One

Title: One
Author: Sarah Crossan
Type: Paperback
Read: 4th February - 5th February 2017
Rating: 5/5
Published: 2nd June 2016 by Bloomsbury Childrens

Grace and Tippi don't like being stared and sneered at, but they're used to it. They're conjoined twins - united in blood and bone.
What they want is to be looked at in turn, like they truly are two people. They want real friends. And what about love?
But a heart-wrenching decision lies ahead for Tippi and Grace. One that could change their lives more than they ever asked for...

Mindblown. I have no words to really describe the impact this book has.
It throws you deep into Grace and Tippi's world as conjoined twins. Together but two very different girls. They're truely remarkable.

I've also never read a book before in the layout this was in. In someways it made it so much easier to read and take in everything that is happening. This story is told more so from Grace's point of view.

Grace and Tippi have always been used to having people stare at them. They've been home schooled from a young age, but now, they're being thrown into the world. It's daunting for Grace who is the quieter of the two girls. But it opens her eyes to the world around them, the beauty and also the evil it holds.

I loved how they're fears were ones that mattered, how when someone was worried about no internet or something, they'd realise that was just petty. They were twins, stuck together forever, wifi wasn't something to be stressy over. They both craved individuality and i think once in school, they got that through Jon and Yasmeen. They treated the girls as two, not one.

The book isn't all happy and fun, its sad and tearful and heartbreaking. It shows the true determination of both girls to do right for their families, even towards the end, for themselves. The ending got me as although I suspected it might happen, to whom i got very wrong. And that was the heartbreaking part.

This is truely a must read. Even to help us understand how different we all are and thats okay, because we're the same inside.

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How to Get a (Love) Life

Title: How to Get a (Love) Life
Author: Rosie Blake
Type: Paperback
Read: 23rd January - 2nd February 2017
Rating: 5/5
Published: 2nd February 2017 by Corvus

Nicola Brown doesn't like to lose control. Her home is always meticulously tidy and her weekly meals carefully planned; Nicola keeps her life in order. When her carefree colleague Caroline challenges Nicola to find a date for Valentine's Day, it's a surprise to them both when Nicola agrees. As Nicola's search for a man begins, she is thrown in at the deep end—sometimes quite literally—of the dating scene. From men more likely to sell their mother than open their wallet, to those who are determined to find a girlfriend who shares their passion for extreme sports, Nicola has to run the full gamut of dodgy dates. But as the deadline looms closer, Nicola realizes it isn't so bad to lose control. It turns out that trying to get a love life can be rather a lot of fun.

I just adore Rosies' books. They are so relatable and fun. I was sent this book from the publisher in exchange for a review. I've read all the previous books by Rosie and this is her debut finally released in paperback.

We follow the lovely Nicola on her quest to find a boyfriend by valentines day. It's around chritmas in the book and the quest was a dare by her work collegue Caroline. Nicola is sensible, does things as part of a routine and doesn't mind being on her own. She's not someone who takes up dares, she doesn't go too far out of her comfort zone. But this dare brings her all sorts.

I loved reading the disasters and fun times Nicola had when she was set up on blind dates by her brother and also Caroline. The way Nicola, even though she didn't want to do it, still went on them, even for the fact that she didn't want to let the other person down. My favourite was kayaking in November. Realy? Who would do such a thing??

I really enjoying Nicola coming out of her shell, finding her trueself again. I enjoyed the fact she even decided to do stuff on her own terms, such as joining classes, going to boy-ish places, in case she could meet someone.

I think there was some predicablity in the story, but it takes its time to reveal all and i like how Nicola and her soul mate came together. It was very sweet and fitted in well with the storyline.

Overall i think this is a cracking debut. I think there are parts in this book that everyone can relate to. Either Nicola as a person or the dates she goes on. Certainly worth a read.

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