Goodreads 2015 Reading Challenge | July

Another month gone and another 14 books read (although there's only 13 below because I couldn't find one on Goodreads). That brings my total to 85 books, around 23,403 pages read and I'm 23 books ahead of schedule, all in just 7 months.

In my last challenge post I did a round-up of the books I read from January to June which you can find here, Goodreads 2015 Reading Challenge | January - June, or see individual posts under challenge for short reviews on some of the books I've read.

How To Fall In Love (4*) (Cecelia Ahern) - I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was really interesting especially since it's Adam's character who attempts to commit suicide and is "rescued" by Christine and not vice versa.

Tim (4*) (Colleen McCullough) - This is another book I've read after seeing it on someone else's to-read list and it was absolutely fantastic. I loved this story there was everything you need in a good book, romance, heartbreak, friendship, family and drama. A really great read.

You (3*) (Caroline Kepnes) - This book actually confused me. I wasn't sure who was narrating at first and at times I found it difficult to follow what was going on. It has a great ending but I do need to give it another read.


What books have you been reading?

Film | In the Cinema - August #2

August 21

Sinister 2 - A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.

Strange Magic - Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.

The Bad Education Movie - Mr Wickers and his class go on one final school trip after they finish their GCSEs.

Vacation - Rusty Griswold takes his own family on a road trip to "Walley World" in order to spice things up with his wife and reconnect with his sons.

Good People - Discovering a cache of cash in their dead tenant's apartment, a couple in debt take the money and find themselves the target of a deadly adversary-the thief who stole it.

Pressure - A group of men are trapped in a small pod on the sea bed, after diving down to fix an oil pipeline and becoming separated from their ship.

Escobar: Paradise Lost - In Colombia, a young surfer meets the woman of his dreams - and then he meets her uncle, Pablo Escobar.


August 24

Tiger House - An injured gymnast must defend her boyfriend's house from a gang of armed robbers.


August 27

Hitman: Agent 47 - An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

We Are Your Friends - Caught between a forbidden romance and the expectations of his friends, aspiring DJ Cole Carter attempts to find the path in life that leads to fame and fortune.


August 28

Straight Outta Compton - The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.

Barely Lethal - A teenage special ops agent coveting a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that surviving the treacherous waters of high school is more challenging than international espionage.


August 31

Amnesiac - The story of a man who wakes up in bed suffering from memory loss after being in an accident, only to begin to suspect that his wife may not be his real wife and that a web of lies and deceit deepen inside the house where he soon finds himself a prisoner.

Outfit | Camel // White

I had been dying to get one of these sleeveless trench's after seeing this I'm So Fancy, You Already Know post by Jazmine, then when I saw that Helen (The Lovecats INC) had one up for sale I tried to grab it but sadly I failed. When I spotted this one from Missguided I knew I had to have it.

Camel Sleeveless Trench Coat - Missguided || White Ridley Skinny Jeans - ASOS || Vest - Primark || Boots - Notting Hill || Bag - ASOS
What's that? Another pair of jeans? Why yes I did it again and added another pair of jeans to my already big collection. I orginally wanted the Ankle Grazer ones but they didn't have them in my size, so in the end I just gave up and bought these ones.

Melissa Mould || Media Marmalade

So here we are with this month's blogger pick, the lovely Melissa of Media Marmalade.

I first started following Melissa's blog back in November after I saw her Dubai Friday Lunch post and I was so obsessed with it, I included it in my November Blogger Picks.
I absolutely love Melissa's style and how she isn't afraid to post outfits with items that she has posted looks of previously.

Enjoy!

| Le French Breton |
I really like this sleeveless jacket.

| Light Catcher |

| Nottinghill Style |

| Suede Heels |

| Take 10 x Timberland |
Again with the ripped jeans. Melissa is definitely another blogger giving me jean envy and I'm obsessed with split side jumpers.

| The Gardens |

Film | In the Cinema - August

August 6

Fantastic Four - Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.


August 7

Manglehorn - Left heartbroken by the woman he loved and lost many years ago, Manglehorn, an eccentric small-town locksmith, tries to start his life over again with the help of a new friend.

The Diary of a Teenage Girl - A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.

The Gift - A young married couple's lives are thrown into a harrowing tailspin when an acquaintance from the husband's past brings mysterious gifts and a horrifying secret to light after more than 20 years.

Max - A dog that helped US Marines in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.


August 12

Pixels - When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games.


August 14

The Man from U.N.C.L.E - In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons.

Absolutely Anything - A group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment.

Captain Webb - The Greatest Englishman tells the story of Captain Matthew Webb, the first-ever person to successfully swim the English Channel in 1875 equipped only with his moustache, doses of Brandy and a wire wool swimsuit.

Trainwreck - Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.


August 17

Paper Towns - A young man and his friends embark upon the road trip of their lives to find the missing girl next door.


What are you watching in the cinema?

Goodreads 2015 Reading Challenge | January - June

So here we are, it's July and I've read a total of 77 books, around 21,510 pages and I'm 21 books ahead of schedule. I wrote in my Goodreads 2015 Reading Challenge | June that I had to take out 2 books from my total as I first read them a few years ago, so my total books read went from 75 to 73.

The longest book I've read is City of Heavenly Fire at 725 pages and I've just finished reading Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick. You can see all of the books I've read from January to June below and here are some of my favourites so far:


The Unwanted Wife | Sinner | If I Break Series (If I Break, Almost Broken, Beautifully Broken | Tim | The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo | The Maze Runner | The Greenhouse | The Two of Us | Edward Series (600 Hours of Edward, Edward Adrift) | Beneath the Moon and the Stars | Summer at the Little Beach Street Bakery |

What have you been reading?