Current Reads

So I've been pretty much MIA for a while, when it come to this blog, due to starting university and a few little meltdowns, but I can tell you this:
So far, university is actually really great. Most of my classes require a whole lot of reading, and I spend a lot of time travelling, so whatever tome I'm not doing homework (6 hours per elective is insane, can I just let you all know?) I spend either reading or sleeping (mainly sleeping), which means I don't have a whole lot of time to update.
I will, however, try my hardest to update as frequently as possible, because if there's one thing I love, it's sharing my thoughts.

As it stands, I am currently reading two very amazing books from completely different genres: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, and This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner.

"Both interesting and thought provoking..."

Heart of Darkness, from what I've read at this point, is proving to be a rather illuminating expression of thoughts. It more or less delves straight into an interesting experience -through the character of Marlow- of the colonization of South Africa, and doesn't even assume to hide the racism or imperialism of the times.
In any case, it's a fantastic read so far, and I'm not disappointed. It's interesting, and even though I may have to write an assignment on it later, I'm finding it less challenging than I expected.

'Heart of Darkness', by Joseph Conrad

The second book I'm reading at the moment (and have been reading for weeks), is a part of The Starbound Trilogy, and so far I am loving it. Though it's taken some time, due to having to re-prioritize my reading list, I've finally managed to get halfway through it, and This Shattered World is just as enthralling as the first in the series. Now, I have a hard time reading sci-fi (I don't often understand it, to be quite frank, which makes it hard to stick with) but as soon as I picked up the first in the series I knew I needed to read more of it. I think I'm also kind of just taking it slow so I can get the third as soon as it comes out and get straight into it without having to wait. 

'This Shattered World', by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

All in all, my current reads are both interesting and thought provoking, and it's good to be enjoying them both so immensely. 

What is/are your current read/s? Are you reading anything for the purpose of study? Or maybe you've read one of these two lovely novels? Let me know what you think of them in the comments!

Whelp, I'm off to finish some sociology homework that I may have forgotten about, and an assignment I have due on Monday. Enjoy your weekend, and if you've got any ideas for what I could read next, feel free to drop me a line on Twitter, Instagram or in the comments; I'm always open to suggestions.

Happy Reading!

-Em x