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I originally marked this book as a 4 star read, I AM AN IDIOT!!!!
I have changed it to it's rightful 5 star shelf.
REVIEW
What do you do when you look in the mirror? Do you take a quick glance to check all is ok, or do you stand and take a really good look?
Do you study all of your laughter lines, your wrinkles, your grey hair, or do you really REALLY look???
If you really look, what do you see?
Are you happy with who you are?
With all you have ever done?
Of who you are perceived to be?
Ghostwriter, is like standing in front of a full length mirror and seeing all of the scars you have, all of the dirty secrets that, even though you tell your best friend everything, you would never tell them that......not that....not ever!!
The main character will probably be someone that you are not really that happy with, she's OK, she's grumpy, and to put it quite frankly, a bit of a bitch!
This, will maybe make you dislike her immensely, however, stick with the story, she has reason, a reason that I cannot (and will not) divulge! (Spoilers people!)
Mark, gahh I LOVE Mark, he is such a calming presence, he is like the Ying to Helena's Yang, the chalk to her cheese, the white to her black, her.......well you get the picture.
This story starts off a little slow, like a trot, however it gains speed, and then by the time you realise what is happening you are galloping through a minefield, and leaping over the things that you don't want to see.
My advice, apart from obviously reading this brilliant book, is GO IN BLIND, don't read any reviews (except mine of course!)
Savour every sentence, every line......Take a deep breath and buckle up, you are in for a bumpy ride!
*Book kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review, this in no way has swayed my rating, or view about this book*
I have changed it to it's rightful 5 star shelf.
REVIEW
What do you do when you look in the mirror? Do you take a quick glance to check all is ok, or do you stand and take a really good look?
Do you study all of your laughter lines, your wrinkles, your grey hair, or do you really REALLY look???
If you really look, what do you see?
Are you happy with who you are?
With all you have ever done?
Of who you are perceived to be?
Ghostwriter, is like standing in front of a full length mirror and seeing all of the scars you have, all of the dirty secrets that, even though you tell your best friend everything, you would never tell them that......not that....not ever!!
The main character will probably be someone that you are not really that happy with, she's OK, she's grumpy, and to put it quite frankly, a bit of a bitch!
This, will maybe make you dislike her immensely, however, stick with the story, she has reason, a reason that I cannot (and will not) divulge! (Spoilers people!)
Mark, gahh I LOVE Mark, he is such a calming presence, he is like the Ying to Helena's Yang, the chalk to her cheese, the white to her black, her.......well you get the picture.
This story starts off a little slow, like a trot, however it gains speed, and then by the time you realise what is happening you are galloping through a minefield, and leaping over the things that you don't want to see.
My advice, apart from obviously reading this brilliant book, is GO IN BLIND, don't read any reviews (except mine of course!)
Savour every sentence, every line......Take a deep breath and buckle up, you are in for a bumpy ride!
*Book kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review, this in no way has swayed my rating, or view about this book*
I don't know about this one, maybe it's me :/ That's why I have put it on my "Everyone loves it but me" shelf on Goodreads.
If you know my reading habits then you will know that Sci-Fi is not my usual go-to read, paired with Fantasy, it is something that I will mostly give a wide berth to, unless I am bullied into it my on of my GR buddies 😘
I fell into the hype with this authors previous book The Martian, and the hype was right, the book was AMAZING, I listened to it on audio and the narrator was fantastic, Mark Watney was the funniest character, and I really felt like I was there with him while he was stuck on Mars all by himself, I 5 starred the crap out of that one!
This book.......sigh this book, I don't know it just seemed that the author was trying to make Jazz into a female Mark Watney, the one liners, the inappropriate jokes, he just seemed like he was trying too hard to be liked, and I get it, I really do, after that success you want another hit, why fix it if it ain't broke right?
The narrator Rosario Dawson did a stellar performance with the story and she made me laugh a couple of times with her narration.
The story
Jazz lives on Artemis, which is on the moon, she is a hot (obviously) space engineer, genius who is also a smuggler, she's also a bit of a Sci-fi geek, oh and she's only 26!
