This month I've tried to reign in my book spending and as my to be read list is piling up pretty high now I thought now might be time to stop. I'm also in the process of planning another trip to the Warner Bros Studios and want to re-read all the Harry Potter books before then, so at the moment May is dedicated to the series.
Purchases:
All I Know Now – Carrie Hope Fletcher
How to Build a Girl – Caitlin Moran
Peter Pan and Wendy – J. M. Barrie (I have a collection of 'old' books – or as my sister calls them 'dirty books' and I couldn't resist adding this beauty to my collection)
The Cat's Quizzer -Dr Seuss (I also collect Seuss books)
Kindle: The Time In Between – Nancy Tucker
What I've Been Reading:
The Girl on Train – Paula Hawkins
This book was on my to be read list for quite a while and I have to say I was a little disappointed. After being dubbed 'the next Gone Girl' of course the hype for this book was pretty big. I have to say that I didn't think it was worth the hype that has surrounded it. I found it hard to engage with any of the characters and found I had little sympathy for any of them, on the whole they just got on my nerves because most of them just had no motivation to change their situations. What I did admire however was the writing style and division of chapters in the repetitive cycle of the morning and evening journey mimicking the commute and the stop start motion of the train in the narrative style.
Recipe for Life - Mary Berry
I'm not usually one to read autobiographies but Mary Berry is an idol of mine so I'd been putting off reading this one for a while. I managed to get through this book pretty quickly due to a number of train journeys primarily, but also because Mary's voice guiding you through the events. I obviously don't want to give away any details (and if you too are a Mary fan you'll probably know a lot) but my love for her grew so much after reading this. Her work ethic especially is just so inspirational.
When God was a Rabbit – Sarah Winman
I initially found out about this book as it was one of this years World Book Night titles and therefore a book that could inspire those who don't normally read for pleasure to do so. It was definitely very fitting for this, the book was so easy to read. There's always something I love about books written from a child's viewpoint, its probably just the naïvety of the narrative and being able to see something from an innocent viewpoint once again. This book transitions throughout so you see the character growing older and how perspectives change as you get older and how relationships grow.
All I Know – Carrie Hope Fletcher
I've only just started reading this one, but I will definitely finish it by the end of April as I've got plenty of travelling going on this week. I'm only 50 pages in so far, but I'm enjoying it, it is the warm hug in book form it promises to be.
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