Life, Interrupted- review

Life Interrupted is about Luke and his little brother Jesse who face life difficulties when their mum gets sick.

I think the point the author was making throughout the story was facing the worst and surviving, because you can see that Jesse and Luke each find a way of dealing with what has happened with their mum. Like Luke being mature about the situation and him thinking that doing ordinary things will help him get over what happened with his mum.  Also Jesse tries to get over the situation by playing soccer, and at the end of the story you can see that each of them have dealt with what has happened with their mum.

The challenges Luke had to face was finding out that his mother had cancer. He had to be mature about the situation. He had to take on responsibilities as an older brother like when his mum asked to take care of his brother while she was staying at the hospital.

The challenges Jesse had to face was big compared to Luke since he was younger and he didn't know his mother had cancer, so when his mum died it was a big surprise for him so his challenge from there was to act mature and deal with new circumstances.

I felt very sad when the mum died because that was an emotional part of the story, because she was such a good character, she was an only mother who was taking care of two sons and its a sad thing when a character you like dies.

From reading this book I have learnt to respect my mum. I have learnt to care and treasure the things I have and to be mature when bad things happen. 

My favourite character is Luke because I think I can relate to that character the most and I also respect his character because to be so mature about his mum dying and also taking many responsibilities as a 14 child is amazing. If I was Luke, I don't think I would be that mature about the situation that’s why I respect Luke’s character.

In conclusion I enjoyed reading the book, I think this book can relate to anyone. I have learnt so many things from reading this book. It is a funny, sad, enjoyable book.

Tefera Mazengia

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Queen of Shadows

Be prepared to lose yourself in the most dangerously captivating series ever.’

Sarah J Maas’s writing has never let me down. Her books, filled with elaborate, twisting plotlines and the best-developed characters, seem to come with a guarantee of being unputdownable. Queen of Shadows was no exception.

Queen of Shadows  is the highly anticipated fourth book of the 'Throne of Glass' series. In this book, Aelin Galathynius returns to claim what is rightfully hers, embracing her destiny as the Queen of Terrasen. Gone is her past self: Celaena Sardothein, the enslaved assassin trying to hide from her past. This time round, it is Aelin who returns to Adarlan and she does so prepared to fight for her friends, her people and her country. Yet, her evil foes are not as weak as she would like them to be (Of course, since one of them is the King of Assassins and the other, the King on the Glass Throne). The only question is, will Aelin be able reap vengeance from her previous masters or will she be the one to pay? Read it to find out and once again, be drawn into our favourite badass heroine’s story as she battles for the greater good.

Although I preferred the intrigue and romance of the first and second books more, I nevertheless enjoyed Queen of Shadows with its brilliant characters, vivid fantasy universe and racing plotline. If you are looking for a book with a strong, sassy female protagonist, a heart-pumping narrative and a beautiful yet dangerous fantasy universe to lose yourself in, then look no further than Queen of Shadows.

Warning: I advise you to wait until the weekends to read this book because once I picked it up, I found myself unable to put it down.

Reviewed by Elinor Wang, as part of the Allen & Unwin Ambassador programme.

Queen of Shadows
by Sarah J Maas

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