It’s a really clever concept, combining religions and gods for the afterlife. I find that so clever, however the first bit dragged a little for me. It might just be me, I like a bit of action. despite this I did enjoy the funny dialogue from Lana and the build up for the next books. I reckon this would be great read with the other books, I’ll be looking in to reading the rest soon 😊

I am ashamed to say, that I have only recently decided to read this series. I've seen of the films and have been meaning to read them, I just haven't gotten round to buying them. But this lasts no longer!
I absolutely loved this book, Harry Potter is amazing of course! This is enchanting and can capture you within this magical tale.
And plus, Harry potter doesn't need a review to tell you to pick it up if you haven't already. C'mon, it's harry potter

n the second book we begin to gain an insight into Voldermort, as Harry, without realising it, drifts into the memories of his nemesis through an enchanted diary. Harry is not the first person to possess Voldermorts memories however, in fact Ron’s younger sister Ginny, who is in her first year at Hogwarts, has been pouring her heart out into the pages of the diary for months and the diary, disguised as a caring ear to Ginny, has been using her life to become more and more powerful himself. As Voldermort’s power has grown he has used Ginny to unleash a deadly terror upon Hogwarts, an unknown killer that seems untraceable and leaves his victim’s paralyzed by fear.

Reread 2019: dobby forever has my heart

Bloody brilliant, I'm eager to find more of Jenkins' work because the way he executed this zombie story is just

I read this partly for school (which I had to) but partly because i was entranced by the film which made me want to read the original plot for it - because all book to film adaptations lose something. I found myself enjoying this book a little too much, it's by far my favourite classic I've read so far.

What can I say about this book? It's just utter perfection within 300 pages. It makes you fall in love with the characters and feel what their feeling, I fell in love with Augustus and I'm sure you will too. If you like funny, tear-jerking, easy to relate to books then read this one, you definitely won't regret it.
This has made my favourite book listing and is at the top of that list.

This book was fantastic.

The plot was basically a 30 year old woman called Bea is suddenly very anxious about her wedding, on the wedding day. And as she is walking down the isle she trips and falls over: this is where her future splits in two. In one reality she runs away at the altar but in the second she carries on walking and gets married.

In this book you are basically with Bea sorting out her troubled past in two separate lives which somehow link together as one.

I loved this book, but I was rooting for both sides of her life but at different times.
But I would definitely read this book if you love a good chick flick with humour added in.
LITTLE BIT OF A SPOILER*




Depression is also mentioned in this book which is relatable to me personally as I have friends suffering from it.

Throughout this novel I have enjoyed the style of writing and how innovative the layout of the narrative was; this made the character building of our protagonist interesting and easily to delve into without getting bored.

The first half of the novel was mainly building up a sense of character of Ursula, showing her difference to young girls of that time period. I particularly loved the bond between Ursula and her father, demonstrating the love and compassion of Ursula (as that at times may be hard to see). At some points I didn't really get along with Ursula's character, probably due to her strong-willed nature her father built up in her childhood. But once I looked past that and when Crowhurst expanded the narrative I felt a connection to Ursula, she was just a young girl being forced into something she knew nothing about.

I found all the characters diverse and interesting. I definitely feel this novel is about the character since thinking about it, not a lot happens in terms of narratives:
Ursula is born.
She is taught by her modern minded father.
Mother is cold.
Ursula writes plays for her friends.
She develops a crush on a friend's cousin, the cousin moves away not after kissing her and giving her a 'sweetheart gift'.
Ursula is taught some more.
She's introduced to arranged marriage.
She gets married, lives unhappily until she goes to London with her husband and bumps into her girlhood crush.
They have an affair and elope. Then the bastard dumps her with no money and doesn't have the guts to tell her himself.
Ursula then gets into acting to pay the bills, finds out shes pregnant, carries on acting, gives birth and sends the child to a friend who she visits often.

That's in a nutshell the book. But between those plot points holds a narrative of humour, wit, frustration - essentially Ursula's inner monologue. The ending for me was a little disappointing - I felt with the magnitude of Ursula's story the ended should've been more phenomenal. Though, that's not how life works. I guess it imitates life, a life that goes well. She got what she always wanted - to be a successful play write - but got some bumps and bruises along the way. The letter from his little sister really topped the cake for me - it not only made a great conclusion to the novel but had some sort of closure for Ursula as to why her mother never answered her letters and her isolation from her family.

All in all, a lovely read I would recommend to anyone.

I found it hard to get into, without any kind of solid plot towards the quarter mark. But once it got going I did get invested in Andy and Rachel, seeing how their story would end. It didn’t thrill me, explaining why it’s 3 stars but it wasn’t a bad book! I would’ve liked more of a conclusion, to me the end scene In the store seemed a little rushed and out of character considering Rachel was with her child and was running late. But I am glad at how it ended :)