Woot, woot hey guys! here is a list of the books I read this month along with star ratings, synopsis and if I have a review for them or not!
Without any further ado let us get started!
Book 1:
The Ocean at the end of the Lane by Neil Gaiman.
Sussex, England. A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. He hasn't thought of Lettie in decades, and yet as he sits by the pond (a pond that she'd claimed was an ocean) behind the ramshackle old farmhouse, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too strange, too frightening, too dangerous to have happened to anyone, let alone a small boy.
Forty years earlier, a man committed suicide in a stolen car at this farm at the end of the road. Like a fuse on a firework, his death lit a touchpaper and resonated in unimaginable ways. The darkness was unleashed, something scary and thoroughly incomprehensible to a little boy. And Lettie—magical, comforting, wise beyond her years—promised to protect him, no matter what.
Do I have a review up? Yes here is the link: Book Review: Ocean at the end of the Lane
My Star Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
Book 2.
White Wedding by Milly Johnson.
It's the day they've always dreamed about. But will it turn out to be a nightmare …?
Bel is in the midst of planning her perfect wedding when disaster strikes and everything she thought she knew is turned on its head. Can she hold it all together and, with the help of her friends, and a mysterious man she meets unexpectedly, turns disaster into triumph?
Bel's friend, ice-cream parlor owner Violet, is engaged to Glyn, who is besotted by her although Violet fell out of love with him long ago. But however trapped she feels in the relationship, she can't quite say the words, 'I don't want to marry you anymore.' Then, just when she's about to give up and resign herself to married life, she finds love in the most surprising of places. Will duty rule her heart or will she allow herself to be swept off her feet?
Max was planning a quick registry office do with her fiancé Stuart until she sees a TV programme about traveler brides and becomes determined to have the most extravagantly glitzy wedding ever. But in all the excitement has she lost sight of what's really important? Does she want the wedding more than she wants the groom?
And as all three friends find the dress of their dreams at the White Wedding bridal shop, its owner, the lovely Freya, guarantees that her gowns will bring them happiness - though maybe not quite in the way they expected.
Do I have a review up? Yes here is the link: Book Review: White Wedding by Milly Johnson
My Star Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.
Book 3.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?
Do I have a review up? Yes here is the link: Book Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
My Star Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
Book 4.
Scouting for the Reaper by Jacob M. Appel
Each of the characters in Scouting for the Reaper faces an unanticipated challenge: transporting a truckload of penguins across the country, arranging a proper Jewish burial for the remains of Gregor Samsa, selling tombstones dressed as a Girl Scout. These stories explore the domestic and professional adventures of people in over their heads while leavening their struggles with humor.
Do I have a review up? Yes here is the link: Book Review: Scouting for the Reaper by Jacob Appel
My Star Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.
Book 5.
Life and death by Stephanie Meyer
A reboot of the first book in the Twilight series, it introduces seventeen-year-old Beaufort Swan, who moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington. He is endangered after falling in love with Edythe Cullen, a vampire.
Do I have a review up? No. I ended up DNF'ing this book because I found it dry and stiff. It was not a reboot it was badly done fanfiction.
My Star Rating: 0 out of 5 stars.
Book 6.
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller.
From Goodreads:
There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I've gotten what I came for.
Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map--the key to a legendary treasure trove--seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her the perfect opportunity to search their ship.
More than a match for the ruthless pirate crew, Alosa has only one thing standing between her and the map: her captor, the unexpectedly clever and unfairly attractive first mate Riden. But not to worry, for Alosa has a few tricks up her sleeve, and no lone pirate can stop the Daughter of the Pirate King.
Do I have a review up? Not yet but I will shortly!
My Star Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars ~A Must Read~
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