of course, the way that i break my hiatus is by telling you what music i have been listening to during this time of hibernation. i hope you enjoy! (and tune in for the next blog post – i’ll explain my absences.)
I Don’t Lack Imagination// EˆST • this song is definitely blasted when i’m angry. and it’s the best way to get your emotions out with a catchy beat and melody. EˆST is definitely one to watch.
i don’t lack imagination to my own goddamn frustration …
Go Fuck Yourself // Two Feet • i heard this song in ‘Atypical’ (gah i love that show!!) and holy smokes!! that beat drop gets me every time. it’s a sultry piece of music!
play these little games …
Chicago // sufjan stevens • let’s be honest here: sufjan stevens is an angel that has been sent to grace us with his beautiful music. this song is one of his older ones (and quite a different one from others on his ‘carrie and lowell’ album!). i definitely recommend checking out this album. the amazing song titles are just the beginning!
i’ve made a lot of mistakes …
Soul Lay Open// Terence Ryan • ooft that chorus is the most catchy chorus that i have heard this week. i can’t get it out of my head!
threw pennies in the whole time I was growing up …
whisper// serpentwithfeet • i found this artist just a couple of days ago and i fell in love. his unique voice paired with orchestral music makes the most interesting sound. it’s even better if you use headphones. ‘whisper’ itself is a brooding song which creeps upon you from its inception.
I Feel Like I’m Drowning // Two Feet • you can definitely find the on-brand guitar riffs and beat drops in this song. yes, it’s two songs from the same band in the same post. but, damn. their songs are so sultry and enchanting.
you’re a poison and i know that is the truth …
invoice // serpentwithfeet • yep-a-doodle-dee! another song from this artist. ‘invoice’ begins with josiah wise’s classic vibrato voice and comes together with an amazing beat drop. please listen to this one.
whatever makes you cold …
Big God // Florence + The Machine • okay, any song with florence welsh is going be the best. ooft, i can’t get over the beat and the haunting guitar playing in the background below florence’s unique voice.
jesus christ it hurts …
Me and The Devil // Soap&Skin • if you’re not listening carefully, you would confuse this song with something from florence + the machine. anja plaschg creates a dark, soul-stirring sound in this song. the string instruments with their incessant playing of the same notes echoes throughout the song.
hello satan, i believe that it’s time to go. me and the devil, walking side by side …
what have you been up to while i was away?
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oh my heart! i devoured this book, so i couldn’t write any notes on it like i usually would. i’m sorry if i’m a blubber-mouth in this review! this is NOT SPOILER-FREE! be careful!
Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised.
With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met.
Rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads rating: 4.28
Published 7th April 2015, by Balzer + Bray
303 pages
this book is definitely on the top of my list. it’s funny, real and very necessary in our society nowadays.
okay, okay, settle your horses. i know you’re just as excited about this book (AND THE MOVIE) but i need to provide some context.
i wanted to read this book FOREVER. the hype surrounding it made me extremely interested, but there was one problem … i was broke! thankfully, i got this for Christmas and i instantly tore into it when i could.
i think this novel, for some reason, just spoke to me. i don’t know why, but when i finished this book, i felt sad to leave the world of Simon and i wanted to continue his journey of finding himself and dealing with his sexuality. this book tugged at all my heartstrings and i want to just read it and read it and read it.
i don’t even know where to begin.
maybe we can start at my first impressions?
i think the writing was simplistic. in the beginning, it annoyed me but as i became used to Simon’s world, i think the simplicity of the writing actually made me feel closer to the character because he spoke as if he was telling you his story. soon, i loved the little jokes and side-comments Simon would throw in and often found myself grinning.
also, this book is really relatable.
maybe that’s why i connected to it so much? it felt like an inside joke with yourself and the main character.
i loved this book so much because i also connected with the characters.
-Leah’s self-consciousness i understand because i’m self-conscious too and i feel socially anxious all the time. and i understand what she means about being left out because it’s happened to me too.
-i get Blue because he is quiet and shy and some of what he says i can see myself feeling too. and he has divorced parents and i know what he means about having to tell the same daunting thing two times instead of just sitting your parents down and blurting it out.
