November and December Favourites| CarenzaOnBooks

It's never too late for a favourites post, right? I know this is super late, but I think by now we've established that I'm awful at sticking to an upload schedule. Forgetting this, here are my favourites from the months of November and December!

November

I read two of my favourites in November and they were The Life of Pi by Yann Martel and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. These are two of the most beautifully written books I have ever read. I enjoyed myself the whole way through and I would love to read more from both authors. I have been neglecting my book reviews, so I'm going to make a list of all the books I want to review and get them all prepared to go at some point in the next few months.

I saw an epic amount of movies in November. I'm pretty sure I saw a movie every single week in November, which is insane. But, there are three movies I really enjoyed. The first was Thor: Ragnarok. I really enjoy Marvel movies and this was a really good one. It wasn't my favourite, but I loved the soundtrack and the whole aesthetic of the movie. I'm looking forward to the Marvel film releases later this year. 

Another film I enjoyed was Breathe. It was Andy Serkis' directorial debut. I went to the cinema by myself and I was the youngest person in that room, and I cried. It had some really sad bits and I don't cry that much in the cinema. It was beautiful. 

My final film fave was The Death of Stalin. This was so funny, I genuinely couldn't stop laughing. I'm currently studying Russian History as one of my courses at college. It had an incredible cast and if you enjoy historical comedies, I highly recommend this.

I saw the Imperium plays at the RSC and I really enjoyed them. I had no idea what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. It's based on the novels by Robert Harris, which I think I'm gonna read at some point in my life.

I got two new Pop Funkos in November and surprise surprise, they're Harry Potter ones. I got two of the Autumn Convention exclusives. I got the Boggart as Snape and Gellert Grindelwald. I love them both so much and I love seeing my collection grow.

December

It might seem obvious, but I really love the festive period. I love the dark evenings and wearing all the jumpers. I love having a Christmas tree up and the build-up to Christmas. We had snow this year, which was really exciting.

In December I FINALLY saw Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (part one only). It was amazing. I loved it. I'm seeing it again on my birthday. I spent a lot of money on the merchandise, but it was totally worth it. I had a whole day in London with my Mum and it was so lovely.

A TV show I binged watched with my family was Gotham (series 3). This was by far the best series of Gotham. It moved the story in an incredible direction and I'm sad that I have to wait for series four to be on DVD to continue watching it.

If I'm honest, those are the only things I really enjoyed in December, as December is just a crazy busy month. 

So that concludes my favourites for November and December. I'm thinking that I might start posting my favourites posts bi-monthly as I think I prefer it.
Carenza x

November Favourites 2016| It'sCarenzaB

Hey Guys!
How are you?
It's that time of the month were I talk about my favourites from the last month. I had no where as many favourites in November as I have had in the past months.

Beauty 

My only beauty favourite has been the Body Shop Glazed Apple scent. They released this two years ago and brought it back last year. I love apple so much so I have quite a few products from this range. It's a sweet but crisp scent, which I quite like. I'm so gutted they changed it to spiced apple this year, but I haven't had a chance to smell it so I may end up liking it. I used the shower gel and body spray A LOT. Apple is such a Christmassy scent.

Books

My favourite book of November was Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare and a bunch of other amazing authors. I have a review for this, which goes into way more detail. I was so happy to be back in the Shadowhunter world again and I read this in 2 days.

Bits'n'Bobs

My first Bits'n'Bobs favourite has been Whitards Mulled Wine Instant Tea. I discovered this a few years ago and omg, it makes me want to be a tea person. I don't know how to describe the taste, but if you like Mulled Wine then you'll like this tea. It got to the point were I was having 2 or 3 cups a day.

Firstly, sorry this photo is awful. As it's winter here in the UK, the lighting is awful and when the light is actually quite good, I'm usually in college. But my next favourite has been this little Nagini Pop Funko my dad bought me. When I saw that they were making mini HP Pop Funkos, I knew I wanted the pets and I was so lucky to get Nagini. She looks so cute next to Voldemort and it's like he's petting her. 

Niffler's definitely deserve a place on this list. I've loved these little creatures since Goblet of Fire (the book) and I was so happy they were in the Fantastic Beasts Movie (which I am going to talk about next). I actually have a Niffler as my phone background and I've bought a Niffler candle. The Niffler is the one on the right.

 My next favourite was the Fantastic Beasts movie, my review is already up. I'm going to see it again later this month as my Mum hasn't seen it, plus I want to see it again. It was nice being back in the wizarding world but it being completely refreshing.

My other film favourite was Moana. You guys know I am a huge Disney fan, so I was really excited to see this. It has become one of my favourite Disney films ever. I love the songs and the characters, especially Pua the Pig. He is so cute and I want to cuddle him all day. 

My final favourite is Game of Thrones. I never had any interest in reading or watching the TV series, but I was told it would help me with one of my classes. I'm now almost finished with season two and I'm hooked. I love it so much and I can't wait to see were it goes. No spoilers please!

So that concludes my November Favourites for 2016. Let me know what some of your favourites are.

Love,

Carenza x