The Maze Runner #1

The Maze Runner
By: James Dashner
Number of Pages: 371
Blurb: When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas can remember is his first name. But he's not alone He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the glade, an encampment at the center of a bizarre  and terrible maze. Like Thomas the Gladers don't know why or how they came to be there or whats happened to the world outside. All they know is that every morning when the walls slide back they will risk everything to find out even the Grivers, half machine half animal horrors that hunt the maze's walled corridors.
Fave Quote  "Don't worry he whispered, hoping they could hear him. I did it on purpose"


If you are a fan of the Hunger Games and you want to read this book then read this book for how it is not because you love the Hunger Games and you think this is going to be the same. This book is not the Hunger Games its a very different book and its a brilliant read. The Maze Runner follows a guy named Thomas who wakes up in a Metal lift which takes him to this maze and there he walks into a glade in the middle of the Maze and meets the Gladers a group of boys who live there. Thomas and the other boys don't know there story, Age or were they have come from all they know are there names and nothing else. Thomas quickly discovers more about the Maze through the other boys and discovers that they have there own language for things he also discovers that there are a group of boys called Runners and Thomas makes his mind to be a Runner and explore the Maze not only that there are Robotic like Slugs called Grivers that live outside the maze waiting for anyone brave enough to come along, the boys are terrified when a Griver does get them that they will go through the changing. Soon after Thomas arrives A girl comes to the Maze and has a message that she is the last one that's when the story really begins. I loved the dynamic and the friendships in this book when I was reading in my mind this screamed Lord of the flies but in a maze that's what I likened it to, When Teresa arrives she is the only girl in this established group of boys and the boys are scared because they don't know what to make of this girl who comes and Thomas is intrigued as she can communicate with him in his mind and it freaks him out because  he somehow knows this girl but cant remember were. The book is a bit slow in the first part because Thomas is learning about how things work the justice system is cruel to him and it made my stomach turn reading that bit and he is learning how to be a Runner in the Maze the second part of the book really picks up the pace when Thomas discovers that the Gladers have been trying to get out of the Maze for 2 years and the realization that someone or something has put them there for a reason is haunting. The ending of this book is sad and it does end on a cliff hanger you really build a relationship up with Thomas and the others Newt Minho Alby all play a part in helping each other out. I would like to say that i am not a big fan of the main caricature being all brave and Thomas is always the hero when they are in dangerous situations which annoys me. This book does live up to the hype but to compare it to the Hunger Games would be wrong its a different story altogether and the fact its set in a Maze is genius and I think it plays on your fears being trapped in a maze with terrifying creatures and having to survive and not knowing who you are is very original idea. There fore this book gets a Mazetastic 5/5 stars and I can not wait to read the second book of this series.

Diamond by Jacqueline Wilson - book trailer

Book Haul September 2013

Hey Guys just thought I would share this book Haul 2 are from the Libray and the other 3 I brought so without further a do I will list them here.

1. The Maze Runner By James Dashner- Reading this at the moment its brilliant so far bit slow to start its set in a dystopian world i would liken this to Lord of the flies but in a maze.
2.Divergent By Veronica Roth- Looking forward to reading this book had to reserve it out the library want to read this book before the film comes out.
3. The Bone Season By Samantha Shannon- Saw Samantha Shannon on BBC breakfast talking about the book can not wait to read it as the plot sounds really good also its set in Oxford in the year 2059 and the cover is lush.
4. The Cuckoo's Calling By Robert Galbraith- This is JK Rowling's secrete book its a crime novel the plot sounds excellent struggled to find a copy but I am glad I found it will be reading this in the future
5. I am Number 4 By Pittacus Lore- Picked this up in my local charity shop for a quid not too bad again really want to read this book and see the film :)

hope you enjoyed my book haul please comment and let me know what you thought if you have read any of these books thanks :)

The Night Circus

The Night Circus
By: Erin Morgenstern
Number of Pages: 490
Blurb:  The Circus Arrives without warning 
No announcements precede it...
It is simply there, When yesterday it was not.
Fave Quote: "What kind of Circus is only open at night?"

How Do I describe this book? The answer you can't really you need to read it to make your mind up for me after I finished this book my mind was blown. I have never read anything so engaging and dream like in my reading experience ever. Erin Morgenstern wrote this book in a dream like way she wrote the circus so precisely in the book you are Reading from how the Circus starts and how its started to who is picked to be part of the circus and why and when its up and running to the end when its in danger of ending. The Caricatures in this book are so brilliant and there plots and development are very detailed its hard to keep up. You have Celia and Marco who as children have been trained to take part in this challenge and are trained in the art of illusion to take part in a duel and have been told that only one can live there story in this book is so compelling and lovely and there relationship is honest and these 2 caricatures drive the book forward and keep you wanting more. Then you have Bailey a normal boy who discovers the Circus because he has been dared to get something Bailey is your way in to the Circus he guides you and from his eyes you get to meet Poppet and Widget the Twins and they form a close friendship with Bailey. The twins are awesome and as caricatures make a wonderful double act.
It took me a while to read this book and its not a book you can rush through it takes time to read and digest what you have read i think as a reader you do need to get a copy read it once and then twice to appreciate and savor every morsel and to let your imagination work overtime while reading this well thought out Novel. This Novel is set in the late 1800s early 1900s and the historical accuracy is brilliant. I think this book will stay with me forever and will deffiantley be my reading highlight of 2013. I look forward to reading more of Morgensterns work in the future. This book gets a Spellbinding 5/5 stars. 

If you enjoyed the Night Circus do let me know I hope you enjoyed this review :)

The Boy who fell to earth

The Boy Who Fell To Earth

By: Kathy Lette
The Blurb: Meet Merlin. He's Lucy's bright, beautiful son- who just happens to be autistic.
Since Merlin's father left them in the lurch shortly after his son's diagnosis, Lucy has made Merlin the center of her world. Struggling with the joys and tribulations of raising her eccentrically adorable yet challenging child (if only Merlin came with operating instructions), Lucy doesnt't have room for any other man in her life. 

By the time Merlin turns ten, Lucy is seriously worried that the Pope might start ringing her up for tips on celibacy, so resolves to dip a poorly pedicured toe back into the world of dating. Thanks to Merlin's candor and quirkiness, things don't go quite to plan... Then, just when  Lucy's resolved to a life of singledom once more, Archie the most imperfectly perfect man for her and her son lands on her doorstep. But then so does Merlin's father, begging for forgiveness and a second chance. Does Lucy need a real father for Merlin- or a real partner for herself?
Fave Qoute:"I wanted our son to have a name which would make him stand out in crowd, something out of the ordinary to mark him as different. Well not in my wildest imaginings could I have known how different my son would turn out to be"
Number of pages: 321

Review: 

I am giving this book 3 stars I enjoyed this book even though Chic lit is not my fave genre but I loved the premise of the book single mum struggling to bring up her Autistic son I don't think has been done before I certainty enjoyed it as is saw some of me in Merlin and I for one who also has Aspgers the struggle to live with the condition is a hard one and i could understand were Merlin is coming from I loved his quotes he good some really good one liners aseptically when it came to the subject of sex lol. I didn't really like Lucy she came across as a mum who really didint want Merlin to do anything of himself but it was funny when she started dated other men and the reaction to Merlin was funny hard to date when your son doesn't quite get it and her struggle to teach Merlin the Social Rule. and don't get me started on Jeremy Merlin's father actually don't get me started. all in all a good read and a good insight into Autism and the Struggle that any parents/family face was well documented. I would certainty recommend it to people who want something different from this Genre. Sorry about the short review i found this book very hard to review just didn't know what to make of it enjoy.