-and Simon, oh dear Simon. he has my entire heart because i also get him. i know this is little, but we have the same taste in music (shoutout to Sufjan Stevens!) and he loves music as much as i do and he makes playlists for how he is feeling and listens to music everyday. i’ve said it before, but music encompasses all the things i can’t say and i think that’s the same with Simon. and it’s just little things he says and does which makes me feel like, “yes, I get that, I totally get that”.
the romance killed me. in a good way.
it was just SO DAMN ROMANTIC. i loved how Blue and Simon flirted through their emails because it was so cute and their relationship just sent my heart fluttering!
i don’t know if this is an unpopular opinion or not, but i sort of wished that Leah, if not ended up with, had a relationship with Nick. i feel bad for her, but hopefully we’ll see how it goes in the prequel to Simon vs. called Leah on the Offbeat.
but i will admit that the relationship between Abby and Nick was really cute, especially how they were describing what happened in the car. awwwww!
it addressed sexuality.
“There shouldn’t even be a default”
i agree!! there shouldn’t be a default on anything: race, sexuality, looks … we should become all-inclusive for every. single. person. but i also agree with the whole premise that everyone should come out.
why is straight the normal and the default? from a young age, it was expected that i have a crush on a boy, so i created an ideal of having a boyfriend. my belief is that we shouldn’t pressure social constructs on children because that is what creates this silence about being who you are. we should all have to come out about our sexuality because no one deserves to be labelled something they are not.
i’m straight. but, as a teenager in my formative years, my ideas can change. plus, how do i really know i’m straight without working it out in my head? what if that is not the case? currently, i’m at a point in my life where i am questioning if what i believed in my childhood reflects who i am. and don’t be afraid to do that as well! question your sexuality because in the end, you will know. if you believe you’re straight, gay, bisexual, asexual, pan or anything else then good for you!! you deserve to be proud of yourself because dealing with your sexuality is at times draining. if you haven’t figured it out yet, you will and when you do, i think you will be the happiest you have ever been.
the novel also mentions a lot about the circumstances which gay people must deal with. such as religion or parents’ ideals. i also found it particularly evoking when Martin was angry and wrote that post on Tumblr about Simon being gay, whereupon Simon told him that it wasn’t his news to tell.
the plot was a big mush of cuteness and relatability and gahh, i loved it.
i don’t know what to say except that I WISH I WAS LIVING IN THAT WORLD. the plot was perfect-o! what else to say except that it ticked all the boxes for me. i honestly can’t think of anything wrong. but maybe that is also because i didn’t take any notes …
either way, IT WAS SO GOOD.
can i be friends with everyone?
honestly, they are all just so hilarious and once again, relatable. i am just blubbering right now (like i said i would) but they were SO AMAZING. and original and unique. i loved them all soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!
the movie looks SO GOOD THAT I ALMOST STARTED CRYING WHEN WATCHING THE TRAILER.
okay, so i know this has nothing to do with the book, but it’s true!!! i had the chance to see an advanced screening of Simon vs. but I COULDN’T GO AND I AM KICKING MYSELF CONSTANTLY. i just can’t wait for March to roll around and then i can see all my bubs. my bub Keiynan Lonsdale is in it (if you follow my blog for a while, you will see my obsession!) AND HE IS PLAYING BRAM AND MY HEART COULD NOT BE HAPPIER and my other bub Nick Robinson is in it and he is THE CUTEST. AND ALL MY BUBS ARE IN IT. AND CAL IS EXACTLY HOW I IMAGINED (oh dear Miles Heizer, I am reunited with you once again). When I watch the movie, every single cast member will by my bub.
anyway, that’s a wrap on my review (which kinda makes me sad because it means this story is officially over!!!!). I LOVED THIS STORY SO MUCH. READ IT!!!!!
if you ever want to talk or just geek out about books and be friends, I am here!!! also, whatever your situation is, know that countless of people are here to support you.
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In Melbourne’s Western Suburbs, in a dilapidated block of flats overhanging the rattling Footscray train-lines, a young black mother is working on a collection of stories.
The book is called Foreign Soil. Inside its covers, a desperate asylum seeker is pacing the hallways of Sydney’s notorious Villawood detention centre, a seven-year-old Sudanese boy has found solace in a patchwork bike, an enraged black militant is on the war-path through the rebel squats of 1960s’ Brixton, a Mississippi housewife decides to make the ultimate sacrifice to save her son from small-town ignorance, a young woman leaves rural Jamaica in search of her destiny, and a Sydney schoolgirl loses her way.
