In My Mailbox #16

IMM is hosted by The Story Siren. It is a meme which book bloggers take part in to show what books they have received that week.

Sorry that it is the wrong way round...I can't figure out
 how to rotate it! :P

For Review:

Yoshiko And The Gift Of Charms by Julia Suzuki

This sounds good, the author has been described as "the new JK" - sounds good already!

Swapped:

Numbers by Rachel Ward

Thanks Clover at Fluttering Butterflies for the brilliant swap! This sounds amazing, I can't wait to read it.

Borrowed:

The Truth About Celia Frost by Paula Rawsthorne

I wasn't too sure about this book at first, but I got it out the library to have a go. I am glad I did because it is brilliant! I am currently reading it, but it is hard to stop because there are so many cliff-hangers. Go and read this - now!

The Immortals: Evermore by Alyson Noel

I haven't read any of this series before, *guilty face*, so I have decided to stop hesitating and go for it. I saw this book in the library, and I am looking forward to see what I think.

I got some awesome books this week. What did you get? Zoe xx

Interview with blogger Beth from Page-Turner

Beth and I became pen pals through both contacting the author, Jean Ure. I told her about my blog and encouraged her to create her own - and Page-Turner book blog was born! She is a really nice person, and I am really happy to interview her today on my blog. :-)

Hi Beth, what is your favourite thing about blogging?
My favourite thing about blogging is probably the reaction I get. Since I just only set up my blog I don't have many followers yet but that just makes it even more special when I get a nice comment or a new follower. I also love all the great feedback I get from authors I ask to interview! They're so nice about my blog and are really helpful when I interview them.

What is your favourite book?
Oooo you're evil! :) I have a TON of favourite books, I absolutely loved the whole HUNGER GAMES SERIES, Matched by Ally Condie was amazing and so was Between Shades Of Grey
by Ruta Sepetys. The Missing series by Sophie Mckenzie are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!

Which book can't you wait to be released?
Crossed by Ally Condie!! And I absolutely cant wait! Its the sequel to Matched by Ally Condie and its out on the 1st of November! So it's going to be released soon!
This doesn't count as a book but the Hunger Games movie is out on the 23rd of March and I cant wait for it!!

Do you write as well as read?
Yes I do love to write as well as read! But I think the reason I write is BECAUSE of reading, I get lots of ideas, inspiration from books and that is the main reason I started my blog,
because I read and write at the same time!! That's why I like reviewing so much because its writing and reading put together!

If you could spend a day with any fictional character, who would it be and why?
Probably Anna in The Declaration series or Katniss from The Hunger Games. Anna because of her nice personality and I would probably try and get her to tell me what comes next in her book series!! :) Katniss because she's probably the character who's been through so much heart-break in her books and she'd be interesting to get to know.

What do you like to do as well as read and blog?
They're both probably my two favourite things but I also like to write and do big art and craft projects at home like creating scrapbooks and posters. I'm also a computer addict!

If you were running out of a burning building, which book would you grab and why?
Probably The Hunger games or Sister, Missing by Sophie McKenzie. The Hunger Games because its quite a long book and I could read it 1 billion times and I won't get bored! Sister, Missing because I can re-read it without getting bored and it was such an amazing book!

If you had one day to live, what would you do?
Read, read, read and read some more!!! I would spend a couple of hours packing, getting all my books together and I would go to my local ice-cream shop and buy ice cream and read a book! (Whilst watching X-Factor!!)

QUICK QUESTIONS:
Read or write? - Mmmmm.....Read!
Crisps or chocolate? That's hard! Probably chocolate though :)
Romance or action? A couple of months ago that would have been straight-away romance but recently I've read some brilliant action books - but probably romance!
Music or TV? I love both but it would have to be TV.
Favourite colour? Gold :)

Thank you, Beth!
Thanks for interviewing me, Zoe!

Book Bargains and Giveaways

Thought that title might catch your eye! This is a short post to tell you a few book bargains and some great giveaways other blogs are hosting.

I am going to start with a money-saving site, The Book People.

Dark Touch Trilogy - 3 books for £4.99!

