focusses on a man – Nick – whose wife goes missing one day. Naturally, the husband is the first to be blamed, but did he do it? There seems to be loads of evidence pointing towards him, and when you learn of their past… well.. Its just so exciting. Read it.
5. EVERY DAY - DAVID LEVITHAN
This book was really interesting. The premise is, the main character inhabits a different persons body every day. The main character has no gender, no sexuality, no idea where he came from. Which is an idea that I’d never even imagined. Aside from the unrealistically diverse range of characters they inhabit, the story deals with a lot of issues such as
sexuality, gender, etc in a really mature and clever way. The ending though – oh my god, its so nice.
6. NOUGHTS AND CROSSES - MALORIE BLACKMAN
This was interesting. I read it at a stage where I leaving my childhood and starting to get into more realistic stories. It was a clever idea – set in a world where dark skinned people were the privileged ones, and deals with a huge amount of racial issues. As well as that, the story is immensely compelling. Plus, there were four books. Even more to read.
7. KEROSENE - CHRIS WOODING
I loved this book because I related to the main character a lot (apart from the pyromania – mostly just the art stuff) and it was unlike anything I’d read before. It was more gritty, it was more brutal. Still more of a kids book though – so it was a perfect transitional book.
8. REFUGEE BOY - BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH
This was one of the first books that I started reading on “the cusp of my teenagehood” and it was the first more realistic book I’d read. It offered a view I hadn’t seen before, that of a refugee. It was really enjoyable and gave me a stepping stone into the future.
9. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS -
Okay, first of all – I don’t love this book, its an okay book. I’m not a MASSIVE fan. It was sad. But it was okay. It stayed with me because it was SO popular, and it was interesting. I didn’t like Augustus, he seemed quite… fake? I could never tell if he was being sincere or not. I didn’t know. But, it was still quite nice.
10. Before I go to sleep
This book is like Gone Girl. So many twists. The story is about a woman, and every night she goes to sleep, she loses her memory. Be it a few years or a few decades. I can’t imagine that? It would be crazy. I remember starting the book. At first, I saw it on my dads bookshelf. Few days later, I took it off and read the blurb. A few days later, I read a page. Then, it took me. It was so enjoyable, and so exciting. I loved it!
But there we go! There’s my top ten! Although I’ve probably forgotten some of the huge ones and I’ll slap myself when I remember them. Ah well.
Also, if you do take this challenge, please let me know! I’d love to hear some more.
THE LASTING TEN — CAI BURTON