BOOK REVIEW // LEAVING TIME

Hi Readers,

I must apologise for my absence over the past couple of weeks but I've been trying really hard to put all my energies and focus into starting university and socialising with the people I'll be living with for the next year or more. Now I'm completely settled and back into a routine, I'll be back to bringing you a new blog post every Sunday. 

Today I'm bringing you yet another book review! This time it's Jodi Picoult's 'Leaving Time.' 

This is a beautiful story about a girl trying to find her mother, who's been missing (or worse) since she was a little girl, and her amazing story to find her. It also has a lot of elephants, so you can't really complain. 

Jodi Picoult is one of my favourite authors (my favourite book of hers was Nineteen Minutes, seriously read it!) for many reasons, all of which I found in this book.

Firstly, I love how educational the books are - you always learn something from her without meaning to! In this case, you will learn, and probably become obsessed with, all about elephants and Africa. I also love how each chapter is from someone else's perspective and the characters in this book are so fun and interesting. The book will also keep you on edge and desperate to know what happens next the whole time you're reading it, making it impossible to put down. This is a truly gripping and beautifully written and well-thought-out story.

The only problem I had with this book was the ending - I don't want to ruin it for anyone but I was left slightly thinking 'Jodi... are you for real?' I think it partly felt like a cop out or an easy ending in my opinion. It obviously wasn't because the rest of the book was written based on it, but I just felt a bit disappointed when I reached the end. It's not necessarily bad writing, it's just not typically the type of story I'd seek out to read, and it didn't seem like it was going to be right until the very end. 

All in all though, this is a stellar book which is super easy to read and has a very exciting and gripping story, well thought out and funny characters who come to life from the pages between your hands and some of the most beautiful written scenery I've ever come across. If you're ready to be transported to Africa and back, give this one a read!