Short AF Book Review | Wonder by R J Palacio

Hey guys so today I'm going to be doing a Short AF book review on the book "Wonder" by R J Palacio. As usual this review is going to be short and sweet (like the title suggests), and spoiler free. (However there will be the goodreads summary in this blog post and sometimes they can contain spoilers but usually they don't. Just something to keep in mind if you're interested in reading this book.)

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"I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid - but his new classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie's point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community's struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance."

Guys before you start reading this book, grab some tissues, a warm drink and find yourself a comfy spot. This book is a beautiful read. I went into it not knowing what to expect and boy was this book a roller coaster of emotion. Not only does this follow Auggie's perspective of him starting school for the first time with his deformities, it also follows the perspective of those around him especially including his sister. I loved this book so much but boy I could not stop crying (and no they're not all sad tears a lot of them were happy). Please, if you get the chance to read this book. I gave it a 5 out of 5 rating on goodreads.

What did you think of this book? Do you have any movies, series or books you'd recommend for me to watch/read or want me to do a short AF review on? Have you watched this series yet? Please let me know down in the comments below!

Have a wonderful day.

Love, Lyndsay

xo

Short AF Book Review | Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Hey guys so today I'm going to be doing a Short AF book review on the book "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline. As usual this review is going to be short and sweet (like the title suggests), and spoiler free. (However there will be the blurb of the book in this blog post and sometimes they can contain spoilers but usually they don't. Just something to keep in mind if you're interested in reading this book.)

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"Imagine the WORLD AT STAKE.

An EPIC STRUGGLE between good and evil.

The GREATEST QUEST in history.

The FATE OF HUMANITY resting in your hands.

ARE YOU READY?"

Guys, when I say this is one of my favourite books of all time, I am not lying. This is one of my favourite books of all time. I love all of the references in this book, it definitely brings a sense of nostalgia to it. If you are nerdy (heck even if you aren't nerdy and you were just brought up in the 80s/90s) READ. THIS. BOOK. The story is honestly so good and the plot twists are to die for. I could not put this book down the first time I read it (I've read this book 3 times now guys). James loves this book too, so much that he bought his own copy so he could read it whenever he wanted (not that he couldn't read mine whenever he wanted it's just due to me re reading it he hasn't had the chance to re read it until he got his own). Obviously I gave this book a 5 out of 5 star rating on good reads! Please read this book, I'm absolutely certain you'll love it!

What did you think of this book? Do you have any movies, series or books you'd recommend for me to watch/read or want me to do a short AF review on? Have you watched this series yet? Please let me know down in the comments below!

Have a wonderful day.

Love, Lyndsay

xo

Short AF Book Review | Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Hey guys so today I'm going to be doing a Short AF book review on the book "Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli. As usual this review is going to be short and sweet (like the title suggests) and spoiler free. (However there will be the blurb of the book in this blog post and sometimes they can contain spoilers but usually they don't. Just something to keep in mind if you're interested in reading this book.)

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"Straight people should have to come out too. The more awkward it is, the better.

Simon Spier is sixteen and trying to work out who he is - and what he's looking for.

But when one of his emails to the very distracting Blue falls into the wrong hands, things get all kinds of complicated.

Because for Simon, falling for Blue is a big deal...

It's a holy freaking huge awesome deal."

So most of you would have probably heard of this book or, at least, the movie of the book "Love, Simon". I saw the trailers for "Love, Simon" and the moment I found out it was a book I knew I had to buy the book and read it. For me, I really love LGBT+ literature because I'm part of the LGBT+ community and I'm always interested to see how LGBT+ literature plays out because some people get it so so wrong, and some people get it really right. I think in this case, they got it really right. (Now some people may disagree with me and that's their personal opinions but please remember that everyone's experiences is different, and my experience could be completely different to others." I adored a lot of the characters in this book and some other characters really grated on me. I however think that is due to the fact that it is set in high school and teenagers can be so so mean (Yes, some teenagers, probably more than when I was a teen are a bit more accepting these days, however bullying culture still exists and anything that makes you any type of different will still result in teenagers being mean. Regardless of what century we're in. A lot still needs to change for the world to be better for the LGBT+ community and I think the book really showed that). I really loved Simon and Blue and how their relationship progressed and I thought it was so sweet and pure and it just felt kind of natural? I would definitely recommend this book to everyone and anyone it's such a sweet novel and I loved it. I gave this book a 4 out of 5 star rating on goodreads. Please give this book a read it's worth it.

What did you think of this book? Do you have any movies or books that you recommend or want me to do a short AF review on? Have you read this book yet? Please let me know down in the comments below!

Have a wonderful day.

Love Lyndsay.

xo

Short AF Book Review | The Iron Man by Ted Hughes

Hey guys so today I'm going to be doing a Short AF book review on the book "The Iron Man" by Ted Hughes. As usual this review is going to be short and sweet (like the title suggests), and spoiler free. (However there will be the goodreads synopsis in this blog post and sometimes they can contain spoilers but usually they don't, usually the blurb of the book is in the blog post but for some reason there's no blurb on my copy of The Iron Man. Just something to keep in mind if you're interested in reading this book.)

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"Mankind must put a stop to the dreaded destruction caused by the Iron Man. A trap is set for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world."

So the first thing I quickly want to mention is I have never ever read this book before. Yes, I know you're usually supposed to read it as a kid but I never got the chance to. I also have never seen the movie but definitely will be doing so now that I've read the book! Whilst reading this book I decided to leave annotations on sticky notes in the book, this is the first time I've done this whilst reading a book that I'm going to be doing a Short AF review on because normally I write one a couple of hours after reading the book so it is fresh in my mind. However, my laptop was broken so couldn't do that so if the format seems different that is why. If you prefer this format also, please leave a comment down below. One of the first things I noticed in the book was the silhouette style of art in it. I loved all the drawings in the book and it made a better reading experience. Some of the art took up only small portions of the page and some pieces took up two pieces but they we're all stunning. One of the things I had a love hate relationship with was the amount of short sentences in the book. I loved it because it's a kids book so it made sense for it to be wrote in that way, and sometimes brought out the urgency in what the writer was trying to convey, however other times it made the book hard to keep up with and I found myself having to re read those sentences a couple of times. The book also immerses you using a lot of sounds and colours to describe things, especially when it comes to how the iron man is feeling. It allows you to picture what is happening in your head and I love books that are that immersive. I loved that Hogarth was so brave and kind, he was an extremely relatable character and is definitely a character kids can look up to, I honestly wrote as an annotation "Hogarth has a heart of GOLD" and I stand by that. The amount of empathy that boy has for a kid of his age is unbelievable. The magic that Ted has placed in the real world in this book is pretty amazing, as a child I would have really appreciated this as I was the kind of kid who wanted to find magic everywhere. You find yourself empathising with a lot of the characters in this book, and I would definitely recommend this to anyone who has children, or anyone who just wants a short read as the book is only 80 pages and most are filled with pictures. I gave this book a 3 out of 5 star rating on goodreads (but you better believe if it was me as a kid reading this it probably would have been a 5 out of 5 stars).

What did you think of this book? Did you read it when you were younger or have you not read it yet? Do you have any movies or books that you recommend or want me to do a short AF review on? Please let me know in the comments down below!

Have a wonderful day.

Love Lyndsay.

xo