By Ellie Bowker

Part 2 of Bookworm Problems (you can read Part 1 here) because all bookworms know that they have a list of problems as long as their “To Read” list. So let’s get down to the next instalment of the hardship that bookworms face.

By Ellie Bowker

After reading last week’s article on Book Reading Etiquette, I thought I would follow on from that with some “Bookworm Problems”. Bookworms face a vast array of problems on a daily basis because of their beloved books. Whether it’s reading, buying, lending or discussing your favourite books, there are always dilemmas that seem to crop up that can be fatal for hard core bookworms.

By Ellie Bowker

‘Peculiar’ doesn’t even begin to cover it. Riggs has composed a quirky, spellbinding story that combines elements of adventure and supernatural horror. A mysterious island, an abandoned orphanage and a strange collection of curious old photographs all adds up to make an unforgettably thrilling reading experience.

By Ellie Bowker

Eleanor & Park is a contemporary young adult novel by Rainbow Rowell that was published in February 2013. The novel has received many honours, has been featured on countless end-of-year best lists, and has been praised by notable authors such as John Green, Stephanie Perkins and Gayle Forman. Written in third person narrative, it follows the two teenagers, Eleanor and Park, from the moment they meet on the dreadful school bus to the tear jerking goodbye.

by Ellie Bowker

Brilliant, creepy and outrageously imaginative; John Connolly has manipulated the traditional fairy tales in to his own engrossing novel about the power of storytelling. David mourns the loss of his mother by finding comfort in the books on his shelves and struggles to deal with his father’s re-marriage and new baby brother. As the Second World War is erupting, David finds a hole in the back of his garden that transports him to the fantasy world of his fairy tales but this world is not full of pretty princesses and cute little woodland creatures. The Crooked Man is creating havoc among the kingdom and the King, close to death, has no control. David encounters an array of characters that you will recognise from classic tales such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Little Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty but all have a much darker twist. This is the story that will never leave you.