You’re the one that I want by Giovanna Fletcher

 

 

You’re the one that I want is about a woman named Maddy who has a bond with her two best mates  called Ben and Robert over a period of twenty or so years before she got married. Soon she is torn between the both of them romantically as she gets older. I picked out this book because it looked interesting and Giovanna Fletcher seemed like an appealing writer (and she is married to my favourite McBusted member Tom) or maybe it would get me back into reading again.

As I read it, I found that I enjoyed her writing style, it is not in any way patronizing and you could be gripped right from the start if the charecter would choose Robert or Ben, particuarly if they both betray her in some way, but what is umcomftable is the somewhat graphically described awkward scenes.

The novel, just by casual reading it, is like hard work, so much of it, confusing if you don’t know which guy that she is talking about, but rewarding eventually as you start to conclude what she would write next . Sometimes I would think ‘aww that’s so cute’ and other times I would think ‘why did I spend my book token on a book with really weird steamy parts in it?’, but I agree with the first part. 

If you want a book with a good, sweet ending, or one which the writer allows the reader to conlude the charecter’s mistakes for themselves, don’t hesitate to read it. 

Giovanna Fletcher creates realistic charecters (mostly the two main guys Robert and Ben) who make mistakes. They cheat, they lie, they forgive anyone who are hurt by their actions. It is as if they are actual guys who are people beyond the pages, who can tell you straight about their problems, and Maddy would be one of those people whos best friends are mostly guys, of which she has been friends with literally forever. 

I’m glad that, when reading it, that it appealed to an older audience, such as people in love, or people getting married or are about to. Maddy was not a whiny teenager throughout the book, or at all. Fletcher uses the technique of ‘(Enter name) nine years old’ to ‘”” “” twenty seven years old’ which I could apply into my own writing as an influence. 

This novel is very much down to your own tastes. 

4/5. 

The Joy of writing part 2

 

I think I did another post around last year about writing. Here it is: https://ibirch99.wordpress.com/2013/11/30/the-joy-of-writing/

The best part of writing, aside from the creativity of it, is the ability to escape into something that you have created yourself. Same applies for books, although I seriously need to read some more, though. It’s different people’s opinions if they don’t read, or hate writing, but they are in fact, missing out. Where do they escape to? 

I’m writing a story at the moment , which I am hoping to put up on one of my blogs once I’ve finished it, and it is the first proper story that I have done without the need to tear it up or dump it. Ok, I often need to grab ten minutes sometimes to jot stuff down, but the ability to be able to get a huge idea onto paper from your head. The best part about writing is when there is a huge part which you want to jot down, and the ideas keep coming until you have done four or five pages of fresh ideas which actually fit into the story. 

Writing is in fact probably a lost art. Several weeks ago, we had to write a story for a competition at school. Some people gave up within the first half an hour, some didn’t write much, then there was one of the smartest people in the class and I writing four sides or so. Once you start writing, you can’t stop. It’s so creative, like the paper is a canvas. 

Thanks for reading!

 

5 reasons why I blog.

Ever since my sister helped me to set up my WordPress account back in June, I have been interested to show my personal opinions about movies, actors and occasionally music. So, why do I blog?

1.) Watching the views numbers and the number of followers going up boosts  confidence- one of the best things about blogging is when you write a post and suddenly people start to like it.

2.) Learning what readers like- Obviously I’ve written blogposts that appeal to the wrong age group of people on this site, such as McFly and the latest The Wanted album, and since that I have realized that those sort of things only get one view at the most and maybe a post about Nelson Mandela and Asa Butterfield get quite a lot of traffic because maybe that’s what people like to read about. 

3.) I sometimes suggest to others that they should start- Since my sisters and my younger brother have started blogging, my friend has started blogging too and I suggested that maybe she should write about her sibling who has special needs from a perspective that is never usually looked at. The result was brilliant and if you have the chance, get your friends into it as well.

4.) Improves writing skills- sounds a bit like what a teacher might say or whatever but blogging is the most effective way in this day and age to put yourself and your blogs out there for everyone to see and often to relate to.

5.) Reading other people’s blogs- To get inspiration I actually read other people’s blogs, not only for the context but the way that they write it. I have read some that  share how they deal with a particular problem they have while others write food blogs.

Thanks for reading.