The young mother keeps writing, the rejection letters keep arriving…
Okaaaaay, the pressure is most definitely on!! This is my last Music Monday of 2017 which means I’m going to show you all of my favourite tracks from this year!
WARNING: THIS IS AN EXTREMELY LONG LIST. IT IS DEFINITELY THE BIGGEST MUSIC MONDAY EVER!! thanks for sticking with me!!
The time is here again! To get into the festive mood I have collated a bunch of christmassy books for the holiday season. Tell me what you think! x
1. My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Storiesby Stephanie Perkins, Holly Black, Ally Carter, Matt de la Pena, Gayle Forman, Jenny Han, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Myra McEntire, Rainbow Rowell, Laini Taylor, Kierstan White
If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, made-for-TV-holiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and, especially, if you love holiday anthologies, you’re going to fall in love with My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers, edited by international bestselling author Stephanie Perkins. Whether you enjoy celebrating Christmas or Hanukkah, Winter Solstice or New Year’s there’s something here for everyone. So curl up by the fireplace and get cozy. You have twelve reasons this season to stay indoors and fall in love.
2. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
In his “Ghostly little book,” Charles Dickens invents the modern concept of Christmas Spirit and offers one of the world’s most adapted and imitated stories. We know Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, not only as fictional characters, but also as icons of the true meaning of Christmas in a world still plagued with avarice and cynicism.
3. My New Crush Gave To Meby Shani Petroff
Charlotte Charlie Donovan knows exactly what she wants for Christmas: Teo Ortiz. He’s the school’s star athlete, in the National Honor Society, invited to every party, contributes to the school paper (where Charlie is co-editor), and is about to be featured as One to Watch in a teen magazine basically, he’s exactly the type of guy Charlie s meant to be with. The only problem he barely knows she exists.
But Charlie is determined to be Teo’s date to the Christmas ball. And she has a plan: To rig the paper’s Secret Santa so that she can win his heart with five perfect gifts. But to do that she needs help. Enter J.D. Ortiz Teo’s cousin, and possibly the most annoying person on the planet. He’s easy going, laid back, unorganized, spontaneous, and makes a joke out of everything the exact opposite of Charlie (and Teo). But he s willing to provide insight into what Teo wants, so she’s stuck with him.
Yet, the more time Charlie spends with J.D., the more she starts to wonder: Does she really know what, or rather who, she wants for Christmas?
4. Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?
Rachel Cohn and David Levithan have written a love story that will have readers perusing bookstore shelves, looking and longing for a love (and a red notebook) of their own.
Merry Christmas everyone! Sorry that this is a little late, but I hope you still enjoy the post!
Here’s to the third year of Christmas celebrated on The Book Type Gal! x
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It’s been an extremely long time since the last Music Monday, so expect an extremely large list of music that I’ve been loving!
Way Down We Go // Kaleo • The lead vocalist (JJ Julius Sons) has such a textured, rough voice which really gives this song an added kickass vibe!
Oh, father, tell me, we get what we deserve …
Holdin On// Flume • Oh my gosh, the beat drop in this song … I’m shook.
Hey, I can’t let you go with nobody …
PRIDE. // Kendrick Lamar • I’ve kept this song in my playlist for a while, but I had to put this on the list! The slow, down-to-earth vibes definitely meshes with me.
Love’s gonna get you killed, but pride’s gonna be the death of you …
Trouble – Stripped // Halsey • I love Halsey’s music and voice, but this instrumental version of her song “Trouble” just accentuates everything. I love it!
Let’s cause a little trouble …
Flawless // The Neighbourhood • Okay, I thought I would only like “Sweater Weather”, but when I added “Flawless” to a playlist and listened to it, after a while I realised the mellow-punk vibe and it started growing on me. I’m beginning to like The Neighbourhood …
I fell in love today, there aren’t many words you can say …
Angel On Fire // Antony and the Johnsons • I love this song. Point blank, no questions. The voice is so deep and amazing and the lyrics are beautiful. This was written for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, so even better!
Warm my heart, set my hands on fire …
Man On The Moon // POWERS • Okay, the beginning of this song—where do I even begin?
