young adult book wish-list | 2020

I blame tik tok and good reads for me being poor now, well also COVID for taking my job but anyway...

During this pandemic, reading has been something I have found a new love for again alongside a new obsession with Greys Anatomy. The majority of the time you will now either find me watching Greys or reading a book - which is currently Midnight Sun! 

During lockdown I joined a book club via GoodReads called 'page-turners' created by the lovely Leah Turner on youtube and it has helped me branch out the type of books I have been reading, however, the genre young adult will always be my go too and favourite. So with that in mind, I thought I would share some of the books and series' that I want to read next, this year or just eventually. 

BOOKS

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - definitely my type of book! and there is now a sequel so even better!! 

The Selection series by Kiera Cass - a little different to my usual read, I saw it on tik tok and after reading the blurb thought it looked super interesting! 

A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Mass - I have heard so so many good things about this series and I think it will be the first book series I buy when I get my student loan in October. 

Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Mass - Book tik tok talks so highly of Sarah and when I read an author I usually try to read their other books, so of course I'll have to give this one a go! 

Six of Crows series by Leigh Bardugo - Again book tik tok talks highly of this one and the following 2 books. 

The Merciful Crow series by Margaret Owen 

The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black 

After series by Anna Todd - I was an og wattpad user back in 2014 but never read this when it was a Harry Styles fanfiction - I was more on the Vamps side of wattpad instead of One Direction. However, the first film was my favourite and my friend said I NEED to read the books and another said I can borrow her kindle to read them, so I will do at some point soon! 

They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman - a new young adult book by an author who hasn't published before looks very interesting and like my type of book so hopefully will be good!

The Host by Stephenie Myers - I watched the film for the first time and thought 'why I have I never read this book?'. also hoping by the time I read it maybe Stephenie will actually write the 2nd and 3rd book instead of just announcing the titles of them! 

If you want to buy any of these books I would recommend purchasing from anywhere but amazon really and if you do maybe try and get it used because it can be cheaper and in great condition. Some examples inc: Book Depository, WHSmith, eBay or a charity shop for second hand) and Warterstones - if you are a student like me then we also get student discount here! 

books i've read in lockdown

Since lockdown started I have been doing so many things to try and make me feel normal. I downloaded tik tok and became addicted to that... I bought Disney+ and have watched a lot of tv shows on that and on Netflix, quite often whilst colouring - which is a lovely combo I must say. I also completed my 2nd year of University (online), which was a little stressful and weird however ended nicely. Finally, I started reading a lot more than I used to. 

Normally I am the type of person to read when I go on holiday, but this lockdown has turned me into an avid reader. I seem to spend more time on Goodreads than I do on any other social media app. 

1. TWO CAN KEEP A SECRET BY KAREN M.  MCMANUS

4/5 Stars ★★★★☆

I was so excited to read this after reading Karen's first book (One of us is lying) in 2018, and the reviews were mixed however, I absolutely loved this! In the beginning, I always find it difficult to remember who all the characters are, especially when each chapter is in the perspective of different characters. After a couple, you get the hang on it and grow to love it. Was shocked by the ending and did not see it coming, but once I knew I was like "ohhhhh"... when it all suddenly makes sense!! 

I have recommended this book to all my friend and gave my copy to one of them - dropped it off at her doorstep and waved from 2m aways about a month ago. 

2. ONE OF US IS NEXT #2 BY KAREN M.  MCMANUS

5/5 ★★★★★

The sequel to one of my favourite books. I wasn't 100% sure what to expect and wasn't sure anything could top the first but this did. I loved seeing what had happened to the characters since the last one and how they had grown - I want to say I almost missed them. Again, I love how each chapter is in the perspective of a different character. Yet again the ending was brilliant and had a totally unexpected twist. I almost feel like there could be another book but not 100% sure... who knows. 

3. TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE #1 BY JENNY HAN

4/5 Stars ★★★★☆

The first book in the series. I stupidly watched the film first, which is very unlike me. However, I have to say I loved the book so much more than the film. It is the perfect start to the series, allowed me to fall in love with the characters. Lara Jean and Peter are truly my favourites.

4. P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU #2 BY JENNY HAN

4/5 Stars ★★★★☆

Some people say this book is 'unnecessary', however, I loved it. It showed me that no one is perfect, especially when you are in High School. The differences between the book and the film almost made me laugh, and wonder why the chose to change such key things. However, my favourite was the fact John was blonde... 

3. ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN #3 BY JENNY HAN

5/5 Stars ★★★★★

For me, this was the perfect ending to this series. It made me cry at times and was great to see Lara Jean grow as a person, alone and with Peter. I honestly do not know what else to say about apart from that I am SO excited to see what Netflix decide to do for the final film. 

4. LYING ABOUT LAST SUMMER BY SUE WALLMAN

- Currently Reading

I have actually borrowed this book from my friend, and she came and dropped it off for me at my doorstep. I am not very far into this book, so not a lot I can say. But so far so good - I am enjoying it. 

