FAVOURITE BOOKS

Hello all,

So today's post is going to be a little bit different to what I usually post, in that it's not makeup related. As summer is coming up and that means sitting in the sun or on the beach, I thought I'd share some of my favourite books, as why doesn't love reading a good book whilst getting your tan on? (probably a lot of people but I love it!) 

As far as reading goes, I'd call myself a bookworm, I love to read and dive into the depths of the worlds within the pages, and as for genres, I tend to steer towards the fantasy/romance/comedy type of books. What can I say, I'm a typical teenage nerd-girl. 

HEADS UP - I will try my best not to say any spoilers but no promises as these books excite me very much and I may get carried away! 

First up is I am number four by Pittacus lore. I honestly adore this book and the rest of the series so much. It's about these people called the 'guard' from another planet 'lorien' which was destroyed by these bad ass aliens so they had to escape to (you guesses it) Earth, in total theres 9 of these 'guard' on earth and on the run as they're being hunted by these other aliens who can only kill them in order, so you're from the point of view of 'number four' as number three has just been killed. Throughout the series the nine try to find each other and there's loads of fighting and drama and obviously the romance and love triangles. 

It's just such a good book if you want to get really into and obsessed with the characters and the story line.  The book is so different from the film as well, so it's necessary to read this! 

Next up is hush hush by Becca Fitzpatrick. All i can say to describe this book is: omg. It. Is. Amazing.  Literally. I read this book in a day. I had to have the light on at night in the car as i couldn't bring myself to put it down. I then finished the entire series within the next week! This series is a MUST HAVE!
It's about a fallen-angel and this girl called Nora, who wind up next to each other in biology class, and they both get brought into an old-feud between Angel and Nephilin, as some how Nora's family is more that what meets the eye. (of course) The story is just so well written, making is super easy to visualise and you feel like you're part of the book. There's again, romance and drama and throughout the series the characters develop and get darker and there's so much suspense you literally fall in love with the characters and the story line.
This is one of the few books I actually plan on reading more than once!

Next is The mortal instruments: city of bones by Cassandra Clare. This series is one of the best I've ever read, it may have 6 books (I THINK) in the series but each and every one of them is worth the read. 

It is about a girl named Clary, who is swept into the world of demons, angels, wolfs and much more, as she finds herself drawn to a group of 'shadowhunters' and finds out all about her family when her mother is taken and discovers who she really is and what's been hidden from her for her whole life. She finds out about the dangers of forbidden romance and the PLOT TWIST'S in this series never ever stop! It's so unpredictable. (except for me, I predicted most of it...totally) And I was so attached to this book and series, books never make me cry, but I sobbed like a baby when reading this series.
So worth the read, DON'T JUST WATCH THE FILMS OR SERIES, they are NOT the same, the books are better! (duh!)

Next up is Blood Ties by Sophie Mckenzie. It's been a while since I read this book, but I still remember it so well, it's one of those books that sticks in your head.
It's about these teenagers who have these powers, as they've been like genetically engineered as children so they have these powers they didn't know about, and when the character Theo, finds out his Dad is still alive he tries to find him and meets Rachael but everything is not what they thought and they make discoveries about their identities that will affect the rest of their lives. (ooo mysterious) Then in the rest of the series they find others like them and work together to get rid of the bad guy, it's all very predictable but it's still an amazing story and series.

Next up is very different from the others, it's called one seriously messed-up week in the otherwise mundane uneventful life of Jack Sampsonite by Tom Clempson. Now this book was one of the funniest I've ever read. Honestly, it's so ridiculous and funny, it's full of innuendos and inappropriate humour, but it definitely tickled my funny bones once or twice. (by once or twice I mean every page) It's basically about this boy taking his GCSE's and we get to see a week of his 'seriously messed-up week' as he tries to get the girl and do well in school. And it's from a 1st person view and it's hilarious. Deffo such a good book if you need a laugh or a light hearted read over the summer, or any time of the year.

