if you seen the movie, I say read the book. it’s the same but not as much as you think it is.

I knew of this book for a while ow, but i didn’t know what’s it was all about, but of course, I ended up letting it piled up in my TBRs for the longest time. Until the movie came….

I have a soft spot in anything that’s being regard as a “spare part child”. It has become an itch, or a peeve if you may, an issue this book has managed to portray.

I found myself trying to read it through whenever I could. This book comprised of first hand experience from all of the characters involved. The book centered on Anna, the specially engineered child by their parents, to be the sole donor for her older sister Kate, who is suffering from a rare kind of Leukemia. One day, she just suddenly said she had enough and decided to court to apply for Medical emancipation from her parents.

Personally this book is an emotional read for me. I got so absorbed in it, and I found myself feeling sorry for Anna through out the book. Regardless screaming somebody die already because i wanted to finish the book asap too lol.

Consists of 3 Short Stories.

1. Fight The Flab

2. Story Time

3. Hello, Europe

Brief description:

“Oh Dear,” said Mr Majeika, “I seem to have made the spell too strong.”

Class Three have fun at the Book Week when Famous story books characters suddenly appear! But there’s trouble ahead with Wilhelmina Worlock the witch at the school’s Olympic Sports Day, and Hamish Bigmore causes havoc on a day trip to France. Mr Majeika manages to keep control . . . with the help of a little magic

This is a novel about 83 year old man named Eddie, the head of maintenance at Ruby Point Amusement Park. The story begins at the ends where the chapter started just hours before Eddie upcoming death. When death came unexpectedly, Eddie finds himself in an older version of the amusement park, except it was empty and he couldn’t talk. There he meets his “First Person”, The Blue Man, where he tells him the story of his own death and his connection to Eddie. Then, he meets his, Captain from the war he was in as his “Second Person”, Ruby the person whose was the reason why the park was name for as his “Third”, his dead wife as his “fourth” and then there’s the little girl as his final one. At each encounter, the author recounts the events that happened in Eddie’s birthdays, his ups and downs. The author managed to weave the point out that everyone are connected and affects everybody else.

The book is an easy read. I found myself striding through the pages as I read through, drawn in the paragraphs. The plots are pretty simple but insightful. The characters are written in such as way that you feel like you are interacting with them. In the end the story did strikes me as a memorable read and I would recommends it to anybody.

The twins Adam and Sophie Blake have moved and will now be attending the Hillsville Elementary School. However, after seeing the dark and gothic building complete with a bat tower, they renamed it “Chillsville Elementary”. Meeting their new classmates and the school staff, they realize things in their new school are way out of the ordinary. With names as Frank N. Stein, Eve Bloodworthy, Bobby Odor and Ms Wolf, it surely brings out the spookiness even more. They have a pet spider as a school pet and their teacher Ms Wolf has red marks on her arms looks like vampire bites, who also frequently sneaking up food to the forbidden attic tower. Even more intriguing, the lights which keep going on and off in the tower when night falls when nobody was supposed to be there.

This is quite a quick read for anybody enjoys none time consuming books. I would recommend this to any teens or children who wouldn’t have the nerve to pick up to pick up a book because they do not enjoy reading. The book has the element of mystery and humor in it as well as a real page turner even for me. The plot would pull any readers in the instance. The adventure is fast page and the end would surely surprise you.

It took me a while to finish reading this book because I was indulging myself word per word. This book isn’t the type of novel you should rush through. Regardless, the fact it is wrong in some places, like the part where Arthur Golden mentioned about the “mizuage”, the book pulled you in like a few other books could do. Plus it took me a while to actually pick up this book and I must admit I did watch the movie first, then read it, cause I don’t want to be disappointed with the movie. The book itself is way better than the movie.

