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Wednesday, 10 August 2016

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY | AUTHORS YOU ARE WAITING ON ANOTHER BOOK FROM

I had to think about this topic quite long. There were two authors that popped in my head straightaway when I saw this topic but for the other three I had to think a little bit longer. I feel like most authors that I like have just announced a new book, or are writing a series so I can't mention those. Other authors on my shelf I am just not waiting for a new book on that much. Eventually, here I have my top 5 'authors I am waiting on another book from'.



Patrick Ness
Definitely the one that first popped in to my head was Patrick Ness. I have read only two books by him so far, but absolutely fell in love with his writing style. All his other books are definitely on my wishlist and when he'll announce a new one, it will be automatically added to my list.

Celeste Ng
I read 'Everything I Never Told You' last month and it was absolutely amazing. I loved it so, so much and I can't wait for Celeste to publish a new book. I read somewhere that it took Celeste six years to write 'Everything I Never Told You' so I hope I don't have to wait another six years for a new book of hers.

Stephen Chbosky
Stephen Chbosky is the writer of 'The Perks of Being A Wallflower' a book I adored. Since then he only edited another book which I'm not really interested in reading. I really hope he will announce a new book one day!

David Nicholls
I really like David Nicholls his books. In my opinion his books are the perfect getaway from serious books or crazy fantasies. They are cute and light-hearded and can make me laugh out loud. I hope he will write a new story soon!

Rainbow Rowell
Rainbow Rowell of course couldn't miss in my list. I love Rainbow Rowell her books. They are so cute and fluffy and like David Nicholls his books, very easy to read in between fantasies or series!


Thursday, 21 July 2016

BOOK REVIEW | EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU BY CELESTE NG

Title: Everything I Never Told You
Author: Celeste Ng
First published: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 292
Rating: 5/5

"Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet. So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos."


























I went into this book almost completely blind, I knew it was historical fiction and that it was a mystery, and that was about it. When I started reading this book I was from page 1 in awe of the writing style of Celeste Ng, the character development was absolutely amazing.

Throughout the whole book you read through the perspective from Lydia, her parents, her older brother and her younger sister. It is really interesting to see what was on their minds and how they cope with the situation.

This book is set in the 1970's and it is also really interesting how this book deals with gender and race equality. This book was absolutely wonderful and I would highly recommend!