Friday 14 February 2014

The Time Traveler's Wife




The Time Traveler's Wife, my all time favourite Hear a Book. Henry is a Librarian of course who falls in love with Claire the love of his life whom he sometimes meets when she is only 6 years old. Henry has a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel. This Hear a Book tugs at the heart and also shows the emotion of frequent absence which sometimes occur in marriage, but its all about the love these two share and the ending, OMG, time for the tissues............. #taglovethisbook.

Love T

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." - Søren Kierkegaard



Gabriela McKenzie, a woman desperate to find her kidnapped daughter.........

This is a brilliant crime thriller, delivered in reverse.........yes, chapter 1 is at the end!!
Too gimmicky?
Well it had me hooked from the start. At times it was challenging to read as the events unravel in reverse. But be assured you will be well rewarded at the end....or should I say, beginning.
Don't be fooled into "thinking" you know how the book ends, well you've already read Chapter 36, right? Not so!

All is not what it appears to be.

Totally twisted, cleverly delivered, with plenty of suspense.

Rosie

Wednesday 12 February 2014

Not my fault...



So I was told to read 'The Fault in our stars' by John Green by 3 other library staff. It's also one of our new Book Club titles, a teenage novel, a bestseller and a quick read (my favourite kind). Well.....

I was smitten from the very first pages, and it's the quickest I've read a book in about a year. The fact that I was staying awake at night to read it was evidence enough. Why is it so damn good???

The storyline itself is incredibly sad, but uplifting at the same time. The 2 main characters, Hazel & Augustus, both cancer patients, are incredible people who meet at a support group & I totally fell in love with them (as they did with each other). The dialogue between these 2 wonderful teenagers is quirky, intelligent, and hilarious, all while they dealt with some terrible odds. Hazel (who narrates the story) completely had me when she started quoting my favourite poem of all time "The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock" by John Keats. Seriously, who does that?

Beautifully written, this is the first time I can actually remember openly sobbing while reading a book. My daughter was very concerned & quite sensibly suggested "why don't you stop reading it if it's making you so sad?". No way, no how was I going to stop reading this, in fact I didn't move from the couch that Saturday arvo until the last page was turned. Very novel for me (pun intended).

"The Fault in our stars" is now at the top of my 'favourite book ever' list. Give it a go, if you don't mind the tear-stained pages...

Jo :)


Tuesday 11 February 2014

The Rosie Project




Fall in love with the adorable and "a little too clever for his own good", Don Tillman.
.........oh and did I mention that his has aspergers? But don't tell him that!

This book was laugh-out-loud hilarious, with lots of quirky and highly inappropriate
stumbles along the way. Well, it just goes to prove that it's all about perspective really.

In his search for a wife he devises a "scientifically sound" compatibility questionnaire.

"So how compatible am I?" I hear you ask, well take the quiz and find out!!

http://quiz.therosieproject.com.au/compat.html

Rosie xx

Monday 10 February 2014

Treat yourself...read this series!

 
From our youth fiction collection...ask me where to find them!
Mon :)
There's also a movie...check out the trailer...
 
 

Fast-paced thrill ride!


 
Being a parent of active primary school students, finding ‘time out’ while juggling school, work and family time can sometimes be difficult. Many times I have gone to bed to read and find myself struggling to keep my eyes open… ‘just one more page’ or ‘just till the end of the chapter’… opps… didn’t happen! Lights out, try again tomorrow night!!
I am currently reading ‘Too close to home’ by Linwood Barclay. I have just discovered this author (recommended by a library member). I have read ‘Fear the Worst’ by Barclay and enjoyed it from start to finish.
If you like a fast-paced thriller that keeps you in suspense until the very end, I suggest giving Linwood Barclay a try!
Guaranteed you won’t want to put it down!
~ EF