Next up is my all time favourite called, Finding Sky by Joss Sterling. This has to be one of the top, if not number one, of my favourite book list. I honestly adore this book and series so much, and it's so amazingly written.
It's about people with powers, and I'm trying so hard to not give anything away, but basically this English girl, Sky, moves to america and meets a boy who is all bad ass ,Zen, but they have some mystical connection between them, all is revealed in the book. (it's so hard not to say!!!) Sky then finds out some evil threat that threatens the life of all of the characters... dun du duuun! This is one of those books where you feel like the main character, and as the story unravels, you feel like you're experiencing it with them, so I don't want to say too much and ruin it! This is one of those books where I want it to be real...is that sad? Basically go buy this book RIGHT NOW and read it. Then read the rest of the series as you'll become instantly hooked! All I will say is that it makes a nice change from were wolfs and vampires, not that I don't love them, but this is some next level book goodness.
writing this makes me want to read this series all over again, so I can guarantee I will read this series about 100 times in my life and never get bored.

This bad boy is Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater. This is actually the second in the series and I didn't actually read the first one...I know shame on me shame on me. BUT I was on holiday and I had no other books to read so my sister bought this with her and I had to read it! 

However it was amazing! (totally worth the rebellious behaviour) I honestly don't even think you need to read the first one, as they're kinda similar but different.
It's about this boy who is really talented at music, however he has this faerie who he thinks is helping him get better, as she is but it turns out these faeries take their talent and destroy the human ....sinister I know. Also he ends up falling in love with the faerie (of course) but it's such a chain of events!

I only just spoke about this book in a monthly faves, but it is The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. This book is about aliens who 'invade' earth in stages/waves, and they're at the 5th wave (believe it or not) and the main character Cassy meets a guy called Evan and she has to decide whether or not to trust him in a life/death situation. It's such a gripping book, like I literally couldn't put it down or stop reading it, and it's like a wild goose chase as she tries to save her brother and there's so many different things happening, as it's from several point of views, it's so intense and amazing.

Next up is The Maze Runner by James Dashner. I absolutely love this trilogy, it's so eventful and emotional (page 250 in book 3 don't even get me started) and if you read one yo have to read them all. 

If you didn't know, it's about this maze that all these boys and 1 girl get put in, only remembering their name and nothing about how they got there, why or who they are. As the main character Thomas arrives, everything in the maze changes as they attempt to escape and figure out why they are in there and what happened to the world outside the maze. 

It honestly so gripping and instantly hooking. Also it's written amazingly, so you can imagine everything so clearly, making it seem so real. 

Finally, is Unwind, by Neal Shusterman. This book is so different to anything I've read before and honestly when I found out it was part of a series (about 3 years after reading the first) I couldn't wait to read the rest. 

It's about people being unwound. So if a parent doesn't want their child as they are too bad and not doing good in school (in the characters case) they can send their child to be physically unwound, as in their limbs and organs taken apart and used to save other people or for rich people to have better features. They also have religious families who 'tithe' their children, meaning they are born to be unwound. It's so messed up but it's so good as an unlikely group of teens come together to try and rebel against the unwinding and as the books go on, it gets so intense and stressful, but AMAZING and so easy to become hooked straight away. 

Honestly it sounds so weird and just like a horror book but I promise it's totally PG and 100% worth reading. 

So that is all my favourite books! Well, not really I have so many but these would be my top few. You may be thinking 'Fern are you insane?! What about Harry Potter and Twilight?!' and yes I have read Harry Potter and loved it, but I wanted to mention some book that are unknown and should be well know! As for Twilight...I never read it... I was too young when it came out and now It's just not my kinda book! 

As I wrote this post, I realise how similar all these books are... BUT OH WELL! 

Thankyou for reading, I hope you enjoyed! Let me know your favourite books and if theres any I should check out! 

Thanks again, 

Fern :)