The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Hello guys,

I thought: it has been some time that I posted something about my favorite author... So here is a new one ;)

Pages: 213
Publisher: Vision
Rating: 8,5/10

Yes, The Notebook. A classic. But not the first book that I read of Nicholas Sparks, because that was ofcourse The Last Song. This book is the typical love story: teenagers fall in love, but they get seperate of each other for a long time. And at the end, they fall in love again, with some complications. It's that basic, and yet so beautiful. This is a book you should read with a nice cup of tea, a blanket and maybe a fireplace roaring in the background in the winter. Or in the summer with a nice glass of wine in your chair with the sun upon your face, and a little breeze. The lesson of the day is obvious ofcourse: true love never dies.

The book itself was naturally fantastic. It is fast, so you'll never get bored. But what did you expect from Nicholas Sparks, he's great :) he makes over 15 books about love, but they all are different from each other, yet the same. I think that, if you can manage that, you're a brilliant writer.

And yes, there's a movie, but I think everybody knows that! Recently I saw it again, and I thought: just like in the book, so romantic :) this time, the actors are ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, Gena Rowlands and James Garner.

So that was it! I hope you enjoyed it, I did ;) and I'll be back in two weeks !

See you soon !

Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson

Hello guys,

I know it's late, but I kind of underestimated the size of this book, I'm sorry. But this review is finished on time as you can see ;) I hope it's worth it !

Pages: 384
Publisher: Transworld
Rating: 8/10

The lesson of the day isn't really about the content of the book, but more about the style of the book and me reading books. I really like reading but I'm always afraid of reading more difficult books as I did before this one. I wasn't really sure about this book, but I was willing to give it a try and it was ... totally worth it ! I was really surprised because this isn't my genre, but now I changed my mind. I should read this sort of books more often. Great lesson, I should remember that.

Now, the review about the book itself. I was amazed as I told you, and it really has a reason. This book is well written, has a good start, makes the book more exciting with every page and the end is just outstanding ! You just can't believe what is happening to her at last. It is such a good plot. If you read this book, you won't sleep when you're reading the end. At least I didn't :) most of the detective-kind of books are really heavy to read (that's my opinion) but this one isn't. It isn't that hard to read it and you sure can follow at the end, because it's that good written. Once you're almost at the revelation, you'll say: oooooh, now I get it ! That's what happened to me :)

The book is a real succes. It has been published in the spring last year, and they're already making a movie ! Unfortunately, I can't tell you who's playing in it :( but I really want to see it, who's with me ?

Authors

Hello guys,

time for something different, but not that different :) you know I give reviews about books and that will not change, but maybe you're writing one yourself or you know somebody who's writing a book ? It would be an honor to read a little piece of it and comment it. Don't be afraid, I won't break it down. I'll just give some points where you have to work on, but I'll give 3 good comments for every 'wrong' comment. It's not wrong I'm looking for, just something you have to work on.

A couple of years I wanted to do this. Reviewing, commenting. I tried to write a book myself, but that didn't work out that well, so I thought: why not helping other people to write one ? So, if you or a person you know are writing a book, please send it to me in an e-mail at theyoungreader@hotmail.be (it's .be because the first was hacked as you can read in !Warning!) I'll read it as quick as I can and I will send it back to you as soon as possible with comments. I swear, no one else will read it !

See you soon !