A TRIP TO THE LIBRARY // JULY READS

So, we all love a good read - right? Right? Well, we do. And when you're moving to a new house and your entire book collection has been packed away, it becomes a bit difficult to actually read them - as you could probably imagine. So I figured I would take the opportunity to make a very monumental trip down to the local library, where I picked up a few (hopefully) good reads...

It was a nice day, so I was feeling good (and possibly buzzed from all the caffeine in my system), which was most likely the cause of the amount I borrowed on the day. I had in my head that I would absolutely be capable of reading every one of the five books in the space of three weeks. Yep, clearly buzzed.


Nevertheless, here is a quick description of what I picked up.

So the first novel I found was 'The Identity Man' by Andrew Klavan and I decided to pick it up because I have been thoroughly craving a good crime story. Plus, judging by his glowing recommendation on the back cover, Stephen King approves - it was a no brainer.

Here is my very own depiction of the blurb:
So this story is about John Shannon, a "petty criminal", who has been framed for murder. He is on the run when he receives a mysterious text message from a man who calls himself 'The Identity Man'. This man gives John a "new face, new papers and a new life". John is getting the chance to start over with a good job and love life, in a town crawling with corruption - "so why are the cops still after him?"



The next two that I grabbed, were two Vintage Classics; 'The Complete Short Stories' by Franz Kafka and 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte. I actually went in the library to find 'Wuthering Heights', so I was relieved when it was there.

I'd been planning (and putting off) buying some 'classics' for the past few months. I had wanted some for my Advanced Writing class at school - just to broaden my range of reading.

'The Complete Short Stories' by Franz Kafka consists of all his short stories. This includes fragments of writing, parables and some longer stories too. I'm definitely interested in getting through some of these.

'Wuthering Heights' is the classic story of love, hate and revenge. It follows the life of Heathcliff, a man who has his heart set on getting revenge on the two families whom - he believes - ruined his life.


Another novel that I found was 'Parvana's Promise' by Deborah Ellis. With I little research, I've found that this is actually a sequel to 'Parvana' and 'Parvana's Journey' by Deborah Ellis. Either way, I will still read it and I feel like I will definitely enjoy it.

It is a story of teenage girl from Afghanistan, who has been imprisoned by American authorities as they believe she has been working with the Taliban. The girl does not speak or answer their questions and the only clue they have as to her identity is a shoulder bag containing a few names - one of which is Parvana.




The last book - well, magazine - that I decided to borrow was the 2015 July/August edition of Frankie. Frankie is an Australian based magazine on design, art, photography, fashion, travel, music, crafts, home and life in general. It is always beautifully made and I'm already loving this edition.

Overall, I'm really happy with my little haul of books from the library. Later on this month I will be posting a review of some of these titles. But, until then, I'd better get reading.

Have you got any books to read this month? Any recommendations?

Thanks for reading!