Hello!
It's been a manic month so far but have managed to do some serious reading! I've gotten into another series of books by Cecily von Ziegesar. A few years ago I got into her series called 'it girl' novels that were extremely addictive-- now I've managed to get hooked again on her insanely popular Gossip Girl novels; I won't be surprised if most of you already know about them!
Gossip Girl is all about a group of teens in high school and their journey through to graduating following the twists and turns of the highs and lows of being rich, perhaps famous and fabulous! I really enjoyed this series and wish there were many more to follow! I may have to stop my Gossip Girl cravings by revisiting the it girl collection!
THE BOOK OF THE MONTH: I mentioned (a few posts ago) an author named Cecelia Ahern. I just finished her latest book called 'The Time of my Life' and I have to report that I really enjoyed it. I absolutely love curling up to a good book in the garden and that is just what this one allowed me to do. The story is set around Lucy and her seemingly troubling life; she is sent a letter in the post asking her to meet her Life but avoids the meeting for as long as possible... eventually she sums up the courage to go and ends up hating Life even more! However as the book progresses the two begin to work together to uncover all of Lucy's lies. Life focuses Lucy so she can face her problems one at a time and eventually correct some of her mistakes and step outside her 'bubble'
The blurb reads ' My life needed me. It was going through a tough time and I hadn't been paying attention to it... And now it had written to me, summoned me, and there was only one thing for it, I had to go and meet it face to face'
Honestly this is such a good concept for a book and is really worth the price (seeing as it is a hardback at the moment) I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it 100 times over.
'A Perfect Ten' by Chris Higgins is all about a student/part time gymnast and her private life at home and tackles some serious issues. I enjoyed this read and flied through it in an afternoon... I would recommend this author to a younger teen/tween but it would also serve well as a summer flick. I'd probably give it 7/10 as its a good story but some of the language was slightly too young for me.
Hope that you're sinking your teeth into a good novel this month, always here if you need a bit of help choosing! Let me know if there is anything you'd like me to review...
Love Ellie :)
