TheReadersChronicles: December 2019 Edition

Good morrow, friends!!

Hope everyone's new year started off well. Mines started off great with a trip to Durban that I shall talk all about in my next post ~(￣▽￣)~*

I read a lot this month and TheReadersChronicles for January is going to be a long one so look forward to it, please ヾ(^▽^*)))

I've been reading quite a bit and I ended 2019 with 4 great books!!!

I think 2020 is going to be a good year for my reading and I sincerely hope yours will be too :)

Now, onward with the blog!!!

The Magician's Nephew by C.S.Lewis:

Rating: 5/5

I seriously loved this with all my heart. The Narnia movies made my childhood and when I finally got my hands on the books, I was like... an unhealthy amount of excited ヽ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ

The first book was just as magical as I imagined it to be. I enjoyed every detail, especially when they met Aslan.

It was funny, bizarre and magical. It made me wish such magical places existed.

It was easy to understand and the story flowed really well. The characters were so much fun, especially Polly and Digory.

I highly recommend this book for any age because the tale of Narnia is a timeless one, much like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson.

The Wickerlight by Mary Watson:

Rating: 5/5

This was definitely my favourite compared to the first book. I don't know why but I guess it was because I got to see more of David, a side character in the first book The Wren Hunt.

There was a little bit of romance, action, major feels too!!!!!

The main character, Zara, was not like most YA/Teen fantasy characters.

It wasn't like most sequels either because it was from the point of a completely different character of view and the side character, David, became one of the main characters.

The plot was a bit complicated but nothing too intense or difficult to follow. I think this is a great book for teenagers between the ages of 13-17.

Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin

Rating: 4/5

I feel like I gave this book half a star too much... because although it was extremely captivating, there was like a lot of detail and that made it a bit more difficult to keep up with. It was a mystery/crime- novel and so I expected it to be detailed but at times I was like "Do I have to read this part?"

But I did and boy did this book take me on one MAJOR rollercoaster (⊙_⊙;)

A total page-turner for sure.

The story was really unsettling and chaotic but the more you read, the more disturbing it was but like, you couldn't stop. You just wanted to know who did it and yo, I did not see the ending coming. I love crime novels and well, this is one I'm glad I read and I hope you give it a chance because it was well worth the read.

Recommended for 17-year-olds and above because I feel that some of the scenes are really disturbing and the language can get a bit much for younger readers. Hehe.

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness:

Rating: 5/5

One word. Why?

Why did Patrick Ness think it was okay to rip my heart from my chest, we won't ever know but what we do know is that this book deserves the equivalent of a Nobel Peace Prize but for books okay?

This book was everything!!! From the plot to the characters to the writing style, everything was just incredible!

I give it all the stars. TAKE. IT. ALL. MR. PATRICK. SIR.

Tears may have been shed and well, I am just in love with the story.

I'd recommend it to anyone who just wants a story that will warm your heart, as well as break it.

Thank you for reading!!! Please do comment if you have read any of these books and maybe even recommend any book to me and I will try and get to it asap.

Remember to sprinkle kindness wherever you go (✿◕‿◕✿)

-zestasià