Book 24 - Flawed - Cecelia Ahern

Kindle Edition Cost: NetGallery Publisher: Harper Collins Childrens Books Published: 24/03/16 Amazon uk link: Here Goodreads Link: Here

The Blurb

Celestine North lives a perfect life. She’s a model daughter and sister, she’s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she’s dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan.
But then Celestine encounters a situation in which she makes an instinctive decision. She breaks a rule and now faces life-changing repercussions. She could be imprisoned. She could be branded. She could be found FLAWED.
In this stunning novel, bestselling author Cecelia Ahern depicts a society in which perfection is paramount and mistakes are punished. And where one young woman decides to take a stand that could cost her everything.

My Thoughts

I have never been a fan of dystopian stories; I find them a bit dull and lacking originality, there are so many of them.
This makes my decision to read this book a strange one. But read it I did and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story made me angry, nervous, tense and wanting to know how it was all going to end.
I felt an almost unreasonable hate for the leader of the guild Crevan and really wanted Celestine to bring the whole flawed system down. I enjoyed reading how Celestine changed through the book from a perfect unflawed model into what I hope will become a fighter who knows that just because you are told something is right, it doesn’t mean it is.
My only negative point is that I have to wait a year to find out how it all ends.

Book 24 - Flawed - Cecelia Ahern

Kindle Edition Cost: NetGallery Publisher: Harper Collins Childrens Books Published: 24/03/16 Amazon uk link: Here Goodreads Link: Here

The Blurb

Celestine North lives a perfect life. She’s a model daughter and sister, she’s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she’s dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan.
But then Celestine encounters a situation in which she makes an instinctive decision. She breaks a rule and now faces life-changing repercussions. She could be imprisoned. She could be branded. She could be found FLAWED.
In this stunning novel, bestselling author Cecelia Ahern depicts a society in which perfection is paramount and mistakes are punished. And where one young woman decides to take a stand that could cost her everything.

My Thoughts

I have never been a fan of dystopian stories; I find them a bit dull and lacking originality, there are so many of them.
This makes my decision to read this book a strange one. But read it I did and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story made me angry, nervous, tense and wanting to know how it was all going to end.
I felt an almost unreasonable hate for the leader of the guild Crevan and really wanted Celestine to bring the whole flawed system down. I enjoyed reading how Celestine changed through the book from a perfect unflawed model into what I hope will become a fighter who knows that just because you are told something is right, it doesn’t mean it is.
My only negative point is that I have to wait a year to find out how it all ends.

Book 23 - Time Travelling with a Hamster - Ross Welford

Kindle Edition Cost: 4.99 Publisher: Harper Collins Published: 31/12/15 Amazon uk link: Here Goodreads Link: Here

The Blurb

“My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty nine and again four years later when he was twelve.

The first time had nothing to do with me. The second time definitely did, but I would never even have been there if it hadn’t been for his ‘time machine’…”

When Al Chaudhury discovers his late dad’s time machine, he finds that going back to the 1980s requires daring and imagination. It also requires lies, theft, burglary, and setting his school on fire. All without losing his pet hamster, Alan Shearer…

My Bit

I needed a break from Thrillers and another favourite genre of mine is YA books and Time Travel. So when I saw this I thought it would be perfect for a little light relief.
It’s a heart warming story about family and change with the main character, Al, getting into all kinds of scrapes that Kids will enjoy reading. The ending is great and it’s an altogether well plotted and well written book, It’s one that I shall keep for my kids to read when they are a few years older, I would rather they read this than a Roald Dahl ripoff.

Book 23 - Time Travelling with a Hamster - Ross Welford

Kindle Edition Cost: 4.99 Publisher: Harper Collins Published: 31/12/15 Amazon uk link: Here Goodreads Link: Here

The Blurb

“My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty nine and again four years later when he was twelve.

The first time had nothing to do with me. The second time definitely did, but I would never even have been there if it hadn’t been for his ‘time machine’…”

When Al Chaudhury discovers his late dad’s time machine, he finds that going back to the 1980s requires daring and imagination. It also requires lies, theft, burglary, and setting his school on fire. All without losing his pet hamster, Alan Shearer…

My Bit

I needed a break from Thrillers and another favourite genre of mine is YA books and Time Travel. So when I saw this I thought it would be perfect for a little light relief.
It’s a heart warming story about family and change with the main character, Al, getting into all kinds of scrapes that Kids will enjoy reading. The ending is great and it’s an altogether well plotted and well written book, It’s one that I shall keep for my kids to read when they are a few years older, I would rather they read this than a Roald Dahl ripoff.