Beauty & The Books

1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) - George Orwell Genre: Dystopia/Political Fiction Pages: 342 Rating: 4/5 Format: 3rd person Standard Narrative _________________________________________________________________________________ I feel that this novel has a slow beginning with Orwell explaining all of the dystopian terms to the reader as well as emphasising the age and condition of the main character, Winston (despite the slow start I love the effort that has been put into creating this world it makes it more enjoyable) I think for the time of writing, this novel is definitely ahead of its time! I love how Orwell contrasts the dullness of the society with the brightness of Winston's fantasies and and relationship. I do find that there is not enough depth to the characters but I get that the novel is more about the collective and not so much the individual, Winston is just a representation of the larger. Overall I would most definitely recommend this thought provoking novel! ...

Tales From The Shadowhunter Academy  – Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, and Robin Wasserman. Genre: YA/Fantasy Pages: 655 (It's a big book) Rating: 5/5 Format: Novellas  _________________________________________________________________________________ This giant of a book is just what us fans needed! All of the unanswered questions and thoughts that we might’ve had as a fandom have been put to rest in this collection of short stories. Despite there being multiple authors, a majority of the writing is definitely Cassie influenced. Without giving too much away, this book is definitely not safe from the notorious Clare plot twists and cruelty. My favourite part of the book is how the stories of all the other works are intertwined within this one, from The Mortal Instruments (being the main one), The Infernal Devices, The Bane Chronicles and even her latest works, The Dark Artifices (which I still do not know how to pronounce). Thi...