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Rating : 4/5★ Time it takes to read: 1 hour and 30 minutes - 2 hours.⌚ This novel follows a man by the name of Richard Hannay, who gets caught in a whirlwind of murder and political havoc in England before World War One. My attention was grabbed from the beginning with this famous 'man on the run' action story. For me, the plot was a typical run of the mill thriller, and I'm glad I went into it knowing little about it. To read the novel and enjoy what it has to offer I think you should go into it knowing as little as you possibly can. In terms of characters, I found myself liking the characters that may not have necessarily remained in the novel for a long time. Characters like Scudder, the Innkeeper and the Roadman were instantly charming to me and whilst I did appreciate Richard's character throughout I couldn't help but wish a little bit more time was spent with these characters who equally helped to propel the plot.  Pros:  ✔ The 10...

I’ve realised as I’ve gotten older that the same old tropes and the same old plot-lines in Young Adult fiction just weren’t working for me anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for reading a good old trashy novel every once in a while, but the same old repetitive themes and characters and ideas just get monotonous after a while. I first started reading the popular YA at around age 9/10, and moved through the more popular YA series such as Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Twilight and the vast collection of Cassandra Clare's books. At the time, when reading books at such a young age you don't necessarily consider how good the book or series is. You just read for the sake of reading. However, as I began to get older I started losing interest in the same love triangles with the same tropes disguised as different ones. I no longer wanted to read about the same boring romantic subplots. I wanted something more elaborate and extensive, I wanted language that was more difficult to...

Why does this blog exist? Mainly because I've realised that I spend a lot of time putting time into things that don't necessarily amount to much, and I procrastinate enough so that I put little time into those things that may amount to a lot. I also want to force myself to get back into reading again, because the amount of books I've collected that are waiting to be read is a bit ridiculous at this point. With school and other commitments I've found that I have little time to read. In general, this makes me pretty sad considering that reading is and has always been one of my all time favourite things to do. With this blog I'll (hopefully) be able to convince myself that I have no choice but to finish every book that is unread in my room. In the near future I hope to get up a few discussion posts about various things, or whatever may be topical at the time. This blog is very likely going to be an outlet and brain dump of the mess that is in my head.  C...