Something Like Thunder is Here!!!!

Hello there internet!

If you have ever spent more than five seconds on this blog, you'll

probably be aware that there is a series of books that i absolutely love,

and blog about all the time.

AND THAT SERIES JUST GOT ITS NEW ADDITION!!!

Welcome to the world Something Like Thunder! 

I don't think i have ever fallen in love with a group of characters as fast as i did with 

the ones Jay Bell has created in this series.

And i am so freaking excited to get home and get lost in Nathaniel's story.

So this is just a little post to say:

Happy Publication Day Jay! 

I know this one will be as utterly brilliant as the previous five!!

Meghan xx 

A Work in Progress: Review

Hey there internet!

It's been so long since i actually sat down and wrote something,

and i hate that it's been so long.

So today i decided i need to get back into the swing of things.

And what better way to do that than to write a review!

Recently i read A Work in Progress by Connor Franta.

5/5

Now i'm going to be 100% honest, and when i first watched Connor's video announcing he had a book coming out i rolled my eyes. Hard.

Another YouTuber with another book...great. BUT I WAS SO WRONG.

I decided to pick up his book kind of on a whim, and i am so bloody glad i did.

It is so obvious that this book is 100% Connor, and it is so real, and so well written that i had to give it a 5/5. It made me think about a lot, made me smile, made me want to cry a bit, 

it was a truly great book. And one i know that i'll read again and again.

I read it all in one sitting, and it felt like no time had passed at all. 

The way Connor writes is almost exactly how he talks in his videos, and it was like 

having a talk with a friend rather than reading a book about a stranger.

It that's a lovely, if not slightly odd, feeling.

In this book Connor writes about stories from his childhood, right up to now, and

it's just this wonderful little insight into his life, which seems 

incredibly personal and slightly intrusive, but is filled with such great advice that i would

recommend to anyone. Seriously.

Here are just two of the little snipets of advice that i love from this book:

"Being alone is a chance to really get to know yourself, in isolation from the influence and chatter of others. Take a breath. Take a chance. Move on and move out. You've got this."

"So, yes, life has its up and downs. But those who learn to climb out of the downs and reach the ups will prosper. What are you waiting for? Start climbing."

Now i'm 22, so i don't really think i'm quite the intended audience for Connor's book, but 

i do know that the advice this boy gives is some of the best i have read.

And whether i am deemed "too old" for it, i loved this book, and it was exactly what i needed to read right now.

Connor has achieved so so so much in his 22 years, and from the way he 

comes across in this book i think he is going to achieve so much more, and do some truly great things.

I highly recommend it to everyone.

Meghan xxx