With breathtaking storylines that teenagers will love, the Dark Touch Trilogy is packed with dark romance and supernatural powers. Written by Amy Meredith, these action-filled novels are sure to be enjoyed by young adults and fans of the sort of demons and other-worldly beings featured in popular series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed and Twilight. Following 15 year-old Eve Evergold, the Dark Touch series sees her discover that only she has the power to defeat an evil demon who happens to be closer to her than she ever could have imagined. A thrilling set that proves there’s something very attractive about the dark side!

http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&productId=223383&searchTerm=love+trilogy


Love Stories - 3 books for £3!
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights

Shameless exploitation or clever repackaging designed to entice young Twilight fans into a world of classic literature? We've debated this at length and concluded that we love the modern look of these books and thoroughly support any device that gets such wonders of fiction into the receptive hands of young adults! Storytelling that absolutely stands the test of time, these books are certain to find their way into the hearts of a whole new generation of readers.

http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&productId=197368&searchTerm=pride+and+pejudice


Hush, Hush Set - 2 books for £3.99!

This set of novels includes Becca Fitzpatrick’s Hush, Hush and Crescendo. Things are becoming very strange for Nora Grey. First a mysterious stalker follows her car and then he breaks into her house and attacks her best friend Vi. Nora suspects that the culprit could be bad boy Patch, but there are other suspects too, in particular a new boy who has been wrongly accused of murdering his girlfriend. Who is the stalker and what do they want? One thing is for sure, someone is going to get hurt. These two thrilling stories of fallen angels are ideal for Twilight fans to get their teeth into!

http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&productId=232226&atc=4464c3973b1599bf187c96690e304d81

More great offers from TBP:

• A collection of paranormal books including Marked - 3 books for £4.99
• Eve and Luke Trilogy by Sophie Mckenzie
• Siobhan Dowd Collection - 3 books fot £4.99
• Million Doller Mates collection by Cathy Hopkins - 3 books for £4.99
• Threads trilogy by Sophia Bennett - 3 books for £4.99
• Summers Of The Sisterhood Collection - 3 books for £4.99

The Book People are not the only great online book shop - The Book Depository offers free worldwide shipping! :-O

Now, onto the giveaways! Yep, free books!

Books For Company - Blogoversary Giveaway
Choose from 12 books! There are two giveaways, one international and one UK and you can enter them both providing you live in the UK. You could be one of four winners!

The Story Siren - ARC Giveaway
A big box of Kristi's arc copies could be yours! The competition is international, and you have to be 13 or older.

BelleBooks: 800 Followers Giveaway
Fancy getting a book of your choice from up to £10? This book blog is offering one lucky international reader a book from The Book Depository...tempting, isn't it?!

The Great, The Good and The Bad - 700 Followers Giveaway
There are six awesome YA books to choose from - another cool international giveaway!

Book Passion For Life - 900 Follower Giveaway
Six prize packs to choose from for one international winner...yep, you heard me right!

Yaaholic - 900 Follower Giveaway
Eight bundle packs - mermaid packs, angel packs, dystopia bundle packs....loads! Enter now!

Gripped Into Books - One Year Blogoversary
Simple but awesome - win one book of your choice of up to £15. Again, this one is also international! Yay!

For a full list of lots more UK giveaways, click here to go to the official blog! After all, who doesn't like free books?!

Cover Crazy: Beautiful Covers

Welcome to the first post of my new feature, Cover Crazy! Most people judge books by their covers, even without realizing; it might not catch their eye or appeal to their reading preference. I will post about new releases, beautiful covers, UK vs US and pretty much anything that takes my fancy to do with them.

The first post will be just a few book covers that I love. I will make the first post short and simple with a few pictures and words of my opinions - feel free to comment below and tell me what you think of them. :)

The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi-pure-bloods-have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals-well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: become trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the homes of the pures.Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming it anyway. There are several rules that students at the Covenant must follow. Alex has problems with them all, but especially rule #1:Relationships between pures and halfs are forbidden.Unfortunately, she's crushing hard on the totally hot pure-blood Aiden. But falling for Aiden isn't her biggest problem--staying alive long enough to graduate the Covenant and become a Sentinel is. If she fails in her duty, she faces a future worse than death or slavery: being turned into a daimon, and being hunted by Aiden. And that would kind of suck.

When I first saw this cover my first thought was .... wow. The way the flower is designed in beautiful - like magic. Plus, it is PURPLE!

One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.




This is the long-awaited sequel to the bestseller, Divergent. When that book came out, the whole book blogging community went crazy! I love this cover. The tree is really eye-catching, I like how it goes into a circle, with the leaves scattered around it.

Because of a thousand-year-old alliance between humans and pagasi, Princess Sylviianel is ceremonially bound to Ebon, her own Pegasus, on her twelfth birthday. The two species coexist peacefully, despite the language barriers separating them. Humans and pegasi both rely on specially-trained Speaker magicians as the only means of real communication.

