My Current Reads ||MaddyBeautyLove

44 degrees. 44! It makes me anxious to think that its 6 degrees from reaching 50. 50! Definitely weather where I will not attempt to wear make-up. 

So naturally I’ve hidden in the depths of safety in my air conditioned home. But even the cooling is struggling in this heat!

But enough about the weather, just thinking about it now is raising my temperature. Pun intended.

Instead we shall talk about books! Finally I have some freedom in my day-to-day life and I chose the to breathe in the fresh, crisp scent that is concealed within the pages of novels.  Ergo, I commence in showing you the list of books that I’m aiming to finish within the next two months-ish before I start afresh at University. University, what a scary thought.

My current Bedside table companion: Love in the Time of Cholera

This is the novel that I'm currently reading and enjoying, which surprises me, as I prefer novels like Pride and Prejudice and more typical period novels instead of novels set in a non-english speaking country. This book is also one that was controversial in the media as it was placed on the reading list for VCE year 12 for numerous reasons, I decided that I would have a go at reading something out of my depths. I'm glad that this book found its way to me and I decided to test new waters and so far, its somewhat captivating and im not even a third of the way in!

Young-adult must haves: 'Looking for Alaska' & 'Paper Towns'

Two books that I nabbed off one of my close friends only yesterday afternoon. (The best types of bookshops, are your friends and family in my friends opinions) These two novels are written by the amazing author/youtuber/and I-don't-even-know-what-else, John Green! can't show you how excited I am to finally read these! I'm having trouble deciding which one to read first! Help! 

Just look at the covers! I'm a sucker for gorgeous covers.

The Classics: 'Great Expectations' & 'Sense and Sensibility'

Now we have some true classics, written by the everlasting Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. I guess there's not much to be said on these two. I'm an avid fan of classics and having loved the BBC adaptions to these novels, I can’t wait to sit down and put my whole being in to absorbing them!

There we have it! 

Are you guy’s big readers? What are you reading this month?! Any recommendations?

XxXx

~MaddyBeautyLove~

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It starts with a blank page...New Youtube Adventure

It's always nice when you get a good reception on something you took lots of time and effort to work on.

Whilst experimenting with my camera and from the inspiration from certain youtubers, (Im looking at you EMILIYOFNEWGLOOM) I felt inspired to do something different. Outside of beauty video's and Vlogs. Guess what! I think I actually really like it! 

It is most definitely my attempt at sounding like I think about other things besides make-up. I hope for others that it is somewhat thought provoking. It was definitely a growing experience for me (it sounds funny I know!)

My little baby stars in her first video

It is the first time many people I know will have seen my play guitar (and yes, though you can't see the body of it, that is the actual sound and video of me picking through some sweet, sweet melodies) but lets be honest here. We're all glad I didn't actually sing! 

and of course, what is a video without my practicing my silly faces                                             beforehand? I'm sure you will get used to it one day! 

Then the editing begun! I spent quite a long time on this project! I'm so proud on what I came up with, and I was even confident enough to show my parents...They got a bit teary eyed! 

Then was the realisation after I had uploaded it to my youtube...I HAD FORGOTTEN MANY CLIPS! Well, isn't that a dilemma? I guess that just means I'll have to make more.... ; ) 

If you'd like to check out my video, I would be indebted to you forever, and I will make you numerous cups of tea, and buy you lots of kittens! and better yet if you were to help with a little constructive criticism and support! Oh, and of course, check out my Muse's channel! She is utterly divine and I can only strive to reach the level of eloquence that she does! You will be hooked in no time, I promise you! 

Here's the link to my video, sit back, relax and enjoy!! 

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Don't forget to leave me a comment below of your thoughts! As well as your youtube channel or stories about delving out of your comfort zone and in to something completely new! 

Lot's of crazy cat Lady Love,

Maddy! 

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French Milk - My Thoughts

After sorting through this years school exercise books, I came across what looked like hundreds of sticky notes, of highlighted notes that I had scribbled down relating to a graphic novel. When I think graphic novel I think, perhaps something less innocent. Or is that just me? But as it was a book my literature teacher lent to me earlier this year, it was anything but. 

French Milk by Lucy Kinsley was the most gorgeously, charming thing that I had ever come across. In fact, I had found it amongst the collection of the seemingly decreasing bookstores, and wished and willed to get it, though I didn’t end up getting it, it was by fate that my teacher suggested it to me. ( after she had borrowed it from the library…and “accidently” never gave it back. On which she swore me to secrecy) 

I was expected to do some sort of review/ feeling piece on it, which I never got around to.

 In this graphic novel, Kinsley utilizes cartoon drawings; photos set out as a diary… hmm perhaps it should be named a graphic, journal novel? No? A graphic novel journal?  Or a journal novel graphic?  (It is clear by these ungrammatical sentences that I should be doing lit…) 


The whole diary, novel thing, was filled with personal feelings, home sickness, life lessons and a descriptive recount of her shared time in France with her mother. I adored the descriptions that she added on her moods. I found the character she portrayed herself to be as someone to admire, as she was not deleting her selfishness from the pages and describing herself as the perfect human being, but showing her own flaws and leaving it raw. This is something however my teacher condemned. I didn’t have the guts to condemn her condemning, though it would have been an interesting argument.

J’adore aussi her use of le French language and attempt of using it throughout the novel. It made me laugh at my own failed attempts at doing French in LOTE at my own school. My vocab doesn’t stretch too far past…to be honest I can’t think up a French word that I know. Let’s try: 

Rouge, means red.
Vert, means green.
Bleu, means blue, 

WHY IS THIS SO HARD? 

Ananas, means pineapple… I hope I spelt that correctly. 

Okay enough embarrassing myself. My point is that overall, the reflection and recount of Kinsley’s time in France during her 21st and 22nd year, is the perfect read and relax collection of pages.