Autumn

“Wow.” That was my first thought after finishing this novel. First of all, how the heck does one write a book thicker than a dictionary with 628 pages that is only eight chapters? Some of those chapters could be books in and of themselves. But aside from that, I love Donna Tartt's writing. Her words for me, float beyond the page- they are truly made of that magical quality Stephen King was referring to when he said “books are magic”. I was impressed by how realistic and honestly horrible the characters were. There was a lot of beauty to be found in the darkness and despair. It certainly wasn't what I was expecting. Tartt does not shy away from harsh and real topics such as addiction, depression, suicide, racism and homophobia. Her characters are impeccably flawed and exceptionally interesting. All the events in ‘The Secret History' could happen in real life, yet the story has a big element of the world beyond, of ghosts, and gods from the classics. Truly a reflection on real life. On one hand we have matter, what we can touch and see and explain. And on the other hand we have emotions, visions and dreams that can convince even adults that magic exists, and is within all of us.

This book so happens to be a perfect light read for summer, therefore it was my misfortune that I happened to pick it up in winter. Not to say that I didn't enjoy this book. I very much did. I just know I would have enjoyed it more in summer. But anyway. This YA Romance is pretty good, the descriptions in the book are lovely and it even had me giggling and kicking my feet at some parts (and I don't usually do that). I will also mention that I extremely dislike Alice as a character. I recommend you pick up this book IN SUMMER :)

This book is at its essence a whole bunch of people's seemingly unrelated, messy stories woven into one story. It points out that people are much more connected than they realise, a beautiful thing about life on earth: we tend to run into everyone else every so often. Many of the stories were heartbreaking, and left my mind full of the sweet, poignant rhythm that is life. It was very interesting to read a book that doesn't stick to one perspective, but leaps all over the place from first-person, to third-person, to a chapter entirely composed of digital slides. This book is extremely relatable and all the characters are very real- I would recommend it to any person who is alive.

It is so interesting to read the perspective of another character in the beloved novel, ‘Jane Eyre'. Reading this book changed my opinions about Bertha/Antoinette, Mr Rochester and Jane- and made me realise the importance of perspective.

I think this book was a worthwhile read, but it certainly was more interesting to me personally at the start than at the beginning. At the start of the book I really enjoyed the nostalgic summery feel the author had sewn into the pages, and it was interesting to read the chapters that go back and forth in time of the main character's life. Percy, the protagonist, does make a couple decisions later on in the book that made me enjoy it less, but at least I understood the place she was coming from.
Definitely worth a lazy summer read, and will entertain you for a while!

Little Women is one of the world's most beloved classics, and rightly so. This novel is something that I know would do every woman good if she reads it, and has something for young girls, middle-aged women and old women in it. I will never grow tired of watching and reading this story, and I always learn things while reading it. A very heartbreaking, hilarious, beautiful coming-of-age story of four sisters- a must-read for everyone.

This book is funny and unique, a fantastic read for aspiring writers. It is fascinating to read about how Stephen King writes, and it also gave me hope and inspiration to write myself.

I loved this book, the accents and slang made everything I read come to life.

Just another one of John Green's successes- capturing brokeness in the most beautiful ways!

I loved this book, it was hilarious. it was a bit rude, but I loved the characters. Sort of.

This book was interesting. Prayer is definitely the most powerful thing you can do.

This book was a typical famous five type of book. The Bob-whites are a lovable club.

This book had very loveable characters. I especially loved Griselda and Len. :)

This book was exciting as well as funny. I enjoyed reading about Archie Lemon.

This book had a bucket load of intriguing characters. I saw the end coming!

This book was much more frightening than Frankenstein, with a lot of blood. It was thrilling.

I stayed up to 11:50pm reading this book! I love Niyx and Xira, and I feel sorry for Aven!

This book was full of beautiful poems. The poems were modern and moonlit.

This book made me cry and blush. I liked the ending, even though I could see it coming.

I can't believe Peter and Anne died! They seem so real to me! It's depressing.

This was a very interesting book, with well-made characters. I wish it wasn't abridged.

I loved this book, it really helped me understand Shakespeare's classics.

These poems were great to think upon and read. Shakespeare had some serious life problems.

I loved all the little stories in this book- they're so common yet so beautiful.

This book was wonderfully descriptive. The tale was interesting. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.