Reading Is All There Is

In this second novel of the trilogy "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" we dive right into the drama that we were left with at the end of the first novel. With Peter and Lara Jean having left things in the open, it's now time to figure out if they actually want to be together as a real couple - not a fake one this time. Trouble arises as a video of Lara Jean and Peter making out in a hot tub is published for everyone to see. Meanwhile, Peter and his ex, Genevieve, are still close which is quite disturbing to Lara Jean - for obvious reasons - although Lara Jean tries not to act like a jealous girlfriend. Then another boy from Lara Jean's past appears and even more drama enters the life of young Lara Jean.  This is quite a sweet story about first loves and the heartbreak, confusion and drama that comes with all that. Lara Jean is still new to the whole dating world. She is inexperienced, but she has loved 5 boys in total. This amazes me as she is only 16 year...

I don't remember the last time I finished an entire novel in one day. That's the case with "I Was Here" by Gayle Forman. However, I did finish this almost a month ago, but I never really knew how to actually review it. But I am finally doing it. So here it is, my short review of "I Was Here" by Gayle Forman.  Cody (a girl) has just lost her best friend, Meg. She committed suicide which no one saw coming. Cody is sad and confused. She thought she knew everything about her best friend, but as it turns out, no one really knows everything about anyone. As Cody visits Meg's college dorm room to collect her stuff, she stumbles upon some things that might help explain why Meg decided to end her young life. And thus begins the investigation of Meg's suicide.   My emotions are mixed. I did enjoy reading the novel, but there were some parts that disturbed me. When Cody decides to investigate Meg's suicide, she finds some websites about suici...

Så er det ved at være længe siden, jeg sidst har lavet en anmeldelse på dansk. Jeg havde ellers besluttet mig for primært at lave indlæg på engelsk, men altså. Jeg tror, jeg skifter lidt mellem danske og engelske indlæg - hvad end jeg føler for. * Lad mig starte med at sige, at "The Way I Used To Be" af Amber Smith er en helt igennem fantastisk roman. Den var så gennemtænkt, realistisk og tankevækkende. Jeg var ærligtalt overvældet over, hvor god denne roman er. Den fangede mig dybt seriøst. Jeg kunne slet ikke lade være med at tænke på den, når jeg ikke læste, og jeg ville bare vide, hvordan romanen endte.  Nu til et resumé: Ved romanens begyndelsen er Eden McCrorey en uskyldig og naiv pige på blot 14 år. Hun er lige startet i high school, da hendes storebrors bedsteven, Kevin, voldtager hende i sin egen seng. Eden er fuldstændig lamslået, og hun frygter at fortælle nogen om det, der er sket. Den unge pige ændrer hurtigt sin adfærd, personlighed, tankegang og udse...

I have been waiting to read this book for a while and I finally got my hands on it this October when I went to Canada. Before even reading it I knew I would love it because Jenny Han has never ever disappointed me. I love her as an author. Han just has an amazing way of writing these incredible stories that impact people and go straight to the heart. She's just so incredible and so are her stories! "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" is about Lara Jean Covey. She writes love letters to all the boys she's ever loved. 5 guys in total. Her intention is not for the boys to read these letters. They are for herself. It's her way of getting over someone. So she keeps these letters in a hat box, her deceased mother gave her. Although one day, the hat box is gone and so are the love letters. Mysteriously, they have been sent out to all the boys Lara Jean has ever loved. Now this is when the chaos begins.  First of all, this novel was not what I expected. I wa...

Fei lives in a village on top of a big mountain. She is deaf. In fact no one in her village is able to hear anything and it has been like that for years. The society is divided into different classes; the artists, the miners and the homeless. The entire village is bound by this traditional system and no one dare change it. The survival of the village lies in the hands of the township beneath the mountain. In exchange for metals from the mines, the people of the village get food and other materials that they cannot produce themselves because of the infertile land. No one can actually leave the village because of an avalanche that managed to block the only safe way to get down the mountain years ago. One day Fei hears a sound. Her hearing has returned. It's a miracle and things start to change for her. Crisis breaks out in the village when the shipment of food stops coming. Fei and her childhood friend, Li Wei, start to question the system and embark on a great adventure down the ...

"The Girl on the Train" is the first thriller I have ever read in English. I don't usually read books of this genre, however, the novel was gifted to me by my dear family and I thought I had to read it. I have also heard great things about it and therefore wanted to give it a try. And so I did. Here comes my personal review: Rachel Watson is an alcoholic. Her ex-husband, Tom, left her for another woman, Anna, whom he had an affair with while the two were still married. It is safe to say that Rachel is now troubled. As she takes the same train every day, she comes across the exact same house in which a man and woman live. Rachel observes this presumably perfect couple and has done it for quite some time. She has even made up names for them and imagines what they do for a living. However, one day something mysterious occurs and Rachel has a chance of getting involved. Although she only ends up in trouble and is shocked by the devastating truth. *** This nov...

"Holding Up the Universe" was such a fantastic read. I enjoyed it the very moment I began reading it and that does not happen very often! I am the type of reader that easily gets exhausted when reading a book, but with this one I just kept reading on and on. That is how great is it!  This novel is about Jack and Libby who both struggle with things of their own. Jack has face-blindness which means that he can't recognize anyone - not even the people he loves. He keeps this a secret, although it is a heavy burden to bear alone. Libby is overweight and has been ever since her mother passed away. She has not been in school for years, but she is finally ready after having lost some weight. Although the problem is that people have a hard time seeing past her size. Jack, however, is the first one to see Libby for who she really is. The two are connected and help each other out as life comes at them in full force.  Libby has been through a lot of grief in her life and ...