My Reading List

Ahhhhhhhh! Books.

"You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapons in the world."

I give you my reading list! A list of books that will send you into a new world, and I'm looking forward to sharing my progress with this list.

Kathy Reichs - Temperance Brennan

• Deja dead
• Death du jaur 
• Deadly decisions 
• Fatal voyage 
• Grave secrets
• Bare bones
• Monday mourning 
• Cross bones
• Break no bones
• Bones to Ashes 
• Devil bones
• 206 Bones
• Spider bones
• Flash and bones
• Bones are forever
• Bones of the lost
• Bones never lie
• Speaking in bones
• The bone collection

Kathy Reichs - Virals Series

• Virals 
• Seizure 
• Code
• Exposure
• Terminal
• Trace Evidence 

Jeff Lindsay - Dexter series

• Darkly dreaming Dexter
• Dearly devoted Dexter 
• Dexter in the dark
• Dexter by design 
• Dexter is delicious 
• Double Dexter
• Dexters final cut
• Dexter is dead

Dan Brown - Robert Langdon Series

• Angels & Demons
• The Da Vinci Code
• The Lost Symbol
• Inferno

The Selection Series

• The Selection
• The Elite
• The One
• The Heir
• The Crown

...and the rest!

• Billy and Me
• Christmas with Billy and Me: A Short Story
• You'e the one that I want
• Dream a little dream
• Dream a little Christmas dream
• The fault in our stars
• Looking for Alaska  22/08/16
• The Abundance of Katherines 
• Dakota Days 
• War and Peace
• Great Expectations
• The Time Machine
• War of the Worlds
• Twenty thousand leagues under the sea
• Pride and Prejudice
• Pride and Prejudice zombies
• Emma
• If on a winters night a traveler
• Lolita
• The Odyssey
• Anna Karenina 
• To kill a mocking bird
• Wuthering Heights
• Mobydick
• The catcher in the rye
• Lord of the flies
• Crime and Punishment
• A tale of two cities
• The count of Monte Cristo
• A Christmas carol
• Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
• Dracula
• The Picture of Dorian Grey
• The Diary of a young girl
• The wind in the willows
• Sense and Sensibility
• Jane Eyre
• Jurassic Park
• The Lost World 
• One flew over the cuckoos next
• Persuasion 
• A Sconner Darkly
• A Clockwork Orange
• The Establishment
• Catch 22
• Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
• The Silmarillion
• The Alexiad 
• 1984
• Animal Farm
• The forever series 
• Along came a spider
• Sphere 
• The old man and the sea
• For whom the bell tolls
• A farewell to arms
• Slaughterhouse 5
• Fahrenheit 451
• Train Spotting

What's on your reading list at the moment?

Leave suggestions in the comments!

My Brief Bucket List

Ashleigh's Brief Bucket List

I absolutely adore making lists, it's something that's been continuous throughout my life. I make shopping lists, to-do lists, music playlists, lists of films I have to watch, I just like to write lists all day and every day!

Now I'm pretty sure that if you have been here before, you'll have seen one of my MANY bucket lists, but today I'm going to share with you my brief bucket list of things I truly want and hope to do. 

1. Visit Rome. 

2. Write a book.

3. See Taylor Swift live.

4. Get a pet

5. Have a family of my own.

6. Skydive.

7. Become a morning person.

8. Go Whale watching.

9. Do what I can to support animal rights.

10. Get myself into good health 

What's on your brief bucket list? 

June Glossybox

I've been interested in these monthly subscription boxes for awhile now, and I finally decided to sign up for one. After spending days upon days researching, watching more videos than I could ever remember, I finally decided to sign up for Glossybox!

Now the first thing I was blown away by was how beautiful the boxes are, it's such a lovely pastel pink, and it's so simple yet elegant.

As you can see from this picture of the boxes contents, in this months glossy box we received 5 full size products, and one bonus sample. The boxes contents were worth around £60 and I must say that it was a fantastic first box!

Ladvial - Full Size 

RRP / £19.99

SHOP / boots.com

So the first product we have is the sun protection spray by Ladvial. This product is SPF 15, which is something that really disappointed me when opening the box because I'm really fair, and had this have been of a higher SPF I would have definitely used this! This product does sound very good though, and I may still give it a try as it's scientifically proven to protect four types of UV rays, and I'm now one to judge a product without at least giving it the benefit of the doubt and trying it. 

Emite Make Up - Full Size

RRP / £12.50

Shop / emitemakeup.com

The next products is a lovely lip and cheek tint by Emite make up. This is a two in one tint for both lips and cheeks, which I think is a great thing to throw in your handbag, there's nothing like a two in one product! 

