(Char) Emily Writes

Spending money I don't have on books seems to be a common occurrence for me lately. My obsession with books has grown recently, especially after slipping into a pit of depression where books were my solace. Nothing like some retail therapy to cheer you up, am I right?   Whilst I find myself almost dipping into my overdraft again, I've decided I'm going to try and stop buying books for now. I can do it. I can stop anytime I want.    Today, I thought I would share with you the books I have recently bought and why they caught my attention. They're a mixture of genres because I like most genres of literature. I've only read one of these so far and, if you've read my review on it then you can already tell, I most definitely recommend it.  Note: I have actually bought more books since writing this post. Clearly, I can't stop anytime I want . The Lost Hours - Susan Lewis   Being the first hardback I've bought in a long time, I actually found this book quite ch...

At the beginning of May, I fell into a huge depression hole and turned to reading for comfort. As I was spending all of my time laying on the sofa, not sleeping and avoiding university work, I had a lot of time to read. So, I zoomed through two amazing books.    As the month progressed, I started to feel better and found that I had a pile the size of the largest mountain of work to do, so reading and writing had to take a back seat, unfortunately. With the rate that I was going at the start of the month, with me reading a book in two to three days, I thought I would have loads to share with you for this book club. However, I do have four books that I can't wait to talk about.    Thrill Seeking: The Book Club   In a review I wrote a few weeks ago , I talked about how much I loved this book. And it seems very fitting for the title of this post.  The Book Club had me hooked from the very first page. All the characters were excellently written, especially Alic...