Joey's Bedtime Stories (#2)

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Joey's Bedtime Stories

Books are company for children too

The Magic Bojabi Tree by Dianne Hofmeyr and Piet Grobler

Publisher - Frances Lincoln

Thank you so much for letting Joey review The Magic Bojabi Tree

The Blurb

Python has wrapped himself around the melon/mango/pomegranate tree with its delicious fruit, and he won't share the fruit unless the animals can tell him the correct name of the tree. Elephant, Monkey and Zebra each in turn visit Lion, who alone knows the name of the tree. But every time, the animals forget the name on the journey back to the tree. Then Tortoise, the slowest, smallest animal goes to Lion - and sings a special song to remind him of the name. It is the Bojabi Tree! Python unwraps himself from the trunk, and all the animals share a feast.

Joey's Review

The Magic Bojabi Tree is a thin hardback book with 32 pages full of beautiful, colourful pictures which have been painted in watercolours. 

There is a lot of writing in this book so is for older children, at least 4 years old (Joey's age). Joey kept his attention span for the whole story whereas his younger sister, Lacey didn't.

They both loved looking at the pictures and pointing out the different animals in the story such as a lion, birds, elephant etc. Lacey enjoyed making up her own little story from the different pictures. 

Joey found it funny when the animals couldn't remember what the lion had told them that the tree's name was. The point of the story being that it's important to listen and then remember what you are told, which Joey was able to understand and get from the story. 

The Magic Bojabi Tree is a lovely read with an important meaning behind the story about making sure to listen to what other's are telling you. 

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*Review* Close My Eyes by Sophie McKenzie

Close My Eyes - Sophie McKenzie

Series : No

Released : 9th May 2013

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Format : Paperback

Source : Publisher (Thank you)

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Overall rating

 .................................... The Blurb  ....................................

The debut adult thriller from a superstar of the YA world.It's been eight years since Geniver Loxley lost her daughter, Beth. Since that day, Gen has been floundering. While her husband Art builds his business reputation and their fortune, she can't let go of Beth.
And then one day, everything changes. A strange woman shows up on Gen's doorstep, saying the very thing she longs to hear: that Beth is alive. That she is out there somewhere, waiting for Gen to find her . . .
It's insane. Unthinkable. But why would someone make up such a story? Ignoring the warnings of her husband and friends, Gen begins to hope - hope that quickly turns into fear and paranoia.
With questions swirling around her head, Gen is determined to uncover the truth. But who can she trust? Why is Art so reluctant to get involved? To save his wife from further hurt? Or something much more sinister? Is Beth even really out there? And, if so, who is responsible for taking her?
What is the truth about Beth Loxley?

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In Short

- I was very excited when I heard McKenzie had released an adult fiction book and I wasn't let down!

- Although I didn't connect that well with the main character I was still able to feel sympathy for her.

- I couldn't put this book down without thinking about it throughout the day and wanting to pick it up again.

- The ending was so intense. 

In Long

I am a big fan of Sophie McKenzie so when I heard about Close my Eyes and that it was going to be an adult fiction book I was so excited. She is such an amazing author and I always connect a lot with her stories and characters I can never put the books down. Close My Eyes was no different; in fact I was probably more addicted to this book than the others I have read by her!

Close My Eyes is one of those books that even when you’re not reading it you find yourself still thinking about it and wanting to pick it up. I found it impossible to put the book down and not wonder what was going to happen next or where Sophie would take the story and characters.

Gen is the main character, sadly I do feel I didn't connect with her as much as I would have liked too. However luckily this didn't really affect my sympathy for her, being pregnant myself I couldn't imagine what she had been through and really felt her desperation. I liked how Sophie introduced other characters into the book to add to the mysterious feel about who Gen can trust and who she can’t. I didn't know who wasn’t to be trusted right up until the end when Gen discovered who she could and couldn't trust as well.