She is dipping her fingers in lots of pies to get herself as many Slugs (Money) as she can to be able to move out of her small "coffin" (Appartment).
With smuggling comes danger, and of course there is plenty of that, but she gets offered an amount of Slugs she can't turn down to sabotage something for a very big name around town.
Can you see the similarities?? Not only that, as per the Martian, there is a hell of a lot of science talk in this one too, but it wasn't as interesting.
Maybe I was just having an off day, if you liked The Martian, then you'll probably like this, but for me, it was a bit too blahhh
🌟🌟🌟 stars
If you know my reading habits then you will know that Sci-Fi is not my usual go-to read, paired with Fantasy, it is something that I will mostly give a wide berth to, unless I am bullied into it my on of my GR buddies 😘
I fell into the hype with this authors previous book The Martian, and the hype was right, the book was AMAZING, I listened to it on audio and the narrator was fantastic, Mark Watney was the funniest character, and I really felt like I was there with him while he was stuck on Mars all by himself, I 5 starred the crap out of that one!
This book.......sigh this book, I don't know it just seemed that the author was trying to make Jazz into a female Mark Watney, the one liners, the inappropriate jokes, he just seemed like he was trying too hard to be liked, and I get it, I really do, after that success you want another hit, why fix it if it ain't broke right?
The narrator Rosario Dawson did a stellar performance with the story and she made me laugh a couple of times with her narration.
The story
Jazz lives on Artemis, which is on the moon, she is a hot (obviously) space engineer, genius who is also a smuggler, she's also a bit of a Sci-fi geek, oh and she's only 26!
She is dipping her fingers in lots of pies to get herself as many Slugs (Money) as she can to be able to move out of her small "coffin" (Appartment).
With smuggling comes danger, and of course there is plenty of that, but she gets offered an amount of Slugs she can't turn down to sabotage something for a very big name around town.
Can you see the similarities?? Not only that, as per the Martian, there is a hell of a lot of science talk in this one too, but it wasn't as interesting.
Maybe I was just having an off day, if you liked The Martian, then you'll probably like this, but for me, it was a bit too blahhh
🌟🌟🌟 stars
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Aaaaaanyway, this book was just wonderful, i thoroughly enjoyed listening to the audio book, expertly narrated by Emily Rankin & Catherine Taber.
I try not to read the blurb on books that i have been recommended as i tent to be put off, so as normal i went in to this one blind.
It wasn't until i had got about halfway through that i realized that it is based on a true story!!!!!
This story is loosely based around the story of Georgia Tann, The Tennessee Children's Home Society, and her involvement in the kidnapping, and child trafficking of hundreds of children.
Often mothers still heavy with sedation were told that the baby they had just delivered had died, or were just made to sign a paper, not really knowing that they were signing away their child.
Other ways of stealing children, well just taking them from your front porch was a normal occurrence!
This woman used to advertise the children in the papers as a "Live Christmas Present" or something equally as disturbing, but the thing is, people loved her, they saw a woman helping poor little orphans out, they didn't see that behind closed doors the children were being beaten and physically/sexually abused.
In fact she was loved so much that movie stars and "well to do" people used to get children from her, the move star Joan Crawford actually got her 2 children (twins) from Georgia Tann at the Childrens home.
To this day some of the children that were taken from their parents have never found their families again, that is just so sad.
Even though this was a sad story to read, the way that the author writes was like pure poetry on the pages, and i loved it!
Actual Newspaper advertisements.
Aaaaaanyway, this book was just wonderful, i thoroughly enjoyed listening to the audio book, expertly narrated by Emily Rankin & Catherine Taber.
I try not to read the blurb on books that i have been recommended as i tent to be put off, so as normal i went in to this one blind.
It wasn't until i had got about halfway through that i realized that it is based on a true story!!!!!
This story is loosely based around the story of Georgia Tann, The Tennessee Children's Home Society, and her involvement in the kidnapping, and child trafficking of hundreds of children.
Often mothers still heavy with sedation were told that the baby they had just delivered had died, or were just made to sign a paper, not really knowing that they were signing away their child.
