Wishlist Thursday[167]: On the Other Side by Carrie Hope Fletcher

On the Other Side by Carrie Hope Fletcher

Genre: Fantasy Romance

Publisher: Little Brown

Release Date: July 14, 2016

Buy it here: Book Depository. Waterstones.

Goodreads Synopsis:

A love story like no other, this is the debut novel from Carrie Hope Fletcher, author of the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller All I Know Now.

Evie Snow is eighty-two when she quietly passes away in her sleep, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. It's the way most people wish to leave the world but when Evie reaches the door of her own private heaven, she finds that she's become her twenty-seven-year-old self and the door won't open.

Evie's soul must be light enough to pass through so she needs to get rid of whatever is making her soul heavy. For Evie, this means unburdening herself of the three secrets that have weighed her down for over fifty years, so she must find a way to reveal them before it's too late. As Evie begins the journey of a lifetime, she learns more about life and love than she ever thought possible, and somehow , some way, she may also find her way back to her long lost love . . .

On the Other Side will transport you to a world that is impossible to forget. Powerful, magical and utterly romantic, this is a love story like no other from everyone's favourite 'big sister', Carrie Hope Fletcher.

Why?:

I am a huge fan of Carrie, and have been increasingly excited for this book ever since she first announced it. It sounds really good, and while I don’t normally read much fantasy, I think I will still enjoy this one. I hope to get my hands on a copy at some point, though I don’t know if it’s actually being brought over to the U.S. quite yet, so that might make it hard.

What’s on your list?

Wishlist Thursday[105]: What I Know Now: Wonderings and Reflections on Growing up Gracefully by Carrie Hope Fletcher

What I Know Now: Wonderings and Reflections on Growing up Gracefully by Carrie Hope Fletcher

Genre: Non-fiction

Publisher: Sphere (UK) / The Experiment (US)

Release Date: April 23/May 14?, 2015 (UK) / August 25, 2015 (US)

Buy it here: Amazon. Barnes and Noble. Book Depository. Powells.

Goodreads Synopsis:

We all know that growing up is hard to do, and sometimes the only thing that makes it better are the reassuring words of someone who has walked that bumpy road just a few steps ahead of you and somehow ended up as a fully-functioning adult. Carrie Hope Fletcher is that person.* Thanks to her phenomenally popular YouTube videos, Carrie has become an 'honorary big sister' to hundreds of thousands of young people who turn to her for advice, friendship and, most of all, the knowledge that things will get better.

Carrie has created a safe and positive space for young people to connect and share their hopes and concerns online, and now she will share her most personal thoughts and experiences in her first book, ALL I KNOW NOW. Part memoir, part advice guide, it will include Carrie's thoughts on some of the topics she's asked about most regularly: bullying, body image, relationships and perhaps the scariest question of all: what does the future hold for me? With warmth, wit and a sprinkling of hard-won wisdom, Carrie will provide the essential tools for growing up gracefully . . . most of the time.

*Although she did recently post a video about how to pee in a onesie. So the definition of 'adult' is a bit flexible here . . .

Why?:

I love Carrie Hope Fletcher. She is one of my favorite Youtubers, especially with her hopeful outlook, and the general smarts and goodness she seems to have, or at least portrays or wants to have. I just like her as a person, and there was no doubt her book would be on my list to buy. I’m a little confused by the US release date, and how that’s going to work out/if it’s going to work out, as I know UK releases can be a little weird over here, plus it’s several months later. But I know, if all else fails, there’s book depository, which will have the UK book, and I might just get that one.

I was a little wary upon realizing that this might be more directed toward younger teens, but I still have no doubt I will enjoy reading Carrie's words.