princessjasminefliesaway's reviews
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I liked it, I did. I love mysteries and this one was a good one to wrap my head around. I didn't like the unnecessary second love interest just to show that she was young. Or maybe you count the other guy as unnecessary, so maybe just someone to save her. Either way two guys was not required for "somewhere that hardly has any people in it" but suddenly has two hot guys.

The first few chapters annoyed me, I know she warns the reader that she is rude but god, nothing seemed to happen at the start but her be rude and everyone just odd around her. It almost put me off.

The mystery kept me coming back.

A really well written ghost, romance, mystery novel that doesn't follow the clichés of ghost romances. As in, her romance isn't with someone clearly dead and not able to be with (not a spoiler). The Victorian knowledge and writing was very informative and looked like she did her research - I know nothing about the Victorian era so I could be wrong to historians and professionals.

The mystery, on the other hand, slightly ruined the book for me as it was so easy to work out as the red herrings that Ms. Harvey tried to put into her work was more like big warning signs like HEY! NOT THIS PERSON!

But a great book none the less!

Me Before You Notes: NON-SPOILER:
* not exactly how I would write a male character
* desperation to get a job wasn't really there. It was very meh but she has the missing a job down very well
* Not a book for teenagers. More adult definitely and a tiny bit damaging really.
* Good family writing with the banter, helping one self and conversations
* Do Australians really go Mrs and Mr T?
* It's quite a fast book, definitely one you can read in a weekend or a holiday away.
* No one really swears, they all say bloody which made it sound like it was meant to get the age rating down but this book shouldn't be read by anyone under 15 in my opinion and they should be in the right mindset.
* Contains suicide mentions, euthanasia and depression
* Spoke little about marriages but wrote them well
* Glad they cut out certain lines that didn't quite make sense in the film along with certain characters
* Literally kiss my ass to the families: you will survive without having to be put through hard jobs
* Grumpy arsehole
* Okay maybe not. Grumpy arsehole with cute moments, like sending little letters to her. :3
* Patrick was typical jealous cliche. And I disliked it but it was good because otherwise I would have felt sorry for him
* Boys are mean. I prefer lesibans sometimes, I really do.
* Okay they're getting cute and more trusting and I can scream knowing they are somewhat right for each other as they communicate well.
* I am alright. I didn't cry at the ending.

Me Before You Notes: SPOILER
* Wrote the traffic scene as it would have happened in reality but less dramatic as they had it in the film which I feel like that part needed because it's intense
* Damaging views for disabled people and not worth living
* Realistically she would not have got the job but hey that's why they call it fiction
* THEY KEPT SO TRUE TO THE BOOK AND JUST MADE IT BETTER WRITING WISE
* He very suddenly changed into happy man with Louisa with slightly irritated me. It wasn't like the argument was a big shock, it was just like now I have done a 180 character development.
* Least favourite character was the Mum - calm the hell down - the film made me like her and dislike the father more.
* Georgina seems a little over dramatic. Not that her brother wants to die but that it will ruin their reputations and religion
* I liked the mother's chapter - really gruesome and made me feel uneasy but felt like a true mother's monologue. Thought that the cheating dad bit was a tiny cliche they could have left out.
* Treena is not a genius, Treena is a dick.
* It took me a while to get past the cringing of the horse racing incidents and when I did finally read it, I just was annoyed at how Will was so rude to her even though he knew she had to do tons to even get him back into the van.
* More cringe at the family dinner. I wasn't dealing well with.
* WILL STOP FUCKING MAKING LOU DO THINGS THAT END UP HURTING HER! YOU COULD HAVE JUST ASKED WHY SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GO IN THE FLIPPING MAZE!
* Sexual harassment happens and thank you for showing not everyone gets over it even in ten years.
* Patrick is so right but at the same time so wrong. Like he is dying what the fuck?!?! But at the same time she is so falling for him!!! GAAAAH!

After watching the first episode of Sherlock Season 4, I decided to start reading some of the classic stories for myself. I was rather bored for the first two or so chapters as it didn't pick up and classic storytelling doesn't always appeal to me but after that, I rather enjoyed the whole case, save for when Dr Watson went into a full description on the beauty of the moors.