Other ways of stealing children, well just taking them from your front porch was a normal occurrence!
This woman used to advertise the children in the papers as a "Live Christmas Present" or something equally as disturbing, but the thing is, people loved her, they saw a woman helping poor little orphans out, they didn't see that behind closed doors the children were being beaten and physically/sexually abused.
In fact she was loved so much that movie stars and "well to do" people used to get children from her, the move star Joan Crawford actually got her 2 children (twins) from Georgia Tann at the Childrens home.
To this day some of the children that were taken from their parents have never found their families again, that is just so sad.
Even though this was a sad story to read, the way that the author writes was like pure poetry on the pages, and i loved it!
Actual Newspaper advertisements.
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My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me:
1. I’m in a coma.
2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore.
3. Sometimes I lie.
After a synopsis like that how could I not read this??
Amber wakes up in hospital, well when I say wake up, she is actually still in a coma, but she can hear everything.
This story jumps from the distant past to when Amber was a child, to the "just" past and how her accident happened, to now in the present.
You would think that this would be confusing, and have to admit that it did take a couple of chapters for me to get into the swing of things, but then it just flowed.
This is not a book that can be skimmed, it really needs you to pay attention as there are clues, even though you won't realise until the end, and while we are talking about it WTF is going on with that ending!!!!!
Narration was actually really good, read by Stephanie Racine, she also threw a little bit of singing in there for good measure!
It's really strange for me living in the UK and listening to British narrators as they all seem to sound so "proper" and they all either seem to sound like Mary Poppins or Jason Statham so I tend to not listen to a huge amount of them, but this was a lovely surprise.
4.5*
1. I’m in a coma.
2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore.
3. Sometimes I lie.
After a synopsis like that how could I not read this??
Amber wakes up in hospital, well when I say wake up, she is actually still in a coma, but she can hear everything.
This story jumps from the distant past to when Amber was a child, to the "just" past and how her accident happened, to now in the present.
You would think that this would be confusing, and have to admit that it did take a couple of chapters for me to get into the swing of things, but then it just flowed.
This is not a book that can be skimmed, it really needs you to pay attention as there are clues, even though you won't realise until the end, and while we are talking about it WTF is going on with that ending!!!!!
Narration was actually really good, read by Stephanie Racine, she also threw a little bit of singing in there for good measure!
It's really strange for me living in the UK and listening to British narrators as they all seem to sound so "proper" and they all either seem to sound like Mary Poppins or Jason Statham so I tend to not listen to a huge amount of them, but this was a lovely surprise.
4.5*
So I really wanted to like this one, no LOVE it!!
But...alas......
Now I loved the Until series before (no really, I 5 starred the shit out of the 1st one) but this book has issues, I shall be touching on these issues 1 by tiiiiiny one!!
1. The time line!
Now, this book is about the CHILDREN of the original cast right?? correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm not......I double checked!
Asher and November (from the 1st book) have since had 4 children, all girls, all called months of the year (sigh)
Anyway in the book [b:Until Nico|18781543|Until Nico (Until, #4)|Aurora Rose Reynolds|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1398781346s/18781543.jpg|26694387] we met up with Asher and November and their brood of kids, and they were exactly that KIDS, still babies, which means now with July being 26 years old a looong time has passed, is this mentioned I hear you ask, well dear read the answer to that is......no, not once EVER.
It is not 2025 or whatever, there are no flying cars, nor as it happens is there anything new, July rides a crappy motorbike and Wes rides some sort of Harley thing, we are just supposed to not remember that.
2 . Wes
Now look, lurve an alpha male in a book, sheesh I've even hunted them out to read, but Wes is a law unto himself.
After tasering Wes (yep you read that right) July meets his "mint ice cream eyes" and notices his hotness, okay okay I can go with that, I've known people that were complete dicks, but still hot to look at.
He proceeds to call her a bitch (fair enough she did just taser him!) but this goes on AND ON!!
