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***Happy first week of Blogmas!*** Here's another gift guide for you! But this time with a slight twist. This is a very personal gift guide - the books I would give to a friend as Christmas presents. Ranging from good introductions for non-readers to a few of my absolute favourites for fellow bookworms. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern First up is The Night Circus . As well as being one of my all time favourite books, The Night Circus  would be a really good introduction to fantasy. The magic is infectious and definitely left me on a high for a few days after finishing it (which only took me a day and a half! That's a PB for me). Unfortunately I haven't got any of my own photos of this book as I got my copy from the library. So this image is from Amazon. If you'd like to read my review of The Night Circus , click here ! Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Speaking of good introductions, Gone Girl would be the perfect intro to a myste...

Everyone loves writing their Christmas list... so, following on from yesterday's Blogmas post, here's mine - but bookish!! (Disclaimer: this is just a wishlist...) Book sleeve I have seen book sleeves floating around on Instagram this year and I always thought they were such a good idea. I never got around to buying myself one so Christmas seems like the perfect time to ask! Here are my favourites from Amazon: Buy it here Buy it here Buy it here Book shelf Next up is a book shelf for my room at home. At the moment I have a shelf that sits on top of the curtain rail above my bed but it's starting to get full up... I'm sure most readers can relate.  So, on my bookish wishlist is a tall, thin, freestanding book shelf that can fit into the gap between my wardrobe and my door.  Unfortunately this might have to wait until I live at home more permanently, otherwise (and it pains me to say this) it might be a waste of money. *sobs* ...

Title: The Night Circus Author: Erin Morgenstern My overall rating: 5/5 Get it here from Amazon I have never fallen as in love with a book as I have  The Night Circus . For that reason, I have chosen to gush about it in this blog post rather than writing my usual type of review. I invite all reveurs to join me. 1. THE WRITING Erin Morgenstern has said that her novels are 'fairy tales in one way or another' and she is absolutely right . From the moment I started reading The Night Circus  I was mesmerised by the writing.  'The rain increases and umbrellas sprout like mushrooms amongst the graves' There's something about the writing that is so poetic and beautiful . Although there has been a fair amount of criticism of The Night Circus  saying that it's very slow-moving, I personally never noticed as the writing is interesting enough on its own to grab and maintain my attention. 'October slips into November, a change that goes larg...