"The Roanoke Girls" by Amy Engel (Review)

-Where to start, oh where to start?- Well, I loved it!

-Questions life for a few seconds-

OK, let me start by saying that I absolutely adored this book. It shines a light on an important subject uniquely, though there's a large trigger warning in this. Or well, the topic of Suicide is addressed in this novel.

Onto the review! This novel takes place in Kansas where we meet two girls, Lane and Allegra. This family was very dysfunctional, even disturbing... The Roanoke's share dark secrets that had gone back generations. Although this, Allegra doesn't mind, in fact, can be seen as happy to retell the secrets of what happened to previous Roanoke girls to Lane. Like any reasonable person, Lane decided to leave and never go back to the family farm in Kansas. But like all happiness in novels, it didn't last. I didn't know how to feel about this twist.

Eleven years go by and Lane is forced to return when she receives a phone call from her grandfather stating Allegra had gone missing.

-GASP, oh no! How could things go wrong after eleven years you ask? Find out on the next episode of Dragon Ball Z!-

Allegra was the only Roanoke girl to not leave...

That's all the plot, for now, folks- I really enjoyed this book, it put a differing perspective onto how our world is today and how life can be for others. Amy used spectacular descriptive elements and as usual, I found that to be beautiful. Although I won't deny that the beginning of the book didn't really catch my attention that well, but once I was about I'd say 35 pages in I was hooked.

I really would recommend this book, it's a very emotionally involved book which made me love it that much more. The triggering issues were written in a way you could read the story and feel the characters emotions on a more personal level.

I'm giving this novel 4.3 out of 5 stars! Caio!

Also, thank you for Blogging for Books for sending me this copy to review! This in no way affected my opinion of the novel.

"Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs (Review)

I absolutely adored this novel not only for the enticing story line but also for the novel's intensely beautiful imagery. As a visual person, this book really pulled me in and it truly got me into thinking about how people can be different and it's not their fault.

This story is about Jacob who's grandfather was recently murdered. Jacob throughout the beginning of the story feels as if he's alone and at times, insane. So, like any other fiction novel, he decided to go to a mystical island to find his grandfather's old friends. This book follows the theme of morality the majority of the novel.

I really enjoyed this novel, the characters were really in depth and relatable, Ransom had a nice way of using pictures and descriptions to drag you into this fictional world.It was one of those feelings where you can feel the character's happiness, fear, etc. Something else that was beautifully used is the element of foreshadowing, although that element isn't used until the near end of the novel. One last thing that stuck out to me was just all around the storyline. There was something about the storyline that made it stand out from other novels and make it unique.

There was really nothing that bothered me about the novel, I mean at times it felt slow but that truly wasn't that big of a deal. So, yep, I think this book is a must read for really anyone. There's element all over the story that can pull almost anyone in.

I'm giving this book a 4.7 out of 5 stars. Caio!