Annihilation

In Annihilation, the first part of an imaginatively marketed and beautifully produced trilogy,
the novelist and publishing entrepreneur Jeff VanderMeer sets out to create a lasting
monument to the uncanny by revisiting a pitiless focus on physical and psychological detail.
An alien invasion site. Assimilative spores. An unfurling of promiscuous alien biology.
On the first page we are told that the women's enterprise is doomed. Their equipment is
either nonsensical, or inadequate, or antiquated. Their training and instructions are
sometimes vague, sometimes misleading. They cannot recall the moment they crossed into
Area X, and they have no clear idea how they will leave. They cannot agree about what they
are seeing and three of them are all the while half-aware of being hypnotically manipulated
by their team leader.
You enter Area X with them, thinking the uncanny must lurk in some particular spot. The
lighthouse? The reed beds? The ‘tower’? Very quickly you spot your mistake, as a subtle,
well-engineered wrongness turns up in every character, every deed, every observation until,
at last, you find yourself afraid to turn the page.
Personally I really likes this book and its abstract story line where you don’t know what is
going to happen to the Women’s Enterprise. I rate this book a 9/10 as I don’t think the
language is that easy but it is bearable. So I would say only read this if you are a good reader
or are at least confident. Overall I would read this book again and I recommend it too
anyone who likes mystery, thrillers and/or abstract story lines causing confusion and
excitement from paper instead of a screen. This book is defiantly good for anyone who
doesn’t like books as I don’t like reading myself, and I find this a very good book that kept
me up WANTING to read it.

She Myself and I

In Emma Young’s book, ‘She Myself and I’, she presents a new twist to her usual books and novels. She writes the story of a girl named Rosa, who is 18-years-old and suffering from a terminal nerve disease. Rosa is a courageous teen who just wants a shot at life as herself. Halfway across the world, a girl named Sylvia becomes brain-dead after a terrible accident. Her parents know there is no chance to save their daughter, but there is a chance to save Rosa. Finally, they decide to perform the first brain transplant, making Rosa a true miracle. The only problem is: Rosa is unsure about who she is anymore, and whether she is now meant to live her life as Sylvia, or Rosa. This book starts out very slow and rather dull. However, once you are introduced to the characters and know all of their different traits and personalities, the tension builds up (especially towards the end).It’s a little bit difficult book to read but I would recommend it to people who don’t want to read a huge novel. I think that this book is definitely worth a read and gives a wider understanding of how lucky we are to live the lives that we are living and to cherish every moment like it’s our last.

After

After, Anna Todd

A fascinating, gripping romance between Tessa, a girl with a sweet reliable boyfriend back home, a ‘perfect’ mother trying to cover up Tessa’s past dodgy life and aspiring dreams to become a journalist and Hardin, a boy, rude- to the point of cruelty, completely ignorant with a very complicated home life. The polar opposites find themselves falling for each other whilst insisting they despise each other- the exasperating yet breathe taking reality of ‘love’.

With a constant stream of frat parties, drunk college students and a roommate with fire red hair, will Tessa get the great experience of college she expected? After every problem faced, Tessa finds herself being compelled to dig deeper and find the real Hardin beneath his cruelty and lies. Their relationship is a roller-coaster ride, not only for Tessa and Hardin but for us as an audience. It is a jaw clenching, nail biting love story, not only interesting but relatable.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in drama, comedy and romance with a slightly more mature frame of mind. It is nothing like your typical ‘romance’ book, it portrays the ins and outs of every relationship.

Invictus

I read the book Invictus by Ryan Graudin. I liked the book because it has a good story line, however it is quite a long book at just over 450 pages. I wouldn’t normally choose to read a science fiction book normally.  I wouldn’t recommend this book to someone who doesn’t like reading or struggles to understand the story easily. The book is about the son of a time traveller from 2354 AD a Roman gladiator, Farway Gaius McCarthy’s very existence defies the laws of nature. After failing his entrance exam into the government program, Far will have to settle for captaining a time travelling crew to steal valuables from the past. During a routine heist on the sinking titanic, Far meets a mysterious girl named Eliot who always seems to be one step ahead. Armed with the knowledge that history is not as steady as it seems, she will lead far and his team on a race through time to set things right before the clock runs out.

Throne of Glass

This book is my personal favourite on my home bookshelf. Throne of glass is a book about a female assassin who was caught and thrown into Endovier Salt Mines. Celaena Sardothien gets offered the opportunity of a lifetime - freedom. But just like everything else in life, it doesn't come without a deal. She has to travel to a castle where she is kept under constant security. The competition is to determine who will be the King's champion to d all of the killing for him. Before being granted her freedom, Celaena must be under the King's rules for 4 years. 

With champions mysteriously dying and challenging tests, life for Celaena couldn't get any more challenging. Unless, of course, she has a cocky prince fawning over her. A fight for freedom is all it takes for the assassin to live her own life. The final duel will decide Celaena's fate. Life or death. You will definetly be on the edge of your seat whilst reading the final duel. With lots of unexpected turns, everything turns out for the better.

I would recommend this book to people like me, a teen with a passion for reading and fantasy. i hope that you will enjoy this book just as much as i did.

The Fault In Our Stars

Fault in our stars by John Green : this is an incredible book about a  girl called Hazel who suffered from Thyroid ( a type of cancer) originally but now has issues with her lungs. She tells her story about battling cancer but that seems to not be the only thing she is battling as she falls in love with a boy named Augustus Waters who had also been suffering from cancer and has lost one leg to it . As Augustus is introduced , Hazels life is utterly changed forever. 

This is an incredible book that is insightful, bold and raw . It will make you laugh and cry and wanting more . The genre for the book is young adult fiction and it was published in 2012 on the 10th of January. The age rate for this book is 14+ and it has 313 pages . This book is fantastic and really makes you feel many emotions upon reading it . I hope you enjoy the book!