Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Loving Mr. Daniels by Brittainy C. Cherry

Read: May 18-20 2014
★★★★

WOW! I absolutely loved this book!

It's weird to say that, when in reality, about half of it was spent talking about sad things, people dying, etc. But at the same time, all those issues were always approached with such positivity, and the will to overcome obstacles, that I couldn't help but smile a lot throughout the book.

We have two main characters, Ashlyn and Daniel, who meet by chance and have very similar experiences with death and heartbreak. They fall for each other very fast, and on the first week of classes, they find out Ashlyn is Daniel's student. That's obviously the big issue in the book, along with death (but I won't mention names).

They try to make it work, being secretive, and careful; but this type of story always has a breaking point, and when it comes, it makes Ashlyn leave home and therefore, Daniel as well. But fortunately, after some time, they find each other, and I won't say more ;)

Overall, it was a really sweet story, with incredible characters who had awesome and compelling personalities. I cried at some parts, both out of sadness and happiness, and my insides even did that twisty thing they do when I read a book that really affects me (that's usually when I know it's a five star book!) I loved reading this, because of all those elements and highly recommend it!

Sunday, 11 May 2014

Trying to turn things around

I started this blog in 2012 (I didn't even remember it being so long ago) and I really wanted to write reviews for every book I read. Mind you that I read more than 100 books that year, and then again in 2013, so as much as I would have liked to do that, I just couldn't keep up with it, partly out of laziness, partly because I have never considered myself to be a good writer. I think I can be, when I really put my mind into it, but the problem is, I never want to put myself out there, afraid I'll just do something so bad, that someone will comment on how bad it is, and then I'll never do it again.

With all this being said, I really am trying to get in the game and maybe even get a few followers on the blog.

One of my problems is also that a lot of times I don't see things through. But I am going to try my best.

Hopefully in a few months, I'll have people commenting on my reviews and sharing their opinions on the same books with me. I can hope!