Booktober | Cinder by Marissa Meyer

As a part of October, I am participating in Booktober where I am setting myself the challenge of reading four books this month, and to make the experience even more exciting, I am reviewing them too! You can read more about it HERE! For the first week I read To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han and you can read that review HERE! Now, on with the review!






















Cinder by Marissa Meyer is one of three books in The Lunar Chronicles series. Cinder is a re-telling of the classic, Cinderella, with an awesome twist. Cinder is a cyborg. She is also a talented mechanic and is known for it. Living with a stepmother that hates her, Cinder's life is soon dramatically changed with a Prince, a realisation she could just well help Earth and a load of dystopian temptation and danger. Man, that's cool.

This story is seriously awesome. We admire Cinder for her courage and her talent and her want to help not only her ill sister, but the world too. We see her vulnerable side and only love her more for it because she is good. Cinder is a good'n. That we have a dystopian novel with a cyborg heroine makes me feel slightly more comfortable sleeping at night. Not long ago I wouldn't have known we needed such a story, but I can conclude now that we do.

New Beijing needs a hero and a good leader, and for a cure for the illness taking out too many civilians every day. Literature needs awesome females to look up to every day and as these characters should come in all shapes a sizes, I am delighted to have the cyborg, Cinder to be kicking butt. It's a story of disaster and evil plans; romance and beautiful lessons.

The story, Cinder, is such a brilliant start to a series- naturally making me very excited to read the next part. I am a Disney enthusiast and one that loves re-tellings of classic fairy tales, especially with the Disney adaptations in mind. Cinder teaches us of evil and goodness and I simply adore the story that has taught these lessons.

I rate this novel 4/5!

Cyborgs & Fairy Tales,

The Girl in the Moonlight.

P.S. I am taking part in Blogtober which you can read about HERE- HERE is yesterday's post!

Booktober | To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

To kick off Booktober (which you can read about HERE), I chose to read To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han. I read so many good things about it before buying it, always seeing pictures of it here and there! I'm very glad I picked it to get myself into Booktober!
























Lara Jean has fallen in love with a few boys and with these imaginary romances, came one letter to each boy to end it- to move on. When the letters are released into the world, a life Lara Jean didn't intend for is released too. With a family to try and look after once her big sister has moved to Scotland and some growing up to do, Lara Jean faces a high school life she didn't know she could have.

We adore Lara for her naive ways, but also how she is very aware of who she is (in an awesome way!) and how she is quite happy to surprise the world. She is an admirable character with bundles of eagerness and enthusiasm for sweet things. It's endearing to watch her ask questions and learn and be willing to try new things, no matter how scared she is. I particularly loved how she is very open to being wrong in that she will admit it to herself and I think this is a good quality to have.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before is a sweet coming of age story about learning to grow up and I adore how Lara Jean keeps her sweet and inquisitive ways throughout this. I love her relationship with her dad and how she aches to help out with her little sister and the household. I am delighted with this read, and although it felt a little young for me, I adored the story and so recommend it very much (because if you love it, you love it!)- and I can't wait to read the sequel, P.S. I Still Love You.

I rate this novel 3.5/5!

Letters & Questions,

The Girl in the Moonlight.

P.S. I am taking part in Blogtober which you can read about HERE, and HERE is yesterday's post!

A Bookish Adventure | Booktober

I am finally participating in Booktober! I am so so excited about this! Ever since I heard about it a few years ago I have thought, "I should do that!" and just never have. So, during Blogtober I will also be partaking Booktober where I will read one book a week and so shall be reading four books this month, as outlined below.

1. In week one I shall be reading To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han. It's about Lara Jean and the letters she sends to all the boys she's loved and what happens when they are released. It seems like a really sweet and page-turner-y book to get me into Booktober.

2. In week two I will be reading Cinder by Marissa Meyer. I bought this book last week, especially for this challenge! I've been really interested in reading series recently and have read a lot about how awesome this re-tell of some classic fairy tales is.

3. I will then be reading Just One Day by Gayle Forman. As Gayle Forman is one of my all-time favourite authors, this novel has to be in this challenge. It's about a whirlwind adventure a girl goes on when she takes a chance and the aftermath she faces once it is over.

4. Lastly I will be reading The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. I have had this book for for ever and have wanted to read it for even longer. All five of the Lisbon girls took their own lives and this novel is the story of people trying to discern as to why.

So, every Thursday I will be posting my review of one of these books and I am very excited! Although I probably would finish four or more books in a normal month, because of university, my reading could slow down because of how busy it can be, and this is why I am so excited.

The Girl in the Moonlight.

P.S. I am posting every day for Blogtober this month, however I will be posting again today as this post is a bit too "admin-y."