Book Review: Girl Online - Zoe Sugg

Synopsis:  Penny has a secret, Under the alias Girl Online, Penny blogs her hidden feelings about friendship, boys, her crazy family and the panic attacks that have begun to take over her life. When things go from bad to worse, her family whisks her away to New York, where she meets Noah: a gorgeous, guitar - strumming American. Suddenly Penny is falling in love - and capturing every moment of it on her blog.  But Noah has a secret too. One that threatens to ruin Penny's cover - and her closest friendship - forever. Review:  I was so excited when I saw Zoe Suggs new novel on the shelves and I had to get it immediately. I have been watching Zoe’s YouTube videos and vlogs for years now and I thought that because I live in Australia, I wouldn't be able to get the book for weeks! So as soon as I got home I read the whole novel in just four hours. It is such a...

Book Review: Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell

Synopsis:  Eleanor is the new girl in town, and with her chaotic family life, hew mismatched clothes and unruly red hair, she couldn't stick out more if she tried.  Park is the boy at the back of the bus. Black t-shirts, headphones, head in a book - he thinks he's made himself invisible. But not to Eleanor ... never to Eleanor. Slowly, steadily, through late night conversations and an ever-growing stack of mix tapes, Eleanor and Park fall for each other. They fall in love the way you do the first time, when your young, and you feel as if you have nothing and everything to loose.  Review: I very much enjoyed Eleanor and Park. So much so that I'm going to make this review extra short so I do not give any spoilers what so ever as this is a truly remarkable book.  As I always aim to be honest in my reviews I will admit that I actually did not like the two main characters...

Book Review: Looking for Alaska - John Green

Synopsis:  In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette, but even in the dark, I could see her eyes - fierce emeralds. And not just beautiful, but hot too.  When Miles Halter leaves for boarding school, he goes to seek what dying poet Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps". Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, self destructive and dead sexy, Alaska pulls Miles into her labyrinth, catapulting him into an unimaginable future... Review: While writing my review on ‘Paper Towns’ by John Green, I realized that I hadn’t written a review on another book of his, ‘Looking for Alaska.’ I picked up this novel after I had read ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ and was automatically obsessed over John Green’s works. This novel has a huge twist, so I won’t write too much of the plot! ‘Looking for Alaska’...

Book Review: Paper Towns - John Green

Synopsis: Quentin Jacobsen - Q to his friends- is eighteen ad has always loved the beautiful and edgy Margo Roth Spiegelman. Nine years ago they discovered a dead body together but now, at their Central Florida high school, Q's a nerd while Margo is uber-cool. One night, before graduating, Q is basking in the predictable boringness of his life when Margo persuades him to join her in some midnight mayhem and vengeance... and a post for a website turns up: Margo will be in a certain location for the next 24 hours only. They drive throughout the night, racing the clock. Is Q ready for what he might find? Review: I first read ‘Paper Towns’ forever ago but recently re-read the novel after I found out that book was being recreated into a motion picture and one of my favorite idols, Care Delevingne, has been casted as one of the main characters, Margo. So, in the thrill of finding this out, I re-read the whole novel...

The Giver - Lois Lowry

Synopsis:  Intelligence. Integrity, Courage. Wisdom.  These are the qualities a Receiver of Memory must have. And one more which can only be named, but not described. The Capacity to See Beyond. Jonas lives safely within the community, a place where there is no war, no hunger and no pain. But when he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, he starts to discover dark secrets that lie beneath the surface if his perfect world. Secrets that will lead him to undertake an incredible journey.  Review: I was highly anticipated to read this novel as I had studied over it multiple times at my local bookstore. The concept of the plot interested me every time but for some unknown reason I put off obtaining the novel. I eventually let in and purchased the book and thankfully my awaited buy did not leave me disappointed. Dystopian novels are a consistent genre on my bookshelves...

Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars - John Green

Synopsis:  Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid support Group, Hazel's story is about to be complete rewritten  Review:  I would like to start by saying that I have nothing against cancer patients or cancer stories. I have never experience any form of cancer nor witnessed it. Also, there are lots of spoilers in this review. You have been warned. I can appreciate that new comers to John Green’s work would believe that The Fault in Our Stars was a phenomenal and highly remarkable book. However, after reading many of Green’s novels, I’ve notice that they can get quite repetitive. I have observed that there is usually a typical teenage girl with a mystery or sadness who is wanted by a teenage...

Book Review: The Maze Runner - James Dashner

Synopsis:  When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas can remember is his first name. But he's not alone. He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade, an encampment at the center of a bizarre and terrible maze.  Like Thomas, he Gladers don't know why or how they came to be there. All they know is  that every morning when the walls slide back, they will risk everything to find out.  Review:  I purchased The Maze Runner novel series after watching and loving The Maze Runner movie. I know, I know that most people hate when book lovers say “the book was better than the movie,” but I’m going to say it. The book was better than the movie. So there's this kid who wakes up in an elevator without any memory of his past other than his name, Thomas. However, when the elevator doors open, he is greeted by a bunch...