City of Bones

"Well, you can go ahead and hang your head out the car window if you feel like it. He laughed."I'm a werewolf not a golden retriever."
                                         -City of Bones

      I got City of Bones for my birthday and I'm so glad I did. It's now one of my favourite series (there's five book so far) and I just love it.

    City of Bones is the first book in the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. When Clary Fray witnesses a murder in which no one else can see the victim her whole world is turned upside then. Suddenly the mysterious boy who Clary saw killing the victim starts appearing everywhere. Things get stranger yet when Clary’s mother disappears she is forced to seek help from Jace, the mystery boy who leads her into a secret world, a world who her mother used to be part of but never revealed to Clary.

   Jace is a Shadowhunter and he as well as his adapted family were created by the angel Raziel to fight demons. They introduce Clary to a world of vampires, werewolves, warlocks and other fantasy creatures known as downworlders. Clary discovers it was her destiny to help them as she too is a Shadowhunter but her identity was hidden from her by her mother until now. Clary must now help Jace and his family in their search for her mother and against Valentine, who is a rising enemy.

    I thought this story was compelling, exciting and fast paced. There was twists and turns all through the book, particularly at the end where the story takes an unexpected turn.

    I really enjoyed this book and although there are lots of books around now about vampires and werewolves and other fantasy creatures I thought this book was different and took a different approach and I loved this book.
    I'd give it eight stars out of ten.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

"I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there."

                                                                                                          -The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Since this is going to be my first ever post about books I've decided to write about one of my all time favourite books which is "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky.

  The Perks of being a Wallflower is an inspirational, mind blowing and compelling story of one boy and what made him who he is today. The whole story is told through a teenage boy’s letters to a person who he trusts and feels he can offer him although is only ever addressed as “dear friend”. Each letter is unique and wacky, hilarious and devastating.

      Although we may not know who he is, his real name or any of his friend or families. We share in his world and see his journey of friendships and family, first dates and mixed tapes. We find out everything about him, his worries and his joys, his life as a teenager and how he deals with it. He shares every piece of his life through these letters.  Through him you find out that all you need is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite”. Charlie is a wallflower one of those people caught between living his life and running from it. He observes from the outsides though he always tries to participate.

     This story is deeply thought provoking and moving coming of age book as you experience a roller-coaster year in Charlie’s life.

     I loved this book because of it's uniqueness. It makes you feel sometimes like you are Charlie experiencing all these emotions. It also has some of my favourite quotes in it. I think you should definitely give this book a try even if it does sound unusual  because I promise it'll be worth it.  

    I'd give it ten stars out of ten.