But its different for Sylvi and Ebon. They can understand each other. They quickly grow close-so close that their bond becomes a threat to the status quo-and possibly to the future safety of their two nations.


I think this book cover is gorgeous! The sun is peeking over the clouds and the bird souring into the sky is beautiful. Don't you just want to be there?! The girl's dress sweeps behind her, and I think that is really effective. The font is amazing too - swirly writing is lovely!

Jenni and Autumn have always been best friends, but a tragedy looms that will leave their friendship in tatters - unless Jenni can find a way to escape time and change the future.


This cover is one of my favourites! I think the colours, font, silhouettes, the autumn leaves and everything fits together. It is even prettier in real life! I really like how the illustrator shows the characters as silhouettes - I am not really a fan of people being shown on the cover (but sometimes it does work). I like the quote at the top too, everything really pushes me to read it.

Twelve-year-old Mira comes from a chaotic, artistic and outspoken family where it’s not always easy to be heard. As her beloved Nana Josie's health declines, Mira begins to discover the secrets of those around her, and also starts to keep some of her own. She is drawn to mysterious Jidé, a boy who is clearly hiding a troubled past and has grown hardened layers - like those of an artichoke - around his heart. As Mira is experiencing grief for the first time, she is also discovering the wondrous and often mystical world around her.

Yes, another beautiful cover! There is so much to look at on the page. I love the doodles, and the different landscapes printed on, like the two characters sitting on the bench are looking at their life. Again - more swirly writing! I like how the artichoke charm is hanging off the letters too. I have read it, and loved the story as much as the cover!

Jane says that friendship is the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love...When shy Jenny Cooper goes to stay with her cousin Jane Austen she knows nothing of the world of beautiful dresses, dances, secrets, gossip and romance that Jane inhabits. But Jane is already a sharp observer of the customs of courtship, and when Jenny falls utterly in love with the dashing Captain Thomas Williams, who better than Jane to help her win the heart of this most eligible of men?

There are a couple more versions of this book cover but I think this one is my favourite. I like the flower along the left, almost like drooping over the cover. The curly writing is exquisite, and the pink adds the girly side of the book. I also like the lock hanging off the flowers; of which I am guessing is Jane Austen!

What if you could change your friends' lives and loves through the settings of a computer game...?

Lex Murphy's group of friends have all dated, hated, ignored and lusted after each other for the last few years. If only there was a way of matching people perfectly to avoid all the unrequited love, dumping and drama! Then Lex's friend George is given a mysterious Sims-like game by his software-testing dad which involves building character profiles in the categories of Life, Looks and Love. Lex and George populate the game with avatars for all their mates, making a few 'wishful thinking' adjustments to the settings - and find that the next day these tinkerings have come true! But how long can this new calm, loved-up atmosphere continue?

Another spectacular Luisa Plaja novel to look forward too! This cover was released several weeks ago, and it certainly grabbed my attention. The colours are all really striking. I like how the cover is pixalated, and the characters and font are really effective. I can't wait for February 2012!

As I said, this post is only a little introduction, so I didn't put much about what I thought on the covers. I hope you love them all as much as I do. There are specific ones I have left off the list, because they will be in a different post for another reason!

Zoe xx

The 100 YA Book List

This list of the Top 100 YA Books is... well ... the top 100 YA books! A few book blogs have done this ages ago, and I kept on meaning to post it but I forgot. Then another blog (The Beacoup Review, fab blog) updated theirs and I decided to do one on Bookhi.
The bold books are the ones I have read, the italic are the ones I want to read, and the underlined ones are the ones on my TBR pile.

