Dr Seuss Books x4

Title: Wacky Wednesday, Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Theres a Wocket in my Pocket.

Author: Dr Seuss
Type: Paperback
Read: Christmas Time

Over the christmas period i read these four wonderful Dr Seuss books to my nephew. We actually have a whole pile of them. They're fab reads even for adults. Simple and short. They teach kids how to rhyme and string words together. It's a fun way to get children into books.

A Boy Called Christmas

Title: A Boy Called Christmas
Author: Matt Haig
Type: Paperback
Read: 5th December - 6th December 2016
Rating: 5/5
Published: 3rd November  2016 by Canongate Books

You are about to read the true story of Father Christmas.
It is a story that proves that nothing is impossible.
If you are one of those people who believe that some things are impossible, you should put this book down right away. It is most certainly not for you.
Because this book is FULL of impossible things

The magical tale of how Father Christmas became so. It's beautifuly written and enchanting at every page. If you don't enjoy christmas, then give this book a read. For children it will bring the magic alive, for adults it will make them remember.

Christmas is such a lovely time of the year. It's one I throughly enjoy. I can't wait to pass this book onto my nephew and let him read it.   

 

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten New-to-Me Authors read in 2016

I love discovering new authors. I aim every year to read a book by someone i've never read before. I actually seem to have done that a lot this year. Whilst I've had some authors books for ages, it's only this year i have gotten around to reading them.

In no order:

1. C.L.Taylor

2. Julie Murphy

3. Suzanne Collins

4. Joanna Cannon

5. Virginia Bergin

6. Lisa Williamson

7. Emiy Carroll

8. Katerina Diamond

9. Ryan Graudin

10. Matt Haig

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by broke and bookish.

Day Four

Title: Day Four
Author: Sarah Lotz
Type: Paperback
Read: 19th November - 5th December 2016
Rating: 4/5
Published: 21st May 2015 by Hodder

Four days into a five day singles cruise on the Gulf of Mexico, the ageing ship Beautiful Dreamer stops dead in the water. With no electricity and no cellular signals, the passengers and crew have no way to call for help. But everyone is certain that rescue teams will come looking for them soon. All they have to do is wait. That is, until the toilets stop working and the food begins to run out. When the body of a woman is discovered in her cabin the passengers start to panic. There's a murderer on board the Beautiful Dreamer... and maybe something worse.

A crusise ship from hell. Three days of plain sailing the fourth, turns into a nightmare. Why? Who's behind it and what exactly aren't people telling the guests.

This is the follow up book to 'The Three' which i totally adored and recommend you read. However 'Day Four' whilst the basis of this book interested me, the story totally confused me at the very end.

The story runs a little clearer than that of 'The Three' but I'm still unsure what happened. We are told from different characters view points. The phsyic, her assistant, some nut job kid out the prove she's a fraud. The chamber maid and the security, also a sweet old couple who plan on killing themselves.

When the cruise ship first stops the passagers aren't worried, they're provided with updates and surely they'll get it all fixed. When the days start to drag on, food, water and even toilets are scarce, tempers flare and hell breaks loose. Whilst all this is happening, a physic, who couldn't do much before, can suddenly perform for days and gather a huge crowd.

I liked the idea, i just found the ending extremely confusing. Like, what happened. Why did people suddenly leave the ship for a private island, how did it even start back up again?

Three is the better book.