Sunday 1 March 2015

February Book Haul

It has been a while since I've bought any new books- with Christmas and my Birthday I hadn't had the chance to browse in bookshops since February. I picked up three books that I'm really excited to read so thought I'd share them with you.



The Last Letter from your Lover by JoJo Moyes
Me Before You is my favourite book of all time so I thought I'd try some other books by JoJo Moyes. The Last Letter from your Lover caught my eye as it's set over two different time periods-1960 and 2003- but the stories from both time periods are very similar. From what I gather from the blurb it's a story about two women who are in love with married men and the descions they have to make, whether to follow their heart or their head. I love books that have two stories that intertwine so I'm really excited to see if this book lives up to my expectations!



Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
I'd never heard of this book until I saw a trailer for the film adaptation on TV and became really curious to see what it's about. I'm one of those people that has to read the book before the film so thought I'd give this book a go. Set during the Second World War it tells the story of Lucille who lives in Nazi occupied France and is waiting for her husband to return from the war. However as German Soldiers come into the village she begins to develop feelings for one of the German officers Bruno. That's all I really know about the book but I love historical fiction so am hoping I'm really going to love this one.



How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
This is one of the first Non-Fiction books I have bought in a while. After seeing rave reviews online and lots of interviews with Caitlin, I was excited to pick it up. It's essentially a book about Caitlin growing up and becoming a woman. The blurb describes the book as 'part memoir, part rant, Caitlin Moran answers the questions that every modern woman is asking.' After the rise of modern feminism over the past year, I've become more interested in reading about this topic so am excited to read this book.

Have you read any of these books, or anything else you would recommend recently? 

31 comments:

  1. great picks !1

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  2. These sound like really great reads! Especially the first one. I'd love to see how you got on with these books in a future post :) x x

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  3. I'll definitely do a review once I've finished them :)
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  4. The Last Letter From Your Lover sounds really interesting, and the cover is so pretty (of course not how you should judge a book but always a plus :) ), I'm definitely going to pick it up next time I stop at a bookstore!
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  5. Caitlin Moran writes brilliant stories and the first book cover is so cute, i'd buy that straight away! :) Rebecca | Rebecca Marie xx

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  6. It is such a gorgeous cover!
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  7. I'm excited to read them!
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  8. These sound really nice, Im check them out

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    Tyana

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  9. They all sound like interesting books, thanks for introducing me to them. I would love to hear your reviews in a later post.

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  10. I'd definitely be interested in giving How to be a Woman a read!

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  11. Thank you! I'll definitely do reviews on them once I've finished them!
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  12. It looks like such a great book!
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  13. Great picks! I haven't read any of these but 1/3 of the way through Orange is the New Black currently.

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  14. Thank you for sharing! I usually buy my books on Amazon and send them to my ipad. I really want to get back into reading fiction books like these :)

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  15. Diana Cloudlet4 March 2015 at 20:15

    I’m in love
    with your blog! I like your photos and style of writing! I know that it
    requires so much time to update blog, but keep doing it!)

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    happy to see you in my blog!)



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  16. Those seem so interesting! I love books :) Reading is one of my biggest passions <3

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  17. Ayu Chandradyani Nusantari5 March 2015 at 08:54

    I look your book haul, I think I should add jojo moyes on my reading list
    Love your blog, hope to see you soon on my blog

    xx
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  18. Thanks- I've never read that, I'll check it out :)
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  19. I have a kindle but there's nothing like having a physical book!
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  20. I'm obsessed with reading- I can't get through the day without having at least 5 minutes reading :)
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  21. Susan Dollparts5 March 2015 at 22:30

    oooomg, suite francoise is a great book!!!! I´m a literature student so I read loaaaads of books. My latest favourites are running in the family by michael ondaatje and atonement by Ian McEwan. Atonement made me cry. It´s SUCH a great book !

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  22. These look really good! I love the sound of The Last Letter From Your Lover! I love books like that!

    Have fun reading!

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  23. I've seen the film adaptation of Atonement and cried- I need to check out the book!
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  24. Same, I love books that intertwine lots of different stories!
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  25. I love a new book! thanks for the recommendations

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