The pace of the book varies throughout the book, the story line starts very quickly and really pulled me in from the beginning. Things then slow down a little but I liked this as it gave me a chance to get to know the characters and their personalities. Towards the end it becomes like a roller coaster and I literally couldn't put the book down, it was so intense.

Final Thoughts

Close My Eyes is an intense and roller coaster read which will have you thinking about the own people in your life and how very important trust is in a relationship, whether it’s with friends, family or partner.

The Time Will Come #94

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The Time Will Come - 

Every Thursday l am going to list a book which l really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! 

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Want to join in?

- Pick a book you have been meaning to read

- Do a post telling us about the book 

- Link the post up in the linky

- Visit the other blogs!

Catching Jordan - Miranda Kenneally

This was one of those books which grabbed my attention because of the cover. It looks like a book based in a college which I always love, especially when it features a romance. 
I pre ordered this after seeing some good reviews on it and that a friend wanted to read it who I could pass it onto.
In the end my friend got it from elsewhere and I put it on top of a pile hoping to get to it soon. Gradually more books have been added on top and this is now rather down a pile of books waiting to be read. 

The Blurb

"Whoever said football and girls don't mix hasn't read Catching Jordan. I couldn't put it down " -- Simone Elkeles, New York Times bestselling author of the Perfect Chemistry series

ONE OF THE BOYS
What girl doesn't want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jordan Woods isn't just surrounded by hot guys, though-she leads them as the captain and quarterback of her high school football team. They all see her as one of the guys and that's just fine. As long as she gets her athletic scholarship to a powerhouse university.
But everything she's ever worked for is threatened when Ty Green moves to her school. Not only is he an amazing QB, but he's also amazingly hot. And for the first time, Jordan's feeling vulnerable. Can she keep her head in the game while her heart's on the line?

Waiting on Wednesday #91

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Shudder - Samantha Durante
Published : 15th June 2013
Shudder is second in the Stitch Trilogy. I read Stitch in August last year and really enjoyed it, my review is here if you want to check it out =) 
This is a YA dystopia and science fiction book based around a main character called Alessa.
I won't go too much into what I thought about Stitch as my review says my thoughts but I am excited to read Shudder and see what happens next in Alessa's life and in what direction Samantha has took the story in now. 

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The Blurb :
DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE YET TO READ STITCH. 
Stitch blurb can be read here.

It’s only been three days, and already everything is different.

Paragon is behind her, but somehow Alessa’s life may actually have gotten worse. In a wrenching twist of fate, she traded the safety and companionship of her sister for that of her true love, losing a vital partner she’d counted on for the ordeal ahead. Her comfortable university life is but a distant memory, as she faces the prospect of surviving a bleak winter on the meager remains of a ravaged world. And if she’d thought she’d tasted fear upon seeing a ghost, she was wrong; now she’s discovering new depths of terror while being hunted by a deadly virus and a terrifying pack of superhuman creatures thirsting for blood.

And then there are the visions.

The memory-altering “stitch” unlocked something in Alessa’s mind, and now she can’t shake the constant flood of alien feelings ransacking her emotions. Haunting memories of an old flame are driving a deep and painful rift into her once-secure relationship. And a series of staggering revelations about the treacherous Engineers – and the bone-chilling deceit shrouding her world’s sorry history – will soon leave Alessa reeling…

The second installment in the electrifying Stitch Trilogy, Shudder follows Samantha Durante’s shocking and innovative debut with a heart-pounding, paranormal-dusted dystopian adventure sure to keep the pages turning.

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This giveaway is being hosted by the author, NOT me!

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INT Giveaway : Viral Nation by Shaunta Grimes

Viral Nation by Shaunta Grimes

Thank you to Shaunta for letting me host a giveaway for a paperback copy of Viral Nation.

Viral Nation sounds like an awesome book, I don't read many books with sibling relationships or with animals in so this book definitely sounds awesome!

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