A Very Late October Reading Vlog 2017 | BookTube

Hello Book Lovers!!!

A few weeks ago I filmed a reading vlog as I had the week off and thought it would be a nice idea to keep you even more up to date with my reading. However I'm just updating you now as I'm useless! I hope you enjoy the video anyway and I hope you had a fantastic October reading month and are having a great November reading month!

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx

My Secret Unicorn. A Special Friend by Linda Chapman - Review

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This is a slightly different book you might not have expected me to read however since starting Dance Fiction, reading children's books is something I now have to do more of (and I'm certainly not complaining about it!). So the next book I read in November was My Secret Unicorn. A Special Friend by Linda Chapman.

This is about a girl called Lauren who has a pony that can turn into a unicorn. She goes to the stables where she notices another pony that looks just like her pony and wonders whether that pony can also turn into a unicorn.

She then meets Michael, a boy that loves this pony more than anything in the world. Lauren decides to give Michael a book on unicorns to try to persuade him that they are real but he isn't too convinced. Lauren tries to work out a way to show Michael that unicorns do really exist and that the pony he loves so very much could in fact also be a unicorn!

This is such a magical children's story and brings your imagination right out. The writing is easy to follow and is perfect for younger readers. The illustrations also help separate the writing out so there isn't too much writing on one page all the time. They also help bring the story to life and although they weren't my favourite illustrations as the art style isn't something I enjoy that much, I still thought they were a good extra to the story.

We got to know the characters really well quickly and so following who was who was easy. I really liked how Lauren and Michael became such good friends just from their love of horses and you really see a development in their friendship as the story goes on.

I think the middle part of the story could have had a bit more to it as it did drag on for a bit there but I still recommend this to younger readers as it is great for imagination and if you love unicorns then you're probably going to love this!

I'm excited to bring this story to life through dance with Dance Fiction as I've not yet done a unicorn story so it will be interesting to see how it goes!

Rating /5

3

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx

The Creakers by Tom Fletcher - Review

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The first book I have finished in November is The Creakers by Tom Fletcher. This is a children's story and I loved every minute of it!

If you don't know what The Creakers is about its about a little girl called Lucy who wakes up to find her mum has gone missing. Her dad also disappeared a few years prior to this so now Lucy is left completely on her own. When she goes outside she realises that there are lots of other children saying their parents have disappeared so they all try to work out what has happened together.

They soon discover that their are Creakers that appear under your bed in the night and so the children all think this is linked to the disappearance of their parents!

This is such a cute and imaginative children's book and the writing style is perfect for younger readers however also very humorous for older readers as well.

The characters all had their own little personalities and we got to know them all really well very quickly. This helped the character development as that was obvious through the writing. I loved Lucy and how she developed from being a little girl to (still a little girl) but a one who could now look after herself and others around her.

I also loved the Creakers and how funny they were. The scariness was there with them but you couldn't help but love them as they were also very silly and a bit dopey.

The illustrations throughout really helped bring the story to life and I highly recommend you go check out Shane Devries' work as he is an amazing artist!

The storyline itself is perfect for younger readers and would make a great bedtime story but it is also extremely funny and has some great messages throughout that older readers will get straight away. I definitely recommend this to anyone and if you've read it then feel free to let me know what you thought of it.

Rating /5

5

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx

The Magpies by Mark Edwards - Review

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I've just finished The Magpies by Mark Edwards (I'm classing it as an October read as I read most of it during that month) and I really enjoyed it and how real it was.

The Magpies is about a couple (Kirsty and Jamie) who move into their dream flat. They are very excited about the move and love meeting all of their new neighbours when they get there. Two of their neighbours are Lucy and Chris who they invite round to dinner and plan a day trip Go Karting.

However as time goes on, Kirsty and Jamie start to notice strange things happening, including a dead rat being left on their doorstep and strange deliveries turning up at their flat that they haven't ordered. They begin to suspect Lucy and Chris and even more so when their friend Paul ends up in a coma after a Go Karting accident that Chris was involved in.

I really enjoyed the intensity of this story and how real it was. I liked that it was a story in which these things could actually happen to someone as that made it a lot more intense and made me think a lot more about getting my own place and the problems some people can have with 'nightmare neighbours'.

The characters in this story also seemed very real and each had their own separate lives and personalities. I felt like we got to know each of the characters in depth quite quickly and that made it easy to follow the story and how each character was linked.

The writing style was also easy to follow and I enjoyed that just as you thought things were settling down, something happened that spun the whole plot out of control once again. It kept me on edge and I was constantly wanting to know what was going to happen. It actually got to the point where I felt like I was getting impatient because I just wanted to know everything instantly.

Overall I think this is a great read for if you're wanting something intense but also something very real, however I don't recommend this to younger readers as their are some topics not suitable for a younger age range and some of the scenes could be quite disturbing to younger readers as well.

Rating /5

4

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx

October TBR 2017 | BookTube

Hello Book Lovers!!!

I thought I'd quickly update you on the books I planned on reading in October! So here is a very late October TBR! Enjoy!

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx