The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodrigeuz

The next book I am reading is The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodrigeuz. The book tells the story of 5 different women, seems like a lot of main characters to follow but I'll try my best!!!

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell - Review

Hello Book Lovers!!!

I've just finished Attachments by Rainbow Rowell and once again she hasn't failed to entertain me. I literally fell in love with how this book is written. It is so clever and so hilarious!!!

It is about a man called Lincoln who's job is basically to check people's emails and send them warnings if they are breaking any of the rules. But there are 2 girls, Jennifer and Beth, and Lincoln finds himself enjoying reading their emails. He gets caught up in their conversations and eventually starts to have feeling for one of them. But does Lincoln leave it too late to make a move?

This novel had me laughing all the way through. The way Rainbow Rowell writes is just fantastic. She is still one of my favourite authors and I can't wait to read Landline (which I have just got today!!!) :D

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone that likes contemporary, but also anyone that loves to get their head stuck in a comedy; something that makes them laugh constantly!!!

Rating /5

4

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Hello Book Lovers!!!

My next book on my TBR list is Attachments by Rainbow Rowell!!! I literally cannot wait to start reading this. I've read Fangirl and Eleanor and Park and absolutely loved both of them giving Fangirl 4* and Eleanor and Park 5*. Just from these two books, Rainbow Rowell is currently one of my favourite authors so hopefully she will do just as good if not better on Attachments!!!

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx

The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks - Review

Hello Book Lovers!!!

I have finished my 2nd Nicholas Sparks book of 2015!!! Woohoo!!! Now I did enjoy The Rescue a lot, although not quite as much as Message in a Bottle.

This novel is about a girl called Denise who has a son called Kyle. They find themselves in a car accident and Kyle disappears while Denise is unconscious. The whole fire department goes out searching for him while Denise is getting treated in the hospital. She finds out Kyle has been found by Taylor, one of the firemen and is so relieved when he and her son walks through the hospital doors.

But is this the start of something for Denise and Taylor? As their journey progresses, Denise finds out that Taylor is keeping something from her and this leaves Denise unsure about what to do. She later discovers some heartbreaking news about Taylor but does this have an effect on their feelings for each other?

I did really enjoy this book although I found it quite slow at some points. It was well written (as of all of Nicholas Sparks' other novels I have read have been) and I felt I did connect to some of the characters in different ways. Although I didn't enjoy this book as much as Message in a Bottle, I did still feel hooked on the story and there were a lot of points where I found myself unable to put the book down.

Rating /5

3

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx

The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks

Hello Book Lovers!!!

Yes here comes another one of Nicholas Sparks' novels. I just can't get enough!!! After reading the synopsis of this book, I literally have no opinion whatsoever other than it sounds quite interesting. I haven't read or watched any reviews on this but I'm sure Nicholas Sparks won't disappoint :)

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx

Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks - Review

Hello Book Lovers!!!

I've just finished A Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks and lets just say the ending caught me off guard. I didn't expect it to end like that but I did think Nicholas Sparks once again created one heck of a synopsis!!! This man never fails!!!

This novel follows the two completely separate lives of Theresa and Garrett. Theresa has split up with her husband and is trying to carry on with life as normal...until she discovers a bottle with a message in washed up on the beach. Little does she know this message will change her life dramatically.

Garrett tragically lost his partner Catherine. During the years after Catherine passed away, Garrett wrote letters to her and placed them in bottles to throw out to sea. Little does he know that his letters have been found and read by a number of people.

Will these letters bring Theresa and Garrett together? Read the book to find out!!! I promise you it won't disappoint!!!

I loved this story and I think it has to be one of my favourite novels Nicholas Sparks has written. There were so many moments that had me hooked and I couldn't put this book down. It covers not only love but loss and tragedy as well and Nicholas Sparks links these in such a unique way with his synopsis.

I would definitely recommend this book especially if you love a good contemporary read.

Rating /5

5

Not only has this story been brought to life through a novel, it also has a film adaptation which I watched after reading the book. 

I definitely didn't enjoy the film as much as I enjoyed the book. It stuck to the book most of the time, but everything just seemed to happen too quickly at the beginning. Also Garrett didn't look or act like I expected. Although I knew that he obviously had an incredible loving and caring side to him, that wasn't shown until near the end of the film and instead he seemed quite aggressive.

As well as Garrett being different to how I expected him to be, Theresa was also very different to how I expected. In the book she comes across as quite shy but in the film she wasn't shy at all. 

There were also some scenes in the film that I thought were just made way to cheesy. I know this is a love story but the cheesiness was just way to over the top for my liking.

Really the only part of this film I did enjoy fully was the ending. Although the ending isn't nice, it did get to me quite a lot so that was done rather well in my opinion.

Film Rating /5

2

If you are interested in this story I wouldn't just watch the film, I would recommend you read the book first as the film may put you off. I thought the book was brilliant but the film just wasn't for me.

If you have read the book, seen the film, or both, then let me know what you thought as I would love to hear your opinions of these.

For now...

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx

Books To Check Out: A Journal

Slightly different post today but I just wanted to share with you something I've bought myself that is not exactly a book. As a book lover, naturally I have a HUGE TBR list and although I have a Goodreads account, I have wanted somewhere to write down a list of all of my books to read. So when I found this little treasure in Waterstones for £7.99, I just had to get it.

All I need now is a stamp :)

You can write in all your books to read and there is even a column to stamp for when you have read them.

Not only is there space to write in the books you want to read, but there are also pages to write down your favourite books and passages, love it!!!

And finally there are also pages for your borrowed/lent books so you can keep track of who's books you've borrowed and what books you have lent out to people :)

There is also this really lovely quote on the back. A huge part of my life is books and reading so this quote really stood out to me when I read it :)

Hope you have enjoyed this slightly different post :)

Happy Reading!!!

xHannahx