Books I recommend reading!

Hello!

I was wondering what to base my post on today, when I saw my pile of books that I purchased on Amazon. I don't know if you have experienced this or not, but have you ever bought a magazine and it has come with a free book, that you have been hooked on until you have finished, that you just want to buy the whole collection from that author? Well, that happened to me a couple of times and for a few years now I have been wanting to buy the rest of the sequel to a specific couple of books, so last Christmas I received an Amazon gift voucher and it didn't take me long to get carried away ordering loads of books (overspent on my voucher - oops). So, I thought today I would share with you the books that I bought and what I thought of them as well as throwing in a couple of other books that I spontaneously purchased!

If you are looking for a great book to read, perhaps before bed or on holiday and you are in your teens, then it might be worth having a read of this blog that Seventeen made, which is why I bought the amount of books that I did.

All of the books I purchased, were second-hand, so they were cheaper, but can you tell that they are second-hand? For the sake of them not being classified as new, you could save yourself so much money!

1) Million Dollar Mates - Superstar (Cathy Hopkins)

This was one of the books that was part of a sequel and was the last book to complete the collection! I would say this book is aimed at a younger audience because when I read the first book of the sequel I was in my early teens - it has taken me a while to finally purchase the last book! So, although it is aimed at a younger audience, I had to get it anyway! 

The collection is about a teen girl who moves house as her dad gets a job offer that involves working in a highly paid hotel where celebrities live. The books take the girl through her journey of living a completely different lifestyle with her best friend and a few crushes along the way - a nice easy-going read, if you're trying to get back into reading again.

2) Gallagher Girls - Cross My Heart & Hope To Spy (Ally Carter)

This is the second book that I purchased in the sequel. Although I haven't read this book yet, it is a continuing story about a girl who goes to a spy school and has always aspired to use her skills, until one day she is forced to use them to protect her school, herself and her crush. In this book especially, she is forced to face the consequences of her actions and is determined to be herself instead of pretending to be someone she isn't. Again, this book is aimed at a younger audience in their early-mid teens but it is an exciting read and one that I couldn't put down! I'm looking forward to reading the rest of Ally Carter's collection. 

3) Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher) 

This is slightly more of a dark book and I was debating about getting it, but after looking on many different book-recommendation websites, this book kept on popping up as a must-read and I agree. It is about a girl who just before she takes her own life, records herself saying thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life - I know it sounds depressing but I literally couldn't put this book down until I finished it. The recording gets delivered to each person who had a part to play in her decision. It's cleverly written and really addictive!

4) Where She Went (Gayle Forman)

This book you may have heard of as the book previous to this in the sequel (If I Stay) was highly popular. Without revealing too much of the previous book, this one continues the story of Mia and her boyfriend and the effect Mia's accident has had on her boyfriend.

5) Anna and The French Kiss (Stephanie Perkins)

This is the book that I'm currently reading and so far I'm loving it! This one is about a girl who is forced to move to a school in Paris by her dad and shows her journey of adjusting to the french life, whilst making friends, enemies and crushes. I find this book fairly relate-able about going to a foreign country and trying to settle in and enjoy the experience when you miss home. I think many of you will be able to relate to this book in your own way as well. Don't be put off by the size of it - when you enjoy a book so much you forget about the length of it. 

6) Since You've Been Gone (Morgan Matson)

I haven't yet read this book because I'm saving it for the summer holidays but it is about a girl's (Emily) best friend, Sloane who disappears and only leaves a list of the things to do in the summer. However, some of these things are out of the comfort zone of wallflower Emily but Emily believes that if she completes this list maybe it will bring her best friend back. I believe that teens would identify with this book who are shy and don't like to do extravagant things! A fun book that would be a perfect read on your summer holiday!

So that's all of the books that I bought, I'm really happy with the collection that I have, as all of them don't seem like those ones where you might read a chapter and then get bored and come back to it in a couple of years! I definitely recommend purchasing any of the books above if you're struggling to find a good read. 

Hope this helped, 

Bye for now!

Shabby Chic Country Girl x