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Blind Date With a Book

Hey,
Again, I'm sorry for not posting. I guess I just keep forgetting to post and if I do remember, I have no inspiration. But now I know what I want to write about, so here we go.

I went to Amsterdam yesterday. With school, don't worry, I didn't take any wild spontaneous road trips. But yeah, Amsterdam. We went to visit the Palace on the Dam with the Latin/Greek section of our school (a total of 5 students). In the palace there are a lot of artworks about Greek/Roman stories, so it was interesting for us.

I want to talk about the free time we had after visiting the palace though. Because I used that time to visit Waterstones and the American Book Centre. At Waterstones I finally got a copy of 'All I Know Now' by Carrie Hope Fletcher (and I am extremely happy because of that), but at the American Book Centre I stumbled upon something that blew my mind!

Of course I had heard about the concept of 'A Blind Date With a Book' before, but I never saw it in real life. At least, not until yesterday. I was just browsing when I saw a bookshelf that displayed about 5 books, wrapped in brown wrapping paper. On the wrapping paper were a few keywords telling you what the book is about, but not giving anything away. So, after the dilemma of deciding what book to pick, I bought one and waited until I was home before I unwrapped it.

My keywords were: "young-adult", "a boy whose mother is ill", "a visit just after midnight" and "three stories". I couldn't help but wondering if "stuck in love" was actually a book and I just didn't know. My heart even fluttered a bit when I thought about cute Logan Lerman crying because his 'mum' died and asdfghjkl.

Okay, I'm fine..

The book I got was much more exciting and surprising though. I unwrapped a book called 'A Monster Calls' and I already love it! The blur sounds amazing, the goodreads reviews are great and the book is illustrated! I don't know why I'm so excited about that, but I am. It has been years since I have read a book with proper, page filling illustrations. Plus, the illustrations are beautiful!


This is a picture of the book and the wrapping paper I quickly took

The books sounds and looks very dark, but the story apparently is beautiful. I can't wait to read it! I promised myself that I will only read it after I finished 'All I Know Now', though. I will keep you guys updated on the book and if I ever buy a 'Blind Date With a Book' again, I will tell you guys!

Love,
Laura
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