Book Review: The Ice Twins

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  Welcome back to another book blog post by myself. If your new here, also welcome! Thank you, for picking my blog posts to read. Let me also apologise for not getting this review out sooner. I've not been reading as much as I would of liked too. As I have been busy doing other tasks. But it is here now and that is all that matters. So this book review is all about, The Ice Twins written by S.K.Tremayne. 

  This is the part of my blog post, where I share with my lovely readers. Here. Is some more information about the author of the book. Like I've told many readers before if you don't like this part of my blog or you don't have a interest in this part. You can skip it. I give you my permission. But I won't be a bit surprised if most people just skip parts and head straight to the opinion part of my book blog posts. Right lets get to the part about the author. S.K.Tremayne is a bestselling novelist and award- winning travel writer and a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines around the world. The book was picked for the Richard and Judy Autumn 2015 Book Club. (They are a famous couple from the UK) It was a Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller. Born in Devon U.K. S.K.Tremayne now lives in London UK and has two daughters. This author writes under a pseudonym this means the author uses a fictitious name. This is one of his/her fictitious names. Bonus points if you can find his/her other fictitious name/real name. Leave the answers in the comment box. 

  Now onto the next part of my blog post. This is the part of the blog post where I let my readers dive into the book a little deeper. I will share some of the background story. It helps readers know whether or not, they like the sound of the book. To buy or not to buy, in other words. So here we go, "After one of their identical twin daughters, Lydia, dies in an accident, Angus and Sarah." "But when their surviving child, Kirstie, claims they have mistaken her identity- that she, in fact, is Lydia- their world comes crashing down." I'm not telling or should I say write anymore. Giving too much away spoils the book. Nobody likes that. 

  WOW! I mean where do I start. This part is all based on my opinion of the book. So here we go. First I never judge a book by its cover. But that's what grabbed my attention first. I especially liked the design. When I read the first page, I was hooked. Every time I began a new page I wanted to finish it faster whilst taking everything in. I enjoyed how this book had pictures throughout the book. If you imagined the places in the book. You could see what it actually looked like. When I put the book down and walked away from it. I couldn't wait to get to a comfortable place, so I could pick it back up and read it. I would call this book a real roller coaster of a journey. It's a real thriller and full of suspense to the very end I didn't expect the ending of the book and if all of this persons books end up like this. I can't wait for the next one.

  I would recommend this book to the older audience of 18 and above as it is a adult fiction book. As there are many strong themes and strong use of language. I would give this book a 9/10. If you wish to read any of my other blogs you can find them here laurennpullennreviews.blogspot.com You can also leave questions below. I will try to answer them. Also you can follow my blog to stay updated on whenever I upload a new blog. Thank you for reading these blogs...again. 

 Until my next book review x 

Book Review: Everything Everything

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  Another book finished. I start a new review. I am going to start this review a bit different. I'm going to ask some questions I doubt anyone will reply to them. 1. Are you enjoying these blog posts? 2. Is there more of a certain book type you want me to review? What type? 3. Finally, what is your preferred blog post length, straight to the point or long and a bit a ramble? If you do decide to answer these questions. Leave the answers in the comment section of this blog post. I will try my best to reply to all the answers. I don't bite, I promise. Anyway back to the review. The book I'm reviewing this time is Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon. 

  Sometimes readers like to know more about the author. Well this is that very part. This is all the information that you need to know. Here we go, Nicola Yoon grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn which is part of Long Island, U.S.A. Nicola currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. Everything Everything is her first novel. David Yoon is Nicola's husband he is a writer and a designer. David created the illustrations for this book. 

  I like to give many of readers snip bits of all the books I review. This part of my review is still going to be the same as always. So here is what the blurb from the back of the book says, "Maddy is allergic to the world. She hasn't left her house in seventeen years." "Olly is the boy next door. He's determined to find a way to reach her." Just two little bits this time I'm afraid. As nobody likes to have massive spoilers on the book. That would result in no one buying the book and that wouldn't be good for the author.

