Review: The World's Wife

The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Author: Carol Ann Duffy
Published: 24/09/1999

Okay so I read this book for my gcse english exam and I absolutely loved it! I very rarely give a five star rating but this one definately deserves it, it is packed full of incredible poems. It is a book that has become a firm favourite of mine and one that I could read a million times. When I read this book and had to disect it and find out exactly what the poem was meaning, it pretty much blew my mind!
This book is full of the female version of myth's/legends such as the Mrs Quasimodo version of events that happened, Mrs Icarus, Anna Hathaway. The poems are funny and in some places quite touching especially Anna Hathaway it is possibly my favourite one in the book. I dont really like poetry too much but these ones I found easy to understand, very funny and they are stories that you will remember for a long time. I recommend this book to anyone who has wanted to read it, or has never even heard of it. Carol Ann Duffy is an absolutely incredible poet!
This is also a great book if you are someone who likes books that involve mythology as some of the people featured in the novel are from Greek Mythology but are from the point of view of the partners/wives/sisters of the characters. If you read these poems and look a little bit closer into the poems you can see exactly what the characters are saying and how Carol Ann Duffy id portraying them in such an incredible and talented way.

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Review: Jon Fixx

Jon Fixx by Jason Squire Fluck
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Author: Jason Squire Fluck
Published: 02/01/2015

I received a copy of this novel thats to the amazing author in exchange for my honest review so....here is my review!

First of all I really love this novel! I felt so honoured to be able to get the change to read this book and I just couldn't wait to dive straight into the novel. The book is really brilliantly written, it keeps up a good pace throughout the novel which makes it easy to keep hold of the readers attention, keep them hooked on the novel and the characters. This is a brilliant debut novel written by a talented writter. All of the characters add something to the novel, there isn't any background characters, they all add to helping the reader imagine the surroundings, setting and characters that are featured in the book.
The character of Jon Fixx is one that is easy to get on with, and you want to know more about him which you do throughout the novel which adds depth to the book as it makes the reader feel like they really know Jon Fixx, he is the kind of character that you can vividly imagine in your mind...or even imagine being on the big screen one day!. It is the type of book that makes you want to read it and read it and not have to be away from it.
The novel has an unexpected twist of having the mob and FBI involved in it aswell, these little twist and turns also adds to the reader wanting to keep reading as you dont know where the author is going to take the story next. Even though it does have all of the points of a great crime novel...it doesnt mean that it makes it a predictable book to read. The only bad thing I have to say about this book that it finished! I could happily read many more books featuring the wonderful character Jon Fixx and I hope to read more books from this author one day.

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Review: The Turquoise Shroud

The Turquoise Shroud by Bobby Underwood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Published: 27/01/2013
Author: Bobby Underwood

I won this book in the Goodreads FirstReads competition. I thought that this was one of the best written books that I have read, Bobby Underwood is clearly a very talented author, who managed to keep hold of my attention through the whole book. The book contains everything that a good thriller/crime book should do! It is quite fast paced, keeps you wanting to turn the pages, it is very hard to put down and when you do its not long before you are back to the book.
The characters in the book are very well described and they are realistic and very likeable. I kind of guest who it was but I wasn't completely sure which I love in a mystery book I would rather it challenge my mind and make me think like this book did rather than it been obvious. I would definately recommend this book to readers who are fans of crime books. I will definately be reading more books by this author.
This book has all the great points that you expect to find in a great crime book, which makes this book such an amazing novel to read, it has unexpected twists and turns, intrigue, romance and murder that keeps the reader on their toes, the words that the author uses draws the reader into the novel and keeps them hooked onto the novel. I absolutely love Bobby Underwoods style of writing it is one that I could easily adjust to and didn't want the book to ever end.

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Review: Biocode: The New Age of Genomics

Biocode: The New Age of Genomics by Dawn Field
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Author: Dawn Field
Published: 26/03/2015

I received this book for free via Goodreads Firstreads competitions. This is my review of it!

I thought that this was a very interesting book to read, I was glad when I found out I had won it as it looked like a really fasinating book to read as it is something new to me. It is one that it more like an overview of the topic rather then a big indepth book about it which appealed more to me as if it would have been a indepth one it would put me off slightly. This book is really good if you are like me and are new to this topic. The book has a fasinating view on how DNA decoding can be used in the future and also features cases that show how it is currently being used. This is a great book for people who are interested in this kind of subject.

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Review: Before I Go To Sleep

Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
My rating: 0 of 5 stars



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Review: Eclipse

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Published: 07/08/2007
Author: Stephenie Meyer

Okay let just get this out there.... I LOVE TWILIGHT SAGA!...now that is out of the way I can do this review. I thought that this book was an amazing third book in the sage, we get to know the main characters even more and we get introduced to more characters that add a great deal to the storyline, without them and the 'minor' characters this book wouldn't work at all!
We follow the wonderful (but slightly irritating) Bella Swan as she has to choose between life and death...which will she choose? While reading this book I found myself gripping hold of the pages while telling Bella how stupid she was..which shows just how much I got into this book. Stephenie Meyers fills the reader with many different emotions it truly is an emotional rollercoaster that she takes you on. So yeah I pretty much love this book I read it before watching the film and I totally feel in love with the characters and the writing style. Must say I am and pretty much always will be TeamJacob! I have read this book 6 times so far and it doesnt bore me at all. LOVE IT!
The words that Stephenie Meyers uses are powerful and strong and manage to paint a very vivid image in the readers mind of the characters, situations and the surrounding that she is describing. I know alot of people will not agree with my review but hey its my review :). It is a book that is good for Young Adults and for adults aswell. Even if you thought you would never fall for a character in a book Stephenie Meyers portrays them in such a way that you cannot help but fall in love with them! They are all books that when you are reading them you can find yourself completely lost in them and time will fly past you without you noticing, you will find yourself missing out on sleep as you want to keep reading the novel.

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Review: The Fifth Elephant

The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Published : 6/11/2008
Author: Terry Pratchett

Another amazing book written by an amazing author! In this book we see the characters Nobby Nobbs, the wonderful Sam Vines, Havelock Vetinari , Carrot Ironfoundsson plus many more amazing characters. The setting of this novel is Uberwald. This is book 5 in the City Watch part in the Discworld novels.
This is another great book that transports us into the world that he has created, we go on the adventure with the characters, get to know them and enjoy the adventure with them. Terry Pratchett has a way with words that paints a vivid picture in the readers mind, even though I didn't find this book as funny as the others it is still a brilliant incredible story. I really really enjoyed reading this book.
The words that Terry Pratchett uses are so brilliant and powerful that they can make you feel like you are there, make you picture the Discworld like it is actually a real place and that all the people features are real too. It is one of them kind of books that you can sit down and read and not notice that hours have gone by without you moving, eating, sleeping, blinking or doing anything at all! This book really does caught your attention and hooks your mind not letting you go it keeps bringing you back to reading it. This to me is a sign of a really great book!
Each of the characters add something brilliant too the novel, they add in the humor and they add depth too the novel making it feel extremely realistic too the reader. It is definately one that can be read many times without it getting bored, and it is also one that I will treasure always and never be able to part with it. I love Terry Pratchett books and I particularly love this book!

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