Happy Monday!!

Hey there :)
Sooo... 
Happy Monday everyone! (note the sarcasm...)

Just kidding! 
Well, kind of. I hope everyone had a happy Monday!! :3
It is my third day back at school today, and although school itself has been cool so far (it feels luxurious to finally be in Year 10 and have the privilege to choose my own subjects!), everyone seems to be kind of down-in-the-dumps. 

I don't know whether this is partly due to the weather at the moment, but I can kind of understand if that is the reason. This morning when I set off for school I almost believed I would freeze to death - I tend to get cold really easily and I remember this year I wore my winter coat until about May. 
This afternoon, however, when I was at the park with my friends, the sun decided to come out in an attempt to FRY US ALL.

Anyyywaayy, enough of that! This blog post doesn't exactly have much point, but I thought I'd just kind of mention a few random things. Let us begin...

So recently I discovered this thing called a library! 
You'd think I'm joking, but I'm not. Until about 3 weeks ago, I had literally never even had a library card other than my school one which I have only ever used for homework. This is weird, considering I absolutely LOVE reading. I used to not like the thought of libraries as the books you take out of them aren't really your own. Despite this, I think I am beginning to love the library, and I have only ever been there once! It gives me the same feeling as I get when walking into a book store, which is an awesome feeling!
Anyway, one of the first books I got from the library was Beastly, by Alex Flinn. 

I had actually watched the movie before reading this, and didn't know about the book before seeing it in the library. 
Let me tell you, if you like the movie and/or the story of Beauty and The Beast, you will LOVE the book. I mean, obviously there is no Alex Pettyfer included in the book (it's a book, what did you expect?!), but I personally believe that the book is SOOOO much better. I have been reading the edition of the book that includes Lindy (the main female character)'s diary, though even before I started reading that, I kind of felt like I could relate to Lindy on a spiritual level. 
For instance, when she is exploring the house on her first day and is way more excited by the library than she is the wardrobe. 

Obviously I have never experienced anything as terrible as she has in her life, but she is one of those characters that I REALLY wish could exist because I think we'd get along great. 
Not to mention that Beauty and The Beast was always my favourite story growing up (it was the first movie I ever cried at!). 
Warning: The book will give you the strange urge to suddenly make a rose garden! 
(is that just me?!)
I also would not really recommend it if you aren't into soppy love-stories (I am, personally). 

Something else that I am really into right now is the band Paramore. I know that some Paramore fans my age have been listening to their music since they were little and everything, but for me, when I was little, Paramore music was the kind of music I would hear in shops or as cars came past with music blaring and got me thinking, Oh my gosh, I love this! and then I would not hear that same song again for years because I never knew the song name (doh!!). However, it was probably sometime last year when I really properly discovered them, and I LOVE their music so much! I have the album Riot!, and recently their songs have been in my head all day, every day! I really want to get some of their other albums!
For now though, I will have to settle for listening to some of their other songs on YouTube. *sigh*

That is all for today! I will probably make a post based on stuff I love about Autumn soon (just to warn you, Autumn is my favourite season!).

Have a good week, 
Lucy x