Summer | books to read

Summer is finally here! First year at university is over, assignments are handed-in, stress is gone, now time to read. Now i'm not saying that i didn't get the chance to read because i got the chance to indulge in some incredible photography books but now's the chance to jump into the fictional world for a few months. Recently i've picked up a fair few books and i've put together my top books that i want to get to this summer, two of which i have already started. I haven't included too many as a couple of them i would like to continue on with their series.

1. A game of thrones by George R.R. Martin (hopefully more of the series)
2. The Horse and his boy by C. S. Lewis
3. Lady midnight by Cassandra Clare
4. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
5. On photography by Susan Sontag
6. Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen
7. The night is darkening round me by Emily Brontë
8. The robber bridegroom by Brothers Grimm

What books do you want to read most this summer?

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Summer To Be Read

After being stuck in a reading slump after leaving college and working more with little time to sit down and relax i found it difficult to find the time to read. Till recently i decided to write a list of books that i want to read over the summer before i go off to university. This list seemed to be growing and growing, a little over a week after writing it i'd finished three of the books! Besides this list there are series that i'd love to read one being game of thrones but the books are so big and intimidating i doubt i could read them all so quick. A few of the books i've read before but i love them too much not to read again.

1. Half Wild by Sally Green
2. The 100 Day 21 by Kass Morgan
3. The 100 Homecoming by Kass Morgan
4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K Rowling
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling
6. Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K Rowling
7. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them by J.K Rowling
8. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
9. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
10. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
11. Dream walker by J D Oswald
12. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
13. My Mad Fat Diary by Rae Earl
14. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
15. The Casual Vacancy by J.K Rowling
16. Throne of Glass by Sarah J.Maas
17. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J.Maas
18. Heir of Fire by Sarah J.Maas
19. Narnia, The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S Lewis (all 7 books)
20. The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien

Are there any books that you plan to read this summer?

Sundays Adventures

Today i thought i'd do a day in photos type post, Sunday's for me are more of a chill day before college the next day and taking some time out to enjoy the things i love. 

To start the day off i made porridge with honey and a detox twinings tea for breakfast, usually i have green tea but while being ill i've found this to help. While having breakfast i'll read, today i read a couple chapters of Stardust, so far its really good. I then go on to tidying my room, focusing on my desk as that always ends up being a mess after doing sketchbook work for college, nothing says tidying than an upbeat playlist so it doesn't feel so much like a chore. After that i usually get dressed for the day and apply a little makeup; concealer, fill in brows, glitter eyeliner and bold lip. Quick, simple and nothing too heavy. Then sometimes i will make up a batch of yogurt, today i made plain yogurt to add berries and honey too. By then it's probably time for lunch, lately i've been loving scrambled egg with pepper on toast, super easy and yummy! After lunch i'll usually go for a walk in the heath near where i live taking different routes each time, exploring parts i haven't been to before, normally i'll only take my dslr camera to take a few photos but recently i've switched it up with my minolta film camera, i love shooting with this camera as it really makes you think about the photos that you take and the settings that you use. Upon getting home i like to take out my tablet and check up on my sims on there, it's really tempting me into buying sims 4 when it comes out for mac. After spending too much time on there it's usually time to start preparing the usual Sunday roast, though today somehow i forgot to cook my quorn fillets. While having dinner we'll usually have the tv on with a film showing or doctor who if its on. Following that its time to have a bath and have a few games of spider solitaire before removing any makeup from my face and moisturising. Sundays are when i tend to repaint my nails so today i chose a nude shade from barry m. Then to end the day i'll watch a few episodes of merlin then read one final chapter of the current book that i'm reading. 

Do you have any Sunday traditions?

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Reads | January & February

Having set myself the challenge to read 45 books this year after having read 40 in 2014 i thought i'd create a series where i share with you the main books i plan to read over the next month or two.  Today i'll be sharing the books of January and February, as next month is busy with uni interviews i've only planned two main books to read however one is bulky which is perfect for long journeys. I might also do a book collection/bookcase tour if anyone is interested in that.

January:

Alice's adventures in wonderland by Lewis Carroll - Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?"' So begins the tale of Alice, following a curious White Rabbit down a rabbit-hole and falling into Wonderland. A fantastical place, where nothing is quite as it seems: animals talk, nonsensical characters confuse, Mad Hatter's throw tea parties and the Queen plays croquet. Alice's attempts to find her way home become increasingly bizarre, infuriating and amazing in turn.

To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee - A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes if Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930's. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much.

Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern - Best friends since forever, Rosie and Alex have shared their hopes, dreams - and firsts. But one awkward moment at eighteen, one missed opportunity, and life sends them hurtling in different directions. Although they stay in touch, misunderstandings, circumstances and sheer bad luck seem to be conspiring to keep them apart. Can they gamble everything - even their friendship - on true love?

February: 

Stardust by Neil Gaiman - Hopelessly crossed in love, a boy of half-fairy parentage leaves his mundane Victorian-English village on a quest for a fallen star in the magical realm. The star proves to be an attractive woman with a hot temper, who plunges with our hero into adventures featuring witches, the lion and the unicorn, plotting elf-lords, ships that sail the sky, magical transformations, curses whose effects rebound, binding conditions with hidden loopholes and all the rest.

Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix by J.K Rowling - Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His best friends Ron and Hermione have been very secretive all summer and he is desperate to get back to school and find out what has been going on. However, what Harry discovers is far more devastating than he could ever have expected...

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