Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl - Review

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I've finished Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl and really enjoyed it, however not as much as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

In this part of the story we follow Charlie and his journey back to the chocolate factory after picking up his family in the Great Glass Elevator. However things don't quite go to plan and they end up in space. Here they notice something in the distance which they soon discover is the Space Hotel. They decide to give it a visit not realising that they are putting themselves in a lot of danger by doing this.

Inside the Space Hotel are creatures that, to say the least, aren't very welcoming! And it isn't long before Willy Wonka, Charlie and his family are running for their lives back to the Great Glass Elevator. Also the whole of America are watching them including the Government!

Once they eventually get back down to Earth and into the chocolate factory, they learn about a new ageing pill that Willy Wonka has created. Each pill knocks off 20 years. The grandparents decide to take these pills however they don't listen to Willy Wonka's instructions of only taking one or two and instead take four which turns them into infants...or in one case, makes them disappear all together!

That's all I'm going to say on the synopsis as I don't want to give everything away but this was definitely a fun book to read and I couldn't remember much about it at all from the first time round so it was like reading it for the first time again.

Although I did enjoy this book, I didn't like it as much as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I thought there was a definite split in the storyline half way through and it didn't seem to flow well for me. I liked both parts of the story however but I just wished they would have flowed better together instead of it feeling like two different stories.

I loved reading about Willy Wonka, Charlie and his family again as I love all of these characters. The grandparents always make me laugh and Willy Wonka is such an unusual character but a one I love to read about as he is so unique. I also love Charlie as he is such a sweet boy and just wants what's right for everyone.

The writing was once again perfect for younger readers however older readers can definitely get a laugh and smile out of this story as well. I definitely recommend it if you want to relive your childhood a little!

Rating /5

4

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xHannahx

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - Review

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I've just finished rereading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl and I loved it! It's such a fun children's story and I'm glad I've been able to revisit this story and these characters.

If somehow you don't know what Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is about (where have you been your whole life?!?!?), it's about a little boy called Charlie who is very poor. His family don't have a lot at all and they live off very little food as they can't afford enough to properly feed everyone in their household.

However one day on the news the family sees that the very famous chocolatier Willy Wonka has placed 5 Golden Tickets under the wrappers of 5 ordinary Wonka Bars around the world and the 5 lucky finders of these tickets will visit the chocolate factory for one whole day!

Unfortunately for Charlie he only gets one Wonka Bar each year (on his birthday) as himself and his family can't afford to buy them all of the time. So for Charlie, the chances of him finding a Golden Ticket are incredibly unlikely. However when he finds some money on the street, he runs straight to the shop to buy a Wonka Bar, and low and behold the final Golden Ticket is inside!

So Charlie and the 4 other children (who are all incredibly spoilt and repulsive little children, nothing like Charlie at all) all go to the chocolate factory for one whole day and while there see the most amazing sites! However not all the children are sensible and so they are disappearing all of the time.

What they don't realise is that not only will they all receive a lifetimes supply of chocolate, but one lucky child will also receive a present that is beyond their wildest imaginations!

I loved this story so much and like I said before, I'm so glad I revisited it. It's such a fantastic, imaginative story and nobody could have told it better than Roald Dahl himself. The imagination this author has is incredible and he is definitely one of my all time favourite children's authors.

I love how each of the characters in this story have their own personalities and even though a lot of them are horrible and spoilt, you can't help but love reading about them. They made me laugh at how stupid they were and it was great to see that they all got what was coming to them in the end.

Charlie Bucket is one of the sweetest characters I've ever read about. He isn't like the other children at all. He is such a lovely and kind boy and is so generous. He even tries to share his birthday chocolate with him family even though he only gets one bar a year as that's all they can afford.

Willy Wonka is such a unique character and has such different qualities about him. He is quirky and funny and a bit silly which sounds like characteristics a lot of people can have, but he's written in such a way that makes him so different I don't think I'll ever find a character like him.

The storyline is also so fun and engaging and had me smiling and laughing throughout. It's such a perfect children's story but also fantastic for adults to revisit and relive their childhood.

Rating /5

5

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xHannahx

A Series of Unfortunate Events. The Wide Window - Review

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I've finished A Series of Unfortunate Events. The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket which is the third book in the Series of Unfortunate Events series. I really enjoyed this book however I don't think I enjoyed it as much as the first two. If you don't want to be spoilt for the series then stop reading now.

