Wednesday 3 June 2015

Denton Little's Death Date



By Lance Rubin

In the world Denton grows up in, everyone knows what day they are going to die, thanks to tests run at birth.  For some people, that day is when they are very old, and for others, it is when they are quite young.

Denton is one of the people with an early death date.  In fact, his death date is in just 2 days, the same day as his senior prom. Denton's last couple of days alive are filled with an array of dramatic firsts - first hangover, first love triangle, first time giving a speech at his own funeral.

Laugh-out-loud funny, and a bit raunchy at the same time, this was a great read.  

Monday 1 June 2015

Book of the Month - June: I'll Give You the Sun


I'll give you the sun
by Jandy Nelson

Jude and Noah are fraternal twins and absolutely inseparable. They both love art, live carefree lives, and know that they have each other. But one day something happens and their relationship falls apart. Jude no longer wants her awkward brother around, and Noah doesn't recognize his boy crazy sister. And when something imaginable happens their shaky relationship breaks and their lives are changed forever. Jude and Noah must learn to be true to themselves in order to find their way back to each other.

The book is told in alternating perspectives and time lines (Noah's chapters take place when they are 13 and Jude's when they are 16). Reading the two perspectives, at different times in their lives helps piece the story together. The writing is beautiful and the story told is unforgettable.

This book is amazing and I wanted to climb right in and enjoy every moment. Jandy Nelson is also the author of The Sky is Everywhere which is equally as good!

Other books like I'll Give You the Sun: Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz, All the bright places by Jennifer Niven, Kissing in America by Margo Rabb, and Blackswangreen by David Mitchell.