July Book Haul!

Today was the first day in a whileeeeee that I’ve actually been to a bookshop with the intention of buying books (doesn’t make sense right??) . A lot of times I just go to browseee or see what’s just been released! Anyway of course I did some damage… but I only left with four books so I’m counting this as a success OKAY! (I actually picked up around 7 but knocked some sense into myself :’))

 

The first book in my haul is one more related to language learning journey. As some of may know if you follow my instagram (shamless plug no.1-@abooknation) I have recently started learning Spanish. Whilst learning Korean realised that once I’m at the appropriate level I really prefer learning the nuance and new vocabulary of the language whilst reading stories rather than just working through text books. Whether they are short stories or poems (I really love studying Korean poems) it just helps me absorb more if I see words/phrases in context! So I picked up a compilation of short stories in Spanish:

 

Recently my friend and I started a stationery business (Shameless plug no.2- http://the-pastel-planet.myshopify.com) but I’ve always been interested in business and a career as an entrepreneur. I’ve also realised that I actually don’t know much about much in the Financial sector which is ironic because my degree is pretty much based around it… After spending an hour browsing I came to one conclusion… It really is difficult finding a book that isn’t gimmicky. I picked up around 6 books and walked away with 1, a majority of them turned out to be providing the most generic information that even I KNOW. In the end the book I settled on is:

 

I started reading through this whilst still at the bookshop and it seemed like a book that I could actually learn a lot from, but if anyone out there can give me some recommendations I would be eternally grateful (pleaseee anythingg…)

 

 

 

 

My next stop was the fiction section and more specifically the Sci-fi/Fantasy area. I’m really craving ( I don’t even know if it’s possible to crave books??) a high fantasy read,  I was just looking for a distant world I can throw myself into! There I picked up:

 

I’ve heard about this book EVERYWHEREEE, it’s almost like a classic in the fantasy genre. Never actually read anything by Brandon Sanderson but apparently this is the best place to start?? It has amazing reviews on Goodreads so I’m putting a lot of faith in this one! *fingers crossed*

 

 

 

 

 

From what I can tell this is pretty much a retelling of Ariel and honestly that’s all I know about it! I’ve heard that Christina Henry is apparently pretty good at writing at dark retelling so I’m realllyy excited to read this.

 

 

 

Have you read any books I’ve listed above? If so I would love to hear your reviews in the comment section!