1. Alex Finn – Beastly
2. Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones
3. Ally Carter – Gallagher Girls (1, 2, 3, 4)
4. Ally Condie – Matched
5. Alyson Noel – The Immortals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
6. Anastasia Hopcus – Shadow Hills
7. Angie Sage – Septimus Heap (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
8. Ann Brashares – The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (1, 2, 3, 4)
9. Anna Godbersen – Luxe (1, 2, 3, 4)
10. Anthony Horowitz – Alex Rider (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
11. Aprilynne Pike – Wings (1, 2, 3)
12. Becca Fitzpatrick – Hush, Hush (1, 2)
13. Brandon Mull – Fablehaven (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
14. Brian Selznick – The Invention of Hugo Cabret
15. Cassandra Clare – The Mortal Instruments (1, 2, 3, 4)
16. Carrie Jones – Need (1, 2, 3)
17. Carrie Ryan – The Forest of Hands and Teeth (1, 2, 3, 4)
18. Christopher Paolini – Inheritance (1, 2, 3, 4)
19. Cinda Williams Chima – The Heir Chronicles (1, 2, 3)
20. Colleen Houck – Tigers Saga (1, 2)
21. Cornelia Funke – Inkheart (1, 2, 3)
22. Ellen Hopkins – Impulse
23. Eoin Colfer – Artemis Fowl (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
24. Faraaz Kazi – Truly, Madly, Deeply
25. Frank Beddor – The Looking Glass Wars (1, 2, 3)
26. Gabrielle Zevin – Elsewhere
27. Gail Carson Levine – Fairest
28. Holly Black – Tithe (1, 2, 3)
29. J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
30. James Dashner – The Maze Runner (1, 2)
31. James Patterson – Maximum Ride (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
32. Jay Asher – Thirteen Reasons Why
33. Jeanne DuPrau – Books of Ember (1, 2, 3, 4)
34. Jeff Kinney – Diary of a Wimpy Kid (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, )
35. John Boyne – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
36. John Green – An Abundance of Katherines
37. John Green – Looking for Alaska
38. John Green – Paper Towns
39. Jonathan Stroud – Bartimaeus (1, 2, 3, 4)
40. Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl – Caster Chronicles (1, 2)
41. Kelley Armstrong – Darkest Powers (1, 2, 3)
42. Kristin Cashore – The Seven Kingdoms (1, 2)
43. Lauren Kate – Fallen (1, 2, 3)
44. Lemony Snicket – Series of Unfortunate Events (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
45. Libba Bray – Gemma Doyle (1, 2, 3)
46. Lisa McMann – Dream Catcher (1, 2, 3)
47. Louise Rennison – Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
48. M.T. Anderson – Feed
49. Maggie Stiefvater – The Wolves of Mercy Falls (1, 2, 3)
50. Margaret Peterson Haddix – Shadow Children (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
51. Maria V. Snyder – Study (1, 2, 3)
52. Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
53. Markus Zusak – I am the Messenger
54. Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
55. Mary Ting – Crossroads
56. Maureen Johnson – Little Blue Envelope (1, 2)
57. Meg Cabot – All-American Girl (1, 2)
58. Meg Cabot – The Mediator (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
59. Meg Cabot – The Princess Diaries (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
60. Meg Rosoff – How I Live Now
61. Megan McCafferty – Jessica Darling (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
62. Megan Whalen Turner – The Queen’s Thief (1, 2, 3, 4)
63. Melina Marchetta – On the Jellicoe Road
64. Melissa de la Cruz – Blue Bloods (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
65. Melissa Marr – Wicked Lovely (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
66. Michael Grant – Gone (1, 2, 3, 4)
67. Nancy Farmer – The House of the Scorpion
68. Neal Shusterman – Unwind
69. Neil Gaiman – Coraline
70. Neil Gaiman – Stardust
71. Neil Gaiman – The Graveyard Book
72. P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast – House of Night (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
73. Philip Pullman – His Dark Materials (1, 2, 3)
74. Rachel Caine – The Morganville Vampires (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
75. Rachel Cohn & David Levithan – Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
76. Richelle Mead – Vampire Academy (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
77. Rick Riordan – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
78. Rom LcO’Feer – Somewhere Carnal Over 40 Winks
79. S.L. Naeole – Grace (1, 2, 3, 4)
80. Sabrina Bryan & Julia DeVillers – Princess of Gossip
81. Sarah Dessen – Along for the Ride
82. Sarah Dessen – Lock and Key
83. Sarah Dessen – The Truth about Forever
84. Sara Shepard – Pretty Little Liars (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
85. Scott Westerfeld – Leviathan (1, 2)
86. Scott Westerfeld – Uglies (1, 2, 3)
87. Shannon Hale – Books of a Thousand Days
88. Shannon Hale – Princess Academy
89. Shannon Hale – The Books of Bayern (1, 2, 3, 4)
90. Sherman Alexie & Ellen Forney – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
91. Simone Elkeles – Perfect Chemistry (1, 2, 3)
92. Stephenie Meyer – The Host
93. Stephenie Meyer – Twilight Saga (1, 2, 3, 4)
94. Sue Monk Kidd – The Secret Life of Bees
95. Susan Beth Pfeffer – Last Survivors (1, 2, 3)
96. Suzanne Collins – Hunger Games (1, 2, 3)
97. Suzanne Collins – Underland Chronicles (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
98. Terry Pratchett – Tiffany Aching (1, 2, 3, 4)
99. Tonya Hurley – Ghost Girl (1, 2, 3)
100. Wendelin Van Draanen – Flipped

Now that I look at it, I haven't read that many at all! Eek. I better go and get on with reading then...

