Sunset: The instant Sunday Times bestseller

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Boberton, Age 12 "These are amazing books! It feels like you're right there inside with Brambleclaw and the others! Brambleclaw, you will make a great deputy! I can't wait for him to become leader!" I also loved the way Cave portrays and discusses things like depression, death, sex, menstruations, and other things that are usually sensationalised or romanticised or completely glossed over. In addition, Ruth’s narrative is full of piercing observations about other people or her own life. I also found that those references to ‘real’ places (such as Costa, Tesco, WHSmith) made Ruth’s London all the more vivid. The Sun Trail • Thunder Rising • The First Battle • The Blazing Star • A Forest Divided • Path of Stars Into the Wild • Fire and Ice • Forest of Secrets • Rising Storm • A Dangerous Path • The Darkest Hour

Without going into too much detail, Sunset follows two inseparable sisters, Ruth and Hannah. It begins when they're both on holiday in the Mediterranean where there is a fatal accident. Sunset is a beautiful story of how Ruth copes when she loses the love of her life, her sister Hannah. We follow Ruth as she goes through the mundanity and normality of every day life, whilst she is dealing with the grief of losing her sister, the difficult relationship she has with her family as well as the difficult relationship she has with herself.Lost Stars • The Silent Thaw • Veil of Shadows • Darkness Within • The Place of No Stars • A Light in the Mist Prvá vec, čo som si však na knihe všimla, je neobvyklý štýl písania, v ktorom sa autorka neobvyklo sústreďuje na úplne obyčajné veci. Ešte aj to, že vždy vieme, v ktorej kaviarni akurát pijú kávu, alebo čo akurát jedia, je napísané tak "matter-of-factly", že hoci obvykle takéto zbytočné detaily v knihe nemám rada, tu to akosi sedelo. Jej štýl písania je obyčajný, jednoduchý a predsa strašne zaujímavý a neopozeraný. This book is heavy on grief and how different people perceive and deal with grief. It has a very strong sibling/sisterly dynamic and was really refreshing to read about. It also focuses on mental health and has vast character growth. In terms of her characterisation, I appreciated how cave highlighted the multifaceted nature of sibling relationships; the closeness, the cattiness and of course at the end of the day, unconditional love -even if they do steal your clothes all the time without asking! Yes Daniel, I’m looking at you... Firestar's Quest • Bluestar's Prophecy • SkyClan's Destiny • Crookedstar's Promise • Yellowfang's Secret • Tallstar's Revenge • Bramblestar's Storm • Moth Flight's Vision • Hawkwing's Journey • Tigerheart's Shadow • Crowfeather's Trial • Squirrelflight's Hope • Graystripe's Vow • Leopardstar's Honor • Onestar's Confession • Riverstar's Home • Ivypool's Heart • Super Edition 18

