K-ON! by Kakifly

Location = Kyoto region of Japan



Well I did say I wanted to travel to lots of places with my reading and I don't think books have taken me to Japan for a good while if ever.

So I've read a Manga! Another first! A Manga is a Japanese comic book and apparently this is a Seinen Manga. Which means it is aimed at young men. And I can see why as it's main characters are tarty looking schoolgirls. In fact there is an argument to be had that all Manga books are aimed at young men with a liking for young girls but that argument is for another time and another place. So what did I think?

It was quite fun to try something different and you can't get much different than Manga. It was a bit of a headache trying to work out how to read it because not only are Manga books read backwards but you also have to work out in which order to read the comic strips. The story is about a group of school friends who form their own rock band to stop the local school music group from closing down. There isn't much more to it than that. It is funny in parts and it kept my interest and I'd just say the story was okay. Or maybe I am a bit old and the story isn't exactly aimed at an old bugger like me. This is volume 1 of the K-ON! story and I'm not sure if I will ever want to read the other volumes but it was cool to read something different and I'd like to read more manga in future just to get to know the genre a bit better. So I don't really know if this is one of the better ones or one of the worst yet.




3/5

Key To Living The Law Of Attraction by Jack Canfield

Location - No location but listened to this as an Audio Book on You Tube.



I probably wouldn't say that I learned anything new from this audio book but I did find it very helpful and inspiring.I really love the idea of the law of attraction and I would say I am a believer and this book includes every you need to know about it. If you are a believer then this would probably make a good read maybe once every few months. If you are new to the subject I wold be surprised if it didn't spark your interest.


It was narrated well (which isn't always the case with audio books) and the background music was soothing and helped. It did get a bit promotional towards the end but I will forgive that because on the whole this is a great listen or read, whatever way you look at it.





4/5

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Location - Syracuse, a City in New York State. North East USA.



I picked this up at Preston's uclan library as a way to take my mind off my studies. It was just hanging on a shelf as some kind of library promotion and I felt drawn to it. And I must say it's pretty good too.

It is the story of a young girl with a secret that has to cope with the pressures of growing up and surviving life as a 9th grade student. She is awkward. She has no friends and she feels very different. This book is funny in the right places and dark and thought provoking in others. It is easy to read and quite compelling. It keeps the interest right up to the explosive ending.



It has to be a 5/5 for me.