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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Historical Fiction, 2005) my rating - 10/5 :) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a World War II historical fiction about an 11-year-old girl, Liesel, who discovers her passion for books and words after finding a book next to her brother's grave. Adopted by a German couple, Liesel tries to understand what's happening in the world with the help of her best friend and the Jew her family is hiding in their basement. Definitely one of my favourite books! The story is so beautifully written and extremely heartbreaking at the same time. The fact that it is narrated by Death himself, gives it a unique perspective which made me rethink about many things in life. I absolutely adored it. I actually read this book last year during a rather weird time for me. I was feeling a bit insecure and this book made me feel safe and it kept me good company. Looking at it now, it still gives me the same warm feeling I got when I was first reading it. So that&

Hi, I am maria, and i consider myself a bubble-mate of Daphne if i may call me that. I am making intrusion to her blog to share with you some of my favorite  from young adult books. Books can sometimes be our friends or  mentors while guiding us in life. Personally I have some specific parts of my favorite books that make my day.        The perks of being a Wallflower We accept the love we think  we deserve.                                             All the bright places                                         Before attempting to take own life remember to take a leak.  You are all the colours in one at full brightness. Maybe in time.There's always time.  For what is worth you showed me something Ultraviolet, There is such a thing as a perfect day.  Actually I am alone, which is part of the problem; we are all alone, trapped in these bodies and our own minds, and whatever company we have in this life is only fleeting and superficia

Last week I was in a reading slump so I decided to reread Harry Potter after a long time. When I started the second book in the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, a thought came to me - and to J.K. Rowling, as I just read :) - regarding Tom Riddle's diary and how it "trapped" Ginny Weasley. source Even though the book was written in 2002, when cyber attacks weren't that much of a thing, the diary has many similarities to social media. Many teenagers have started conversations with strangers, opened up to them and at the end they were assaulted, exactly like Ginny Weasley with Tom Riddle's Diary. Those kind of incidents happen usually in girls with low self-esteem or girls who are uncomfortable with opening-up in reality so they find shelter in the unknown person behind their screen or - in Ginny's case - a diary which replies instantly.  It is very difficult to spot cyber attacks, as the victims are, in their majority, already ve

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (mystery - young adult, 2018) my rating - 4,5/5 Truly Devious is the first book of The Truly Devious Trilogy. It is a young-adult mystery about a school, Ellingham Academy, where the students are all geniuses in different subjects. The first year the school opened, 1936, the founder's wife and daughter were kidnapped on the grounds of the school and a student was murdered. Now, many years later, Stevie Bell, a gifted teenager with a passion for crime-solving has a single goal. To solve the mystery of the Academy. It was the first time I read a young-adult mystery and I was impressed. It is a very nice and enjoyable book. The story is so well written and it combines mystery and teenagers perfectly. I devoured it in a day! It ended with a shocking plot twist so the moment I was done I immediately ordered the rest of the trilogy! However, except for the engaging story, the book refers to some society issues I found very interesting. Truly

Last week I posted a review for The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. I actually intended to post my favourite quotes in the same article but then I realised they were too many so I decided to post them separately. Enjoy :)  It would be very nice to have a friend again. I would like that even more than a date. (Charlie) I look at people holding hands in the hallways, and I try to think about how it all works. At the school dances, I sit in the background, and I tap my toe, and I wonder how many couples will dance to "their song". I see the girls wearing the guys' jackets, and I thing about the idea of property. And I wonder if anyone is really happy. I hope they are. I really hope they are. (Charlie) It's just that sometimes people use thought to not participate in life. (Bill) We accept the love we think we deserve. (Bill) I do not know why this excited me, but I guess when you see somebody in the hallway or on the field or something, it'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (Young-adult, 1999) my rating - 5/5 This book is a collection of letters written by Charlie, a high school freshman, to an unknown recipient. He writes to him about his feelings as he struggles with the traumatic experiences of his best friend's suicide and the death of his beloved aunt, Helen. During his first days of high school he meets two seniors, Sam and Patrick who instantly become his friends and who help him cope and survive school.  It was a book I literally read in a day. Easy and with a huge plot twist in the end it is definitely a page-turner. However, the main reason why I loved it is because it deals with extremely important issues people need to be aware of. To begin with, it handles mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. Charlie, the main character, is trying to cope with the loss of his friend and his aunt. Due to his overthinking, he feels guilty of their deaths and he keeps quiet ab