Word Exchange by Alena Graedon

Blurb: A literary adventure for booklovers, a dystopian thriller about the digital age and a love story set in a world threatened by the disappearance of language.
PRINT IS DEAD

LONG LIVE PRINT

Imagine a world in which books, libraries and newspapers are things of the past. A world in which we spend our time glued to handheld devices called Memes that not only keep us in constant communication but have become so intuitive as to hail taxis before we leave our offices and even create and sell language in a digital marketplace called the Word Exchange.

Anana Johnson works with her father, Doug, at the North American Dictionary of the English Language, and they're hard at work on the final edition that will ever be printed. Then one evening, Doug disappears and Anana discovers a single written clue: ALICE. It's a code word Doug devised to signal if he ever fell into harm's way.

Joined by Bart, her bookish colleague, Anana's search for Doug will take her into dark basement incinerator rooms, underground passages, secret meetings, and ultimately to the hallowed halls of the Oxford English Dictionary - the spiritual home of the written word.

My rating: 3 1/2 stars

review	Having just finished my literature degree, I couldn't wait to get into this book. I wasn't disappointed, the I totally see the point of where the idea of the book originated and can identify with many ways that technology is beginning to rule peoples lives. I enjoyed this book very much.    Read 28th may - 14th June

Children of War by Martin Walker

Really enjoyed this book. I won this book through first-reads and although it was a bit out of my normal reading zone (I am consciously pushing to expand). The characters captivated me and the storyline kept my attention throughout, plus being a bit of a foodie too, I loved the descriptions and recipes for the food.

Well done Mr. Walker I may have to find others in your series :).

Read 1st June - 4th July

4 stars

Smilers Fair by Rebecca Levine

I won book through good reads first reads and I am very glad I did.

This was an easy and enjoyable book to read. The many characters and storylines felt awkward at first but in soon got to know where each story as leading. I can't wait till the rest of these books come out so I can find out what happens to Krish, Dao Hyo, Jinn and Eric.

I see this book as 'like' Game of Thrones only much more mild.

A very enjoyable 5 stars.

War Girls

 A great little YA book written to mark the centenary since WW1. These short stories written by prestigious writers depict an image of what World War One might have been like for young women of the time.

My favourite of the nine was Storm in a Teashop by Mary Hopper, a story of a young waitress whom does her bit for the country in a unique way. 

I gave enjoyed this book very much and I will defiantly be sharing this book with my children.
I won this book through goodreads first-reads.

 Read 7th July