Anyway they get it on (obviously) and he turns into an alpha douche, walking into her work place and just shutting the door and demanding she takes off her clothes to bend he over the table to "spank her ass" as he was pissed with her about something, it's not an "oh my god that's hot" way, although he does give her a mind blowing orgasm (again) ya know, so who am I to complain??
3. July
Now I'm not saying that July is a pushover, but after a week or so a of seeing Wes he has a key do her house, okay moving a little fast I hear you say?? Yes you would think that, however she DIDN'T GIVE HIM THE KEY HE STOLE IT, well took it from her keyring actually, she asked him, mentioned that he wasn't given it, he proceeded to use jedi fucking mind tricks on her avoiding the question, and that was it!
After that he pretty much moves all of his shit in the house and she's fine with it!
4. July's Super Vagina
I mean this girl must have a Vag of steel the amount of times it gets pounded, I'm sure she's probably got a bag of frozen peas shoved down her pants when Wes leaves her alone (which is very rare)
Also the whole "Who's pussy is this, who do these perfect tits belong to"? questions make me a little ikky, who says that in real life? If a man ever said that to me I'd be like....
Anywhooo, the point to this overly long rant is, I didn't like it, I'm disappointed and I'm pissed! !
Oh yes I forgot
5. Plot Twist
At 89% ........Are you kidding me, really, was I expecting it??
Was it a surprise???
Was I shocked??
But...alas......
Now I loved the Until series before (no really, I 5 starred the shit out of the 1st one) but this book has issues, I shall be touching on these issues 1 by tiiiiiny one!!
1. The time line!
Now, this book is about the CHILDREN of the original cast right?? correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm not......I double checked!
Asher and November (from the 1st book) have since had 4 children, all girls, all called months of the year (sigh)
Anyway in the book [b:Until Nico|18781543|Until Nico (Until, #4)|Aurora Rose Reynolds|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1398781346s/18781543.jpg|26694387] we met up with Asher and November and their brood of kids, and they were exactly that KIDS, still babies, which means now with July being 26 years old a looong time has passed, is this mentioned I hear you ask, well dear read the answer to that is......no, not once EVER.
It is not 2025 or whatever, there are no flying cars, nor as it happens is there anything new, July rides a crappy motorbike and Wes rides some sort of Harley thing, we are just supposed to not remember that.
2 . Wes
Now look, lurve an alpha male in a book, sheesh I've even hunted them out to read, but Wes is a law unto himself.
After tasering Wes (yep you read that right) July meets his "mint ice cream eyes" and notices his hotness, okay okay I can go with that, I've known people that were complete dicks, but still hot to look at.
He proceeds to call her a bitch (fair enough she did just taser him!) but this goes on AND ON!!
Anyway they get it on (obviously) and he turns into an alpha douche, walking into her work place and just shutting the door and demanding she takes off her clothes to bend he over the table to "spank her ass" as he was pissed with her about something, it's not an "oh my god that's hot" way, although he does give her a mind blowing orgasm (again) ya know, so who am I to complain??
3. July
Now I'm not saying that July is a pushover, but after a week or so a of seeing Wes he has a key do her house, okay moving a little fast I hear you say?? Yes you would think that, however she DIDN'T GIVE HIM THE KEY HE STOLE IT, well took it from her keyring actually, she asked him, mentioned that he wasn't given it, he proceeded to use jedi fucking mind tricks on her avoiding the question, and that was it!
After that he pretty much moves all of his shit in the house and she's fine with it!
4. July's Super Vagina
I mean this girl must have a Vag of steel the amount of times it gets pounded, I'm sure she's probably got a bag of frozen peas shoved down her pants when Wes leaves her alone (which is very rare)
Also the whole "Who's pussy is this, who do these perfect tits belong to"? questions make me a little ikky, who says that in real life? If a man ever said that to me I'd be like....
Anywhooo, the point to this overly long rant is, I didn't like it, I'm disappointed and I'm pissed! !
Oh yes I forgot
5. Plot Twist
At 89% ........Are you kidding me, really, was I expecting it??
Was it a surprise???
Was I shocked??
So my little Chickadee friends gave me some recommendations for PNR books as I really can't seem to get into them at all.
