Rebecca is honestly my favourite book, it's so beautifully written, and it's exciting. It has mystery and suspense, it had a female MC who grows so much over the whole book, and just a really well crafted plot-line. There is just so much to like about Rebecca and re-reading this for the second time made me fall in love with it all over again.

10/10 recommend.

Finally finished this, quite enjoyed the experience of the audible book. My first audio. Admittedly it took me a long time to finish, but mostly because I took long periods between listening as I've been very busy. However, I did really enjoy the experience.

Yay! I finished a book and made it out of my book slump with the wonderful help of audiobooks. Really, really enjoyed this book. It was lots of fun and had lots of unexpected twists and turns.

I am completely and utterly in love with Thor--well, Chris Hemsworth--and Thor is definitely my favourite Marvel superhero because sadly there are no amazing female superheros in the Marvel franchise.

Sidenote: YES DC FOR HAVING ALL THE AMAZING WOMEN, holla for Hawgirl, Wonder Woman, Supergirl to name a few.

That's why when I saw Thor: the Goddess of Thunder I was stoked because a female twist on my favourite superhero is exactly the kind of thing I would love. However, I have to say I was a little underwhelmed rather than blown away.

The artwork was fantastic, it was all really colourful and I liked how they depicted Thor, the Goddess of Thunder, his family, the ice-giants, and Malekith. Malekith was great; he looked way more evil and elf-like than the movie.

It was the plot-lines where sadly this volume felt a little flat. I read the 5 comics included and felt like we had not really taken off anywhere. The focus was initially on Thor being unable to lift his hammer and the demise of him. The story arc then switched into following the new Thor who was a mysterious lady that could now wield the powers of Thor. The new Thor was challenged with battling Malekith and the ice-giants who were trying to steal something from a vault. This wasn't actually all that exciting and it felt like it took too many editions to resolve and not enough excitement or action happened in those 5 editions.

I also felt that we didn't really get to experience much of the new Thor's character and style because she has been overshadowed by her predecessor and name-sake, Thor. Thor is a very strong and well-known personality and I think to introduce a woman into his role and keep her name the same made it really difficult for her to shine in her own right. I hope the next volume can fix this. It also was not helped by Odin's incorrigible and masochistic comments. I was not a fan of him AT ALL. On the other hand, Freyja was the sassy, loving mother and I liked her, so I'm hoping we get to see more of her and a developed character profile in the next volume.

I will certainly be reading the next volume that accompanies this series just because I find comics very easy to read, and I want to see how it pans out. However, the main reason I picked this one up was because it is currently free on kindle for all Amazon Prime members (12/03/18) and I'm not sure I would have invested in paying for both volumes as its sadly not mind-blowing. Hopefully the next installment can pack a little more punch.

Things I liked:
*The initial art style in the first few volumes.
*The plot twists were unexpected and very surprising.
*Female power--yes Lady Thor!


Things I didn't like:
*The 'What If' Comic I really didn't like because the plot was very confusing. I was not really prepared for the comic or where it was going. The art style also looked like it was out of the 1980s Beano comic and I was not really a big fan.
*Not enough plot-line following Malekith and his evil plans.
*Just not enough *umph* and action.

Me Before You isn't my type of book at all, but I heard good things about the audio so I thought I would try it. Overall I would say I really enjoyed the audio narrators, but they were the most engaging part. I had a lot of problems with the plot line, some of the terminology that was used and I most certainly will not be reading the follow-up books. I didn't even realise this book was part of a series until somebody told me, I thought it was a standalone. I really hate books that have unnecessary sequels and this is one of them. I will admit the whole book was very easy to listen to and I got through it within a few days, as I was quite engaged in the plot and finding out what happened. However, I was not blown away and I cannot say I fell in love. The book was 'okay' which is why I've given it a 2 star rating which according to goodreads is an "it was ok".

Things I liked:
*The cast of narrators - well everyone except Nathan's narrator, he just didn't sound like he was from New Zealand. They all portrayed their characters really well and I really felt I could visualise people well.
*The short chapters that intersected Lou's narrative to give an insight into different elements
*That the book encourages people to see more in their own capabilities and try new things.
*The humour - there were some witty parts that made me laugh and smile and I liked that.

Things I did not like:
*This book appears to be marketed as a romance which it is not, its about how extraordinary experiences and people can change each others lives.
*The terminology that was used to describe Will's condition- it felt outdated and problematic.
*Some of the general handling of medical issues and

assisted suicide debates.

*Patrick - he was an arse from day one.

Lou should have gotten rid of him a long time ago, they had nothing in interest and I'm not sure why it took another man for her to see that.

*Lou's sudden enlightenment to being an intellectual individual following a few challenges from Will when initially she had been portrayed as a bit of a dumb bimbo.

I know this book has received a lot of hype and in some ways I can see why, but it's just not a book I can fan-girl over. I will definitely give Moyes books another try because I think the writing style is easy to read/listen to. However, I think I'll be avoiding the film altogether, I don't need to relieve the experience on big screen.

Thoughts to come.