  I think that most people like other people's opinions/reviews on things. So here is mine. Where do I start? Maybe the front cover is a good place to start. There are many reasons why this book grabbed my attention. The main thing though is the splash of colour that makes your eyes turn away from other books. For that reason I would buy this book alone. Onto the book itself, I knew when I started it, it was going to be a good book I mean who doesn't enjoy a young-adult book every now and again. I enjoyed the shortness of some chapters as it kept my attention for longer. Which kept me reading for longer. This leads me on to say that I could not put the book down that's how I finished this book in one sitting. I was enjoying Maddy and Olly's adventure too much. I tried to finish each page faster than the last. I wanted to stay up to speed with what was going on. I didn't want the book to end though. I liked the way that Nicola wrote the characters and how she wrote the many major topics that are happening daly around the around the world. Through the characters and how they dealt with the situation. It tells us that nobody is ever on their own. So just like Maddy I could re-read this book over and over and never get bored. As this is her fist novel, I can't wait to read what she writes in the future.

  I would recommend this book to anyone aged 16 and over as there is some swearing throughout this book. I would give this book a solid 10/10. It was a great read. If you wish to stay updated on when I post a new blog post please feel free to follow my blog. You can find all my other blog posts at laurennpullennreviews.blogspot.com If you have any other questions or recommendations please leave them in the comment section below. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read my blog posts or anybody else's. 

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Book Review: The Well

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  To all my lovely readers. So it is a new month. A new month brings many new things. For an example new readers and some more book blog posts. Like this one, this review is all about The Well by Catherine Chanter. So sit back and enjoy this brand new book blog post. 

  I'm sure by know most people/readers know what happens at this part. This is for all the new readers. This next paragraph is dedicated to the author who wrote the book I'm reviewing. If you don't want to know more about the author. I give you the reader permission to skip to the next part. But If you do want to know. Here is the information you want, Catherine Chanter was born and raised in the West Country. For people who don't know that's the west of the UK. Catherine has a Masters with distinction, in Creative Writing from Oxford Brookes University. Catherine has won many awards including Huffington Post One to Watch in 2015. The Well is her first novel. 

  For most people, they like to read the back of the book in other words the blurb. This part of my book review. Where I like to tell the reader some more information or background story of the book. So that they know what they are buying into. This is what you need to know "When Ruth Ardingly and her family first drive up from London in their grime - encrusted car and view The Well, they are enchanted by a jewel of a place, a farm that appears to offer everything the family are searching for. An opportunity for Ruth. An escape for Mark. A home for their grandson Lucien." "As The Well envelops them, Ruth's paradise becomes a prison, Mark's dream a recurring nightmare and Lucien's playground a grave." That's all I'm giving you, my readers as people don't like big spoilers. As then you don't have a reason to buy the book as you know what's going to happen throughout the book. That is not fun. 

  After reading all that information. It's time to give my opinion on this book. When I first saw the book I was drawn in by the cover, as it gives you that mystery feeling and you want to know more. Well done to whoever designed it. I eventually sat down to read this book. I took my time reading the first couple of chapters. I enjoyed the first chapter as it set the scene. But as I got further into the book it lost me a little more each time. I found myself re-reading sentences. I felt more confused each time I re-read the sentence. Maybe if the font size inside the book was a bit bigger. When the book picked up the pace I found myself reading the book more often and finishing each page quicker. I wanted to know what was lying in the next chapter. When I got towards the end of the book I didn't expect that ending and the events that lead up to it. That changed my opinion on the book. It was great even if it did take me a bit longer to read than my other books. Can't wait to see what she writes next. 

  I would give this book a 7/10. I would also recommend this book to older readers. As it is classed as adult fiction and has some swear words on the inside. If you wish to read the many other blog posts, I have done. You can read them at laurennpullennreviews.blogspot.com You can also follow me to stay updated on when I write new blog posts. Leave me questions to answer that's if you want too. Thank you for reading this blog post. 

 Until my next book review x