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“But you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” ― Albus Dumbledore

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book review #1

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I wrote my first blog almost 2 weeks ago and since then I’ve done a lot of reading, a lot of writing and a lot of work on French. My biggest ambition in life is to be able to call myself bilingual. I’ve been learning French through school since I was 5 and in the past year I’ve truly discovered a passion for it. But that's not what this blog is about (let me know if you would be interested in that)

My first book review on this account is on a book series (currently 2, soon to be 3) called A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER BY HOLLY JACKSON. The first book in this series is about a girl called Pip studying for her a level in English where she has to write an article about something. She chooses the murder case of local schoolgirl Andie Bell who was “allegedly” killed by Sal Singh (another local schoolboy) however Pip didn’t believe he was to blame. After more plot twists and shocks than any other book I have read, Pip solves the murder and explains what really happened and whether Sal really was to blame. But it wasn’t easy and a lot of sacrifices were made. The second book in this series is called GOOD GIRL BAD BLOOD in which Pip has now created a podcast where she talks about her adventures in the Andie Bell case and has gained quite a big following. A family friend of Pip comes to her after his brother goes missing. Pip’s previous experience helps her work with the family of the missing boy to find out what happened and where to find him (dead or alive?).

Overall, I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars. It’s very rare I find books that are as gripping and engaging as these. The fast pace of writing helps to increase tension and the descriptive narrative allowed me as a reader to feel part of Pip’s investigation and get to know the characters on a level that many books never go into detail of. Another thing I like about this book is the fact that Pip is not perfect. Books often represent the protagonist as a heroic figure who can do know wrong however Holly Jackson has created the character of Pip to be a normal schoolgirl: she makes mistakes and has many issues of her own deep down. The plot twists in this book mean that predicting the end result is not as easy as it is looks to be in the first half of the book. If you have not read this book, I recommend it so much! If you enjoyed one of us is lying, you will definitely enjoy this. 

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Hi everyone, I’m new to Tumblr and I can’t wait to get writing. From a young age, I have had a passion for: reading, writing, books, libraries, music and cooking and my friends reccomended Tumblr to me. So here I am, on an anonymous account ready to share anything and everything about my life whilst also hoping none of my friends find me.

If you are reading this, first of all thank you! And second of all, please can you give some tips and ideas for me as I have so much to share but not the slightest clue of what style to share it in. I have never used Tumblr before so I need to get to grips with everything. 

Thank you so much for finding my account- it means the world :)