Book Review of 'An Abundance of Katherines' by John Green

'An Abundance of Katherines' is a book about a boy, named Colin, who has had nineteen girlfriends all called Katherine. He is a child- prodigy but wants to become a genius, or at least famous. For this he has to create something completely new, or a new idea. But first he must get over his nineteenth Katherine dumping him.

One thing that I really liked about this book was the way at the bottom of some of the pages there was a glossary that linked to parts of the text telling you more information about them. My favourite being when he learnt 99 digits of Pi using a sentence where each letter corresponds to a number.

Although I thought that the ending was slightly predictable, I still thoroughly enjoyed this book. If I'm honest, I didn't actually understand the appendix, at all, or I really couldn't be bothered to understand it, but if you like complicated things and graphs, then I advise reading the appendix!

But all that aside, the actually story is an amazing read and I really enjoyed reading this and it filled the time I spent driving around France on holiday. So as it seems, I have turned out to be a great fan of John Green!

READ AGAIN?: 93%

ENJOYABILITY: 9/10

OVERALL RATING: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

AGE RANGE: 13+

Book Review of 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian' by Sherman Alexie

'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian' is a book about a young Indian boy from a small reservation who tries to overcome racism and to fit in with an all white school.

This book shows what it can actually be like for a poor Indian living in world full of racism and truth shines through in all parts of the book.

I really enjoyed this book and at parts may have brought a tear to my eye. No, it's not a sad book, but the determination that the character showed and the courage was amazing through everything that he was going through. He puts a real effort to fit in even if things work differently, you live and learn.

A nice touch to the book is the drawings in there. The boy likes to draw and so some of his drawings are put into the book and I really liked finding them although you have to go back and read them, they were a nice touch.

One of the main things that I found from this book, was how it reminded me how lucky I am with my life and that there are many people worse off than me who deserve better, and have done nothing wrong to get what they have.

Overall though this book was a really good read and I enjoyed it thoroughly with a heart-warming ending.

READ AGAIN?: 84%

ENJOYABILITY: 9/10

OVERALL RATING: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

AGE RANGE: 12+

Book Review of 'Eleanor & Park' by Rainbow Rowell

'Eleanor & Park' is a book about a girl who is new in town and couldn't stand out more if she tried. All she wants is to hide away though, but to one boy, Park, she is everything he could want. Over time they go from never talking to never wanting to be apart.                                                                                                                             I thought that this book was really exciting with lots of twists in the plot and you never new what would happen next and where their relationship would go. Both Eleanor and Park came from completely different families who thought differently on the relationship. This made the story more enticing as I wanted to know whether everything would work out in the end.                                                                                                                             The best part of the book was the ending, although I can't say much about it without spoiling the plot, I liked how it ended because it shows how much they care for each other.

This probably isn't one of my favorite books that I have read because I prefer books where more happens, not just the romance, but that is not to say that I didn't enjoy this book, I did!

I did like the way that the book is written though, because there are two characters, the author has done sections within the chapters so that you find out what happens in each persons life and what it is like from their perspectives, so there will be a section from Eleanor's perspective, and then maybe they go home and you find out what Park does at home. This was an interesting way of writing the book and I really enjoyed it.

READ AGAIN?: 87%

ENJOYABILITY: 9/10

OVERALL RATING: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

AGE RANGE: 13+

Book Review of 'The Fault In Our Stars' by John Green

'The Fault In Our Stars' is a book set in America about a girl teenage called Hazel who has cancer and is possibly on the verge of death, when she meets a gorgeous boy called Augustus Waters at Support Group. He twists the plot and could change the way Hazel views her life.

This book is full of twists and turns in the story and emotionally involves you in the story as well as showing you how people with cancer can feel on a day to day basis and how they cope.

I found that I was absorbed in the story and literally read the whole book in one go because the plot takes you on a journey with the characters. The book is not all seriousness though, thankfully.

Hazel talks about 'cancer perks', being the special treatment that she can get and that is what takes Augustus and Hazel on their journey together.

I really enjoyed this book and I must admit that I was crying by the end but I won't spoil the story for anyone who wishes to read the book.

In this book, there is a book inside the book, that Hazel and Augustus both read, this is a book that they both feel they can relate to and shows them, and me, the truth about life, but as I said before, I can't tell you what happens!!

This has probably been my favourite book that I have reviewed so far, but I can't quite decide why... You can decide for yourself.

READ AGAIN?: 99.99%
ENJOYABILITY: 10/10
OVERALL RATING: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥  (5 HEARTS)
AGE RANGE: 13+

Book Review of 'Paper Towns' by John Green

'Paper Towns' is a book set in America, about a teenage boy who has a crush on his next-door neighbor and he has known her since they were really young. They start to separate more as they get older, until one night when everything could change...

I found this book intriguing and it definitely draws you into the story. I really enjoy books that are like diaries but not written like a diary, and that is what this book is like... If that made sense to anyone out there, good.

This book is about finding out more about people and not just judging them on how you remember them. It shows that people can change over time and they may not be the same as you remember them to be. I found that this was a useful lesson to learn from a really good book and I enjoyed this book especially because you can engage with the characters and feel what they feel. Everything is described with precision and you don't miss out on anything in the story.

I really enjoyed this book and, it was -a bit- about romance, but the main story was more adventurous and mysterious and you get to try and figure out the mystery along with the characters. At first I did find the concept of 'paper towns' slightly confusing - without giving anything away...- but I grasped the idea nearer to the end when it is described in more depth. 

READ AGAIN?: 94%
ENJOYABILITY: 9.5/10
OVERALL RATING: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥  (4 HEARTS)
AGE RANGE: 12+