I’m just a man on the moon, I keep spinnin’ in circles around you …
Lay It On Me // Kasbo, Keiynan Lonsdale • If you flick through my blog, you would notice how big of a fan I am of Keiynan Lonsdale. He was on my favourite childhood TV show and now he’s on famous American movies and TV shows (The Flash, Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda)!
But your feet ‘ain’t moving, are you cool with us?
Fetish // Selena Gomez, Gucci Mane • I’m also a huge fan of Selena Gomez and have been for almost seven years! So, of course I love her new song! (no matter how interesting the music video is …)
I push you out and you come right back …
Unstoppable // The Score • I thought this song wouldn’t be my cup of tea, but I just can’t get over how feel-good it is!
They can say what they want, ’cause we’ll be screaming out …
Black Mambo // Glass Animals • I’ve listened to Glass Animals before, but never really got into their music. It wasn’t until I heard this song in Atypical that I was interested and began exploring more of their music. Love the voice and the melody!
Soldier // Fleurie • THE BEGINNING OF THIS SONG IS SO MELODIC AND KIND OF CREEPY BUT I LOVE IT.
Solider keep on marching on …
For My Help // Hayden Calnin • THIS SONG IS FROM THE 100 AND IT IS WHEN THE DAD IS IN SECTION 17 WITH THE HAIR CLIP AND I’M CRYING RIGHT NOW. I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH.
Silent screams are hurting me, just ask for my help …
So there’s Music Monday for this week! If you listen to these songs, tell me what you think! (also watch The 100 (but don’t base it off the books)).
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Whether you’ve noticed or not, I’ve taken a 6 month long break from my blog and my social media platform for this blog. This isn’t the first time I’ve taken a break, but this is by far the longest!
Anywho, I feel like coming back and once again changing the game a little bit. As I get older, I mature and the things that I once appreciated on my blog, now seem a little ridiculous. That being said, if you notice anything askew, it’s most likely me revamping the website to be more up-to-date.
So, what have I been doing for the past six months?
Good question!
I’ve been feeling a little faraway from this blog and whenever I thought about posting on it, I always felt a tiny bit of dread. This is not the best feeling to have, especially when you’re writing content for people to read. It’s best to be in a zone that matches the mood of your blog. So, I decided to go away and rethink the message the I want to put out for The Book Type Gal. I’ve decided to make a larger effort with the content I supply on this website, as well as make my Instagram more appealing and more to the standard that makes me feel good about what I do (sharing my passion of books with the world!).
But between then, I have finally gotten out of my year and a half long reading slump! After finishing a book that took me aaaaages, I was ready to tackle my 2017 Goodreads Reading Challenge and read those books that I have wanted to read for so long!
I’ve also been spending more time focusing on school and the work that is coming my way. I’ve decided not to pressure myself with posting weekly on this blog (though it does offer a creative outlet amidst the pressure of assignments and tests), but instead do my work to the best of my ability. In the past, I’ve gotten lower than wanted on assignments and tests while others around me have gotten higher, and while this bummed me out at the time, it has allowed me to sufficiently feel better about the work I do nowadays, no matter what teachers tell me (though it is still a good idea to listen to their advice – even the worst teachers have a point). I have a stronger mindset because of the failures that have been put my way, both with school and life. So for all of you reading: don’t be hard on yourself. If there is anything that I have learnt and that will be deeply rooted in me forever: you may fail in one aspect, but in others you will succeed. You may be a really great writer, but you’re horrible at maths. Don’t fret – some of those mathematicians may be really bad writers. No one is perfect in everything (no matter who they are and how they present themselves). Someone may be better than you at one thing, but you are better than them at another. You have your limits, but you also have exceptional talent which will grow if you put your mind to it! If you believe, you will succeed. So get out there, and make the most of it!
So far, 2017 has allowed me to push my boundaries. I’ve auditioned and made it into a singing group (which meant I had to be brave and tackle my fear of singing in front of others), ventured into the land of public speaking with our school’s debating team and been able to interview actors and actresses of a movie. There is so much more to come and I’ll definitely try to update you all along the way. Here’s to another 5 months of this year!!
