Sunday 3 November 2019

The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby


The Fashion Committee
I had put off reading this book as I thought it was going to be a sappy romance that only talked about boys, clothing and make up.  I couldn't have been more wrong.  It's about a couple of kids trying to win a scholarship to a prestigious high school.  Excellent.  Better yet, they have to design and sew an outfit for a fashion show as their entry.  Cool.  All for young people being creative and taking charge of their futures.
From there is got better and better.  We learned a lot about both Charlie(f) and John(m) and the challenges they face in their daily lives. You can't tell much about a person's home life by how they appear at school.

I ended up really enjoying this story and am sad that I waited so long to read it.

would also appeal to readers of :

Chaotic Good by Whitney Gardner
Geekerella by Ashley Poston


I received an advanced reader copy of this book from Indigo Books & music in exchange for an honest review.

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Friday 1 November 2019

Cell by Stephen King

It's been quite a while since I read a book by author Stephen King; it was time to see what I was missing out on.  My sister has quite a collection of his titles on her shelf, so we picked out one for me together.  We settled on Cell, it's not as long as some of his others, but creepy enough for full effect.

An extreme number of us are totally dependent on our cell phones.  We can't leave home without them or make a decision without referring to them.  Now imagine that some one decides to use these devices to attack the world population.  Your phone rings, you answer it, and poof, your mind is zapped.  Stephen King did just that.

How do you continue if you are one of the few who didn't answer that call for whatever reason.

I loved this apocalypse novel.  It neatly did away with most of the population in dramatic fashion, but left enough of a variety of survivors to keep it interesting.  It was fairly condensed with regard to time scope to stay realistic.  In short, it was wonderful.  I did have to put it down every so often to allow for life, but really, I could have read it through in two sittings otherwise.

I certainly will be looking to read another of his works, probably The Institute, soon.

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