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Thoughts of a Bibliophile


I had originally planned to take these photos in the lovely sunshine, out in the garden, surrounded by beautiful flowers, however, as per, nature and I had different ideas - and I have just heard that we are expecting a week 's worth of rain in two hours... lovely! 
So here it is! A summer reading list to help us get through this lovely, cloudy day. I mentioned in a previous post (which you can r
ead here) that I had really missed reading ,with exams taking over what seems like everything, and I can't wait for the summer to get back into it and read everything that I planned to read these last few months.


This first book is absolutely stunning! It is illustrated by Aldo Galli and they are beautiful, fitting with the storyline perfectly. I have started this book but only got through the first few chapters and the introduction, written by the author Richard Adams, which I really loved reading as the story behind how he came up with the idea of the book is so interesting and really lovely. If any of you have read this book and skipped the intro, I would definitely say go back and read it again (although I am not sure if all the books will have the same introduction?). 


Jane Eyre is a classic, one I am sure everyone has heard of and either seen the film or read the book, maybe both! However I have avoided seeing the film as I really want to read the books first. I have only read two complete books from this era and, although it took a while to get used to the language, I can read them easily however I still want to see whether or not I can fully understand the novel before watching the film. I know the basic storyline but can't wait to get fully involved with all the characters!


I have admired this book since I first saw it because of its beautifully weird illustrations on the cover and inside. As is says in the description, there are 'no dippy princesses or soppy fairies' in this book. The fairy tales here sound much more like the original tales by the Grimm Brothers than the ones fabricated by Disney. I can't wait to explore these stories by Angela Cater, who is meant to be an amazing writer and I am yet to read any of her work so this book should be a really great read! I also think it will be great for the summer as I can pick it up whenever I feel like a good short read as I think that each of the stories are completely separate form one another. 


Now the final book is one I really want to read. I love Jane Austen and think Emma is one of my favourite books. The storyline sounds lovely and I think it will be another lovely read for the summer. It doesn't hurt that this cover is absolutely beautiful!

So there it is! I would also like to read a slightly more relaxed, girly book but don't know which one to read so if anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them! And what will you be reading this summer?


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Today's post is going to be all about the beauty books that I know and would recommend to anyone; those who know and love makeup and those who are trying to understand and experiment with it. I have had some of these books since I was about 11 years old and I used to love just flicking through the different pictures of all the makeovers! If you don't really know a lot about makeup this can actually really help as it enables you to find what styles you like and don't like. I haven't actually read some of these in so long but looking at them today I had forgotten how helpful they are and am going to be using them a lot more in the future! 

Made, Millie Mackintosh


This book is like a beauty and life style bible. It is split up into four main sections: style, beauty, food and fitness with all of the sections having lots of information and really great pictures (a very important factor in any beauty book!). My favourite sections are the food and fitness, as the foods look so delicious and the fitness section being really helpful! Sadly, I haven't been able to try any of the recipes yet but really want to make the spice-crusted chicken with sweet potato and tomato salad! The fitness section has step by step pictures on how to do the different exercises plus why each exercise is beneficial.
Another thing that I like about this book is that there is lots of extra information in each of the different areas which are really helpful. Like when to eat when you are doing exercise and why, how to put together an outfit and so much more. I just feel the this is a necessity for anyone into fitness and beauty! 

Pretty Honest, Sali Hughes


 I haven't actually read anything in this book but my mum really recommends it as she has been watching and reading Sali Hughes's blog for such a long time. However, I have just had a quite flick through and now I really want to read it! Just the titles alone makes me want to read them ('Public displays of grooming' sounds particularly interesting!). I feel like this is a book that you could pick up and not put down for hours, reading it page by page and completely forgetting about the time. There is so much information in here that I doubt there would be one person who wouldn't find something in here useful- I think I'll be having a read of the Teen beauty section later. Sali Hughes is an amazing beauty journalist and if anyone hasn't heard of her you should definitely check her out!

Bobbi Brown Teenage Beauty


I have just looked on the inside cover of this book and saw it has an inscription from my mum for my 12th birthday! I remember when I first got this I would read thorough the same sections again and again but I still didn't really know where to start! At the time I wasn't really into makeup but really wanted to be! 
This book is great as it has to much information about all the different aspects of being a teenager- having braces; your sweet sixteen; the dreaded spots plus so much more. It is also really easy to read and find what you are looking for, that I think this would be great for any teenager. The makeup is slightly dated now as the book was publish in 2000 but I still think it has the basic principles of makeup down and will still be great for any teenager.

Beauty Rules, Bobbi Brown



In this book, it was the makeovers that I loved looking at! Seeing how makeup can take an already beautiful person and accentuate their natural beauty- this is what I believe makeup does any how. I think this book just has everything that could possible be related to beauty in it. Hair, lips, cheeks, beginners, style and so many other things. It also has a lot on being who you are and who you want to be which I think is so important. A lot of people believe that people wear makeup to hide who they are and ,although this may be true for some cases, I do not believe that the majority of people who wear makeup, wear it for this reason. I think that makeup is a way for a person to express themselves; make themselves feel good and there is nothing wrong with this! Be yourself because that's the only person you can ever truly be.

Be Beautiful, Alice Hart-Davis & Molly Hindhaugh


I think that this was the first makeup book I ever got and I read it so many times I am surprised and how good the condition is! This is the book I would recommend to those who are quite young but what to try out makeup and struggle with exactly wear to start, as it is so user friendly and breaks down a lot of information about young skin and how to look after it. Plus, all the tips are useful and easy to follow, there is nothing that will overwhelm anyone or confuse you! This book is written by a health and beauty journalist and her daughter. They first came up with the idea for this book when her daughter started to ask every beauty question under the sun and felt that it would be great to write everything down and it eventually developed into a book!


So these are my top beauty books that I thought I would share with you and I hope you found it helpful! Please comment below any books that you like or if you have ever read any of these books and what you thought!
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