Some Favourite Books of Mine

As much as I love to blog about all things beauty and fashion, occasionally I like to do a different sort of post as well. So that is what I'm doing today! I thought I would share some of my favourite books with you guys, in case anyone was curious and wanted to know. I find that you can tell a lot about a person by whether they read or not, and then what sort of books they like to read. I'm a bit of a fussy reader, so there aren't that many books that I've read that I've loved. I find a really good book hard to come across, so when I do come across one I treasure it. These books are my treasures. I have read all of them more than once, and even though I do really love all of them, I will order them for you in terms of which are my absolute favourites and so forth. If you know of any books that you think I will love, feel free to recommend them in the comments below. 

1) The Fault in Our Stars - John Green



This book is just amazing. Purely amazing. I wish there was another way to describe it, but I am at loss of what to say. It is such an incredible book, and probably John Green's best work to date. I really think that anyone who reads this book will be affected in the best possible way. This book never fails to make me cry every single time I read it, but also fills me with such joy and happiness at the same time as an overwhelming sadness. The words and how the sentences are all strung together, I swear it could be art! 

2) Looking for Alaska - John Green

This was the first book of John Green's that I read, and it is basically the book that made me fall in love with his writing. I read this book because I had seen little bits of it scattered all over Tumblr and I just needed to read it. This book could almost be on equal first with TFiOS, but there is something about Augustus Waters that makes TFiOS take the cake! Nevertheless, this book is exceptional and just makes me feel so alive, while also reminding me that my time here is shorter than I might think. Alaska's energy is incredible, and this book will honestly leave you incredibly sad, but also incredibly moved.

3) The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Oh, the love I have for this book! Fitzgerald's use of language is just wow, it honestly leaves me speechless. I just think this book is the absolute bee's knee's! (The movie was also really incredible too). I feel like I've been transported to another time and place when reading this, but to a place where I belong. The ending of this book is just absolutely perfect to me, and the way he describes Daisy is breathtaking, and the symbolism, oh I really could go on for hours. I think that everyone should read and appreciate this work of art, because it has had such a great impact on me. I cannot get over just how fantastic this book is, really.

4) Paper Towns - John Green

Surprise, surprise, another book by John Green! While this is one of my favourite books, I do have to admit that I didn't love it as much when I first read it because I was comparing it too much to LfA and TFiOS, which is not a good thing to do. So, after I stopped doing that and focused on this book by itself, I really loved it. I felt like I was a part of the adventure, and I really found it to be quite a moving book. I was so sick of seeing the name 'Margo' by the end of that, but apart from that it was really pretty great. I find this to be a book that really caused me to think and reflect on myself and life around me, which is a good thing...I think.

5) The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky

I read, and loved, this book before it blew up and become this massive thing. I really love this book, mostly because of the way it is written. It's quite different and feels a little more personal, in a way. This is such a great novel about life, being a teenager, and growing up, and I think I like it so much because in some ways I feel as though I relate to Charlie, in some ways. I just think this is a really great book, and one that so many people have read and loved now. I kind of feel like this book reminds me it's okay to be who I am. 

I hope that you guys enjoyed this post, even though it was a little bit different. Perhaps I've inspired you for your next read! I just love and cherish these books with all my heart, and I just really think they're absolutely fantastic. Go and read these books, I promise you will thank me! 

Much love.