I am thoroughly enjoying reading, especially sitting outside in my garden in the sunshine - making the most of the weather. I have also added it into both my morning and night routine - reading when I wake up and just before I go to bed.

I have a nice long list of the books I want to read on my GoodReads app and created an amazon 'shopping-list' of all of them. - Lockdown has not changed me that much though as I am still watching tv shows and have a good list of shows to keep me going too, as well as films too. 

If you want to follow me on GoodReads, I have linked my 'to-read' book list bellow. 

Megan's to-read book montage

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the books i want to read this year (2019)

For the past 4 years, I have shared a range of books that I have set out to either read throughout the year or throughout the summer holidays. And I thought this would be the perfect post to come back to my blog with, as you will have noticed I have been a bit MIA over the past few months. But nonetheless I really enjoy reading, when I find the time to do it, so I wanted to share the books I want to read this summer but also the rest of the year.

Before I get started I just wanted to share that I actually have a Good Reads account which is where I track my 'yearly challenges', the books I have read and the books I want to read. So if you want to check out my account I have linked my 'to-read' bookshelf below- just click the widget and it will take you there.

1. TWO CAN KEEP A SECRET BY KAREN MCMANUS

2. TO ALL THE BOYS I LOVED BEFORE BY JENNY HAN

3. A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER BY HOLLY JACKSON

4. YOU OWE ME A MURDER BY EILEEN COOK

I started the year with the challenge of reading 5 books, but last month I decided to change it to 4 because well I still haven't read a book this year. I mean its the end of July and I still haven't read a book so I am not sure I'll even read 4 but we can try. However, I still want to share 5 books anyway.

5. THIS LIE WILL KILL YOU BY CHELSEA PITCHER

So that is it for the books I want to try and read this year, or at least just read at some point. There is definitely a theme to the books but they are the books I love the most! Karen McManus is also releasing a sequel to 'one of us is lying' in January next year I believe and I am so excited about that because I loved that book so much last summer.

I hope you guys have a lovely summer doing whatever, I am working the majority of it but will have fun nonetheless. If you have any book recommendations I would LOVE to hear them. Again thank you so much for reading my blog and I'll be back soon.

 

My 2018 Reading List

I started this year off with a goal of reading 4/5 books this year, which seems like a small amount but I haven't been reading a lot lately. It took a me a 4 months to read my last book which was actually pretty decent, but was the only book I read last year. However I started the year off right by finishing my book and starting a new one that had been on my list for a while, which will be followed by the book my mum got me for Christmas! After that I will either need to go shopping or finish the books on my shelf I started and never finished because I got bored or distracted.

Even though my aim is only for 4/5 books, I also want to aim for more as I have a very long summer before I start University so rather than spending all my free time watching tv shows and films and working, I want to read! So I thought I'd just share all the books I want to read and have heard good things about, or just random one's I found online that sounded interesting!

1. FINDING AUBREY BY SOPHIE KINSELLA

This is the book I am currently reading, and it is actually one I found when I was browsing amazon one night. My mum and cousin have both read some of Sophie's books and said they were great, so I thought I would give them a try - I have also had a look at the rest of her book's which I may read if i enjoy this one.

2. EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING BY NICOLA YOON

I am sure most of you have heard of this book, or at least the film that came out last year based on this book. This has always been a book I wanted to read and when the movie came out I decided to ask for it for Christmas so I could read it and then watch the movie - which is true so far. I am yet to watch the film.

3. WONDER BY R J PALACIO

4. TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN BY JOHN GREEN

I am a massive fan of John Green, I have been ever since The Fault In Our Stars - both the book and the film. So far I have read 3 of his books and own another 2 of them so of course I have to read John's new book!

5. AFTER YOU BY JOJO MOYES

I actually bought this book for my Mum after we both read Me Before You, and I enjoyed the storyline so much - I read it before I saw the movie and that was the best thing I ever did! Jojo Moyes created such a beautiful story in the first book so I knew I would have to read the sequel. I started reading it last summer and honestly got busy about it I stopped reading, which happens quite a lot,

6. STILL ME BY JOJO MOYES

I had no idea Jojo had me a sequel to After You and honestly I am quite excited to read this and just see what happens in Lou's life even more.

7. ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES  BY JENNIFER NIVEN

All the bright places was one of those book's that everyone was talking about a while ago, even my friend megan gave it a great review. It was also one of the book's in/on Zoe's whsmith book list thing (as well as Finding Aubrey I believe) so I knew it had to be good!

8. IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY BY NED VIZZINI

9. FAN GIRL BY RAINBOW ROWELL

This is one of the book's I got for Christmas 2015 (I think) and never actually finished reading. I got about 10 or so chapters in and then stopped and tried to start a new book but never did. However now I am trying to read more and more, I think it would be great to try and finish the book because what I had read was great and I did enjoy.

10. WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON BY JOHN GREEN

Another John Green book... This is one of his book's I already own but I have not read it yet for some bizarre reason.

If you have any book recommendations I would love to hear all about them, hopefully I will hit my goal of 4/5 books this year - maybe even more? Who knows. xx

Summer : 6 things to do when your bored

Hey guys, sorry this is later than usual for a Sunday but I wasn't feeling too good and was out all day yesterday at Nottingham Pride.

Anyway, during Summer you have so much time off and it will come to a point where you don't actually know what to do next. So I decided to give you some ideas to do, as these are some of the things I tend to do.

1. Go to the Gym or on a walk. You can do this by yourself or with friends, I tend to go to the gym in the morning so I start my day off right or I'll go and walk around the fields near my house by myself with my camera. Also going for a walk will be great if you are a keen Pokemon Go player, will give you the chance to maybe hatch an egg or find some more Pokemon. 
2. Start a new TV Show. I mean you have so long off and if the weather isn't brilliant like most British summers then it will mean you aren't missing out on getting a tan. Last summer i started a TV show and finished 5 seasons in 3 weeks, and well I didn't leave the house at all but oh well.
3. Get a new Hobby. It could be anything, something that you have always wanted to try and never really had the time to do it, or it could be something like starting a blog or a youtube channel. Something to keep entertained.
4. Change your room around. I'm changing my room slightly all year round but as you have so much time why don't you go out and actually change your room to how you really want it. For example stalking Pinterest to find room ideas, even if you don't repaint it just add new decorations or move some furniture around. Something different for the new school year. 
5. Finally go out with your friends and do anything you want, from spending the day on a park, to going to the cinema, going to the beach for the day, shopping or going to the cinema to see that new movie you wanted to see. Spending time with friends.
6. Start a book, especially if you are going abroad reading a book will be perfect for sitting by the pool. I don't read that much actually, I wish I read more if I'm honest but during summer I do read a lot more mainly as I go abroad so I get the opportunity to relax and read books by the pool. If you cant think of any books to read check out my 'Summer Reading List 2016'

Speaking of pinterest feel free to check out my account, (I'll link it all bellow) and I do have a board about rooms which might help inspire you if you are thinking of doing number 4! I hope you all have a great summer, are there any posts you would really like to see?

Pinterest: megaanphoebe

Summer: Reading List 2016

Welcome back to my little blog, oh my gosh I have missed you all so much and well actually my blog. It keeps coming up on my timehop making me miss it! Right lets start with this post and get on with my summer reading list. To be honest some of these are on last year's mainly because I didn't manage to read them all but oh well.

I'm actually reading Insurgent at the moment and planned on reading Me Before You before I got to see the film but it kind of went wrong when I realised how much of Insurgent I had left to read. Oh well I'll just wait for the DVD then I can read both of the books. As Jojo has just released her second book!

- Insurgent by Veronica Roth

- Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

- Girl Online: On Tour - Zoe Sugg (Zoella)

- After You by Jojo Moyes

- The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins

- All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

- Let it Snow by John Green

Not gonna lie but I actually spent ages on amazon searching for new books to read this summer which are relatively cheap at the moment, well they are all bellow £5 apart from Girl Online: On Tour which actually depends on whether it's hardback or paperback.  I'm so excited to read books when I go on holiday again soon, as I'm going to spain for 2 weeks with my mum and family.

Have you guys read any of these books? Or got any recomendations for me? I think once I've read these I might go and look at the books in Zoella's book club at WhSmiths. She did a video about it: Book Club Picks 

Summer Reading List 2015

Over the past year I have recently started to read more and more, well at least try to anyway. I actually first got back into reading when I read The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. I told myself that I need to read the book before I watched the film and I actually did! So I then went out and bought 2 more of his books, Looking For Alaska and Paper Towns - Paper Towns has also been made into a film which comes out later this year which I am super excited for! But anyway after that I decided to ask for some books for christmas, and I was lucky enough to get all 4 of them.  

- The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

- Divergent by Veronica Roth

- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

- Girl Online by Zoe Sugg (Zoella)

I have read the first 2 books (The Perks Of Being A Wallflower and Divergent) and I am currently reading Fangirl, but I have recently taken a break from it because of the exams. Which means soon, well after Monday, I will try to read again, before bed and in the morning. Well anyway, lets get down to what I actually plan of reading this summer.

- Girl Online by Zoe Sugg (Zoella)

- Love Tanya by Tanya Burr

- A Work In Progress by Connor Franta

- Insurgent By Veronica Roth

- The Pointless Book by Alfie Deyes 

- The Pointless Book 2 by Alfie Deyes 

I love Reading and supporting YouTubers because I think it's amazing how far they have come. Anyway I recommend basically all these books. 

Meg x 

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