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Wednesday 23 July 2014

A little bit of mystery...

 
 
 One thing you may not know about me is how much i love to read, i may of included some of my favourite authors in my first post however that did not show the extent to which I LOVE BOOKS!!
Until recently i stuck to the same genre and kind of book because it was what i was comfortable with but i have realised that when you start trying new ones you have a lot of great books available to you.
One genre that i have found is amazing is mystery, therefore i decided it only fair that i share with you some of my top picks of mystery books.

1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl is probably my favourite out of all of the mystery books i am about to show you and that is because it is so engrossing, i'm pretty sure that i read this in a couple of days simply because i couldn't put it down. I found it a little difficult to get into to start with but that soon changed as the storyline became more apparent and understandable.
Gone Girl is written in two perspectives, these are husband and wife (however enough about that because i don't want to give too much away!)
The book follows the investigation of the dissapearance of Nick's wife Amy, as the story progresses you will feel more and more a part of the investigation team. The book is being made into a film and is being released this year so if i were you i would hurry and read the book before the film is out!

2. Paper Towns by John Green

Paper Towns was the third book i read by the brilliant John Green, the first being The Fault In Our Stars and the second Looking For Alaska. The books that i had read before were probably the most popular ones by John Green and despite agreeing that they were really awesome books, i think that Paper Towns is the best out of the three (i have since read Will Grayson Will Grayson and started An Abundance Of Katherines, and still hold my opinion that Paper Towns is the best).
The story flows really well throughout once again making it hard to put the book down, hence this was also another quick read for me. The story is based around a teenage boy, Quentin Jacobson who takes it upon himself to search for the missing neighbourhood girl Margo Roth Speigelman - who he has loved all his life, following her 'clues' will he find what he wants?!

3. Dash & Lily's book of dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

 This was one of the first books that i read with more than one author (that sounded stupid i could of just said two haha!), so i have to admit i was a little dubious as to how well it would fit together and if it would be apparent that there were two authors, my main worry was whether their writing styles would work together, you will be glad to know that even from the very beginning it became apparent that there was nothing to worry about, phew! The book is set at christmas time, and this is one of my favourite things as christmas is my favourite time of year ( it kind of had me wishing it was christmas so i would recommend reading this at christmas) and is about two lonely teenagers that manage to find each others company through a book of dares. You will be waiting throughout for them to meet and hopefully it will not dissapoint.

4. The Island by Sarah Singleton

I have one of my best friends to thank for this little gem as i believe it was year 8 and i saw her reading it and was in that phase where it was so cool to be reading the same book as someone else at the same time, what i did not realise is how much this book would end up meaning to me. The Island was one of the first books that i read that was a different style to what i was used to and it really opened my eyes to the genre of mystery.
Three friends Otto, Jen and Charlotte head to India for 'the trip of a lifetime' however it soon becomes a nightmare trip when Otto finds a dead girl, this followed by more disasters makes this an interesting read that is guaranteed to have you sitting on the edge of your seat. I do believe there is a sequel out and i cannot wait to get myself a copy!

That is all for my Genre favourites, i hope you like the post and consider reading at least one as they are amazing!!







Monday 14 July 2014

Introducing my sister!



Nicola is my sister and when i told her about starting a blog she was really interested so i thought that it would be nice to include her in some way!
Now i know its a bit late now but Nicola and i discussed a few ideas and the one we liked the best was her having a monthly post on her favourites so here it is

Nicola's June Favourites


1. Nicola's first favourite is a nail polish, she is forever painting her nails and buying new nail polishes and this month has been no exception. Her particular favourite has been Leapfrog by MUA (which she actually took from me!), at £1 this is amazing value as it has a high quality finish and the shade is just perfect for summer, adding this to the super cute name it is just fab! The range is available at superdrug but you can also get it here on the MUA website, you can also find the rest of the collection available.



2.The second favourite is a hairstyle. It is perfect for keeping your hair out of the way when the weather is getting better and it still keeps your hair looking good. the style is quick and easy all you need to do is twist the hair into place and secure with a hair bobble.
3. This next one is a bit odd but now the weather is getting better Nicola said she has found herself taking more pictures of nature, she said and i quote "i just see a pretty view and have to take a picture". This one is of a local canal attraction that we recently visited with our family and in the sun it is just beautiful!
4. Nicola's final favourite of june is a shop and of course it is New Look (i'm pretty sure this is the only place she shops in! haha!). This picture shows an outfit she got from Newlook recently, the t-shirt can be found here and the jeans here , both are from the teen section which is from ages 9-15.

 That's all for Nicola's favourites until next month! I would also like to share with you some of my favourites however with it being nearly half way through this month i think it is a bit late to post mine too, so you will have to wait until the end of this month when i will post my July favourites.