In this part of the series we see the Baudelaire orphans go to live with their Aunt Josephine. Aunt Josephine is obsessed with grammar but also completely terrified of most things including using the door handles to open doors and the Lachrymose Leaches!

While the Baudelaire's spend their time with Aunt Josephine they try to help her get over her fears by taking her to the town centre to buy their food. There they meet a man who says he's called Captain Sham however the Baudelaire's aren't fooled and know straight away that it is the horrible man that keeps trying to steal their fortune...Count Olaf.

That's all I'm going to say on the synopsis but I did enjoy reading this story and I love reading about the Baudelaire orphans as they have such a close connection with each other and once again I could really sense the support they give to each other.

It was also even more apparent in this story that they really are a team and it was the first time that I think they fully noticed that themselves. Without each other they would have much less chance in escaping the awful Count Olaf.

In the film I love Aunt Josephine however I'm not sure I liked her as much in the book. I think her character works better as an on screen character rather than someone to read about. I found her way too repetitive and she started to annoy me by around half way through the story.

I think Count Olaf's character (Captain Sham) was quite a strong character and I think I liked him just as much as I liked his character in the previous book (Stefano). He was quirky and funny and of course as devious as ever!

The writing style does get quite repetitive at times so that can get a little annoying however I do really like Lemony Snicket's writing and I'll always love this series as it was one of my childhood favourites.

Rating /5

4

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xHannahx

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas - Review

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I've finally finished A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas after what feels like a lifetime! I did enjoy this book but I found it hard work to get through at the same time. This is the second book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series so if you don't want to be spoilt stop reading now!

In A Court of Mist and Fury we are introduced back into the story 3 months after the events that happened in A Court of Thorns and Roses. Feyre is in the Spring Court with Tamlin and they are engaged to be married. However when Tamlin begins leaving Feyre out of the loop and is telling her she has to stay hidden to ensure she is safe, Feyre wonders how all of this is ever going to work and realises that the mating bond still hasn't formed between the two of them.

On the day of the wedding Feyre decides she is way too ill to make any life-changing decisions and pleas in her head for someone to come and get her out of the situation she is in. This is when Rhysand shows up and whisks her away to the Night Court but Tamlin doesn't try to stop him.

While in the Night Court Feyre is informed that there is a war coming that will separate the Fae world from the Mortal world. Rhysand also wants Feyre to try to get Tamlin to fight in the Night Court and realises that Feyre actually might have a lot more power than she is aware of.

That's all I'm going to say about the synopsis as I don't want to give too much away but like I said before, I enjoyed reading this book and it was definitely action packed but I found that it was a difficult book to get through.

I had to keep looking back at the summaries online to make sure I'd understood things when I read them and that slowed down my reading process. I also found that there were so many more characters to learn about and keep up with in this story which proved to be challenging.

However I did still really like reading about some of the characters such as Feyre and Rhysand. I think they were really strong characters and had so much depth to them. I also felt myself getting attached to these two characters even more in this book whereas the other characters I didn't feel too much about.

The descriptive writing once again was great in this part of the series and so picturing locations was again quite easy. I just found the storyline to be a lot to take on and unfortunately that did hinder my enjoyment of the story a little bit.

Overall I would recommend this to readers who love high fantasy and are slightly older as there are some topics in this that aren't suitable to younger readers. It was a good read, just a little bit too much hard work for my liking.

Rating /5

3

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx

Dance Fiction 2017 | BookTube

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Today I have for you a slightly different video. Over the past few months I've been working on setting up a children's dance class that revolved around bringing well-known children's stories to life. I've wanted to do this for such a long time so I'm so happy I'm finally getting around to doing it. So that is what I'll be talking to you about today! I hope you like my idea!

Enjoy!

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xHannahx

August TBR 2017 | BookTube

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Today I have for you my August TBR! And once again it's really optimistic! But these are the books I plan on reading soon anyway. Enjoy!

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xHannahx

July Wrap Up 2017 | BookTube

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Today I have for you my July Wrap Up. I didn't get everything read I wanted to but I did still read a fair amount so I'm going to share my thoughts on them today with you. So I hope you enjoy the video and I'll speak to you all very soon!

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xHannahx

July Book Haul 2017 | BookTube

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Today I have for you my July Book Haul...yes I've been buying more books after I said I wasn't going to in my last haul which was just last month...oops! But I'm really excited to show you them anyway so I hope you enjoy the video!

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xHannahx