… Okay, wait a minute … Only 5 more months of 2017? The year has flown by so fast – faster than last year (and trust me, 2016 was quick!). Where has the time gone? I definitely have some catching up to do with you!
Thank you so much for sticking along for the ride!
Aeva x
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Riverdale is a chilling “teen soap opera” with romance and all the mystery a small town with it’s quirky inhabitants could get.
Season 1, Episode 1
Riverdale, season 1 Trailer
Rating:
Over the past few days, I have seen much hype around the new TV show, Riverdale. It continuously popped up on my Facebook feed as the show adapted from the Archie comics. I was impressed, but the trailer didn’t immediately make me want to binge the show. I had my questions about it. Eventually, with it’s continuous marketing on my social medias, I decided I would test the waters, see if this show was good enough to continue.
When the show arrived on Netflix, I was eager to begin and within the first few moments knew I was going enjoy the show.
Archie Anderson
Betty Cooper
Jughead
Veronica Lodge
So, the characters. Jughead is the narrator of the story, a quiet boy who was once Archie Andrews’ friend. He spends his time writing a novel about the death of a Riverdale inhabitant, known as Jason Blossoms. He and his sister, Cheryl, drove out to Sweetwater River for a boat ride where soon, a boy scout found Cheryl sitting by the waters edge, Jason nowhere in sight. It is later presumed he is dead after his body cannot be found.
In later scenes, Cheryl is shown to be the grieving sister, still the head of the school, popular, mean and devious.
Archie is the main character and boy, oh, boy he is the most handsomest around! He has a knack for writing music (he has a beautiful voice!) but finds he is expected to work for his father’s company and play varsity football. His ultimate dilemma in this episode is choosing how to juggle his passions. Over the summer, he hooked up with his music teacher Ms Grundy which leads to scandals and secrets throughout the show.
His best friend is Betty Cooper, who we find has a crush on Archie. She is the typical “girl-next-door” who needs to find the courage to ask Archie about moving forward in their relationship and gets reassurance from her best fried Kevin Keller that he feels the same way. She’s the sister of Poppy, Jason’s girlfriend. Soon, Betty befriends the new girl, Veronica Lodge and finds this is a way to stop her from always being what everyone believes her to be, perfect. To be honest, I found that I shipped Betty and Archie more than any other character.
Veronica Lodge presents herself as a confident girl, coming to Riverdale after being in New York. Her father is on trial for fraud and embezzlement and so her mother and her decide to start afresh. She catches the eye of Archie, and upon a dare are both locked in a closet for seven minutes where they soon kiss. Veronica frets that it’s wrong and unfair to Betty but does it anyway. I found this scene to be so annoying! This is mainly because I want Archie and Betty to be together.
Archie (left) and Betty (right) are at the Chook’Lit Shoppe where they first meet new girl Veronica (middle). Doesn’t she look so good!?
The scenes in this show are very cinematic. The colours and camera shots create a very beautiful and intriguing look. The music score is fitting and the set locations are perfect.
Jason (left) and Cheryl (right) Blossoms at the beginning of the episode.
I found the town of Riverdale to be somewhat similar to the town of Rosewood, where the inhabitants of the show Pretty Little Liars reside. Within the town are secrets in every single person which gives this show something dark to ponder over. I love it! After all, aren’t secrets the foundation of a good teen drama?
From a distance, it presents itself like so many other small towns all over the world. Safe. Decent. Innocent. Get closer, though, and you start seeing the shadows underneath.
This episode ended on a definite cliffhanger … they found Jason’s body. It happens that he was shot in the head which gives us more questions, especially since Archie and Ms Grundy heard a shot when they were together. I think there are a ton of more secrets to do with Riverdale. We’ll just have to find out.
Overall, this show definitely stepped up and proved to be an excellent teen drama!
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This episode begins with Jace and Valentine returning to the ship after escaping a risky situation where Jocelyn tried to kill Jace.
This fuels anger between all of the characters especially Clary and Jocelyn, who reveals that Jace has demon blood in him and shows a scene where Jace is a baby and turns the flowers all black.
Everyone says that Valentine is the monster but you—you just tried to murder your own son!
Victor Aldertree is continuing to stir things around at the Institute and I still feel something shady about him. We’ll see in the coming episodes.