Zoe xx

Hal Junior: The Secret Signal by Simon Haynes

Synopsis

Hal Junior lives aboard a futuristic space station. His mum is chief scientist, his dad cleans air filters and his best mate is Stephen 'Stinky' Binn.

As for Hal ... he's a bit of a trouble magnet. He means well, but his wild schemes and crazy plans never turn out as expected!

Hal Junior: The Secret Signal features mayhem and laughs, daring and intrigue ... plus a home-made space cannon!

Review

I loved this book! It had everything a 8-12 year old boy would want - adventure, comedy and awesome future gadgets. Hal Junior is a young boy with aspiring dreams of becoming an astronaut, with a bit of a habit of causing trouble. He goes to school in a space station, with his best mate Stinky - together they are unstoppable!

A school trip to the spaceship leads to trouble straight away, as Hal and Stinky discover everyone is in danger. Can they save everyone, crack his Mum's Morse code message, persuade the talking spaceship to help, destroy the enemy and get his chemistry homework correct? Doubt it!

As I started reading I knew I was going to finish this is one sitting - and I did! Haynes writing is gripping, and he has the created the perfect characters to fit in with the story. I felt like I was there; holding my breath when Hal landed in danger and witnessing his adventure.

I can't write this review without telling you how funny this book is - Hal is hilarious! I found myself laughing out loud when he messed up, or Stinky says something ironic. There is one chapter of which Hal is answering the teacher's questions in class and he says really stupid (but logical...I guess) and he cannot understand why the class are laughing!

Overall, this book is a must-read for boys who enjoy sci-fi aged 8-12 years old. I found it entertaining as a light read for myself (being a 13 year old girl) so I pretty much recommend this to everyone. Bring on book two!

RATE: 5/5

Publisher: Bowman Press

Publication date: October 1st 2011
Pages: 186
Edition: Paperback
Source: For Review
To buy this book click HERE.

In My Mailbox #15

I haven't done an IMM for ages! These books are over the period of two weeks. This meme is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. It is where book blogs share what books they have received that week (not necessarily through their mailbox!).

For Review-

India Dark by Kirsty Murray

I can't wait to read this, it sounds amazing! I got this ARC to review for a possible blog tour in January, thanks Templar!

Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs

To make sense for when I read the next one, Templar publishers sent me this to review the sequel. It looks brilliant!

Fins Are Forever by Tera Lynn Childs

Thanks again, Templar. This isn't out until April-May, so I don't have to read it straight away, but it looks so good I might be tempted to read it sooner!

Hal Junior: The Secret Signal by Simon Hayes

I have already read this one, so look out for a review later. It is really good, thanks to the author for mailing this to me :)

Marina's Tales #3: The Fate Of The Muse by Derrolyn Anderson

I loved the first two in the series, so I was very excited when the author contacted me that she has finished the third book!

Bought-

The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

After all the brilliant reviews (and there are a LOT) I couldn't resist buying the boxset. I can't wait to start reading them!

Library-

Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman

As you can probably see, this book isn't in the image above, because I already had to take it back to the library! I LOVED IT! Malorie Blackman's writing is phenomenal. I think this book deserves a 100/100!

What did you get this week? I am really happy with the books I have, too many books so little time! Zoe xx

Blog Update

Hi guys! I thought I would do this post as a catch-up and update. First things first, I have just started a new school year of which involve *gulp* exams. I am SO sorry I haven't been posting as much as I usually do! I promise I will leave more time for blogging and reviewing; ex-brownies honour.

• 'Which Cover?' has now been changed to 'Cover Crazy'. Not only has the title changed, but the feature has too. Before I posted it once a month, but from now on I will post the feature whenever I like. It is not just debating about choosing between certain covers either, now it can be on anything to do with book covers. New releases, UK vs UK, my favourite designs, etc. The first post of this should be up sometime next week. :c)

• You have probably noticed that Fiction Express' 'Rémy Brunel and the Ocean of Light' has now finished it's reviews, the book has ended - sob! However, you can look forward to new releases on the site soon and of which I will be carrying on with the reviews. Like before, I may miss one week out and do a catch-up review of the chapters the next week. Some of you may not know what I am talking about, but if you scroll down the page you can find some of my previous reviews.

