The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

                
This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel’s sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel’s owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures.

The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not as pleased with the Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends to stay out of trouble. Which, of course, they will—won’t they? One thing’s for sure: it will be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget.

I hated this book. It was so difficult to carry on. It pains me to write this review. I didn't even finish this book. Considering my blog is called Leave No Book Unread I normally read right to the end. If a book doesn't do that then you know it's bad. I've looked at Goodreads review and everyone seems to love this book. Why? I found it dull. There was no excitement or adventure. Just a hotel with sisters. This book doesn't even deserve a rating. If I could rate in negative numbers I would. I'm afraid the lowest number that I go to is 1. I'm not sure the book is worthy of that. I'm not even going to read the rest of the series. Even with most books I don't like that are in a series I read the others in the series.               
1(barely)/5                                                    
                                                                                                                                          

Teaser Tuesdays(18/2/2014)

This week I'm reading The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley.


  
“I don't know what could possibly distract three pigs enough so that you can get away." Sabrina thought for a moment then grinned. "I know exactly what to do.”

Teaser Tuesdays(21/1/14)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

This week I've been reading Time Stops for No Mouse by Michael Hoeye

 

"Of course" he added with a note of pride. "I am accustomed to performing such miracles." 

Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls review

                   
My name is Sam. I am eleven years old. I collect stories and fantastic facts. By the time you read this, I will probably be dead.

Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it feels to kiss a girl. And because he has leukaemia he wants to know the facts about dying. Sam needs answers to the questions nobody will answer.

This book is good. I liked the book. It's bascially a book about Sam Mcqueen who has leukaemia and wants to complete his bucket list before he dies. His best friend, Felix Stranger is the one who pushes him to do these things. Some things that are included on his bucket list is go up down esclators, break a world record and go on an airship. This book also has quite a few facts so you might learn something new. This is quite a sad book so if you're easily upset this book is not for you.

4/5

Ingo by Helen Dunmore review

    
"I wish I was away in Ingo Far across the briny sea, Sailing over deepest waters Where love nor care never trouble me. . . ."

By the Cornwall coast where Sapphire lives with her family, it's easy to hear the call of the sea. Too easy.

When the sea called to Sapphy's father, he vanished from her life. When the sea called to her brother, he started disappearing for hours on end. And now the sea is calling to Sapphy, and she feels its pull more strongly than she's ever felt anything in her life.

This book just didn't connect to me. I listened to it on audiobook. That's not why the book didn't connect to me. The narrator had an excellent voice but the book was just too slow paced. The text wasn't right and I just didn't like it. I liked the idea of there being a undersea world off the beach. I will get the next books in the series but that's only since I'm one of the people who just has to complete a series.  

2/5

Teaser Tuesdays (1/14/14)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

This week I'm reading Ingo by Helen Dunmore
 
“I wish I was away in Ingo
Far across the briny sea,
Sailing over deepest waters
Where love nor care never trouble me...”
 

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart review.

                              
Four children with unusual talents are recruited for a top- secret mission. There is only one rule- there are no rules. How can they work together to save the world? A cracking adventure begins...

I liked this book. It's easily the best book that i read this year.(Ka-ching!) The basic premise is that four gifted children are tasked with a mission that could change the world! They are in disgusie as students at an another school. Very exciting and many plot twists. Some bits are a bit slow paced but other than that, it is a very exciting book.

4/5

WWW Wednesday (1/8/13)

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading? I'm currently reading The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. Great story so far
 
• What did you recently finish reading? 
I recently finished reading  Momument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
 It was a good book.

            


 What do you think you’ll read next?
I think I will read Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett.

Teaser Tuesdays (1/7/14)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

This week I'm reading The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart.
 
"Any moment now, some of these children's parents will come storming in to demand explanations. Unfortunately I have none to give them. 

Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne review

 
This is the story of what happens when 14 kids are trapped inside a superstore in the town of Monument. Inside they have everything they could ever need and with no adult supervision they can do whatever they want.

Sounds like fun?

It is.

Until they find out that the world outside is being destroyed...


I read a lot of dystopian YA fiction. If you asked me what genre I read most, it would probably be dystopian. This book just caught my attention from the premise.  A bunch of kids trapped in a supermarket during the apocalypse. It sounded like it could be an exciting read. It was. The main character is Dean who is the best person who looks after the kids in my opinion but he also turns into a raging monster. Let me  explain that. The outside air has some kind of chemical that affects different types of blood. The ones that are the most safe are type B, The one that Dean which I forgot what blood type he is turns him into a man- eating monster. There's Astrid who the's love interest of this book and there's a weird love triangle going on. There's Niko whose orders get out of hand. There's Jake and Brayden who cause the most trouble. There are quite a lot of characters in this book.
It's a very fast-paced book which I like. I hate books which goes at a snail's pace or slower. Lots of action happens and I don't want to spoil too much.
The book's the first part of a trilogy and I will be definitely getting the others. My only nitpick is that the other characters seemed more interesting than Dean for a while. The end changes that but I won't go into much detail.                                                  

4/5                                                                                                                        

Skellig by David Almond review

                
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What is this thing beneath the spiderwebs and dead flies? A human being, or a strange kind of beast never before seen? The only person Michael can confide in is his new friend, Mina. Together they carry the creature out into the light, and Michael's world changes forever...

What to say about this book, that is  a very good question. It feels like one of those books that are just releaxing to read and get stucked into a world of imagination. Michael moves into a new house and in the garage there is a creature living in there. That's the whole mystery of the book. Michael meets Mina a girl who has a relationship with the creature. It's a good book but it feels like there needs to be something more. The book's too small. There is a prequel to the book which I will read sometime.

3.5/5

Happy new year!

Happy new year to everyone! My new year's resoultion is to update this blog at least once a week. I have a couple of reviews coming. Stay tuned!