Dewey's Opening Meme!

There is less than half an hour to go till Dewey's 24 hour readathon and to get us started we have some questions to answer:

1. What fine part of the world are you reading from today? England! West midlands to be more precise. 
2. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward too? I think The Jane Austen Guide to Life by Lori Smith. This is the 1 I'm starting with too.
3. Which snack are you most looking forward to? Lots of tea and I have a rose and cardamom hot chocolate which I am going to treat myself to :)
4. Tell us a little something about yourself? Ummm... I am a flautist and have been for nearly 9yrs now.
5. If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? I kinda participated last time but I got distracted and didn't actually do much reading so this time I am going to commit.  

Good luck everyone!  

Speak soon,
Jade xx

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon

Tomorrow is this October's 24 hour readathon and considering I've hardly read anything since August I figured it might be a good idea to take part. All the info is on their website if you also want to sign up. Everyone starts simultaneously so each time zone has a different starting time, make sure you check yours. For the UK it's 1pm. I'll update you on my progress via twitter/ instagram (@jadeling97) I'm not 100% on what I will be reading but I do know it will be from my currently reading pile which is:

• Pamela by Samuel Richardson
• Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
• The Jane Austen Guide to Life by Lori Smith

To anyone taking part I wish you luck and I hope you enjoy yourselves. Now I am going to go and make sure I have a good nights sleep. :)

Speak soon,

Jade xx

Book Haul!

Hello :) I am back once again with a book haul! Some of these I brought myself- I managed to snag a few bargins too- and others were birthday presents but I will start with the bargins.

 While I was in Coventry I found this bookshop that was closing down and clearing it stock :( and I   found a couple of beauties. First I got a copy of Secret Garden by Frances Hogson Bernet. It is just a  basic collins classic but it is small and that the key part. I have massive- beautiful but massive-  edition of this book and its just kinda hard to read so I've been looking for a smaller one. I also  picked up a exquisite edition of Jane Eyre (meaning we now have 3 in the house, opps!) It has this  purple watercolour of Jane on the front and I just love it! Plus it was an absolute steal at £2.99!

Then as a little congrats present from myself I picked a book book that I have heard a lot about and have been wanting since it came out earlier this year- The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton. This book has super good reviews and sounds amazing.

I picked up If I Stay by Gayle Foreman since it was super cheap in Sainsburys and it is meant to be really good and the trailer for the film looks good too :)

It was my birthday a couple of weeks ago and my friend got me one of the coolest books ever! The Jane Austen Guide to Life by Lori Smith. This a little lifestyle/ biography thing but I am really enjoying it :)

So those are the books that I got recently :) Apart from school books I am going to try and stop buying books- which surprisingly is going well so far :) Let me know your recent purchases!

Speak soon,
Jade xx

A Spooky October TBR!

Long time no see! Sorry everyone, the one thing I didn't want to happen happened. I got drowned in school work. But I'm starting to get into a routine so hopefully you will be seeing more of me again. I am not going to do a September wrap-up because I didn't read anything! However I do have quite a big tbr for this month which I may or may not have themed around Halloween :)

First there are 3 books that I need to finish:

• Pamela by Richardson- this my teacher is expecting me to finish due to my foot and mouth disease, and I am really not enjoying this :/
• Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo- re-read
• The Jane Austen Guide to Life by Lori Smith- this was a birthday present and it is awesome :

Then I have a group of books that I really want to read right this very moment! I do not expect to read all these but this is the pile that I will be choosing from this month :)

• Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
• A collection of Edgar Allen Poe's work
• The Miniaturist, Jessie Burton 
• The Women in White, Wilkie Collins 

So those are the books I am thinking of reading this month, let me know your plans especially if they are spooky ;)

Speak soon,

Jade xx