All The Things You Are By Clemency Burton Hill

All The Things You are
By: Clemency Burton Hill
Published By: Headline Review
ISBN: 978-0-7553-5827-4
My Edition Published: 2013
Number of Pages: 380
Fave Quote: "Sometimes the tragedy is not the love that doesn't last but the one that does"
The Blurb:" When New York Journalist Natasha Bernstein loses her job and discovers her fiance has been keeping a dark secret, her world collapses. Turning to her family, she takes inspiration from her formidable grandmother Esther, Who runs a community center in downtown Manhattan. As she starts to rebuild her life, Natasha's friendship with Rafi- The enigmatic architect working on Esther's center- restores her sense of wonder at the world and her faith in who she is.
But when Rafi and Natasha take a trip to Jerusalem, they are plunged into a story far deeper then their own. Here, Questions of family and loyalty mean more then life itself and they must ask themselves what they are ultimately prepared to fight for.
In a divided world, is it history or love that makes us who we are?"

My Thoughts: Before we start I would just like to say a big thank you to the Publisher for sending me this book to review. Just reading the blurb on the back got me hooked and I was interested in finding out how this story would go. I must admit I don't read that much Contemporary/Romance but this book was different to all the others I have read for a start most authors shy away from major political and Religious issue this book tackles them head on from the perspective of two Americans who are from different backgrounds and for me thats what i love about this book it does tackle issues that are relevant to today. In the first half of this book we meet Natasha a New York Journalist who looses her job and finds out that her Fiance Josh has a secret which forces Natasha to rethink what she wants from life so she seeks advice from Esther her Grandmother who has a really heartbreaking story in this book and this is were she meets Rafi who is an architect and they seem to hit it off pretty well and after meeting up again on a night out a Romance begins. A few months later we catch up with Rafi and Natasha in a relationship but having a holiday in Jerusalem and because they are from different backgrounds the dynamic begins to change between the pair they are forced to look at some pretty dark stuff that no fault of there own that there family's had to go through and how there parents came to be in America. I loved the fact that this book is set in two different countries as the development of Rafi and Natasha is very different there perspective and personalities are different when they are in New York they are carefree they don't know too much about the past and then when they get into Jerusalem and find out about whats going on its there personalities change from being carefree kids to growing up and being adults and looking at life in a different way. We don't really get to know every Charcture espaclley Natasha's parents and sister it was very hard to form an attachment when I didn't know very much about them and what drives there motives to the things they did. I loved Esther's development as a chracture is brilliant but I just wish the other Chractures like Natasha parents and Sisters were bit more expanded upon as i thought Rachel would be brilliant to read about. There is a Plot twist and I loved it towards the end of the book it was great made me want to cry. This book is a great read for anyone who loves a different take on the Romance side of things and how two different people love each other and not let the past or religion get in the way it deffiantly makes you think afterwards when you have closed the book. I give this book 4/5 stars I enjoyed it very much and I look forward to read more from the Author. Its a heartwarming book and I hope more Authors can tackle issues like the ones in this book.

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March Wrap Up/ April Reads

Hi Guys so in the Month of March I read one Book and that was Stormbreaker By Anthony Horowitz I gave this 5 stars on good reads and it was a reread and it still got 5 stars yay.
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In April i am planning on getting through Game of Thrones I am really enjoying this fantasy epic and i hope to read a good chunk of this in April. I also want to finshe the Collaborator by Margaret Leroy again I am really enjoying this book its set in 1940s Guernsey  and I will have a review up pretty soon.
I want to start the second Alex Rider book in April Point Blanc. If you want a more detailed list of the books I am planning on reding in April please check out my book tube channel and I will post the link to my March Wrap up/April reads hear http://youtu.be/ZPQ-cpvauyo
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March Book Haul

Hi Guys look look Another Book Haul been busy some pretty good books too many too list but if you want to know what they are you can see them on my YouTube channel.
I just want to blog quickly about a website that I have discovered if you are a British or Irish Book Blogger and you want to review books then click this link http://www.bookbridgr.com/
The site is called Bookbridger and you sign up and then once approved you can request books to read and review and then post your review and get stars I can not wait to review books for them there site is new and they are making improvements but hopefully you will enjoy the range of books you will find.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Hi fellow readers
This post is close to my heart this week my all time favorite children book turned 45 years old Happy birthday to the Very Hungry Caterpillar. I loved this book its a fantastic book for children the main reason i loved this book because I loved the Caterpillar and all the food he munched into and at the end he turned into a beautiful butterfly. As a Kid I was lucky enough to read some fantastic books if it wasn't for the Very hungry Caterpillar and many more i wouldn't be reading today I loved to read these books anywhere at school at home in the car i read The Caterpillar inspired me that no matter what you are or who you are at the end you become something beautiful and even if you have to munch on food or have obstacles in your way you will always achieve your dreams so thank you to this book and the many books I read as a kid you have always stuck with me as a person I still read you to little kids today in school and i think its great when I sit down and go through books in the library or at schools and you are still there being read and I enjoy the thrill that you are being read by a whole generation of children and and I thank you the reader for helping the Very Hungry Caterpillar for reaching 45 years because if you didn't read it it wouldn't be hear with us today. And I can not wait to read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to my Kids in the future because I want my kids to grow up reading and be in worlds beyond there imagination.
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RHIReviews Stormbreaker By Anthony Horowitz

