope our protagonist is introduced in more depth and also because of her (and many others) being "pretties".
The world the book is set in and the subsequent battle with authority is what intrigues me most and it will probably annoy me to have to go back and not forward in the plot when I read the first book.
I am looking forward to reading Uglies (book one, which I now own) and Specials/Extras which follow.
4/5
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
The Dead - Charlie Higson
I bought this one with a Waterstone's card that I was gifted on my Birthday.
Expecting a sequel but getting a prequel was a little bit disappointing but that was until I read the story within.
This series may be about children under the age of 14/15 but it is not for children of that age, well not really any younger than 12. I read all sorts as a child but I wouldn't have wanted to read this then.
It was shocking and gruesome and he is not afraid to let you get emotionally invested in a character and then kill them. (This happened in The Enemy too).
It is a gripping read but not one for before bed. Higson is weaving a world that I want to know so much more about, I wished this book would just go on and on and tell me everything.
The small links between the two books were fantastic too, even though they were guessable from early on, the sinister nature of revealing who the man in the England shirt is from the first book or where Sam's story fits into this one make it wonderful.
Give this series a go, I dare you.
4/5
Expecting a sequel but getting a prequel was a little bit disappointing but that was until I read the story within.
This series may be about children under the age of 14/15 but it is not for children of that age, well not really any younger than 12. I read all sorts as a child but I wouldn't have wanted to read this then.
It was shocking and gruesome and he is not afraid to let you get emotionally invested in a character and then kill them. (This happened in The Enemy too).
It is a gripping read but not one for before bed. Higson is weaving a world that I want to know so much more about, I wished this book would just go on and on and tell me everything.
The small links between the two books were fantastic too, even though they were guessable from early on, the sinister nature of revealing who the man in the England shirt is from the first book or where Sam's story fits into this one make it wonderful.
Give this series a go, I dare you.
4/5
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - J.R.R.Tolkien
This one was really great for the first half and then a bit dreary in the second.
Following Merry and Pippin and the Ents was a wonderful tale but Frodo and Sam is dull and the films do it so much better.
Another book I'd not read again but it is worth it to get all those extra snippits of the world.
Following Merry and Pippin and the Ents was a wonderful tale but Frodo and Sam is dull and the films do it so much better.
Another book I'd not read again but it is worth it to get all those extra snippits of the world.
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R.Tolkien
I enjoyed reading this book, finding out more about the world. reading about Tom Bombadil who was missed out from the films.
However, there is a very very small chance of me ever reading it again when the films are so amazing and the book is so wordy.
However, there is a very very small chance of me ever reading it again when the films are so amazing and the book is so wordy.
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Boys Don't Cry - Malorie Blackman
When I saw an advert for this book I knew I would enjoy reading it.
I've loved every word of Malorie's I've ever read before.
James gave it to me for Christmas and I started it during the day and found it gripping.
Both Dante and Adam have stories that draw you in, make you concerned for those involved and compel you to read through to the end. Twinned with beautifully crafted writing it is a pleasure to read.
In a few years I wouldn't mind reading it again either!
4.5 bananas!
Also, there is the phrase "Damn it, Adam!" printed more than once and as this is a phrase I hear often at Uni and so made me laugh out loud.
I've loved every word of Malorie's I've ever read before.
James gave it to me for Christmas and I started it during the day and found it gripping.
Both Dante and Adam have stories that draw you in, make you concerned for those involved and compel you to read through to the end. Twinned with beautifully crafted writing it is a pleasure to read.
In a few years I wouldn't mind reading it again either!
4.5 bananas!
Also, there is the phrase "Damn it, Adam!" printed more than once and as this is a phrase I hear often at Uni and so made me laugh out loud.
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