I would recommend this though for Sherlock Holmes lovers - especially BBC fans who haven't read the original story after watching the episode.

I remember reading this book when I was really young and again a couple of years ago for a show, but when picking it up a day ago, it seemed like a completely different story. I never remembered it having the father tone in telling the story or the narrator so often turning to the reader and having his own little comments. Not to say I minded, I rather enjoyed having the narrator with me and it sounded like the professor in my mind telling the story. Also I wasn't expecting how much it changed from the memory I have of the movie either, so often do they stop and have tea or play when they need to destroy a great evil but hey, children story.

All in all, I enjoyed this very short, 200-page story and I think it's perfect for a bedtime story for a good week, two weeks.

MY YOUTUBE REVIEW (book + film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNWveVtZwXk&feature=youtu.be

Note Review Format:

Positives:
* the girls are B A D A S S and do not get pushed around by no man
* the fact that mister bingley can’t fight but still respects jane who can made me happy!
* zombie fighting is awesome and i really liked the creativity and new ways that lizzie and darcy become a team with zombies around

Negatives:
* disappointed with the hidden theme of when married, you must put away your sword. they had this theme of Darcy and Lizzie becoming an amazing fighting duo, only to ruin by saying she doesn’t fight anymore after getting married, only practicing in the dojo.
* takes a while to get into, in my opinion, with the language and vocab, which isn’t helped when the beginning of the book is so slow to go into the plot.
* ninjas and studying in china or japan is not awesome and actually kind of pulled me out of the experience of reading this book. it wasn’t very clear if this book wanted to be taken seriously with adding this “ninja training”.

The Movie:
* far better plot than the book had going for it, while in keeping with canon of pride and prejudice in my opinion.
* stick around after the credits

* rating - 3/5, the film got 7/10

As you go along the book, the short stories become shorter and more favourable. I started with 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' which my roommate begged me to watch with her first. I recommend the reverse. Read the book first, see Holly's true nature before getting amazed and surprised by how they showed her on the Hollywood screen with the lovely Audrey Hepburn. It isn't a fairytale or a manic pixie dream girl story like they showcase on the screen, it's about a traveling spirit and the "one who got away" scenario, this isn't a romance.

House of Flowers confused me, it was a bit all over the place. Telling the story of a somewhat prostitute/escort/stripper/dancer girl getting married, her marriage suffering and her friendship ending. It didn't really showcase her need to be in love, except for a short chapter, so when she decides to make a massive sacrifice for it, it seems out of character, insane and because she is when she decides, a drunk decision. Altogether it was my least favourite story out of the whole book.

'A Diamond Guitar' saddened me but it was more enjoyable. Unlike the previous short story, it goes back to the similar two characters duo which I enjoyed. Taking place in a prison, it tells the story of an old man meeting a youth who arrives. It shows the difference in generation and their friendship (something that it and the last story does well and makes it a nice read). While it ends on a bittersweet note, you feel more at peace than you did with the two stories before it.

'A Christmas Memory' was my favourite, a good story to end on and the most hopeful, despite how it does end. It was exploring the true lovely childhood memories between an old lady and a young boy at Christmas. Who doesn't love a good Christmas story all year round? Truthfully, if this story wasn't in the book I would have rated it two stars but this story kind of saved it for me, I can understand why it's the last short story in the book too. Ending on a good note, I enjoyed the simple and sweet storyline and I hope you do too.

so if you're a beginner into poetry and need something easy to read but still contains brilliant, inspiring and enjoyable language then i would recommend this book. this is my second poetry book, my first was milk and honey by rupi kaur, and i would say this is a lot easier to get into without containing such harsh trigger warnings. this book does have a couple however which are sexual abuse and domestic abuse.

so if you want my opinion for poetry reading suggestions from tumblr, then this book first followed by milk and honey. it was the aspect of fairytales that drew me into this book when i first picked it up at waterstones, it was being recommended with milk and honey suprisingly. i don't read much/any poetry so i can't speak much about the poetry itself other than saying i found it a very quick read, a rollercoaster journey from childhood to a happy ending and i would highly recommend it.