Getting paid for the first time in 3 years does crazy things
to your head so last month I splashed out and bought myself three actual books,
whereas normally I’d leave it until they came into a sale on the kindle! I
adore my kindle, it cant be beaten for convenience and portability, and having
all my books in my bag without breaking my back is not to be sniffed at, but I
will always love browsing Waterstones for hours flicking through the pages and getting drawn in by beautiful artwork on the covers. These are the books that caught my eye!
My latest venture was only a short one whilst my boyfriend
was holed up in the pub watching the football. Waterstones often have great
deals and they were offering buy one get one half price, which I obviously couldn’t
resist. I picked up The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom and Grimm Tales by Philip
Pullman. Both these authors are ones I already love; you’ll of course have
heard of the Northern Lights trilogy which caused such a stir and still remain one of my favourite series to date. Philip Pullman is king of the modern fantasy world and this book is a composition of fairy tales, popular and not
so, in his own words. The prologue reads like an excellent English literature
essay and being the bookworm at heart that I am, I absolutely ate up his words of wisdom. I love books into which you can dip in and out, and fairy stories are at
the heart of my childhood so this book was a winner from the off. I’m
discovering old favourites and finding new ones and it’s a great book to pick
up for some bedtime reading!
Mitch Albom wrote my all time favourite book The Five People
You Meet In Heaven so when I saw this offering I couldn’t walk out without it.
I finished it in about 3 days, due to that pesky thing called work, but
definitely could’ve finished it in a day! An easy read, but a gripping one,
with concepts that will definitely get you thinking which is a speciality of
Albom! I don’t want to say too much and ruin it incase you want to go and get
it (please do!!) but it’s about Father Time and the consequences of watching
the clock. An excellent read, I'm passing this on to my Mum because I know she will love it as much as me!
My hatred of internet shopping has well and truly been
smashed to smithereens with my recent orders from Cult Beauty and
now Amazon. I added The Clear Skin cookbook to my basket after seeing this post
from Sophie and having given it a read through definitely am up for the concept
of clean eating! My nighttime skincare routine is pretty
comprehensive (have you read the post?!) but I still don’t have the flawless glowing skin I dream of, and
I think my diet may be the final piece of the jigsaw. I’ll give anything a go
once so I’ll do some shopping and get back to you on the effectiveness of this
lifestyle choice!
Have you read anything excellent recently? I'm always on the look out for something that grips me completely, I've always got time to lose myself in someone else's world for a while so please leave your suggestions below or bombard me on twitter!