I was firstly recommended the EIT series which I devoured and this one so I thought what the hell and tried it.
Usually any synopsis with the word vampire in it gets a huge wide berth from me, but I sucked it up (see what I did there?) and pulled up my big girl vampire panties and dived in.............AND LOVED IT!!!!
I've dived headfirst into this series and Cat & Bones have made it into one of my favourite couples!!
I was firstly recommended the EIT series which I devoured and this one so I thought what the hell and tried it.
Usually any synopsis with the word vampire in it gets a huge wide berth from me, but I sucked it up (see what I did there?) and pulled up my big girl vampire panties and dived in.............AND LOVED IT!!!!
I've dived headfirst into this series and Cat & Bones have made it into one of my favourite couples!!
WTF did I just read.........I need to sit and think a while before reviewing this one!!
Also need to pop off and change my profile settings in my Facebook/Twitter/Emails etc.
Also need to pop off and change my profile settings in my Facebook/Twitter/Emails etc.
How far would you go to protect one of your children?
This is the question in this heartbreaking book.
Jude has it all, a perfect family, a perfect house, a perfect life.
Her kids are popular at school (well one of them, the other pretends she is) and everything is rosy.
Jude is the perfect mother to twins Zach and Mia and they love her for it, everything she does is for them.
Mia is unhappy though, she doesn't fit in at school and has no friends, that is until one day, a girl called Lexi sits next to her and begins to talk to her, they then become inseparable best friends.
This concerns Jude as Lexi comes from the wrong side of the tracks, but gives Lexi the benefit of the doubt and soon she becomes an addition to their perfect family.
After a stupid mistake is made one night the family's life is never the same again and Lexi is pushed out of the families embrace.
I loved this story and was moved to tears on many occasions, it has friendship, love, loss and fear in bucket loads.
A definite recommendation from me!
This is the question in this heartbreaking book.
Jude has it all, a perfect family, a perfect house, a perfect life.
Her kids are popular at school (well one of them, the other pretends she is) and everything is rosy.
Jude is the perfect mother to twins Zach and Mia and they love her for it, everything she does is for them.
Mia is unhappy though, she doesn't fit in at school and has no friends, that is until one day, a girl called Lexi sits next to her and begins to talk to her, they then become inseparable best friends.
This concerns Jude as Lexi comes from the wrong side of the tracks, but gives Lexi the benefit of the doubt and soon she becomes an addition to their perfect family.
After a stupid mistake is made one night the family's life is never the same again and Lexi is pushed out of the families embrace.
I loved this story and was moved to tears on many occasions, it has friendship, love, loss and fear in bucket loads.
A definite recommendation from me!
Book: Ready Player One
Genre: YA
Type: Audiobook.
Book rating: ♡♡♡♡♡
Narration rating: ☆☆☆☆
Review
Wow I loved this book.
If you fancy rooting in the back of your closet and finding your old leg warmers, jelly shoes, ra-ra skirts and different colored illuminous socks, then this is the book for you.
With references throughout to the 80's from movies to music and beyond, this book brought out my inner nerd, and I didn't even know I had one.
Anyway I'd love to chat, but I'm just sticking on my Wham 12" vinal and crimping my hair........everyone sing after me, "Club Tropicana drinks are freeeeeeeee! !! "
You don't need any blurb, go on and give it a try ......you might like it.
5☆
Genre: YA
Type: Audiobook.
Book rating: ♡♡♡♡♡
Narration rating: ☆☆☆☆
Review
Wow I loved this book.
If you fancy rooting in the back of your closet and finding your old leg warmers, jelly shoes, ra-ra skirts and different colored illuminous socks, then this is the book for you.
With references throughout to the 80's from movies to music and beyond, this book brought out my inner nerd, and I didn't even know I had one.
Anyway I'd love to chat, but I'm just sticking on my Wham 12" vinal and crimping my hair........everyone sing after me, "Club Tropicana drinks are freeeeeeeee! !! "
You don't need any blurb, go on and give it a try ......you might like it.
5☆