• The lovely Kirsty from The Overflowing Library sent me an e-mail a few days ago asking for me to take part in her weekly feature 'Bookcase Showcase'. I will hopefully be showing off my bookshelves this week, but it all depends what she has in line. I will edit this post when I know! ;-)

Thanks for reaching the end of this blog post, hope you are still reading Bookhi after my lack of posts lately! Thanks everyone and happy reading,

Zoe xx

Jack Christie #3: Day Of Vengeance by Johnny O' Brien.

Synopsis

Schoolboy time-traveller Jack Christie is thrown back to 1940s Nazi-occupied France. With the Battle of Britain and the German Vengeance programme underway, the Second World War is at a crucial point. Jack and his best friend Angus take a more senior role in VIGIL's attempts to prevent intervention in history, attempting to stop the Revisionists from their highly volatile nuclear plan to stop the war. With spitfire dogfights, jeep races and thrilling chases, the boys have their most hair-raising adventure yet, including involvement in an assassination attempt on Hitler himself. Just as all seems lost, Jack's father returns and a nuclear disaster is averted in the nick of time.

Review

 

This is the third installment of Johnny O' Brien's great Jack Christie novels, followed by Day of Assassins and Day Of Deliverance. In my opinion, this is probably my favourite one out of them all!

Jack and Angus go back in time again as they plan to stop WWII going nuclear. They are thrown back to the 1940s in France and are in the middle of a crucial point of the war. As The Battle of Britain is getting more intense, Angus and Jack plan to assassinate Hitler himself. Could this change history forever?

I think the most powerful part of this book that made me stick with it all the way through is the characters. Jack is the kind of hero you expect in an action book - fearless, strong and intelligent. On the other hand, Angus lacks Jack's brains but is also funny and loyal. They made the perfect team throughout the books. I liked all the other characters too - old and new. I think my favourite is Sophie, particularly at the end. It is an 'awww!' moment!!

I still found this book slightly complicated, like I did with the others. It is probably just me (!) but I found some of it confusing at times. For example; the war weaponry terms, various names and specific things in the book which I didn't understand. This did not stop me from enjoying the story, and I could still see what was happening.

You do not have to read the first two to be able to read this one, but I do recommend reading them also! I think this book will be best for boys around 9-13 - and girls too! Basically, anyone who enjoys action, thrilling chases and history.

RATE: 4/5

Publisher: Templar

Publication date: 1st August 2011

Pages: 208

Edition: Paperback

Source: For Review

To buy this book click HERE.

Rémy Brunel and the Ocean of Light: Chapter 10 & 11

**Fiction Express is an e-fiction site where each chapter is released every Friday. When you have read that chapter, you can vote to what happens next! The first chapter is for free, and the next ten chapters are from 59p. I recommend the site 100% and I suggest you check out the brilliant books they have on offer.**

My previous reviews:
Chapter 1, click here. Chapter 2, click here. Chapter 3, click here. Chapter 4, click here. Chapter 5, click here. Chapter 6, click here.
Chapter 7, click here. Chapter 8, click here. Chapter 9, click here.

Chapter 10 Review:

Wow, chapter ten already?! A great chapter too. It is full of action as the tunnels are about to flood and Rémy needs to act fast. Thaddeus and Desai luckily escape themselves and I was beginning to worry about all the other characters. I don't know if it was me forcing myself to read faster to find out the end or that the story is getting a faster pace and it goes on, but I couldn't stop reading! I think this is probably my favourite chapter... YET.

Chapter 11 Review

I was dying to read this book but I also was sad to see the book end. I can't actually express how much I love this chapter.... it was INCREDIBLE! After reading the previous chapter, I just couldn't predict the ending at all. Rémy and Thaddeus' relationship is amazing, I was sitting on the edge of my seat desperate for them to become a couple. After all the life-risking things and friendship, there is still the matter of the jewel - hence the title of the book! She sees it finally gets her hands on the thing that has caused the adventure but then it might not be so easy. Thaddeus is blamed for stealing it and she has to save him. The epilogue (three months later) is brilliant too, and how it was told. It kind of left on a cliff-hanger which meant lots of ways for the story to go. Even though this the last chapter I know it is not the end of Rémy..!!