Just an update!

This is just a little update about my blog!

i know i haven't been very active in a while, but now i am going to start posting as soon as i finish a book! I now have 701 page views which i know isn't a lot to some people but i love my little blog and love reading books!

Thanks for reading this tiny update!

The Reading Child xxx


(My next review will be on a very good book Dorothy Must Die!)

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne

' Lines may divide us, but hope with unite us...

Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from his comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is no one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas.

Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take hime fro innocence to revelation. And in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of, he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process.

I know this book is old and i don't usually review these types of books but this one i just had to! It is one of the saddest books I've ever read. The story line is just absolutely amazing. At first when i saw it i thought maybe its not for me but after the first couple of pages i was hooked. I love the how deep this book is (i don't want to be a spoiler IM REALLY TRYING!) it is just incredible i totally recommend this book but be warned you will ball your eyes out!

This is one of those books where you will stay up really late temped to carry on ,unfortunately some of us have a bed time, and find out more about the story. There is nothing more i have to say about this book except get it and be amazed. Most of you reading my blog would have read this book but if you haven't then i highly recommend this book.

You can buy The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas on Amazon by
Clicking the link below!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Striped-Pyjamas-John-Boyne/dp/1862305277

My next review will be on Jacqueline Wilson's new book Katy!

Dork Diaries Drama Queen - Rachel Renèe Russell

Total Disaster! Mean girl Mackenzie has stolen Nikki's diary!
What if she tells Nikki's totally secret thoughts?!

But reading nikkei's diary isn't the only thing
Mackenzie is interested in. Get ready for a dork
Diaries twist as Mackenzie takes over and tells
everyone about her Glamorous life!
What does the Queen bee really think about
Nikki and her dorky friends?

To be honest i didn't really think i was going to write a review about this book just because well... i did finish it in two days! This book is very short (well kinda) and won't take you a long time to read so i suggest you pick this book a side book (you know what i mean). Although it was very short it was very good! I loved how the handwriting changed as Mackenzie starts to take over! This book is super cool and ,like all the other dork diaries, it has been a nice easy read.

There isn't a major plot twist but there are quite a few little ones. This wasn't my favourite book of all time but i certainly enjoyed it. I recommend this book for ages 10+. If you enjoy these books you may also want to try Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates!


Dork Diaries Drama Queen Is out now! Click here to buy it
from amazon!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dork-Diaries-Drama-Queen/dp/1471117707

A Boy Called Hope - Lara Williamson

'I'm Dan Hope, and deep inside my head i
keep a list of things i want to come true.

For example, I want my sister, Ninja Grace
to go to university at the North Pole and only
come back once a year.

I want to help Sherlock holmes solve his most
daring mystery yet. And if it could be a zombie
mystery, all the more exciting.

I want to be the first eleven-year-old to land on
the moon.

I want my dog to stop eating the planets and
throwing them up on the carpet.

And finally, the biggest dream of all...     I want my dad to love me.'

I loved this book. I was hooked on it the minute i picked it up. It is all about a boy trying to get his dad to love him...again like most of the books i buy, this one made me cry. My favourite part had to be the end. I won't spoil it but all i have to say is you must buy this book to find out yourself.

As soon as i saw this book i knew i had to get it. The cover is super pretty and shiny. I also love the font this writer has used as it is easy to read and very clear.

I loved this books so much and i don't know how i had never seen it before but i wish i had. I highly recommend this book to adults but mostly kids at the age of 10-12 as the boy in here is 11.

Click here to buy the amazing A Boy Called Hope from Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boy-Called-Hope-Lara-Williamson/dp/1409570312

The Boy Who Lost His Face - Louis Sachar

CURSED!

David is only trying to be cool when he helps the
popular boys steal old Mrs. Bayfield's cane.

The plan goes wrong and he is the
only one she curses.Now he can't
seem to do anything right-the cool
kids taunt him, he walks into his
spanish class with his fly unzipped
and when he asks a girl out his
trousers fall down!

Is it a curse or is David simply turning into a total loser?

I absolutely love Louis Shachar's books, they are so funny yet they always have a meaning. This book is not only hilarious ,with a even funnier plot twist, but it has a true meaning to it that i picked up. This is book is all about pressure. David was pressured to steal Mrs Bayfield's cane by the popular boys and had to pay the prise. This is one of the best endings iv'e ever read as well i would totally recommend this book to anyone but mainly children ages 9-12 but I'm sure anyone older than that would still adore this amazing book.

Click her to buy The Boy Who Lost His Face on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Boy-Who-Lost-Face/dp/0747589771

Also I Highly recommend you to buy Holes as it is my favourite book of all time!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Holes-Louis-Sachar/dp/074754459X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=

Girl Online - Zoe Sugg / Zoella

Penny has a secret

Under the alias Girl Online, Penny blogs  her hidden
feelings about friendship,boys, her crazy family and
the panic attacks that have begun to take over her life.
When things go from bad to worse, her family
whisks her away to New York where she meets
Noah: a gorgeous, guitar strumming American.
Suddenly Penny is falling in love-and capturing
every moment of it on her blog.

But Noah has a secret to. One that threatens to
 ruin Penny's cover - and one of her closest
 friendship- forever.

               















This is such an inspiring, touching, emotional book. I can't remember how many times i cried but i can tell you it was a lot. Girl Online is definitely a book worth reading 5/5 from me. This book also has a major plot twist ( Which i LOVE!) that will leave you shocked and crying like a little baby. Its not that this book is sad, but how it is happy. It really shows you what love is, without being really cringey. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves plot twist, love and really amazing books because this is definitely one.

Click here to buy Girl Online at Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Girl-Online-Zoe-Sugg-Zoella/dp/0141357274


Please also check out Zoe Sugg's Youtube channel Zoella. She does make-up tutorials, fashion hauls and blogs.

Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/zoella280390?hl=en-GB&gl=GB

Twitter https://twitter.com/zozeebo

Instagram https://instagram.com/zozeebo/

Then - by Morris Gleitzman

'I had a plan for me and Zelda.
   Pretended to be someone else.
      Find new parents.
          Be safe forever.

THEN the Nazis came.

My name is Felix. This is our story.'

I'll admit it. I cried like a baby. I've read a lot of sad books ,but this one beats them all. There isn't really a twist (except for maybe a few small ones) but i'm telling you the plot and structure of this books is amazing. I would totally rate it 5 stars. This book touched my heart and made it shatter into a million pieces. I was literally at school trying to blink back the tears and look like i wasn't sad. I HIGHLY recommend you buy this touching book. You won't regret it.


To buy Then Click here!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Then-Once-Now-After/dp/0141324821


Also try Once and After For more of Zelda's and Felix's adventures.

Once:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/014132063X/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=569136327&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0141324821&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=09R9SEG11R069W0MF8YB


After: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-Once-Then-After/dp/014132998X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_z





By the way. Once is first in the series. Next is Then. Finally its After.