Most importantly, there is song, ringing out through the natural rustle of wind and bird and harvest, threatening to transform this drama into a musical, that purest of cinematic fantasias (no surprise that Davies cites Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as inspirational). When the Guthrie family move house to accommodate their ever expanding brood, they do so to the strains of Wayfaring Stranger hauntingly sung by Jennifer John. On her wedding night, Chris performs a keening rendition of Flowers of the Forest, the music of which is woven into the very fabric of Grassic Gibbon’s text. Later, Ewan (Kevin Guthrie) sings a few line of Robert Burns’s The Lass That Made the Bed to Me, another song taken directly from the rhapsodic sacred source. Throughout, Davies’s aim remains true. He is perhaps the only film-maker in the world who could stage a tipsy rendition of Ladies of Spain without the slightest hint of a Spielberg reference (it wouldn’t surprise me if he’d never seen Jaws). Emily Scuderi, Age 12 "This is the best book series in the world! I don't know what I would be reading if I hadn't read 'Into the Wild'! NEVER stop writing Erin Hunter! :0)" Famed movie star Norma Desmond ( Scherzinger) has been cast out of the Hollywood limelight. Living in a suffocating world of dreams, memories and regrets, a chance encounter with screenwriter Joe Gillis may be her only hope — unless their volatile affair destroys them both… This is the first time I'm leaving a review on Goodreads, and I'd love for it to be positive, but I felt the need to chime in with my 2 cents on this book. A piercing and wholly captivating historical novel that creates the most sinister and atmospheric of gothic tones…The foreboding descent into [the house’s] depths are chilling, and yet oh-so addictive… Beautifully atmospheric and absolutely convincing.”A grieving sister who tragically loses her older sister: a touchy subject that easily strikes a chord in my heart. Into the Wild & Fire and Ice • Forest of Secrets & Rising Storm • A Dangerous Path & The Darkest Hour • Midnight & Moonrise • Dawn & Starlight • Twilight & Sunset stars!! Wasn't expecting to love this one as much as I did. So good! It's one of the most beautiful and effortless written books I've read ever. Sunset is about just trying to keep on going after something truly awful and traumatic has happened even when you don’t want to. Giving it your best shot to carry on a legacy and honour a loved one but also just trying to keep yourself as sane as possible. A narrative full of emotive prose, exploring grief and how it creeps into every inch of your life - from your thoughts, emotions, daily tasks etc - life is never quite the same. A truly visceral reflection on grief that genuinely was like nothing I have ever read, I could not get enough of this one and cannot recommend this one enough (TW's to be mindful of).

The author's writing style was a good fit for me and the deep, multilayered, charming novel wasn't frothy or saccharine. The audiobook was narrated by Bebe Cave and I alternated between reading and listening to this novel; listening to the story was a good decision and I thought it was narrated well with Bebe's engaging voice bringing the necessary worth and verve to the proceedings. The author does a great job of expressing that trauma is unique to everyone and self destructive behaviour can be a very valid coping mechanism. Ruth is one of those characters who isn’t very likeable in a typical sense but she is brilliant. Although her behaviour isn’t particularly agreeable at times and her social capacity/tolerance for other humans is limited (same 😂) I thought she was a really well thought out character and that she will appeal to every reader.

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Playing for a limited run in the West End from 21 Sep 2023 –6 Jan 2024, the musical’s iconic score features songs including The Perfect Year, With One Look, As If We Never Said Goodbye and the title song Sunset Boulevard. Sonnenuntergang (DE), Beltz & Gelberg (Hardcover), 12 March 2012, translated by Friederike Levin [16] For fans of dolly alderton’s ghost, I think you’ll enjoy this book! It’s not a bad book by any means, just wasn’t quite my cup of tea! Lucas Hodgdon, Age 5 "I think all of the Warrior Cat books are awesome and just can't wait for the next!" Sally Estes, Booklist "A suspensful adventure story that urges readers onward." -ALA Booklist Readers Love Warriors [ ]

A comedic tragedy of sorts, all about love, grief and the process of reconciliation. Sunset follows a heavily codependent relationship between two sisters, Ruth and Hannah, in the aftermath of a rather sudden and unexpected, accident abroad. However, I think my main struggle was more to do with the characters as individuals. Who felt too “moaning, middle-class millennial” for me.

I’ve read my fair share of novels depicting grief but Sunset may just be the most impactful one. I think the beauty here lies within the details. They’re so exact and particular that it feels so real, which makes it feel like you’re reading a memoir at times. If these details are looked at in isolation, they’d probably seem nonsensical, but together they really capture the essence and messiness of grief. On the cover, Dolly Alderton had blurbed it as ‘bittersweet’ - and i can’t think of a better way to describe it. The whole book is so tender and poignant, but we also get beautiful glimpses of Ruth & Hannah’s relationship, and complete with a dash of humour, too. In fact, the style of writing and atmosphere reminded me of Sorrow and Bliss, which i know has been widely loved. Emma, Age 13 "I can't believe how amazing these books are. Right from the one series into another--the excitement just keeps going!" I've looked past that: if the writing is fit for a story, I really don't mind it not being my cup of tea.