The book centers on a first view perspective of a geisha named, Nitta Saiyuri, who was born with the name Chiyo. Originally daughter of a fisherman from small fishing village of Yoroido, Chiyo and her sister, Satsu; was sold off to Kyoto, one to an Okiya and another off to a brothel. Chiyo’s early life in Gion was pretty much mostly hellish due to Hatsumomo (初桃), because she saw Chiyo’s potential of being a successful geisha. There she befriends another of a girl around her age nicknamed Pumpkin (おカボ). In the okiya she also met Mrs. Nitta, or “Mother”, and Granny, the mistresses of the okiya, then there’s also Auntie.

One day, she met a man that would change her point of life, the Chairman, and another geisha named Mameha (豆葉), who in fact is Hatsumomo’s rival in Gion, who would trained Chiyo into a very popular geisha. Chiyo became Saiyuri and search for the man who leads her into becoming a geisha. Then time really came and they met, but Saiyuri doesn’t seem to get the opportunity to get his attention quite the way she wanted.

This is an enjoyable book for all. A light read for adults and a good read for teens and children. The plots are interesting and fast pace. The Characters pulls you in and you’d drown in the book in an instance. I’ve enjoyed rereading this one.

The Cat With a Feathery Tail

- A tale of a cat’s trials and errors of trying to catch a bird.

A bit of Good Luck

- Mary trying to help her grandmother with Good luck by giving her four leaves clover

The Girl Who Had Hiccups

- A little with the terrible hiccups, met some brownies who had no idea what hiccups really were.

I’ll Do the tomorrow

- A tale of Linnie who kept putting off her chores until her place is extremely dirty.

He Was sorry for Himself

- Jeremy was a little boy who always feel sorry for himself, then one day meet some Brownies and really give him something to feel sorry about.

Polly’s P’s and Q’s

- Polly was a girl who always forgot her P’s and Q’s. One day her mother concoct a clever a plan on how to get her to remember.

On his way Home

- Richard is a very talented young singer but his tutor was very worried of him, thinking that might get into his head.

The Broken Gate

- A group of kids trying to get the job offered by Old Man Twinkle, only to break his gate. Scared, they refuse to admit they did.

Sulky Susan

- Susan is a very sulky child, who sulk at any chance she gets.

John’s Hanky

- John lost his hanky and fought with his sister.

He was Afraid!

- Alan had a new Jacket but he got it dirty. He got rid of it only to bring up more problems for him.

Amanda Goes Away

- Amanda was Belinda’s beloved best doll. She refused to be part away from her but one day she had to borrow her away.

Simple Simon Goes Shopping

- Simple Simon is a simple boy but he could be so unreasonable. One day, his mother dreadfully sent him to buy some things. And a lot of trouble that become!

The Old Bicycle

- Peter wished to have a bicycle of his own so he could go to school much easier. But his father could not afford to get him one.

The Loose Shoe Button

- Alice was a clever young girl. One day, her shoe button got loose and her mother told her to sew it in tight herself. But she kept putting it off.

A book I read for review at work.

Sabrina ad Dreama have a bad time when Harvey and her school’s Football team decided to stop cleaning themselves after they win a match, due to the silly superstition. Much to Sabrina’s horror, Dreama had cast a dreadful spell that would turn any supertitions as real as possible and they no longer recognise the world they are in. They can’t cast any spells cause any spells would have a reverse effect. Salem has it worse, since Black cats are pretty much bad luck to any supertitious being.

Great book. I’ve finished it all in one go. A page turner and fast pace. A book thta would pull you in as soon as you sit down and read it.

I love watching this poor girl meets rich guy but seriously hate the ending

I love watching this but i do wish the ending is better

omg! I pulled this out of the shelves to read because we had a storm and tv with the internet is off. And I never thought it is this much of a page turner.

It’s about a life of Matthew Bourne, a human right activist who is trying to save the life of Jarawa. In the midst of trying to do this, his own life is falling apart. He has live-in artist partner with a daughter, and on the side a mistress of his own. He found out his partner is sleeping with somebody else.

it was kind of annoying at firts because it took me a few chapters to realized what’s exactly is going on. but it’s a good past time reading. some plot really do pull you into the book itself.