I'm back and have decided to use this blog again!
Little bit of self promotion before we start - I have a YouTube channel now, in case you didn't know so if you want to see my face talk about books then you can. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfEhNi9lyjByGWzMAyw3sVw)
There are a lot of books that I wont necessarily want to talk about on YouTube but I feel like they still deserve recognition and this is where I'm going to talk about them. So, if you prefer a written blog rather than watching a video, welcome! Grab a cup of tea and enjoy.
So I came across this book by off-chance when I was looking through what Amazon had recommended for me to read. And, I'm not going to lie, it was the cover that drew me in (sorry, sorry, sorry). I didn't read any reviews before I read this so I was completely going in blind and had no clue what this was even about.
But for those of you who would like a short overview, here goes:
Annie has had a troubled past. In fact, is still within a troubled time - then she meets Polly. Polly is the exact opposite of Annie and teaches her that life is too short to waste a single day. This story follows the two in their 100 day adventure towards happiness.
From the start, this book really pulled me in, It felt like a TFIOS meets Fangirl story and I was completely here for it. If you're someone who enjoys the more contemporary side of the YA genre then you'd definitely enjoy this. It is a cancer story, so for anyone who's easily triggered by that kind of story I wouldn't recommend it. But the characters in this are so relatable - even if you haven't been through the situations yourself.
It also features LGBTQ+ characters which is always a bonus in my books!
As well as being beautifully written, it has a really exciting premise. It is based on the idea of 100 happy days - that annoying hashtag that you see everywhere. What Eva Woods has done with this concept is really amazing and she's managed to fit in a whole book of inspirational quotes in there too. I would 100% recommend this if you're getting out of a slump or if you're getting back into reading after a long time.
I gave this 5 stars on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/31839975-alisha) and read it in 4 days... So you could say that I really enjoyed it.
