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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS+REVIEW:0

Let’s get things straight, picking up a book is hard, varying genres and authors making it overwhelming. Just remember : “the great thing about books is there are no commercials” – very wise site Wisdom of Life. As a result of my calculations from this quote, books are way better than the movies. Overall you just can’t deny it. I can start a whole debate on how books are better than the movies but this article isn’t about that so here are my top and I mean TOP suggestions of books.

My #1 favourite book:

Starting off with The Fault in our Stars by John Green. This is a for sure 5 star book  giving me the ride of emotions which I needed during my need of getting out of reality. Basically it’s about 16-year old Hazel Grace fighting cancer and the challenges plus emotions which occur due to cancer. She meets a boy named Augustus Waters who also has a type of cancer. Though I am not telling you what it is because I need to let you guys figure somethings out. Hazel and Augustus are inseparable and go through a mission together  It’s a perfect book for people looking for a romantic, emotional yet adventurous book.

My Second Book I recommend:

Next book which I recommend is Divergent and the whole series. If I am being honest the first book is the best book, second book just doesn’t give the same excitement. Though I definitely recommend the first Divergent book. This is about a society which is divided into 5 factions. Each featuring their own motives which they follow. Every year 16 year olds must choose the faction which they want to be part of. It can be really challenging as your whole life depends on this one decision. Beatrice (also known as Tris) had to choose between staying in the same faction as her family or going into a faction which truly represents who she is. I almost forgot Tris also has a secret and this is another thing which I am gonna leave it to you guys to find out.

My third book I recommend:

Moving on to Speak, my favourite motivational book for middle and high school or any other students. It’s about an outcast, friendless but very intelligent girl who has gone silent. Due to her busting the end of summer party by calling the cops. She called the cops because she got raped by a student who still attends the same school as her. Overall this is a powerful book that speaks up for the quiet teenagers who haven’t spoken up for themselves.

My fourth book I recommend:

I Know What you did Last Summer is a thriller+horror book. It’s about 4 terrified friends who have done something which they shouldn’t have. Someone found out about their secret and is threatening them. However will that person just stop at threatening them or will he go more further? This is 5 on 5 star book, I love it so so much. Most horror books aren’t able to create that feeling which we look for in a horror book. This one was able to create that feeling. Little fact: this was a book which got me into reading again.

Finally the 5th book I recommend:

As well as I know what you did last summer this is also a thriller+horror book. It was also able to create that “feeling” which I look for. When it comes to that “feeling” I am very picky so I was so happy when this book could also fulfill that. It’s about John Wayne Cleaver who knows that he is dangerous. Adding on he is obsessed with serial killers and knows a lot about dead bodies. He could find out right away that there was something different about the dead body which the police found. Also John has a crush and he deals with his crush in a very different way. I am going to just leave it at there and just saying the ending is so interesting. Something you wouldn’t expect, FINALLY not an obvious ending.

These are my book recommendations all of the ones I mentioned are my 5 on 5 star books. These are the only books I have ever given 5 stars on. Hopefully you like them as much as I did and get excited over them, whenever you get a chance to talk about them.

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