The Martian by Andy Weir has got to be one of the best books I've read (or rather listened to) in a while. It follows a crew of astronauts who go on a mission to Mars. Whilst on Mars, a storm hits and they have to go back to Earth early. Whilst all of this was taking place, one of the crew members got in an accident and everyone thought he had died (I won't talk about those things because I don't want to spoil anything). So the crew left without him, and thus begins the story of survival of this lucky son of a gun because by some miracle, he survived even though he shouldn't have. 

Summer is almost here and Fifteen ft. Chela by Goldrrom (the Oxford remix) has been on repeat for the past week. It gets me into a good mood and is just such a light, fun and summery tune, impossible not to love. I can already see myself listening to this at the beach whilst reading something fun like Obsidian by Jennifer Armentrout.

Em

This week's pick is Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood. I am obsessed with this song, it has been on repeat all day, every day. I'm even listening to it as I write this. Making this a weekly feature rings true because when I'm obsessed with a song I listen to it on repeat for about a week. Give Sweater Weather a listen, it's great.

Em

Paper Towns by John Green is one of my favourite books of all time. It's my favourite John Green book, if that helps (even though I loved Looking for Alaska and The Fault In Our Stars a lot too). I loved it so much that I devoured it in one sitting. I read it during winter, in front of our fireplace and a steaming cup of tea next to me. Perfect reading conditions. 

Paper Towns is such an engaging read but light, yet still gives you things to think about. The story keeps you on the edge enough to continue reading chapter after chapter without stopping. I loved the characters and the story and the setting - everything about it is near perfect for me. Even the ending in a way. Not going to lie, I was a little disappointed but I understood why it ended the way that it did. That was actually one of the reasons why I loved the book so much, actually. You hope for that perfect fairytale ending, and John Green manages to bring you, yet again, an honest and real ending that's disheartening yet satisfying. 

This is a book that I will read over and over again so there's no doubt that I highly recommend it. Also, forgive me for not writing a synopsis - trying to summarize the book would trivialize it too much.