Review: All I Know Now by Carrie Hope Fletcher

Title: All I Know Now
Author: Carrie Hope Fletcher
Edition: Sphere, 2015

Rating: ★★★★★

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 ...

Review

I've been watching Carrie's videos for a while now and actually only just realised that there's only a one or two year age difference between us. This means that I've read All I Know Now at the age she was when she wrote it.

For me, it wasn't about looking to Carrie for advice, although she gives it in abundance, it was more about finding out about the things she believes in and the journey she's made to get where she is. Having watched her videos, I already knew I admired her – her success, her outlook on life – and I wanted to know more. So when my housemate turned up with a copy of her book I knew it was time to read it. 

March TBR

March is here! 2016 sure isn't waiting around, and the pile of unread books currently in my room is slowly getting smaller. And on that note, here are the books that will finally be opened and, hopefully, enjoyed this month.

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

FINALLY. I thought it took a long time to get a hold of The Dream Thieves but that wait was nowhere near as long as the wait for this one. But it's okay because I have it now and I am looking forward to every single page. *grins*

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

You'd think after spending months on a project solely focused on Red Queen I'd be sick of the series but I am NOT! I am so unbelievably excited to read this monster of a book (seriously, it's ridiculous...the size of a hardback, but with a paperback...paperback, but huge. Just huge). I might even try something new with the review for this so stay tuned!

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

I'm going to get myself back to what I really, really LOVE. A bit of good old romance. *sighs happily*. I'm so excited because this book is so pretty and summery and, you can't see it here, but the spine has stripes, and for some reason it makes me really happy.

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Firstly, do not google 'Peter Pan book cover'. There are SO MANY. Maybe half of which my friend owns. Speaking of who, her obsession with Peter Pan seems to be rubbing off on me. It's not like I don't know the story, I think most people do, but I want to read the original version, the one that's inspired said friend to write THREE (edit: FOUR) different adaptations.