Books to read

It's no secret I love to read. Reading is like meditation for me. When I pick up a book I switch off and I escape into a fictional land where there are no deadlines, no exams to study for, no laundry waiting for me and no one to bother me. Boy can I get caught up in that world. I would rather snuggle up on the couch with a good book than watch tv. Although that rule tends to lax when the Bachelor is on (guilty pleasures, and all). But more often that not I find myself scrolling through everything that our on-demmand television services have to offer and discovering nothing that excites my interest. So I always keep a stack of books close by. Even whilst backpacking my way through Europe I managed to keep a book on my person at all times. The books I picked up from those shared hostel leave-one-take-one libraries probably had more stamps on their passport than my own.

So, without further ado here are my most recent and compelling reads:

Sweet Bitter

The inspiration for Stan's most recent release with the same name, Sweet Bitter tells that tale of Tess who leaves behind her life in Ohio without a care in the world and begins a new chapter of her life working as waitress in a popular New York restaurant. She is swiftly itroduced to the beautifully chaotic world of love and drugs which she quickly has to learn to navigate on her own. It's a story of independence and indecision. The waiting game.

Jasper Jones

My dear friend Jojo, who now lives a a very cool twenty-something girl life in London so she knows things, does not stop raving about Jasper Jones. It's been sat on my bookshelf for almost two years now and I finally got around to reading it. Not my usual choice of fiction but wow was she right. It's a beautifully poignant novel which addresses the fine line of prejudice and morality in a very To Kill a Mockingbird-esque style. The life of Charlie Bucktin, a teenage book worm, changes dramatically when Jasper Jones emplores him to help find justice for the death of Laura Wishart. Set in the Western Australian country town of Corrigin this one really hit home for me.

The Language of Flowers

When I first picked this one up I thought it was going to be all cheese. I love flowers as much as the next person but placing your faith in the language of flowers surely had to sit a stone's throw away from making big decisions based on your horoscope. Which, might I add, I do read out of curiosity. Vanessa Diffenbaugh you changed my mind completely. This novel is beautiful, romantic, heartbreaking and real all at the same time. The Language of Flowers takes you on a journey between past and present, sharing the story of a young and low-on-luck woman whose gift in life is to share the language of flowers and harnesses this power to create a future for herself.

Happy reading!

x Abbie

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