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WARNING: Contains some spoilers! Emily is very shy and reserved. She has a hard time talking to people and prefers to keep to herself and stay home then to go out and party. She then meets Sloane. A wild child who loves to party and loves to be the centre of attention. She's the best friend Emily could have asked for and right before they are about the have the most epic of summers, Sloane up and disappears and leaves Emily all alone with nothing to do all summer. This is where the novel begins. A couple of weeks after Sloane disappears and Emily is officially bored out of her brain, a letter arrives. A list of things to do before the summer is over. A list from Sloane herself. Emily is set on completing the list as she thinks it will lead to Sloane's whereabouts. Some of the things on the list sound easy enough: 'go apple picking', 'break something',  'dance til dawn' - no problem! But 'steal something' - maybe. 'Kiss a stranger',

I'd been looking forward to reading this book as I am a HUGE fan of the Harry Potter series! I know this book is nothing like the Harry Potter series but I love the way J. K. Rowling writes. The was she weaves in twists and turns in her stories and the amount of planning and dedication she puts in. I still cannot fathom how she managed to put together the Harry Potter series. How she managed to plant pieces and hints in the story in the first few novels that came into fruition towards the end of the series still has my mind boggled. The Casual Vacancy opens with Barry Fairbrother's sudden death, a beloved parish Councillor and the effects that his death has on the families in the council and his friends in the small town of Pagford. The story then goes on to the conflict between the families in the small town vying for the seat his death opened up. I admit that when I first started reading this I found it somewhat boring and hard to keep all the characters straight and n

WARNING: Contains some spoilers! Saving Luke is the sequel in the Pretender 'Rebirth' Series. Click here  for my review on the first novel Rebirth. When I heard that the reviews of Saving Luke were all very positive I was even more eager for it come out so I could get my hands on it and I have to say I wasn't disappointed. Jarod continues his search for poor kidnapped Luke in this novel whilst delivering much needed justice to the patients that were wronged in Rebirth via his own interesting methods. This novel is action packed and from the first chapter is just Go, Go Go!! The aerial battle chapter will have you on the edge of your seat as will the dramatic ending. Saving Luke played out in my head like an episode on TV which I absolutely love in a book. The characters came to life and sucked me into the Pretender universe. We learn a bit more about Sydney in this novel including his last name which is...sorry you'll just have to  buy  the book to find o

This is the first book in the 'To All The Boys I've Loved Before' series. I believe this is a 2 book series. I'd read 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' series and the 'Burn For Burn' series (or at least what has been released so far) so I was very excited to read this novel as I enjoyed other Jenny Han novels. This story is told from the point of view of Lara Jean, a 16 year old priveleged middle child who was basically raised by her older sister Margot as their mother died when they were younger and their father, ob-gyn is often at appointments or on call. Lara Jean has had 5 crushes in her lifetime, one being Margot's ex-boyfriend and the way she gets over these crushes through the years is by writing each boy a letter about how she feels, sealing it, addressing it and putting it in a hat box that she keeps under her bed. (Might have to try this one day and see if it works!) One day she finds out that somehow her letters have been posted and s

WARNING: Contains some spoilers! At twenty-two years old, aspiring musician Sydney Blake has a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her good friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers Hunter cheating on her with Tori—and she is left trying to decide what to do next. Sydney becomes captivated by her mysterious neighbor, Ridge Lawson. She can’t take her eyes off him or stop listening to the daily guitar playing he does out on his balcony. She can feel the harmony and vibrations in his music. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either: He seems to have finally found his muse. When their inevitable encounter happens, they soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one… This book is written in the point of views of both Sydney and Ridge which is great because you get to see inside the thoughts of both the characters and feel what they're feeling. May

Inferno is the fourth novel in the Robert Langdon series and much like, Angel & Demons, the Da Vinci Code and the Lost Symbol, it's a thrilling mystery adventure that takes you on a wild ride. The novel starts with Robert awaking in the hospital with no recollection of how he got there. One of the doctors that is looking after him, Sienna Brooks informs him that he stumbled into the Emergency room with a concussion due to having been grazed in the head by a bullet. He also learns that he is in Florence, Italy and that he cannot recall the past three days. A spiky haired assassin then walks in and shoots one of the doctors that's looking after him but before she can shoot Robert, Sienna grabs him and they make a run for it. At Sienna's apartment he calls the U.S. consulate and gives them his location. As he waits for someone to show up, he finds a cannister with a bio-hazard symbol on it in his jacket pocket and he and Sienna decide to open it. Inside they find

I decided to check out this novel as it's one of the most recommended stories at the moment as the movie comes out in a few short months. The story follows young cancer patient, Hazel, who's mother has pushed her to join a support group for cancer survivors even though she would rather stay home and read 'An Imperial Affliction,' a novel she is quite obsessed with and which is mentioned throughout the novel. At one of the support group sessions she meets Gus, (currently in remission but who has lost a leg to osteoarcoma) though Isaac, a friend who lost an eye to cancer when he was younger. After a witty conversation with Gus, she agrees to go to his house to watch a popular movie which she has never seen and thus their friendship and romance begins. I knew before reading this novel that it was a sad story and thus why I kept putting off reading it but I did not find it depressingly so. Yes this book is tragic, it will hurt your heart, the tears will fall but mo

Rebecca is a classic love story written in the 1900s and has a Jane Austen feel to it. The story begins with the heroine recalling her dream of Manderlay, the old house, the garden, the pet dog etc. until she realises that Manderlay is no more. The novel then goes back in time to when the heroine (she is never named in the novel) was working as a lady's companion in Monte Carlo and when she first laid eyes on Max de Winter, the infamous owner of Manderlay who's wife died tragically the previous year. When her employer becomes sick with the flu, she strikes up a friendship with Mr de Winter and they spend two weeks together seeing the sights and enjoying each other's company in secret. After her employer gets better she announces that they will be leaving Monte Carlo for New York. The heroine is heartbroken but goes to say 'goodbye' to Max who quickly proposes marriage. She accepts and is taken to Manderlay where Max turns into a different person as the memo