Starskin - Full Size

RRP / £8.50

Shop / starskinbeauty.com

What's this? ANOTHER FULL SIZED PRODUCT! Here we have Eye Catcher, a smoothing Bio-Cellulose Eye Mask by Starskin. I'm yet to use this product, so I am unable to give my opinion on this products, but I must admit that I am excited to use this. Reading from the leaflet though, I know that this product is soaked in vitamin rich serum, they are super hydrating and are quick to reduce puffiness and dark circles. Dark circles are something that bothers me a lot, so knowing their claim to reduce this intrigues me into using this product soon.

Spa To You - Full Size.

RRP / £6.99

Shop / spatoyou.com

This months new discovery product is the Konjac Sponge by Spa To You. This is a very interesting product, upon opening this I was amazed by the sponge, and am really enjoying using this product. So this is the latest cleansing trend from Japan and Korea, they are made from the natural fibres of the konjac, which is a porous root vegetable. 

De Bruyere - Full Size

RRP / £9.48

Shop / Deruyere.fr

This is an After Sun Lotion by De Bruyere, and is another full sized product. This is another product that I am yet to use. This is for skin that feels a little sensitive after a day in the sun or to simply help prolong your summer tan. It's enriched with gardenia petals soaked in coconut oil, alongside vitamin E. 

Aussie Hair Care - Sachet 

RRP / £1. 09

Shop / aussiehair.com/hair

We also received a bonus product this month, which was a 3 minute miracle reconstructor deep conditioner. Now this is something I will definitely use as Aussie my hair brand of choice.

 I'm incredibly pleased with my first Glossybox, and really hope they continue to be as good, or better than the previous. I'll also continue to share the contents of my box with you here every month!

Are you subscribed to Glossbox?

Tell me what you thought of the June box!

I now pronounce you husband and wife

Hey my lovelies! This is just a super quick post to let you know what's been happening lately. So on Friday (yesterday) I had the pleasure of attending a family wedding, and I must say that it was absolutely beautiful. The whole event took place at Gibbon Bridge hotel, it began with a beautiful ceremony,held in the gardens of the hotel, and it was honestly like something from a fairytale. Following this there was a divine 3 course meal and then began the dancing and party fun.

Congratulations Mr and Mrs Hogan, you both looked absolutely stunning!

Until next time 

Stratford-Upon-Avon

I absolutely adore those cute little cafe shops, fancy theatres, and beautiful historic buildings, which made Stratford-Upon-Avon the perfect place for Mike and I to visit. This lovely little medieval town is the perfect place to visit if you have a fondness for William Shakespeare, as this is the town he was born and lived. From the exquisite hotel room, to the beautiful Royal Shakespeare Theatre, this town has so very much to give,

Mike and I had a good few days off work together, which is something that doesn't happen all to often! We decided that we would take this opportunity to do something a little different, to go and explore, and we chose to do this in Stratford-Upon-Avon. We explored until our feet were aching so badly that we couldn't physically walk anymore, ate an incredible amount of food, watched Hamlet, yes HAMLET! in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and just has the loveliest time ever!

Until next time, 

Currently in April

Currently in April 

Reading... Looking for Alaska by John Green.

Playing... Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain + Fallout 4 + Mincecraft Story mode + still playing a little bit of The Division.

Watching... Superantural season 10 and a lot of Family Guy and American Dad because it's all I have time for after work.

Trying... to feel better because I've been so ill lately.

Cooking... absolutely nothing because my appetite is none existent. 

Eating... nothing much at all, I can't wait until I begin to feel better.

Drinking... water, just water.

Calling... companies that I'm interested in working for. 

Texting... My mum because I haven't seen or spoken to her properly for awhile.

Pinning...fashion, beauty and travel,

Tweeting... all about my blog, as well as my instagram posts.

Going... to Rome in September

Loving... my partner. 

Hating... SeaWorld, and basically any human or company that harms animals.

Discovering... that I really need to find a job that makes me happy.

Thinking... about the charity work that I can do.

Feeling... like I need a massive career change.

Hoping (for)... one of these job interviews to be a success. 

Listening (to)... a lot of Taylor Swift and Little Mix lately.

Celebrating... the amount of job interviews that I have lined up.

Smelling... nothing, my nose is completely bunged up.

Ordering... nothing actually, but I suppose that's something that's likely to change shortly, there are so many games I would like, so many books and, so much pandora jewellery...

Thanking... My partner for every little thing he does for me.

Considering... sleeping, I just need to feel better.

Starting... to get excited for future job prospects, I have so many interviews lined up!

Finishing... this blog post! and The Fault in our Stars which is on my TV screen as we speak.