Book Reviews By Sophie McC

Welcome everyone to 'Book Reviews By Sophie McC.' In this blog post, the book I will be reviewing is 'Runner' by Robert Newton. General Information 'Runner' is a Juvenile Fiction book. Friendship is a key theme. 'Runner' has 217 pages.  Age Recommendation = 14+ (Possibly 13+) Brief Description 'Runner' is set in 1919, Richmond/Fitzroy Melbourne Australia. There is an Australian slang accent throughout the whole book. The main character Charlie Feehan is 16 years old and has a passion for running. His father has died and he lives with his mother and baby brother Jack. The Feehans and the rest of the families in the neighbourhood are quite poor. To earn some money for his family, Charlie skips school to try out for a runner job to work for a popular criminal by the name of Squizzy Taylor. Charlie gets the job and starts to work at night as a runner to earn money for his family. Throughout his time as a runner he makes a frien...

Hello new and fellow readers! This post is my first proper Young Adult (YA) book review. The book I am reviewing is 'The Sun Is Also A Star' by Nicola Yoon. General Information 'The Sun I Also A Star'   has 344 pages. It is a Romantic with a bit of Adventure YA Fiction book. Age Recommendation: 15+ or possibly 14+ if a strong reader and okay at understanding romance. NOTE: There is strong language and romance. My Review I was at a library waiting for a bus and had left my current book that I was reading at home. I had a long wait so I was looking at some books and this one caught my eye. I thought I would just read a little bit of it then leave but I was wrong indeed. I borrowed it and just read it and read it. I couldn't stop! Honestly though, I personally found it a bit boring in the middle. The start will definitely catch the reader's attention. Throughout the middle it gets quite boring as it drags out so much in one day. Almost the whole book is...