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GHOSTS: The Button House Archives by Simon Farnaby, Ben Willbond, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, Martha Howe-Douglas, Mathew Baynton

funny lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Characters - 5
Writing - 5
Plot - 5

A lovely book based on the BBC Series "Ghosts" (UK version).

It displays "artefacts" from the history of Button House and the ghosts that inhabit it.

It took a out a year to read as it was a "flick through when I don't have another book" book. But Still thoroughly enjoyed it. 

How They Met and Other Stories by David Levithan

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Characters - 3.5
Writing - 3.5
Plot - 3.5

A cute collection of short stories mainly about new or young love.  Levithan captures the feeling of love purely and made me feel like i was back at school.

I was a little disappointed at only having 1x f/f love story, but i'll cut my losses and just accept that.

Rating 3.5 stars because I found some of the stories a little too convenient and a little naive. But that's what YA is and i appreciate that. I think I mainly felt that way because (obviously) we only saw the intense moments.

Ask Me Anything by P.Z. Reizin

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Characters - 3.5
Writing - 3
Plot - 3

A fun book with a fun concept. Execution wasn't amazing, but was I still enjoyed reading it.

Main complaint is that the chapters were so long! Like a chapter with 2 POVs (Fridge and Daisy) was over 40 pages, and couple have been split into seperate chapters. It would be been much more easily readable.

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

5.0

I will never rate a memoir this deep and emotional anything less than 5 ☆s.

I had no clue about what Britney went through and only vaguely knew about the conservatorship via the news when it ended.

The narrator, Michelle Williams, really pulled the story together and narrated it beautifully. I felt every line.

I will be more aware of Britney's struggles in the future. She deserves that much.

The End of the Fucking World by Charles Forsman

4.0

A fun graphic novel the inspired the Channel 4/Netflix series.

We follow James and Alyssa through alternating perspectives as they navigate life on the run.

Alyssa ignores James' violent tendencies and James protects her from a ritualistic murderer.

This is an interesting story and illustrated uniquely. I'm looking forward to reading Forsman's other book "I am not okay with this".

Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephenie Meyer

4.0

this was a solid 3.5☆ read until the final few chapters. I was really not expecting it to end that way and was so surprised when the decision was made for that ending to occur!

Not a bad "what if" of the Twilight book. Liked Beau as a character more than I liked Bella I think. And Charlie was 100% meant to be a boy dad rather than a girl dad. 

Having just read the entire series for the first time including Bree Tanner and Midnught Sun, I'm surprised at how much I actually enjoyed it

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I genuinely think I enjoyed this more than the original book. I think having the insight from Edward and his mind reading talent made it much more interesting and it was great to see his perspective of everything that happens in the original book.

it was especially intriguing to see that Edward had decided to leave Bella pretty immediately after the accident for her own safety, not just towards her 18th birthday like New Moon suggests.

Overall, I’d be interested to read the rest of the series from Edward’s POV and I’m looking forward to the animated series coming from it.

I’d 100% read any of the books from other POVs too, Jasper especially would be very interesting!

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Characters - 5
Writing - 4.5
Plot - 5

I honestly enjoyed this novella more than the original series. I loved seeing the world through the eyes of Bree as a new born vampire. I enjoyed reading about that situation she was in under Riley's control.

My heart broke for her when she discovered Riley had lied about Deigo being alive. I wanted her to have a happy ending so badly, even though I knew that she wouldn't. I really liked her as a character.

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

4.0

Characters - 4.5
Writing - 4
Plot - 4

I really liked the way it was separated into 3 books. Especially Jacob's POV in book 2. It was refreshing to read something from someone else's perspective. 

It slowed down a little at the start of book 3 but picked up once the threat picked up. It was also pleasantly surprising that the ending was a little different to the film.

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

4.0

Characters - 3.5
Writing - 3.5
Plot - 4

Was so interesting to read this story after seeing the film. Especially the Jacob/love storyline.

The build up to the fight was stressful but it was great reading about the prep everyone went through and getting to know more about Jaspar. The characters and writing weren't as good as previous books, but it was still enjoyable and the plot kept me wanting more!