Earth Day Book Faves!

Today is earth day, so in celebration...here are my top 5 earth coloured books!

(earth colours to me are: brown, green, yellow, red)

1# Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

I love this book so much...and if you read my tweets or this blog often enough, you'd already know this. I constantly feel the need to profess my love of this book and I will never stop re reading..ever.

Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised.

With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met.

2# The Song Of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Also another book I talk about wayy too much because it is also fantastic. Read it now. fall in love with it now. 

Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their difference, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles' mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. 

But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.

#3 Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

This is kind of earthy...but I don't care! It's amazing and you must read it...tbh read any Rainbow Rowell book...she completes me. 

Simon Snow just wants to relax and savor his last year at the Watford School of Magicks, but no one will let him. His girlfriend broke up with him, his best friend is a pest, and his mentor keeps trying to hide him away in the mountains where maybe he’ll be safe. Simon can’t even enjoy the fact that his roommate and longtime nemesis is missing, because he can’t stop worrying about the evil git. Plus there are ghosts. And vampires. And actual evil things trying to shut Simon down. When you’re the most powerful magician the world has ever known, you never get to relax and savor anything.

Carry On is a ghost story, a love story, a mystery and a melodrama. It has just as much kissing and talking as you’d expect from a Rainbow Rowell story — but far, far more monsters.

#4 City of Glass by Cassandra Clare 

One of my favourite- if not my favourite, book series' ever..I'm not sure how a human being can write so amazingly...I am jealous. 

To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters - never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.

As Clary uncovers more about her family's past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he's willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City - whatever the cost?

Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the third installment of the New York Times bestselling series The Mortal Instruments.

#5 Geek Girl by Holly Smale

Another amazing author...Holly also completes me, her new book is actually out...the 5th addition to this series I believe. If you haven't read this yet, pick it up. 

Harriet Manners has high hopes for the new school year: she’s a Sixth Former now, and things are going to be different. But with Nat busy falling in love at college and Toby preoccupied with a Top Secret project, Harriet soon discovers that’s not necessarily a good thing…

(Disclaimer: all the synopsis' were provided by good reads, and the images also are not mine.)

Thanks for reading my post! feel free to tweet me your own favourite earthly coloured books...until next time. 

Yours Faithfully,

~ Literature and Tea (She Who Writes ;)) 

National Tea Day...and other things...

As a lover of both tea and literature, I felt the need to make this post in celebration of National Tea Day and an update on my life in terms of books.

(Thats me with my new Starbucks mug)

In general, I don't really play around with the tea I choose to drink - in terms of flavor, so in general I take standard tea or green tea or even lemon green tea. 

Now onto ‘other things’. I haven't been posting as much or reading as much (more like at all) because of many different factors - such as no books being released that actually interest me or just the fact that my exams are coming up. But mostly the first one. 

I'll make a whole separate post on it...but this is just a general update and recognition of one of the best things the world has given to us!

Thanks for reading!

(Disclaimer: the images used in this post are not mine...well the first is...because it's me and I took it..so yah)

Yours Faithfully, 

~ She Who Writes

TBR Update 2016

So...I have this huge goal of reading 100 books this year.

During my first year of AS levels.

 When I should be focusing on getting the grades for the other goal of mine which is getting into my dream university. 

After long-ish consideration, I have decided to do what I can and not beat myself up if I can't read the amount I want. 

I was in a really bad reading slump last year during November and December, and probably would have completed my reading goal of 100 books otherwise, and sadly it's starting to look like I will not be completing this challenge either...which is really annoying. 

But who knows, I could...and that would be awesome. 

(Disclaimer: The one gif of Dean the awesome is sadly not mine)

Yours Faithfully,

~ She Who Writes

K Drama Review : My Love From Another Star

I will be making a bunch of posts on K Drama's - Korean Dramas, that I have watched and hope that you enjoy them! Check out my first K Drama Review here!

K Drama's for me are something I try to get people into, but they already have this idea that they wont like it because its lame or not in their native language, which sucks because they are so awesome and so many people I know don't even try. They come up with all sorts of excuses as to why they cannot indulge themselves into something new. 

*Le Sigh*

So the K Drama I will be reviewing today is called 'My Love From Another Star'. 

(The main male actor is so attractive...most of them are and it hurts my fangirl feels)

Synopsis: Do Min-Joon is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty period. Do Min-Joon possesses a near perfect appearance and enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing and speed.

Do Min-Joon holds a cynical view to human beings, but he falls in love with actress Cheon Song-Yi.

I watched this K Drama for the following reasons: 

1# My friend Sammy recommended them. She's literally the master of K Drama's and Anime, always watching them yet being the smartest person I know and getting perfect grades. 

like how!?!

2# It has amazingly high ratings

What I liked about it: I loved the storyline soooo much! It was hilarious, the actors are amazing and it had all the elements I like. Action, Romance, Sci Fi and Murder Mystery!

I ended up shipping the main characters so hard and died whenever anything would happen. They are literally perfection. Like an example being when they kiss, he faints because human siliva weakens him but he does it anyway *cries in corner*

My favourite scene is when she's in trouble, and he can sense it and he literally drops from the heavens because he's a bloody angel and rescues her. *le faint* When this happened I literally screamed. 

(how can he get any hotter..omg)

I also loved the detectives...especially this one, he's so...aesthetically pleasing.

I loved how much of a mess Cheon Song Yi - the main female character, is.

I loved this character who is her childhood friend and has loved her for over a decade. The love is unrequited... but he's so cute, I'll marry you if she wont...

Lastly I am obsessed with the main female characters younger brother...he was too much. He's too cute and kills me, especially when he tries to be intimidating. I love how he basically had a crush on his sisters boyfriend. 

What I didn't like: There isn't much I didn't like....that's how amazing it is. 

I disliked the brother of another main character. He's evil and annoying. He's not one of those evil people you secretly like...he's just plain evil, plain annoying.

I also didn't like the best friend of the main female character...she was simply a bitch.

I think that is all I didn't like...everything was amazing, which is why I gave it a rating of....

Thanks for viewing my post! I hope you guys check this out because it is sooo good. 

(Disclaimer: The images used in this post are not mine)

Yours Faithfully,

~ She Who Writes