Book review of 'On The Day I Died' by Candace Fleming

'On The Day I Died' is a book with a series of short stories about how young teenagers died. It is set in a real graveyard near Chicago called White Cemetery.                                                                            There are nine children who all tell their tantalising tales about their deaths.                                                                                 I loved reading this book and did manage to read it in about 3 hours, with short breaks. I literally didn't want to put it down. You can really get into the story and become involved in the characters and so you can begin to view their lives as they would've. You can get a really clear picture of the characters in your mind and, I would say that the plot is not too complicated, but I would have to say 'plots' due to the fact that they are short stories, but, they are not complicated and you can clearly see when the story has finished, especially as the character will die at the end...

The book, although the title claims otherwise, is not scary and would not frighten the younger readers, I don't think.

READ AGAIN?: 82%

ENJOYABILITY: 9.5/10

OVERALL RATING: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

AGE RANGE: 10-15

A Bit About Me...

I've already posted my first book review and hope to do a lot more. I'm 13 and don't normally read many books but recently I was given a lot more and it just so happened that I was 'apparently' reading them too fast - 1 book in half a day... and so it has been decided that I should write some book reviews. It isn't actually as bad as I thought it would be and so I'm going to keep going as often as I can... hopefully.

A bit about me now maybe?

I have 2 cats- both boys... Charlie and Bacchus. I love to swim, I swim a lot, normally about 7 times a week. I also absolutely love food, couldn't live without it... although I don't know who could, but my favourite food would have to be Japanese- especially sushi! I love the Internet. I probably (definitely) spend too much time on the Internet, and I guess that this isn't helping much but this can count as.. ummm.... work? My favourite subject at school is Maths. No, I'm not a nerd. MATHS IS FUN!! I love Youtube and watch that in any spare moment, or I listen to music, even when I'm doing homework or reading, I listen to music, although to be honest I probably just end up blocking it out... If I ever have time to sit down then I would probably choose to watch a RomCom! Who doesn't love a good RomCom??? As you would expect from a 'teen', I love sleep! My favourite drink would have to be Dr Pepper, or if I'm in the right mood, I love milk, that's a bit weird that it is one of my favourite drinks but there you go! That is some of my main loves in life, although I could go on... and I doubt anyone would read any more of me talking about random things so I'll stop.

I hope you enjoyed finding out 'A Bit About Me' 

Book review of 'The Sky Is Everywhere' by Jandy Nelson

'The Sky Is Everywhere' is a book, set in America, about a teenage girl whose older sister has just died, it is about jealousy and guilt and also love and romance. There are some twists in the plot but I won't divulge the ending for fear of spoiling the book- you will just have to read it and find out for yourself!!

It is about romance that blossoms out of grief but they are trying to stop the romance as guilt comes with it (because making-out with your dead sisters boyfriend would never come without some of that...) 

Inside, the book has left some 'extra bits' where the girl is writing, on absolutely anything (walls, coffee cups, newspapers etc.), about memories she had with her sister and I found them a really nice addition to the book and they gave the story more depth and they just pop up all over the book.

This book definitely tugs at your heart strings and is emotional as well but that is what a good book is all about! The book has drama -and almost extreme drama- but that is what makes the book so compelling.

I definitely enjoyed this book and was drawn into the story to experience it with the characters themselves. There was some swearing in the language but nothing shocking, as such.

READ AGAIN?: 96%

ENJOYABILITY: 9.5/10

OVERALL RATING: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ (5 HEARTS)

AGE RANGE: 12+