Stormbreaker 

By: Anthony Horowitz
My Edition Published in: 2005
Published By:Walker Books
Number of Pages: 236
Favorite Quote: "Killing is for grown-ups and your're still a child."
The Blurb: When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances fourteen year old Alex Rider finds his world turned upside down. 
Within days he's gone from school boy to super spy forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in grueling SAS training exercises; then, armed with his own special set of secret gadgets, he's off on his first mission. But Alex soon finds himself in mortal danger. it looks as if his first assignment may well be his last....
My Thoughts
Wow Alex Rider is Brilliant. I adored this book what a Brilliant first book to the Series fast paced, Action filled and that's the first couple of chapters. This book was a Reread for me I first read this book/Series way back in year 9 and fell in love with the plot the chractures and the series as a whole so what's Storm breaker about. Meet Alex he is 14 year old living in London with his American guardian and in the first couple of pages Alex's world is turned upside down and he finds out is Uncle Ian Rider has died in a Mysterious circumstances and Alex goes and investigates his death and it leads him to MI6 were he finds out that his uncle was in fact a spy and Mr Blunt kind of forces Alex to go on a mission to Cornwall to investigate Herod Sayle and his Stormbreaker Computers. Before Alex goes he gets equipped with cool gadgets disguised as a game boy and computer game gadgets and it was this part that drew me in when I was age 14 the everyday things that can be turned into cool spy gadgets I loved that bit and so wished that my game boy was a high tech xray machine or that my zit cream tube was a cream to put on metal to escape. Alex goes to Cornwall and meets the very evil and sadistic Herod Sayle and Mr Grin and Nadia Vole and from the off Alex has to deal with the fact that this man ordered to kill his uncle. Alex gets to test the storm breaker computer. Alex gets into trouble several times and gets into very dangerous situations and I like that sense of danger that he faces when taking up this mission. I don't want to say too much because i don't want to spoil the book too much I loved the ending I didn't see it coming and i can not wait to read what happens to Alex in the next book it obvious MI6 is not letting him go in the future. I loved the Charctures and I can not wait to explore them in future books and to refresh my mind. This is a great first book to kick off the series and I for one can not wait to read the next book. a spy tastic 5/5 stars :)
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#Friday Reads

That time already it must be another Friday Reads Blog

Yep you have seen right I am Reading A Game of Thrones By George RR Martin mega reading this weekend of this talked about series and my brother thinks I will love it.
Second Book is yep still The Time of My Life By Cecelia Ahern loving it at them moment I am on page 102 don't know what to really think its good but not the best book out of the books i have read in my opinion.
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Book Haul March 2014

Hey Guys I Have a book haul for you.

1. The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules By Catharina Ingleman-Sundberg- I loved the Synopsis for this its a brilliant synopsis and its one of the reasons I would love to read it this and along with 100 year old man would be a great marathon
2. FanGirl By Rainbow Rowell- Saving this for May as I am going to comic Con in London so this will be a perfect read for my adventures at Comic Con.
3.Marley and Me by John Grogan- True story yes I have watched the film and I so can not wait to read this.
The Hobbit By JRR Tolkein- Another book I am really looking forward to read I loved the film and I am excited to read the book.
4. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks By Rebecca Skloot- Have wanted to read this since seeing this on the Channel 4 Book club show.
5.The Shock of the Fall By Nathan Filer- Again I have herd so much about this book I love the cover and I am sure i will enjoy the book.
6. When God was a Rabbit By Sarah Winman- I have seen this everywhere and i have finally picked it up and hauled it The cover is sooooooo shinny.
7.The Great Gatsby By F.Scott Fitzgerald- One of the many classics that I want to read I might get the film as well and watch alongside or after i finshe can not wait to read this.
8. Burial Rites By Hannah Kent- Saw this on goodreads and I read the plot and got the book its set in Iceland not Ireland like I misread it opps but can not wait to get stuck in,
And Thats it for my March Book Haul I hope you enjoy my Haul of books 8 books this month blimey if you would like to buy any click this link and you can support my Blog by doing so
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Have a good Reading month and I will see you soon
Rhiannon :)