I remember loving the Mortal Engines books when I was younger; I was beginning to develop a proper taste in books, and it was hard to find dark books that were still suitable for an ten year old! My parents, my granny and I used to listen to the Mortal Engines audiobooks on long car […]
Category: Book Review
The MaddAddam Trilogy
One of my favourite series of books EVER, these are the books that introduced me to the wonderful world of Margaret Atwood. Since discovering her books, I have never read a single Atwood novel that wasn’t brilliant. Although these books are a trilogy, they manage to defy the usual pattern of the sequel being the […]
Top 5 books I have never finished
The House Of The Scorpion by Nancy Farmer: I’m not sure why I didn’t reach the end of this book; I actually really enjoyed what I did read of it. Maybe I will reread it soon… The Immortals by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell: I am ashamed to say that although I read all nine […]
Recent Reads
I haven’t written a book review in a while, so I thought I would share the books I have recently finished in a collection of mini reviews I Am The Cheese by Robert Cormier: This book is pretty good- it took me a while to get into it, but it’s worth it for the twist […]
The Night Circus
Sorry for the lack of posting recently… I’ve had a lot of stuff going on so I’ve been a little lazy reading wise and haven’t finished many books. However, one book I did read and absolutely loved was The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. It took a while to get going but it was definitely […]
Review: Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve
This book is one of my favourites as you feel so involved with it and the characters. Its suitable for kids without being patronising and fine for adults without being pretentious or pompous. The first time I read Here Lies Arthur I bought it with me on holiday, but made the mistake of not taking any other […]
The Ashes Trilogy by Ilsa J Bick
I read this a while ago, around the time when I had just discovered my love of post apocalyptic novels. I had recently read Mortal Engines and Blood Red Road and felt like trying out something a bit more hardcore! A quick synopsis: Alex, a seventeen year old girl with a brain tumour, is hiking in […]
Popular by Maya Van Wagenen
This book is incredible!! It’s told through the eyes of high school student Maya Van Wagenen, who finds a 1950’s popularity guide and decides to follow it for a year as a social experiment. She follows the advice as much as she can, and even takes it a step further by sitting with different cliques […]
The Edge Chronicles- Childhood Favourites
I have been enjoying the Edge Chronicles since I was in Year Three, and I am currently on the very last one, The Immortals. They contain beautiful illustrations by Chris Riddell which help Paul Stewart’s writing really come alive. There are ten books in total, and these are divided into three trilogies and a stand alone finale. Just to mention, […]
Matched Review
One of the main reasons I picked Matched up in Waterstones was because of the awesome cover. However, when I read it I was really annoyed as NOTHING HAPPENS! I can honestly say that this is one of the most boring books I have ever read. I’m not criticising the writing style (it does have some […]
Rowan Ink 