Now, Valentine is beginning to build his army, going to fight clubs to find the best and strongest. I love how Alec and Izzy’s relationship are shown in these scenes. I enjoyed their fighting scene very much. So badass!
This episode is the time when Clary is beginning to question her role as a Shadowhunter. She feels unwanted, Alec fuels this feeling even more, and wants to return to the way things were before—when she was a mundane. This causes her to ignore everyone around her and try to become human again, returning to painting and blocking the world away. However, she gets sucked into Valentine’s trap by seeing that Dot is alive and trusting her!
At the same time, Simon is trying to find Camille after Raphael (yes!) talked to him. Simon enlists the help of Magnus and they travel all the way to India (how convenient is portal travel?) to find her. In this scene, I began to view how Harry Shum Jr plays the role of Magnus. Don’t get me wrong, Matthew Daddario and Harry Shum Jr are probably the best at depicting their characters, but in this part with Simon, I felt the acting to be a little forced. I love Harry Shum Jr and how he plays him, but I really didn’t connect with Magnus this time around. Maybe I’m a bit too harsh? I know it’ll definitely get better as the episodes go by and I’ll begin to loosen up!
Jocelyn and Luke are trying to find Clary after being taken, and after some deliberation, the only way they can track her down is to use Alec and his parabatai bond with Jace as they think Clary is with Jace. Luke uses an adamas stone made by the Iron Sisters (Lisa Berry will be playing Sister Cleophas in the show. Instead of taking the role of Luke’s mother, Sister Cleophas will now be Luke’s sister) with a parabatai rune marked on it and they gather Alec to start tracking Jace and Clary. They are aware of the consequences which can end badly for Alec, but begin despite some trepidation.
Alec is able to find Clary and Jace, but he suffers a lot and the adamas is beginning to hurt him. My heart was beating incredibly fast at this time! MY POOR ALEC! The pain transpires to Jace who is trying to escape off the ship with Clary. This slows them down and they are incredibly close to being killed. It’s now that Dot opens a portal for them to escape to, risking her life which results in her later being killed.
This episode was good and the tension was at an all time high! I’m so pumped for episode three when Maia makes her appearance.
Catch my next review tomorrow!
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Our first Music Monday of the year! I’m so pumped to tell you what I’ve been listening to. Tell me in the comments if you like any of these songs and give me some suggestions!
F**ked Up // Leo Kalyan • Don’t let the title fool you, this song is amazing! Leo Kalyan has such a smooth voice and I’m in love with this song.
Like a crystal chamber, within a maze of danger
Don’t Leave // Snakehips, MØ • I have a feeling that this song could become big on the radio. Snakehips and MØ have both been quiet successful in 2016 and I could see this becoming a hit.
You know me. Now and then, I’m a mess
Unbound // MAALA • I was attracted to this song by the album cover which looks so interesting. Turns out, the music is just as good! This has such an edge to it and is similar to my favourite singer ever, Thomston.
You caught me off guard. Lightning lover
London // Greyson Chance • Ugh, I love Greyson Chance and was first introduced to him from his song Hit and Run. London is slow but he has such a beautiful voice. Also, he’s cute right?
You wandered through every chartered street, knew where the flowing water goes
Redbone // Childish Gambino • Have you heard this song slowed down? It’s amazing and the original is too! This is so smooth and rhythmic and it’s a good song to wind down to.
Too late. You wanna make it right, but now it’s too late
Love Is Like A Match // Imogen Brough • I’m in love. This song was in a trailer and I’ve been trying so hard to find this song! Finally in it’s in my hands and so many memories are flooding through my mind!
Burn through the night just to love again
Shape of You // Ed Sheeran • Of course this song is featured this week! I love Ed Sheeran and after a whole year of silence, he surprises us! I can’t wait until the album, coming out March 3rd.
Girl, you know I want your love. Your love was handmade for somebody like me
Castle on the Hill // Ed Sheeran • This song gives me definite James Bay vibes. How awesome would it be if they do a collaboration? *dead*.
I’m on my way. Driving at 90 down those country lanes
Love Me Now // John Legend • I think this song has a beautiful message but it’s also quite catchy. John Legend always has the best songs!
I don’t know who’s gonna kiss you when I’m gone. So I’m gonna love you now, like it’s all I have
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So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?
The Book Type Gal 