RECENT DISCOVERIES

I have definitely been stepping out of my comfort zone lately and I genuinely think that it the motivation came from boredom. When it comes to films and music mainly, I tend to stick to what I know, but lately, I have spontaneously gone to watch or listen to something that I wouldn't normally and it turned out to be something I really loved. Similar things go for books, I know the genres that I like but there are others that I have wanted to try but never found the urge to do so but over these past few weeks, I have definitely found some new favourites that I wanted to share. 

Who doesn't love a good musical? I know I definitely do. Musicals are always the types of film that just boost my mood but they also stick around in my mind for quite a while too as they always seem to have a really relatable storyline to them. I definitely haven't seen most musicals but one that I have recently discovered is Burlesque. This film was so amazing to watch and the soundtrack as well had some of my current favourite songs in it. The film basically follows a small town girl who moves to LA in order to become a performer and when she gets a job as a waitress at a Burlesque Lounge, she wants to be one of the dancers on the stage. Okay, so I guess that it is quite a cliche plot but it is such a good film. I think I love it so much because of the music and the dancing, it is definitely a different style to my normal taste but it was so cool to see such a unique style in a film like this. In a way, the dancing is quite provocative but it made me feel so empowered while I was watching it. It is definitely a proper feel-good film with great music and visuals so I would definitely recommend it. 

This film also contains one of my favourite love songs ever which is called Bound To You. I am not always one for a slow song, but the lyrics in this one are just beautiful and I love it, plus Christina Aguilera has an incredible voice and she sings the song beautifully.

As for some more music, one band I have currently been loving is The 1975. Quite a few of my friends love The 1975 and I just never wanted to give into the hype but here I am raving about how great their music, but it is so good. I remember, a few weeks back, sitting in my workspace searching Spotify for some music to play and I just got a sudden urge to listen to The 1975 and since then, I have been listening to them none stop. Their upbeat songs are just so catchy and so much fun, I just seem to have a great time listening to them. I even love some of their more slower, more meaningful songs and I just think how they compose their music is amazing. Some of my favourites include She's American, It's Not Living and Sincerity Is Scary, but my favourites tend to change all the time. 

For the second band that I have only just discovered over the past few days, Rex Orange County. I have been meaning to listen to their music for ages now, but I never felt the urge to until a few days ago and I just really related to the lyrics of so many of their songs. Their music is unlike anything I have ever listened to before, it's so unique, but I love it. I know I keep saying that I am not a slow song kind-of-person but Rex Orange County's songs are so powerful and I really reminisce with them. I'm just a bit obsessed with them right now. As for some songs in particular though, my current favourites are Sunflower, Loving Is Easy, Nothing and A Song About Being Sad.

I thought I'd finish off this post by talking about a book series that has completely destroyed me and although I finished it a few weeks back, I still think about it daily. That's the Shatter Me Series by Tahereh Mafi. So this is a dystopian, adventure series with some of the best romance I have ever read in it also. I feel like I read this series at the perfect time, the main character Juliet is so insecure and she doesn't trust herself in the beginning, but by the end, she has grown immensely into a strong protagonist. I don't want to say too much about the series because I just think that everyone should read it, but it is beautifully written, the characters are all perfect in my eyes and it is probably my favourite book (series) I have ever read. I read all three of these books within a week and that includes the time it took for books two and three to come in the post, I just flew through them because they were just so good. I think about them all the time and how the scenes made me feel. Please, please, please read this book series if you think that this might appeal to you in the slightest because I need some more people who I can talk to about this series. 

Definitely let me know in the comments what you've been loving recently!
Grace xx