Books

 The first post I'm going to do is books. I love reading, and it's my main hobby, as I'm not that sporty or anything. I also like creative writing, and anything to do with that.
 I read so much that I don't really have a favourite book. I've just read heaps, and it's really hard to choose. So here's some of the books I've read recently, with the blurbs off the covers and how I found them.


Just Listen

Blurb:
I'm Annabel. I'm the girl who has it all. Model looks, confidence. A great social life. I'm one of the lucky ones. Aren't I?

My 'best friend' is spreading rumours about me. My family is slowly falling apart. It's turning into a long, lonely summer, full of secrets and silence.

But I've met this guy who won't let me hide away. He's one of those intense types, obsessed with music. He's determined to make me listen. And he's determined to make me smile. But can he help me forget what happened the night everything changed?

My opinion:

I read a lot of Sarah Dessen books over the summer, and at first I thought they were great. They were all really summery and light reads, and just what I wanted on holiday. However, I ended up reading so many of her books that I got too used to her style. And she's the type of author who uses the same structure in every book. Just Listen is my favourite Sarah Dessen book, though, as I really like the topics and characters, and the issues it deals with. Even after reading loads of books by the author I still liked this one and I think it's a great book.

                                                                                                                                         

Louder than Words                                                                                                                                 

 Blurb:                                                                                                                  Rafi hasn't spoken for eight years. It's up to her to tell her brother's story now that he can't speak either ...

 Rafi idolises her seventeen-year-old brother, who is popular, generous and a borderline genius. Ever protective, Silas always includes her when he's with his friends, so Rafi gets to hear all sorts of things that younger sisters wouldn't normally be a part of. Like the time Silas hacks a gaming site to help out his friend Josie, who has been trashed by her ex.

 With Josie, Rafi finds herself with a proper friend for the first time in her life. As they grow closer, she realises that she wants to find a way back into the world – she wants to learn to speak again. But Silas has found a new interest too – and it’s taking him away from everything that was once important to him. Can Rafi find the words to save her brother?

My Opinion:

I wasn't sure about this book when I first bought it. I'd read another book by the author which I didn't like that much, and when I heard about this book, it sounded like an issue book which wouldn't really work. I mean, a narrator who doesn't speak, and some crazy computer hacking brother. How do those things go together? Of course when I read the book I found of course the author had managed to bring these two characters together, and though the end of the book was incredibly predictable I liked this book more than I'd expected.